Identification of House Plants

Flowering Plants Conifers, Ferns …Growing Indoor as well as Outdoors

Flowering Plants

Chlorophytum comosumC.N - SPIDER PLANT ,  HEN AND CHICKENS

- FAMILY - ASPARAGACEAE

FPH….FLOWERING PERENNIAL HERB

Yucca

Asparagaceae Family --

• Grown across the entrance way 

• clusters of rich green sword-like leaves on thick, woody trunks.

Y.elephantipesY.filamentosa

Beaucarnea recurvata

elephant's foot, ponytail palm

family Asparagaceae

Cast Iron Plant,  bar room plant

as tough as its name! It will practically grow in the dark.

Excellent for those difficult to fill areas in deep shade. The cast iron plant has dark green, shiny corn like leaves

Asparagaceae (F)

Aspidistra elatior

Sansevieria

C.N --- MOTHER-IN-LAW'S TONGUE, DEVIL'S TONGUE, JINN'S TONGUE, BOW STRING HEMP, SNAKE PLANT AND SNAKE TONGUE

FAMILY - ASPARAGACEAEFOR PURIFYING THE AIR AND ARE A GREAT CHOICE FOR LOW-LIGHT CORNERS

Epipremnum aureum

Normal light as available in indoor environment

golden pothos, hunter's robe, ivy arum, money plant, silver vine, Solomon Islands ivy and taro vine. It is also called devil's vine or devil's ivy because it is almost impossible to kill.

Family: Araceae

Syngonium podophyllum

Arrowhead plant, Arrowhead vine, African evergreen ,American evergreen

Family – Aracea

No Direct sun, but bright light is accepted. Arrow head plant is a perfect indoor plant as it can sustain in low sunlight as well, but the color

Colocasia

Family --- Araceae

• Elephant-ear, taro, cocoyam, dasheen, chembu

• Xanthosoma roseum

Dieffenbachia

C.N – DUMB CANE

FAMILY – ARACEAE TERMS….TFP…INP,,,BACTERIA…. SPIDER MITES, MEALYBUGS AND APHIDS

Zanzibar Gem (ZZ)

Araceae Family -- 

Tropical perennial plant

Zamioculcas

tolerate living in low light conditions

Aglaonema Silver Bay(Chinese Evergreen)

AraceaeFamily --

Dracaena warneckii (female dragon)

medium sized shrub

tolerate direct sunlight as well as low light conditions.

 Dracaena flourish in low light and most varieties are very much tolerant to low light. However, dracaena stems and leaves become thicker and darker with more sunlight. However, direct strong sun rays may cause temporary burning of leaves.

Philodendron Monstera

• grown indoors because of its attractive foliage

• the swiss cheese plant• Like money plant Monstera Deliciosa is a very beautiful

climber, which creeps onto other trees

• These holes and cuts helps the plant survive in its natural rain forest habitat with strong winds and heavy rains.

• Good bright light but no direct sun. Direct sunlight may lead to brownish patch on the leaflets

Variegated Rubber Plant(Ficus elastica)

Moraceae• Family --

• Ficus elastica ‘Doescheri,’ is an evergreen, strong-growing, upright then spreading tree bearing oval, leathery, dark green-grey leaves with yellow margins

• popular for interior plantings

INDOOR DECORATIVE PLANTAS THE LEAVES ARE IS LESS GREEN, COLEUS NEEDS BRIGHT SUNLIGHT TO MAKE FOOD. DIRECT SUN IS AN AVOID AS IT MAY RESULT IN SHEDDING OF LEAVES

family Lamiaceae

Crotons Good light and around 3 hours of direct sun each day.

Carica papaya

Euphorbia milii  crown of thorns, Christ plant, Christ thorn

Schefflera arboricola

family Araliaceae

dwarf umbrella tree

Amaranthus

Crassula aquatica

pygmyweed

sago palm, king sago Cat palm

Phoenix palmP. canariensis

Washingtonia palm

Bismarckia B. nobilis

Family ------ Aracaeae

Cupres Cypress, Himalayan cypress , Bhutan cypress

Coniferns

Thuja occidentalisMorpankh , arborvitae

Araucaria 

AraucariaceaeFamily --

evergreen coniferous trees

(Monkey Puzzle Spanish – Pino Araucana,)

Succulent Plant That stores water in their leaves….mostly found in arid zone

e.g Aloe vera , Zanzibar , Aloe

Crassula ovata

jade plant, friendship tree, lucky plant, or money tree

Family --- Crassulaceae

Haworthia fasciata

Aloe aristata Lace Aloe

family Asphodelaceae

Ferns

Asparagus aethiopicus Foxtail fern

Adiantum

the walking fern or maidenhair fern

Maidenhair is fragile with the direct sunlight, so indirect sunlight is the best option for keeping this plant.

Nephrolepis exaltata

the sword fern,Boston Fern

family--- Lomariopsidaceae

The ideal temperature for this fern is between 60 to 75 degree of fahrenheit. 

Ostrich Fern

Clover leaf(Trifolium repens)

Shrubs

CallistemonRed bottlebrush flower

Duranta erectaGolden Duranta, golden dewdrop, pigeon berry, and skyflower

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