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5/16/2020 Plant Briefs

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UC Marin Master Gardeners - Houseplants

Botanical Name: Aechmea fasciataCommon Name: Pink Thistle BromeliadPlant Type: SucculentSun: Shade, Deep ShadeWater: MediumThis plant can grow up to 12 inches long and can beraised in the hot house or home. The foliageconsists of leathery leaves that have spines aroundthe perimeters and which can also have variegatedcolors. It blooms between summer and fall with�ower colors ranging from pink to rosy red.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: Pink, RedAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, Grey GreenFlower Season: Summer, Fall

Botanical Name: Aglaonema ‘Silver Bay’Common Name: Silver Bay Chinese EvergreenPlant Type: FernSun: Shade, Deep ShadeWater: Medium, High, Extra in SummerSilver Bay Chinese Evergreen is a silvery green plantthat requires little to no maintenance. Bright,almost re�ective foliage matches with virtually anydecor and lighten any kitchen, living room,bathroom or bedroom. Known to clean the air ofbenzene and formaldehyde, Silver Bay ChineseEvergreen also prefers low �uorescent to bright,indirect light. Try to make the most of the eyecatching foliage by planting in a colorful container.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, Silver, VariegatedFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Anthurium andraeanumCommon Name: Pink AnthuriumPlant Type: ShrubSun: ShadeWater: HighThis herbaceous perennial needs bright light (notdirect sun) and humidity to bloom. It has anunusual �ower, a yellow spadix with a red spathe,that will bloom frequently if given moist soil withwell-drained potting mixture. In many areas, it doeswell indoors. Leaves are evergreen. This plant isseen in Hawaii but can be grown in other areas. Itcan get to 1.5' tall and almost 1' wide.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: Red, YellowAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Dark GreenFlower Season: Spring, Summer, Fall

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Botanical Name: Aspidistra elatiorCommon Name: Cast Iron PlantPlant Type: PerennialSun: Shade, Deep ShadeWater: MediumAs an evergreen perennial, Cast Iron Plant is oftenused as a house plant. It slowly grows to 2' tall and2'-3' wide. Foliage resembles long, wide swords,around 6" wide. Bell shaped, cream colored �owerswith maroon interiors appear in summer. Cast IronPlant grows in dark, shaded areas. This is abeautiful plant for foliage and �owers, creating agreat woodland setting.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: Purple, WhiteAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: GreenFlower Season: Summer

Botanical Name: Begonia semper�orensCommon Name: Bedding BegoniaPlant Type: PerennialSun: Half, ShadeWater: HighBegonias are warm-climate plants from a hugegenus, most of which are valued for their ability toprovide long-lasting color in shady or low-lightsituations. Some throw large, lush �owers inextravagant colors (see our Blackmore & Landonstrains), others make their statement withbeautifully marked foliage that has the beauty of�owers but lasts longer (such as Rex Begonias), andthe best recent introductions o�er compellingfragrance as well. All Begonias want good drainage,moderate temperatures, and protection from directsun.

Plant Height: Under 1'Flower Color: Pink, Red, WhiteAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, Purple, RedFlower Season: Spring, Summer, Fall

Botanical Name: Chlorophytum comosum'Variegatum'Common Name: Variegated Spider PlantPlant Type: PerennialSun: Half, Shade, Deep ShadeWater: Medium, HighThis plant will reach about 3' high and has slender,light green leaves that have white stripes. Greatcontainer plant, particularly for hanging baskets.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, White, VariegatedFlower Season: n/a



Botanical Name: Cissus antarcticaCommon Name: Kangaroo VinePlant Type: VineSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: MediumKangaroo Vine is an Australian Native This is a veryeasy-to-grow, tough, fast-growing, self-clingingclimber, reaching, if permitted, a height of 2-5 m (8ft). It is excellent grown as a room divider. It haslovely, fresh green oval leaves, which are wellveined. A useful, fast-growing vine that will quicklycover a wall, room divider or trellis. It is a trueclimber, supporting itself by tendrils. The long,heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges are a clearshade of green. It will �ght to live, even in the mostunfavorable, dark places.

Plant Height: 12-25'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Bronze, GreenFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Cissus rhombifoliaCommon Name: Grape IvyPlant Type: VineSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: MediumCissus rhombifolia is an evergreen vine withbeautiful, dark green leaves divided into diamond-shaped, toothed lea�ets 1"-4" long. The veins on theleaf's undersides have reddish hairs, giving foliage abronzy overtone. Outdoors, it grows to 20' high andcan be trained on a support.

Plant Height: 12-25'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Bronze, GreenFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana'Common Name: Yellow Stripe Corn PlantPlant Type: Broadleaf Evergreen, PerennialSun: Half, ShadeWater: MediumThis large broadleaf evergreen will slowly reach 50'high and 10' wide if grown in humid, tropicalconditions. Most of the time, it's grown as ahouseplant, reaching 4'-6' tall. It has large, darkgreen, sword-like leaves with a central yellow stripedown the center. It does best with indirect brightlight and well draining, loam soil. It typically doesnot bloom if grown indoors. However, outdoors,this plant may have tiny, yellow white, fragrantclusters of �owers that appear in late winter andearly spring, followed by red berries.

Plant Height: 3-6'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, Yellow, VariegatedFlower Season: n/a



Botanical Name: Dracaena marginataCommon Name: Red-Edged Chevron PlantPlant Type: TreeSun: Half, ShadeWater: Low, Extra in SummerThis tree is actually grown most of the time as ahouseplant. It does best with bright indirect light,fertile well draining soil. It does best with regularwatering although it can withstand drought. Cutback on watering during fall and winter. It does nottolerate frost. Leaves are thin, ribbon-like, sti�, withred margins. It can reach 15' tall and 8' wide. Thistree gets tall and lanky, and leaf-less on the lowertrunk. Prune the tree to the desired height; it willpromote more bushiness.

Plant Height: 12-25'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, Red, VariegatedFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureumCommon Name: PothosPlant Type: Perennial, VineSun: Half, Shade, Deep ShadeWater: Medium, HighPothos is an evergreen vine growing to as high as50 ft., with stems up to 2" in diameter, climbing bymeans of aerial roots which adhere to surfaces. Theleaves are alternate, heart-shaped, entire onjuvenile plants. The �owers are produced in aspathe up to 23 cm (9 in) long. This plant producestrailing stems when it climbs up trees and thesetake root when they reach the ground and growalong it. The leaves on these trailing stems grow upto 10 cm (4 in) long and are the ones normally seenon this plant when it is cultivated as a potted plant.


Botanical Name: Ficus lyrataCommon Name: Fiddle-leaf Fig, Banjo-Leaf FigPlant Type: Tree, Broadleaf Evergreen, ShrubSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Medium, Extra in SummerFicus lyrata is an evergreen tree that grows 25'-40'tall and 6'-25' wide with dark green leaves. It likesshade, medium watering, and well drained, sandyloam soil.

Plant Height: 25-40'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Dark GreenFlower Season: n/a



Botanical Name: Guzmania lingulataCommon Name: BromeliadPlant Type: Broadleaf EvergreenSun: ShadeWater: LowGuzmania is an epiphyte with leaves up to 18" long.Epiphytic plants do not live in soil but survive byclinging to a tree or other supports such as rocks.Epiphytes obtain all their water and mineral needsfrom the air. Guzmania need bright, but indirectlight and warm temperatures to grow well. Wateryour plants well and then allow the soil to drybefore watering again. Proper drainage is essential.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: Red, YellowAttracts Wildlife:Leaf Color:Flower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosaCommon Name: MonsteraPlant Type: ShrubSun: Half, Shade, Deep ShadeWater: Medium, Extra in SummerMonstera deliciosa is an evergreen vine. Long cord-like roots that hang from stems root into soil to helpsupport plants on trees or on moss logs. Leaves onyoung plants are uncut; mature leaves are heavy,leathery, dark green, and deeply cut and perforated.Native to Mexico and Central America. AdditionalCommon Names: ceriman, cheese plant, cut-leafphilodendron, fruit salad plant, fruit-salad plant,Mexican breadfruit, monstera, Swiss-cheese plant,taro vine, tarovine, window leaf, windowleaf

Plant Height: 6-12'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Dark GreenFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Nephrolepis exaltataCommon Name: Tropical Sword FernPlant Type: FernSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: MediumThis is a shade loving, relaxed sword fern that is aBoston-type selection.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: GreenFlower Season: n/a



Botanical Name: Philodendron scandensoxycardiumCommon Name: Heart-Leaf PhilodendronPlant Type: VineSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Medium, HighThe Heartleaf Philodendron is known as thesweetheart plant because of the unique heartshape of its leaves. This ease to care for plant is oneof the most popular houseplants. The HeartleafPhilodendron is an evergreen vine that thrives inpartial shade at moderate temperatures. In tropicalregions it can survive outside, however in mostplaces it is used strictly as a houseplant. Whileblooms on this fast-growing climber may appear atany time during the year most plants incon�nement never bloom.

Plant Height: 1-3', 3-6'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: GreenFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Philodendron x ‘Xanadu’Common Name: Winterbourn PhilodendronPlant Type: ShrubSun: ShadeWater: MediumWinterbourn Philodendron is a low tropical shrubwhich looks like a miniature copy of the uprightPhilodendron so frequently used in SouthernCalifornia in the 50s and 60s. It's habit is a lowmound which makes it a good ground cover inshady locations. It needs shade and well drainingsoil. Provides a lush feeling and a tropical touch.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: GoldFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Saintpaulia ionanthaCommon Name: African VioletPlant Type: PerennialSun: Full, HalfWater: Low, MediumAfrican violets adjust well to the warmtemperatures and dry air of homes. While theyrequire good light, direct sunlight is not necessary.Windows facing north or east provide favorablelight conditions and are preferable to thoseexposed to midday and afternoon sunshine duringsummer. The sunnier, warmer windows are betterin the winter. The best temperatures for Africanviolets are about 60° F at night and up to 80 to 85° Fduring the day. The plants become stunted at cooltemperatures and are slow to recover even whenput into a warm place. In hot weather, plants areespecially susce ...

Plant Height: Under 1'Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red,Yellow, Violet, White, Multi-ColoredAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: GreenFlower Season: Spring, Summer, Fall



Botanical Name: Sansevieria tri. 'Bantel's Sensation'Common Name: White Striped SansevieriaPlant Type: Perennial, SucculentSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Very Low, Low, MediumA sti�, upright leaf emerges from an expandingclump. This variety of Snake Plant has a variegatedoutside leaf margin. To keep the stripe, the plantmust be propagated by division, leaf cuttingpropagation produced a non-variegated leaf form.Bantel's Sensation has a white stripe.


Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciataCommon Name: Variegated Snake plantPlant Type: Perennial, SucculentSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Very Low, Low, MediumA sti�, upright leaf emerges from an expandingclump. This variety of Snake Plant has a variegatedoutside leaf margin. To keep the stripe, the plantmust be propagated by division, leaf cuttingpropagation produced a non-variegated leaf form.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, VariegatedFlower Season: n/a

Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii'Common Name: Bird's Nest SansevieriaPlant Type: Perennial, SucculentSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Very LowThis perennial will grow to 3' tall and has leatherygreen leaves that have touches of gray. Varietieso�er di�erent colorings, sizes and are oftencollectors' items.

Plant Height: 1-3'Flower Color: n/aAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Green, VariegatedFlower Season: n/a



Botanical Name: Sche�era actinophyllaCommon Name: Umbrella TreePlant Type: ShrubSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Low, Medium, Extra in SummerSche�era actinophylla is an evergreen tree growingto 15 m (49 ft) tall. It has palmately compoundmedium green leaves in groups of seven lea�ets. Itis usually multi-trunked, and the �owers develop atthe top of the tree. It produces racemes up to 2 m(6.5 ft) long containing up to 1,000 small dull red�owers. Flowering begins in early summer andtypically continues for several months.

Plant Height: 3-6', 6-12', 12-25', 25-40'Flower Color: RedAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Dark Green, VariegatedFlower Season: Summer

Botanical Name: Sche�era arboricolaCommon Name: Hawaiian Elf Sche�eraPlant Type: ShrubSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Low, Medium, Extra in SummerThis round shrub will grow to 12' tall and has glossy,dark green leaves with white �owers that bloom insummer. This plant is good for pots and patios. Alsogreat indoors.

Plant Height: 6-12'Flower Color: WhiteAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Dark Green, VariegatedFlower Season: Summer

Botanical Name: Sche�era arboricola variegataCommon Name: Variegated Hawaiian Elf Sche�eraPlant Type: ShrubSun: Full, Half, ShadeWater: Low, Medium, Extra in SummerThis round shrub will grow to 12' tall and has glossy,dark green and yellow variegated leaves. This shadeplant is great for patios and pots. It is a consistentindoor performer as well.

Plant Height: 6-12'Flower Color: WhiteAttracts Wildlife: n/aLeaf Color: Dark Green, VariegatedFlower Season: Summer

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