General
Plant Care
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema
commutatum)
Light: Low light location is ideal.
Water: Moderately moist soil is preferred. Water
thoroughly when just the soil surface is dry to the touch. Do
not allow plants to stand in water.
Norma Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
Light: Bright light location is preferred but
can be maintained for many weeks in lower light.
Water: Moderately moist soil is preferred.
Janet Craig Dracaena (Dracaena
deremensis)
Light: Indirect or bright-diffused Light is
best.
Water: Moist soil, dry between watering.
Fiddleleaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
Light: Indirect or bright-diffused light. It
may drop leaves in low light.
Water: Likes to be on dry side. It will get brown
leaf spots if over watered.
Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona
chinensis)
Light: Bright light.
Water: Moderately moist. Improper watering causes
rot and leaf-tip burn.
Neanthe Bella Palm
(Chamaedora elegans bella-Dwarf Parlor Palm)
Light: Low light location is ideal.
Water: Moist soil is preferred. Improper watering
may cause yellowing leaves, root rot or browning tips.
Tree Philodendron (Philodendron
selloum)
Light: Bright light location is preferred but can be maintained
for many weeks in lower light.
Water: They like moist soil. Reduce water in the winter.
Heart-Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron
scandens oxycardium)
Light: Medium to low light. Leaves will be smaller
in very low light.
Water: Moderately moist soil.
Dracaena Marginata (Red-edge Dracaena
or Madagascar dragon tree)
Light: medium Light
Water: water requirements are low.
D.Marginata is more tolerated than most plants of dry soil and
irregular watering, though liable to root decay in wet soil. It
is Susceptible to fluoride toxicity and can not tolerate direct
sun light.
Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig or Benjamina’s
Fig)
Light: Bright and sunny conditions but will
also tolerate considerable shade.
Water: It requires moderate amount of watering
in summer and enough to keep it from dying out
in the winter.
The plant is sensitive to cold .The leaves are sensitive to small
changes in light.
Sansevieria Trifasciata (Snake plant
or mother-in-law’s tongue)
Light: low light
Water: Irregular watering. In winter it needs
only one watering every couple of months. It will
Rot easily if over watered.
Few
Common Plant Problems
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