1. Week 5
House Plants
Hort I

2. Dieffenbachia maculata
Dumbcane
Araceae
House Plant
Costa Rica

4. Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Shape: Elliptical
Margin: Entire
Vein: Pinnate
Length: 8-12”
Width: 4”

7. Life Cycle: Evergreen
Upright
Shade
Growth: Rapid
Zones: Tropical

9. FLOWER
White
Spathe
FRUIT
Orange changing to red
3/8” long

12. DESCRIPTION
Leaves are dark green with spots of grey-silver on them

14. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by cuttings or air layering

15. Epipremnum aureum Common Name: Golden Pothos
Origin: Southeast Asia and New Guinea
Some people mistake it for philodendron which is a totally different plant.
Other names: Devil’s Ivy
Tropical

17. Golden Pothos Contains aerial roots allowing it to climb on anything.
Evergreen House plant
Flowers: spathe, white (but you will never see them)
Leaves:
Cordate shaped
Alternate leaf pattern
Entire margin on juvenile leaves,

19. Golden Pothos
This plant is suitable for growing indoors Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers
Propagate from softwood cuttings or by air layering

20. Golden Pothos
DANGER: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested and handling the plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction (not typical for the plants sold locally)

21. Euphorbia pulcherrima cv.
Poinsettia
Euphorbiacea
House Plant
Mexico

23. Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Shape: Typically ovate
Margin: Entire, toothed or lobed depending on cultivar
Vein: Pinnate
Length: 4-7”
Width:2-4”

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by stem cuttings
A short day plant

28. PROBLEMS
White flies

29. Ficus benjamina Family: Moraceae Native: India
Common Name: Weeping or Benjamin Fig
Family: Moraceae
Native: India

31. Life Cycle: Evergreen
Classification: House Plant
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Shape: Ellipitical
Leaf Margin: Entire & Wavy
Vein Pattern: Pinnate
Leaf Type: Simple

33. Flower: Insignificant
Root: Aerial
Fruit: Red
Environment: Part shade
Growth: Medium
Zones: 10-11

35. DESCRIPTION
Weeping form with slender arching branches
Leaves are deep green with long slender points

38. Ficus elastica ‘Decora’
Common Name: Decora Rubber Plant
Family: Moraceae
Native: Malaya

40. Life Cycle: Annual - Evergreen
Classification: House Plant
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Shape: Elliptical
Leaf Margin: Entire
Vein Pattern: Pinnate
Leaf Type: Simple

42. Flower: None
Root: Fibruous
Fruit: None
Environment: Shade
Growth: Slow
Zones: 10-11

44. DESCRIPTION
Large glossy green leaves
Maroon and variegated leaf cultivars available