common name

genera & species

soil

light

water

temp

humidity

propagation

cautions

Anthurium

Anthurium spp.

s shade

moist

warm

v. moist

cuttings, offsets

Aralia

Polyscias spp.

any

moist

cool to avg

v moist

cuttings

Azalea

Azalea spp.

acid

sun to s sun

moist

cool

avg

cuttings

Baby tears

Helxine solerolii

s shade to shade

avg

v. moist

cuttings, division

never let dry

Butterfly orchid

Oncidium spp.

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

division

Camellia

Camellia japonica

acid

sun to s sun

moist

cool

very moist

cuttings

Cobra plant

Darlingtonia californica

acid

s shade to shade

wet

avg

moist

seed, shoots

Columnea

Columnea spp.

sun to s sun

moist

avg

very moist

seed, cuttings

Cyclamen

Cyclamen Persica & others

s shade to shade

moist

cool

v moist

seed

Dipladenia

Dipladenia splendens

sun to s sun

moist

avg

v moist

seed, cuttings

Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

acid

sun to s sun

moist

avg

moist

cuttings

Ginger

Curcuma spp.

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

tuber division

Ginger root

Zingiber officinale

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

division

Hydrangea

Hydrangea spp.

acid

sun to s sun

wet to moist

cool

avg

cuttings

Lady slipper orchid

Paphiopedilum spp.

s shade

moist

avg

v moist

division

Lipstick vine

Aeschynanthus pulchra

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

cuttings

Maidenhair fern

Adiantum spp.

s shade to shade

wet

avg

v moist

division

Mistletoe cactus

Rhipsalis spp.

s shade to shade

moist

warm

v moist

cuttings

Moth orchid

Phalaenopsis spp.

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

division

Oleander

Nerium Oleander

sun to s sun

moist

avg

v moist

cuttings

Orchid

Brassavola spp. or Laelia Digbyana

sun to s sun

let dry

avg

v moist

division

Orchid

Epidendrum spp.

sun to s sun

near dry

avg

v moist

division, air layer

Orchid

Cattleya spp.

s sun to s shade

dry

avg

v moist

division

Peacock Ginger

Kaempferia spp.

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

seed, division

Pineapple

Ananas comosus & others

sun to s sun

near dry

avg

very moist

root top of fruit

Primrose

Primula spp.

s sun to s shade

moist

cool

v moist

seed

Rabbit's foot fern

Davallia spp.

s shade

moist

cool

v moist

division

Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp.

acid

sun to s sun

moist

cool

avg

cuttings

Screw pine

Pandanus Veitchii

sun to s sun

moist

avg

v moist

suckers

Selaginella

Selaginella spp.

s shade to shade

moist

avg

v moist

cuttings

Squill

Scilla spp.

s shade to shade

moist

avg

v moist

offsets

Staghorn fern

Platycerium spp.

s sun to s shade

moist

avg

v moist

offsets

Swan Orchid

Cycnoches ventricosum

s sun to s shade

moist

cool

v moist

division

Sweet flag

Acorus gramineus & others

s shade

wet

cool

v. moist

division

Table fern

Pteris spp.

s shade

moist

cool

v moist

division

Tiger orchid

Odontoglossum spp.

s shade

near dry

cool

v moist

division