Houseplant care journal
Tend the Leaf
Honest care guides for 89 popular houseplants — watering, light, toxicity to pets, and the supplies that keep them thriving.
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Air Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Alocasia Polly
Water: Average · High maintenance
Aloe Vera
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Aluminum Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Anthurium
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Areca Palm
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Arrowhead Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Begonia Maculata
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Bird of Paradise
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Bird's Nest Fern
Water: Frequent · Moderate maintenance
Boston Fern
Water: Frequent · Moderate maintenance
Burros Tail
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Calathea Lancifolia
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Calathea Medallion
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Calathea Orbifolia
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Cast Iron Plant
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Chinese Evergreen
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Christmas Cactus
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Coffee Plant
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Croton
Water: Average · High maintenance
Crown of Thorns
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Dieffenbachia
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Echeveria
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
English Ivy
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Water: Average · High maintenance
Golden Pothos
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Goldfish Plant
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Guzmania Bromeliad
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Haworthia
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Heartleaf Philodendron
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Hoya Carnosa
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Hoya Kerrii
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Hoya Linearis
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Hoya Pubicalyx
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Jade Plant
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Jelly Bean Plant
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Kalanchoe
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Kentia Palm
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Lipstick Plant
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Lucky Bamboo
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Maidenhair Fern
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Majesty Palm
Water: Frequent · Moderate maintenance
Marble Queen Pothos
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Mini Monstera
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Money Tree
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Monstera
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Moth Orchid
Water: Minimum · Moderate maintenance
Neon Pothos
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Nerve Plant
Water: Frequent · Moderate maintenance
Oxalis Triangularis
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Parlor Palm
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Peace Lily
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Pencil Cactus
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Peperomia
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Peperomia Rosso
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Philodendron Birkin
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Philodendron Brasil
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Philodendron Micans
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Philodendron Selloum
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Philodendron Xanadu
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Pilea Peperomioides
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Pinstripe Calathea
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Polka Dot Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Prayer Plant
Water: Frequent · Moderate maintenance
Purple Passion Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Rattlesnake Calathea
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Red Aglaonema
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Rex Begonia
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Rubber Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Sansevieria Cylindrica
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Satin Pothos
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Snake Plant
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
Spider Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Staghorn Fern
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
String of Bananas
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
String of Hearts
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
String of Pearls
Water: Minimum · Moderate maintenance
Stromanthe Triostar
Water: Frequent · High maintenance
Swedish Ivy
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Swiss Cheese Vine
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Ti Plant
Water: Average · Moderate maintenance
Tradescantia Zebrina
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Umbrella Plant
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Wandering Jew
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Watermelon Peperomia
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Wax Begonia
Water: Average · Low maintenance
Yucca
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance
ZZ Plant
Water: Minimum · Low maintenance