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Indoor Plant List

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Indoor Plant ListAchimenes Erecta• Trailing plant which grows 45cm long• Bright indirect light• Will flower during the summer months• Normal moisture

Adiantum Raddianum• Maidenhair fern• Light shade or dappled sunlight• Moist soil• Grown for foliage

Agapanthus• Use dwarf varieties such as Snowball or Baby Pete• Evergreen• Summer flowering• Flowering height 30cm

Aglaonema• Thrives in poor light areas• Grown for its foliage• Slow growing• Popular varieties include ‘Silver Queen’ and ‘Silver King’

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Indoor Plant ListAlocasia Reginula• Bright indirect light• Will rot from base if over wet• Will grow 30cm• May suffer from mealybug and aphids• Toxic if eaten

Alocasia Sanderiana• Bright indirect light• Leaves will grow 40cm long• Grown for foliage• May suffer from mealybug and aphids• Toxic if eaten

Anthurium Clarinervium• Grown for foliage which can grow 60cm (prune larger leaves)• Bright light but not direct for best growth• Keep soil moist• Neutral PH

Anthurium Scherzerianum• Bright spot but no direct sunlight• Flowering from Spring to late summer• Grows 40cm tall• Keep compost moist


Indoor Plant ListAsparagus Fern• Asparagus Fern is the most popular variety• Grown for foliage• Bright or semi-shade• Leaf stems grow up to 90cm• Can ower white / pale pink on mature plants

Asplenium Nidus• Shade to bright light, no direct light• Can grow 60cm• Moist soil but don’t overwater• Can be prone to scale insect

Aucuba Japonica Variegata• Only variegated varieties to be used indoors• Bright or shade, no direct sunlight• Must be kept in check by pruning• Grown for foliage

Begonia Escargot• Bright indirect light• Keep soil moist but not over wet• Can grow to 50cm long• Grown for foliage• Mealybug, aphids, thrips and powdery mildew maybe an issue


Indoor Plant ListBegonias• Grown for foliage• Bright indirect light• Keep compost moist• Will grow 60cm long

Calathea Corona• Very similar to Marantas in growing conditions• Bright light but not direct sunlight• Moist soil but not over wet• Grown for foliage• Will grow 50cm tall

Calathea Dottie• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Grows 30cm-45cm so must be pruned to keep in checks• Fungus, aphids, mealybug, spidermite and scalemay be an issue if not treated

Calathea Lancifolia• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow up to 100cm tall so must be kept pruned


Indoor Plant ListCalathea Lietzei• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 50cm tall so must be pruned

Calathea Makoyana• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 60cm-90cm so must be kept pruned

Calathea Orbifolia• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 60cm-90cm so must be kept pruned

Calathea Ornata• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 60cm so must be kept pruned


Indoor Plant ListCalathea Picturata Argantea• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Grows 30cm-45cm so must be pruned

Calathea Roseopicta• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 50cm tall

Calathea Shinestar• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 60cm so must be kept pruned

Calathea Warscewiczii• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow up to 100cm tall so must be kept pruned• Produces showy creamy white bracts


Indoor Plant ListCalathea Zebrina• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow• Will grow 100cm so must be kept pruned

Chamaedorea Elegans• Bright area but no direct light• Moist soil but not over wet• Prone to spidermite and thrips• Very slow growing

Chirita• Bright area but no direct light• Grown for ower and foliage• Can be drought tolerant but doesn’t like its feet wet• Foliage will grow 25cm

Chlorophytum• Grown for foliage• Keep compost moist• Bright area away from direct sunlight• Will grow in hot or cool rooms


Indoor Plant ListCleyera Japonica• Slow growing but can reach 60cm• Keep soil moist• Grown for variegated foliage• Bright but away from direct light

Codiaeum Croton• Grown for foliage• Keep a warm area• Bright area• Soil must be moist• Excellent air cleaner

Columnea Arguta• Bright indirect light• Trailing plant which will grow 90cm• Do not over water or this will damage the roots• Tubular flowers produced in Sept-Oct

Crassula Ovata• Likes full sun• Very slow growing• Prone to aphids and vine weevil• Fleshy leaves


Indoor Plant ListDieffenbachia• Must be prune to keep shape as can grow 150cm• Bright indirect light• Moist compost

Dischidia Ruscifolia• Bright indirect light• Trailing plant which grows 45cm long• Produces fragrant owers in the summer• Foliage is succulent like

Dracaena Godseffiana• Growth as a foliage plant• Bright indirect light• Will grow 60cm long• Keep compost moist

Epipremum Aureum• Trailing / climbing plant• Can grow 4m long so keep pruned• Excellent air cleaning plant• Prefers partial shade


Indoor Plant ListEpiscia Cupreata• Grown for foliage but has small flowers• Trailing stems grow 45cm• Bright area• Moist compost

Episcia Dianthiflora• Bright area or partial shade• Moist soil• Will grow 30cm long• Produces white flowers

Fatsia Japonica• Fast growing• Must be pruned to keep size• Bright area• Grown for foliage, flowers rarely appear

Felicia Amelloides• Mostly grown for flowers• Mini-shrub, grows 30cm• Keep moist• Bright area


Indoor Plant ListFerns• Polypodium Vulgare• Asplenium Nidus• Phyllitis Scolopendrium• Polystichum

Ficus Pumila• Trailing plant• Prefers partial shade• Small leaves, good for backround• Needs to be kept pruned or can get out of control

Fittonia• Grown for foliage, large variety of colours• Indirect bright light• Moist soil but not soggy• Slow growing• Low growing and can get over shadowed

Hypoestes• Bright area, direct sunlight can increase colours• Keep soil moist• Flowers are insignificant and should be pinched out• Watch out for scale insect, whitefly and aphids


Indoor Plant ListMaranta Arundinacea Rubra• Almost all Marantas are treated the same• Bright light but not direct sunlight• Keep the soil moist but not overly wet, with a PH of about 6.5• Fungus, mealybugs and aphids can be an issue(treat on the first signs)

Maranta Leuconeura• Usually grows about 30cm tall• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow

Maranta Leuconeura Kerchoveana• Usually grows about 30cm tall• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow

Maranta Leuconeura Massengeana• Usually grows about 30cm tall• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow


Indoor Plant List

Monstera Deliciosa• Bright indirect light• Moist soil but not over wet• Leaves will grow 90cm so must be kept pruned• Mealybugs, spidermites, thrips and scale may be an issue

Nephrolepis Cordifolia Duffii• Light shade• Moist soil• Grows 30cm long and wide• Foliage can have a lemon scent

Nephrolepis Exaltata Green Fantasy• Generally pest free• Prefers light shade• Moist soil• Must be kept in check as they can easily over shadow other plants


Maranta Tricolor• Usually grows about 30cm tall• Easy to grow plant• Grown for foliage• Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow

Pellaea Rotundifolia• Prefers slightly dry• Stems grow 30cm• Shiny leaflets• Easy to grow

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Philodendron Scandens• Trailing plant• Will grow 4m long• Thrives in bright light but can survive in shade• Scale insect, thrips and spidermites may be an issue

Phlebodium Aureum Blue Star• Produces flowers 30cm long in autumn followed by black berries• Generally pest & disease free• Prefers shade• Compost to be kept moist

Rhipsalis Cassutha• Bright indirect light but can take full sun• Will grow 180cm so must be kept pruned• Water sparingly


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Scindapsus Pictus• Bright indirect light• Trailing plant• Moist soil• Will grow 150cm long• Generally pest and disease free

Soleirolia Soleirolii• Prefers shade over full sun• Moist soil• Can spread almost indefinitely to produce a carpet effect• Must be kept in check or it will over shadow other plants

Spathiphyllum Wallisii• Easy to grow• Moist soil, do not let it dry out• Prefers a bright area but away from direct sunlight• Important to use ‘Wallisii’ variety as others aretoo big for living walls• Excellent at cleaning the air


Saxifraga Stonifera• Grown for foliage rather than ower• Can grow 30cm wide• Best grown in a mixed planting plan• Prefers shade• Prone to spider mite attack

Syngonium Podophyllum• Bright area but no direct sunlight• Trailing/climbing plant grows 1.8m• Excellent at cleaning air• All parts are poisonous, keep out of reach of children / pets

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Tradescantia Zebrina• Full sun or light shade• Trailing plant can grow 50cm• Keep reasonably pruned to keep it from looking leggy• Grown for foliage rather than ower• Moist soil but not over wet


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