Transcription of Table 11 - UCANR
1 Table AND WATER GUIDELINES FOR SELECTED FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTSL ight requirements*Water requirements Scientific nameCommon nameLowMedHighVery highDryMoistWetAbutilon maplennAcalypha hispida ( )chenille flowernnAdiantum cuneatummaidenhair fernnnAechmea fasciatabromeliadnnAeschynanthus pulcherlipstick plantnnAgave americanacentury plantnnAglaonema modestum Chinese evergreennn(A. commutatum, A. simplex)Aglaonema3pseudo-bracteatumgolde n aglaonemannAglaonema roebeleniipewter plantnnAloe variegataaloennAlternanthera bettzickianannnAnanas comosuspineapplennAnthurium andreanumanthuriumnnAphelandra squarrosazebra plantnnAraucaria heterophylla (A. excelsa)Norfolk Island pinennArdisia crispacoral ardisiannAsparagus plumosus (A. setaceus)bride s bouquet fernnnAsparagus sprengeri asparagus fernnn(A. densiflora Sprenger)Aspidistra elatiorcast-iron plantnnAsplenium nidusbird s nest fernnnAucuba japonicagold-dust plantnnBeaucarnea recurvatapony tail palmnnBegonia rexrex begoniannBegonia Rieger Rieger begoniannBegonia semperflorenswax begoniannBeloperone guttatashrimp plantnnBillbergia zebrinabillbergiannnBougainvillea glabrabougainvilleannBrowallia speciosabush violetnnnCaladium makoyanapeacock plantnnCalceolaria herbeahybridapocketbook plantnnCampanula isophyllastar-of-BethlehemnnCapsicum annuumChristmas peppernnCarissa grandifloraNatal plumnnCattleya hybridscattleya orchidnnChamaedorea elegansparlor palmnn(Neanthe bella)
2 Chamaedorea erumpensbamboo palmnnChamaerops humilisEuropean fan palmnnChlorophytum comosumspider plantnnnnChrysalidocarpus lutescensareca palmnnChrysanthemum morifoliumchrysanthemumnnCissus antarcticakangaroo vinennCissus discolorrex begonia vinennn274nChapter 11 House Plantsn275 Light requirements*Water requirements Scientific nameCommon nameLowMedHighVery highDryMoistWetCissus rhombifoliagrape ivynnnCissus rotundifoliaArabian wax cissusnnnCitrus mitiscalemondin orangennClerodendrum thomsoniaebleeding-heart vinennnClivia miniataKaffir lilynnClusia roseaautograph treennnCodiaeum variegatumcrotonnnCoffea arabicacoffee treennColeus blumeicoleusnnnColumnea majalislily-of-the-valleynnCordyline terminalisHawaiian ti plantnnCrassula argenteajade plantnnCrocus infundibuliformiscrossandrannCryptanthus bromeliadnnnCyanotis kewensisteddy bear vinennCycas revolutaking sago palmnnCyclamen hybridscymbidium orchidnnCyperus alternifoliusumbrella plantnnCyrtomium falcatumJapanese holly fernnnnDahlia pinnatadahliannDavallia fejeensisrabbit s foot fernnnDichorisandra reginaequeen s spiderwortnnDieffenbachia amoenadumbcanennDieffenbachia Exotica dumbcanennDionaea muscipulavenus fly trapnnnDizygotheca elegantissimafalse araliannDracaena deremensisgreen dracaenannnDracaena deremensis Warneckii white-striped dracaenannnDracaena fragrans massangeanacorn plantnnnDracaena marginatadragon treennDracaena sanderiianaribbon plantnnDracaena surculosa ( )
3 Gold-dust dracaenannnEcheveria cactusnnEpipremnum aureumpothosnnEpiscia violetnnEranthemum nervosumblue sagennErica gracilisheathernnEriobotrya japonicaJapanese loquatnnEuphorbia lacteacandelabra cactusnnEuphorbia miliicrown-of-thornsnnEuphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettiannnExacum affinePersian violet, exacumnnFatshedera lizeibotanical wondernnFatsia japonica (Aralia japonica)Japanese araliannFicus benjamina Exotica weeping java fignnFicus elastica Decora rubber plantnnTable requirements*Water requirements Scientific nameCommon nameLowMedHighVery highDryMoistWetFicus lyratafiddleleaf fignnFicus fignnnFicus retusa nitidaIndia laurel nnFicus triangularistriangleleaf fignnFittonia verschaffeltiisilver nerve plantnnFuchsia jasminoidesgardeniannGuzmania lingulatascarlet starnnnGynura aurantiacavelvet plantnnHaemanthus coccineusblood lilynnHaworthia haworthia, wart plantnnHedera helixEnglish ivynnnHelxine soleiroliibaby s tearsnnHemigraphis exoticawaffle plantnnHibiscus rosa-sinensisChinese hibiscusnnHippeastrum vittatumamaryllisnnHowea forsteranakentia palmnnnHoya carnosawax plant.
4 Hindu rope plantnnnHyacinthus orientalishyacinthnnHydrangea macrophyllahydrangeannHypocyrta nummularia goldfish plantnn(Alloplectus nummularia)Hypoestes sanguinolentapolka-dot plantnnImpatiens blossfeldianakalanchoe, panda plantnnnnLantana camaralantana,yellow sagennnLantana montevidensistrailing lantanannnLeea coccinealeeannLigustrum lucidumwax-leaf privetnnnLilium longiflorumEaster lilynnMaranta leuconeuraprayer plantnnMikania ternataplush vinennMimosa pudicasensitive cheese plant,nnnsplit-leaf philodendronMuscari hyacinthnnNarcissus pseudonarcissusdaffodil nnNautilocalyx lunchiicoral plantnnNeoregelia carolinae tricolortricolor bromeliadnnnN. spectabilisfingernail plantnnnNephrolepis exaltata bostoniensisBoston fernnnNerium oleanderoleandernnNicotiana affinisflowering tobacconnOxalis coccinealollipop plantnnPandanus veitchiiscrew pinennnPaphiopedilumhybridslady-slipper orchidnnPassiflora flowernn276nChapter 11 House Plantsn277 Light requirements*Water requirements Scientific nameCommon nameLowMedHighVery highDryMoistWetPelargonium caperataemerald ripplennPellionia daveauanatrailing watermelon vinennPellionia glabella Variegata variegated wax privet peperomiannPellionia metallicametallic peperomiannPellionia obtusifoliaoval leaf peperomiannPellionia pulchrasatin pellioniannPellionia scandensphilodendron peperomiannPetunia hybridacascade petuniannPhalaenopsis hybridsphalaenopsis orchidnnPhilodendron domesticum Hastatum elephant ear philodendronnnPhilodendron micansvelvetleaf
5 PhilodendronnnPhilodendron oxycardiumcommon philodendronnnPhilodendron panduriformefiddleleaf philodendronnnPhilodendron selloumselloum philodendronnnPhoenix roebeleniidwarf date palmnnPilea cadiereialuminum plantnnPilea microphyllaartillery plantnnPilea nummulariifoliacreeping charleynnPisonia grandis Tricolor bird catcher treennPittosporum tobiramock orangennPlatycerium fernnnnPlectranthus australisSwedish ivynnPleomele reflexagreen pleomelennnPleomele thalioideslance dracaenannPodocarpus macrophylluspodocarpusnnPolyscias guilfoyleiparsley araliannPrimula malacoidesfairy primrosennPrimula obconicaGerman primrosennPteris ensiformissilver Table fernnnRhapis excelsalady palmnnnRhipsalis cactusnnnRhododendron discolorMoses-in-the-cradlennRosa rosennRosmarinus officinalisrosemarynnRuellia makoyanaruelliannSaintpaulia violetnnnSalvia splendensscarlet sagennSansevieria trifasciatasnake plantnnSaxifraga sarmentosastrawberry begonia,nnnstrawberry geraniumSchefflera actinophylla schefflerann(Brassia actinophylla)Schlumbergera bridgesiiChristmas cactusnn(Zygocactus truncatus)Sedum morganianumburro s tail nnSelaginella lepidophyllaresurrection plantnnnSenecio cruentuscinerariannSenecio macroglossus Variegatum variegated wax ivynnSenecio mikanioidesGerman ivynnwhich are cool enough to position quite closeto plants.
6 Extra infrared light required byflowering plants can be supplied by incan-descent lights or special horticultural-typefluorescent lights that produce higher levels of blue and and underwatering account for alarge percentage of house plant losses. One ofthe most common question home gardenersask is, How often should I water my plants? There is no simple answer. Differences inspecies, water-use rates, potting media, andenvironment influence water needs. Twoimportant rules about proper watering tech-niques are: Never permit the soil medium todry out completely between waterings; andnever allow plants to stand in water for anextended time. Roots may die in both situa-tions. In dry soil, roots can dry out and , soils that are too wet for too longencourage the growth of root pathogens andexclude air (oxygen), which is essential tokeep roots alive. As a general rule, a plantneeds water when the top 1 inch ( cm) ofsoil is dry in pots less than 6 inches (15 cm) indiameter and the top 2 inches (5 cm) are dryin larger pots.
7 Insert your index finger to the1- or 2-inch ( or 5-cm) depth and feel thesoil to check for moisture. If the soil feelsdamp, do not water. Repeat the test until thesoil is barely moist at the 1-inch ( ) or 2-inch (5-cm) water until a little water runs out ofthe bottom of the pot. This technique servestwo purposes. First, it washes all the excesssalts (fertilizer residue) from the soil. Second,it guarantees that the bottom two-thirds of thepot, which contains most of the roots, receives278nChapter 11 Table requirements*Water requirements Scientific nameCommon nameLowMedHighVery highDryMoistWetSenecio rowleyanusstring of pearlsnnSetcreasea purpureapurple heartnnnSinningia pseudocapsicumJerusalem cherrynnnSpathiphyllum Mauna Loa white flagnnnStrelitzia reginaebird of paradisennnStreptocarpus primrosennStrobilanthes dyerianusPersian shieldnnSyngonium podophyllumarrowhead vine, nephthytisnnTagetes alatablack-eyed susannnThymus vulgaristhymennTolmiea menziesiipiggyback plantnnTradescantia JewnnnTulipa hortensisverbenannVinca major Variegata periwinklenViola tricolorpansy, Johnny-jump-upnnVriesea splendensflaming swordnnYucca lilynnnZebrina JewnnZinnia eleganszinniannSource.
8 Adapted from Poole and Pittenger 1980, pp. 16 :*Light requirements: Light levels are for maintenance purposes only. They will not permit satisfactory growth. Light requirements are for 8 to 12 hourseach day: low (25 50 foot-candles); medium (50 100 foot-candles); high (100 200 foot-candles); and very high (200 400 foot-candles).
