Foliage Plants
Araucaria Heterophyllla
Common Name: Norfolk island
pine
Description: This is a
straight tree with symmetrical branches and needle like foliage. The tree grows
very slow, but eventually reaches a height of ten feet.
Temperature: 60 degrees.
Light: Bright light
Water: Allow the top of the
soil to dry out between thorough watering/drenching.
Humidity: Low level.
Pinching and Pruning: None
needed.
Fertilizer: Once a year.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Very difficult,
although one can try using leader cuttings.
Pests and Diseases: Stem or
Root Rot
Caladium
Common Name: Caladium
Description: Caladium are
famous for their extraordinary colourful leaves. One to two feet in size, the
leaves can be green, red, yellow or pink.
Temperature: 75 degrees.
Humidity: High level.
Pinching and Pruning: Trim
off faded leaves and cut off any dead foliage regularly.
Fertilizer: Fertilize every
two weeks during growth period.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Seeds, tubers.
For tubers, remove them from the container when the plant dries out and place
them in peat moss in a cool location until summer. approaches. Then divide the
tubers and place in small pots in a warm, moist area.
Chlorophytum
Common Name: Spider plant
Description: Features long,
thin green and white leaves. “Baby” plants spring up from the ends of the
mother plant’s stems.
Temperature: 65 to 75
degrees.
Light: Bright light
Water: Keep soil evenly moist
at all times.
Humidity: Normal level.
Pinching and Pruning: Rotate
plant regularly.
Fertilizer: Every two weeks.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Division,
plantlets. For plantlets, simply cut them off and root in water or peat moss.
Pests and Diseases: Scale,
Salt Damage.
Coleus
Common Name: Flame nettle, painted
leaf plant.
Description: Velvety leaves
with many different colors mark this popular plant. The leaves are often
scalloped, and the small blue or white flowers sometimes form at the end of
summer.
Temperature: 70 degrees
Light: Bright light
Water: Keep soil evenly moist
throughout the year.
Humidity: High level.
Pinching and Pruning: Pinch
off flowers and growing tips regularly to prevent leggy growth.
Fertilizer: Fertilize every
two weeks.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Stem cuttings,
seeds.
Pests and Diseases:
Mealybugs, White Flies.
Dieffenbachia
Common Name: Dumb cane.
Description: A popular
houseplant possessing large, speckled green and cream colored leaves. The sap
from the cane like stems, if eaten, can result in paralysis of the vocal cords.
Temperature: 65 to 75 degrees
Light: Bright light
Water: Allow the top of the
soil to dry out completely between watering.
Humidity: Normal level.
Pinching and Pruning: Remove
dead foliage immediately and keep leaves free of dust.
Fertilizer: Fertilize every
two weeks during growth period.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Root stems and
cuttings in sand.
Pests and Diseases: Rarely
bothered
Dizygotheca
Common Names: False Aralia,
Thread leaf.
Description: An element
looking plant with finger-like, bronze-green leaves. Features a single stem
which often reaches up to six feet in height.
Temperature: 65 to 70 degrees
Light: Bright light
Water: Allow the top of the
soil to dry out between thorough watering.
Humidity: High level.
Pinching and Pruning: None
needed.
Fertilizer: Fertilize
monthly.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Cuttings.
Pests and Diseases: Aphids,
Mealybugs, Scale.
Dracaena
Common Names: Dragon trees,
Complant.
Description: A very
contemporary tree. Dracaena is a member of the lily family. Its palmlike
appearance can be most striking, especially with the taller varieties, which
sometimes grow as high as 20 feet tall.
Temperature: 65 to 75 degrees
Light: Bright light
Water: Keep soil moist.
Humidity: Normal level.
Pinching and Pruning: Cut off
brown tips.
Fertilizer: Fertilize every
two weeks.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Stem cuttings or
top of plant.
Pests and Diseases: Rarely
bothered.
Fatshedera
Common Names: Tree ivy, Fat
lizzie, Botanical wonder.
Description: A very tall
plant which resembles over grown ivy, Fatshedera is actually a hybrid between
Fatsia japonica and Hedera helix.
Temperature: 55 to 65 degrees
Light: Bright light
Water: Keep very moist at all
times.
Humidity: High level.
Pinching and Pruning: Pinch
off growth tips and tie branches to a trellis every six month.
Fertilizer: Fertilize monthly
during growth period.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Root cuttings in
water.
Pests and Diseases: Botrytis
Grey Mold
Fatsia Japonica
Common Name: Japanese aralia
Description: The leaves of
this plant resemble over-sized maple trees. Waxy, green leaves are sometimes
speckled with white.
Temperature: 65 degrees
Light: Filtered light
Water: Keep soil evenly moist
during growth period, but allow soil to dry out between watering during dormant
period.
Humidity: Normal level.
Pinching and Pruning: Prune
leaves back to the stalk when plants grow unwieldy.
Fertilizer: Fertilize every
two weeks except in wet season.
Soil Contents: Common indoor
all-purpose mix.
Propagation: Seeds, stem
cuttings.
Pests and Diseases: Rarely
bothered. /MP
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