Table of Contents
Planning Your Planting 006
Why Grow Houseplants? 008
Plants for a Healthy Home 010
A Gateway to Gardening 012
Choosing the Right Light 014
Choosing the Right Room 016
Creative Displays 018
Displaying Trailing and Climbing Plants 020
Interior Design with Plants 022
Growing and Maintaining 024
Buying Your Plants 026
Containers and Potting Mix 028
Repotting 030
Tools and Equipment 032
Watering and Feeding 034
Pruning and Cleaning 036
Propagating by Leaf and Stem Cuttings 038
Raising from Seeds, Offsets, and Division 040
Unusual Growing Techniques 042
Houseplant Problems 044
Pests and Diseases 046
Housepiants A-Z 048
Adiantum Raddianum Maidenhair Fern 050
Aechmea Fasciata URN Plant 051
Aglaonema Commutatum Chinese Evergreen 052
Aloe Vera Aloe Vera 053
Ananas Comosus Var. Variegatus Variegated Pineapple 054
Anthurium Anoraeanum Tailflower 055
Aspidistra Elatior Cast Iron Plant 056
Asplenium Nidus Bird's Nest Fern 057
Beaucarnea Recurvata Ponytail Palm 058
Begonia Begonia 059
Billbergia Nutans Friendship Plant 060
Bougainvillea Glabra Paperflower 061
Brugmansia × Candida Angel's Trumpet 062
Ceropegia Linearis SUBSP. Woodii String of Hearts 063
Chamaedorea Elegans Parlor Palm 064
Chlorophytum Comosum Spider Plant 065
Cissus Rhombifolia Grape IVY 066
Citrus Citrus Tree 067
Clerodendrum Thomsoniae Bleeding-Heart Vine 068
Clivia Miniata Natal Lily 069
Codiaeum Variegatum var. Pictum Croton 070
Crassula Ovata Jade Plant 071
Ctenantha Burle-Marxii Never-Never Plant 072
Cycas Revoluta Sago Palm 073
Cyclamen Persicum Florist Cyclamen 074
Cymbidium Cymbidium 075
Cyperus Umbrella Palm 076
Dieffenbachia Dumbcane 077
Dionaea Muscipula Venus Flytrap 078
Dracaena Fragrans Dragon Plant 079
Dracaena Marginata Madagascar Dragon Plant 080
Dracaena Sanderiana Lucky Bamboo 081
Drosera Capensis Cape Sundew 082
Echeveria Echeveria 083
Epipremnum Aureum Devil's Ivy 084
Euphorbia Pulcherrima Poinsettia 085
Fatsia Japonica Caster Oil Plant 086
Ficus Benjamina Weeping Fig 087
Ficus Elastica Rubber Plant 088
Ficus Lyrata Fiddle-Leaf Fig 089
Ficus Pumila Creeeping Fig 090
Fittonia Albivenis Verschaffeltii Group Mosaic Plant 091
Gardenia Jasminoides Gardenia 092
Goeppertia Lancifolia Rattlesnake Plant 093
Guzmania Lingulata Scarlet Star 094
Gynura Aurantiaca Velvet Plant 095
Haworthia Fasciata Zebra Cactus 096
Hedera Helix Ivy 097
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Rose of China 098
Hippeastrum Amaryllis 099
Howea Forsteriana Kentia Palm 100
Hoya Waxflower 101
Hypoestes Phyllostachya Polka Dot Plant 102
Jasminum Polyanthum Jasmine 103
Justica Brandegeeana Shrimp Plant 104
Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana Kalanchoe 105
Lithops Living Stone 106
Maranta Leuconeura Var. Kerchoveana Prayer Plant 107
Medinilla Magnifica Rose Grape 108
Monstera Deliciosa Swiss Cheese Plant 109
Narcissus Papyraceus Paperwhite 110
Neoregelia Carolinae F. Tricolor Blushing Bromeliad 111
Nephrolepis Exaltata 'Bostoniensis' Boston Fern 112
Nerium Oleander Oleander 113
Nertera Granadensis Bead Plant 114
Opuntia Microdasys Bunny Ears Cactus 115
Pelargonium Scented-Leaved Geranium 116
Peperomia Caperata Radiator Plant 117
Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid 118
Philodendron Bipinnatifidum Horsehead Philodendron 119
Philodendron Scandens Sweetheart Plant 120
Phoenix Roebelenii Miniature Date Palm 121
Pilea Peperomioides Chinese Money Plant 122
Platycerium Bifurcatum Staghorn Fern 123
Plumbago Auriculata Cape Leadwort 124
Rhapis Excelsa Bamboo Palm 125
Saintpaulia African Violet 126
Sansevieria Trifasciata 'Hahnii' Hahn's Sansevieria 127
Sansevieria Trifasciata Var. Laurentii Variegated Snake Plant 128
Saxifraga Stolonifera Creeping Saxifrage 129
Schefflera Arboricola Umbrella Tree 130
Soleirolia Soleirolii Mind-Your-Own-Business 131
Solenostemon Scutellarioides Coleus 132
Spathiphyllum Wallisii Peace Lily 133
Stephanotis Floribunda Stephanotis 134
Strelitzia Reginae Bird of Paradise 135
Streptocarpus Cape Primrose 136
Stromanthe Sanguinea 'Triostar' Stromanthe 137
Tillandsia Air Plant 138
Tradescantia Zebrina Silver Inch Plant 139
Yucca Elephantipes Spineless Yucca 140
Zamioculcas Zamiifolia Fern Arum 141
Index 142
Acknowledgments 144
