Reference Library
Field Guide.
50 species
Aroids · Finicky · Toxic
Alocasia spp. (Alocasia × amazonica and relatives) · Araceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top 2–3cm dry
- Humid: 60%+
Aroids · Moderate · Toxic
Anthurium andraeanum · Araceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Every 7–10d
- Humid: 60–80%
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Syngonium podophyllum · Araceae
- Light: Bright–low
- Water: Every 7–10d
- Humid: 40–60%
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Aglaonema commutatum · Araceae
- Light: Medium–bright
- Water: Every 7–10d
- Humid: 50%+
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Dieffenbachia spp. · Araceae
- Light: Medium–bright
- Water: Every 1–2wk
- Humid: 50–70%
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Philodendron hederaceum · Araceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Weekly-ish
- Humid: 40–60%
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Monstera deliciosa · Araceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Weekly-ish
- Humid: 50%+
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Spathiphyllum wallisii · Araceae
- Light: Medium indirect
- Water: Weekly / at droop
- Humid: 50%+
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Epipremnum aureum · Araceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Weekly-ish
- Humid: 40–60%
Aroids · Easy · Toxic
Zamioculcas zamiifolia · Araceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Dry fully; 3–8wk
- Humid: 30–60%
Figs · Finicky · Toxic
Ficus lyrata · Moraceae
- Light: Bright, some sun
- Water: Top 3–5cm dry
- Humid: 40–60%
Figs · Moderate · Toxic
Ficus elastica · Moraceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top half dry
- Humid: 40–60%
Figs · Easy · Toxic
Ficus benjamina · Moraceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top 2–3cm dry
- Humid: 40%+
Palms · Moderate · Pet-safe
Dypsis lutescens · Arecaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Every 7–10d
- Humid: 50–70%
Palms · Easy · Pet-safe
Chamaedorea elegans · Arecaceae
- Light: Low–moderate
- Water: Every 7–10d
- Humid: 50–70%
Palms · Easy · Pet-safe
Beaucarnea recurvata · Asparagaceae
- Light: Bright/direct
- Water: Dry fully; 2–3wk
- Humid: Low–average
Palms · Easy · Toxic
Cycas revoluta · Cycadaceae
- Light: Bright, some sun
- Water: Dry down
- Humid: Average
Succulents · Easy · Toxic
Aloe vera · Asphodelaceae
- Light: Direct sun
- Water: Dry out; 2–4wk
- Humid: 30–50%
Succulents · Easy · Pet-safe
Schlumbergera · Cactaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top 2–3cm dry
- Humid: 50%+
Succulents · Easy · Toxic
Crassula ovata · Crassulaceae
- Light: Direct sun
- Water: Dry fully; 2–4wk
- Humid: 30–50%
Succulents · Easy · Toxic
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana · Crassulaceae
- Light: Bright, some sun
- Water: Soak & dry
- Humid: Dry air ok
Succulents · Easy · Pet-safe
Ceropegia woodii · Apocynaceae
- Light: Bright, some sun
- Water: Soak & dry
- Humid: Average
Succulents · Finicky · Toxic
Curio rowleyanus · Asteraceae
- Light: Bright, some sun
- Water: Dry halfway; 1–2wk
- Humid: 30–50%
Foliage · Moderate · Toxic
Strelitzia reginae · Strelitziaceae
- Light: Direct sun
- Water: Every 10–14d
- Humid: 40–60%
Foliage · Easy · Pet-safe
Aspidistra elatior · Asparagaceae
- Light: Low–moderate
- Water: Let top dry
- Humid: Any
Foliage · Easy · Pet-safe
Pilea peperomioides · Urticaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Weekly-ish
- Humid: 40–60%
Foliage · Finicky · Toxic
Codiaeum variegatum · Euphorbiaceae
- Light: Direct sun
- Water: Top 2–3cm dry
- Humid: 60–80%
Foliage · Easy · Pet-safe
Pachira aquatica · Malvaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top 5cm dry
- Humid: 50%+
Foliage · Finicky · Pet-safe
Fittonia albivenis · Acanthaceae
- Light: Low–medium
- Water: Keep moist
- Humid: 70–90%
Foliage · Moderate · Toxic
Araucaria heterophylla · Araucariaceae
- Light: Bright
- Water: Evenly moist
- Humid: High
Foliage · Easy · Pet-safe
Peperomia spp. · Piperaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Dry halfway+
- Humid: 40%+
Foliage · Moderate · Toxic
Begonia maculata · Begoniaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Evenly moist
- Humid: 45%+
Foliage · Easy · Pet-safe
Chlorophytum comosum · Asparagaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top 2–3cm dry
- Humid: 40–60%
Foliage · Easy · Toxic
Schefflera arboricola · Araliaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Top 2–3cm dry
- Humid: Average+
Trailing · Moderate · Toxic
Hedera helix · Araliaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Keep evenly moist
- Humid: 50–70%
Trailing · Easy · Pet-safe
Hoya carnosa · Apocynaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Dry down; 1–2wk
- Humid: 50%+
Trailing · Easy · Toxic
Tradescantia zebrina · Commelinaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Lightly moist
- Humid: Average+
Flowering · Moderate · Pet-safe
Saintpaulia ionantha · Gesneriaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Base; top dries
- Humid: 40–60%
Flowering · Easy · Pet-safe
Guzmania lingulata · Bromeliaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Fill the cup
- Humid: 50%+
Flowering · Easy · Pet-safe
Phalaenopsis · Orchidaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Soak when dry
- Humid: 50–70%
Flowering · Easy · Toxic
Oxalis triangularis · Oxalidaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Lightly moist
- Humid: Average
Prayer plants · Finicky · Pet-safe
Calathea spp. (Goeppertia) · Marantaceae
- Light: Medium indirect
- Water: Keep moist
- Humid: 60%+
Prayer plants · Moderate · Pet-safe
Maranta leuconeura · Marantaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Keep moist
- Humid: 50–70%
Dracaenas · Easy · Toxic
Dracaena marginata · Asparagaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Every 1–2wk
- Humid: 40–60%
Dracaenas · Easy · Toxic
Dracaena sanderiana · Asparagaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Water-grown
- Humid: Average
Dracaenas · Easy · Toxic
Dracaena trifasciata · Asparagaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Dry fully; 2–6wk
- Humid: 30–60%
Ferns · Finicky · Pet-safe
Nephrolepis exaltata · Nephrolepidaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Keep moist
- Humid: 60–80%
Ferns · Moderate · Pet-safe
Platycerium bifurcatum · Polypodiaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Soak by weight
- Humid: 50%+
Specialty · Easy · Pet-safe
Tillandsia spp. · Bromeliaceae
- Light: Bright indirect
- Water: Soak 1–2×/wk
- Humid: ≥50%
Specialty · Moderate · Pet-safe
Dionaea muscipula · Droseraceae
- Light: Direct sun 6h+
- Water: Keep wet (rain)
- Humid: Average
Glossary
- Fenestration
- The natural holes or splits in mature leaves — a sign of a thriving, well-lit aroid.
- Chlorosis
- Yellowing from lost chlorophyll, usually overwatering or a nutrient gap.
- Node
- Where leaves and roots emerge on a stem — the point you take a cutting.
- Aerial root
- A root growing above soil to climb or drink; signals propagation readiness.
- Etiolation
- Stretched, pale, leggy growth reaching for light — the sign a plant is under-lit.
- Digital Shadow
- Botanical Legacy’s running per-specimen model — it learns each plant’s light and drying rhythm instead of a fixed calendar.