Plant care library

Plant care guides

Real, specific care for 58+ popular plants — exactly how much light and water each one needs, the right soil, and how to fix the problems they run into. Not sure what you have? Leaf Scan identifies any plant from a photo.

Air Plant

Tillandsia

Bright indirectSoak weeklyModerate

Alocasia Polly

Alocasia x amazonica 'Polly'

Bright indirectEvery 5-7 daysDemanding

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera

Bright directEvery 2-3 weeksEasy

Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum

Bright indirectEvery 1 weekModerate

Areca Palm

Dypsis lutescens

Bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysModerate

Arrowhead Plant

Syngonium podophyllum

Bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

Bright directEvery 1-2 weeksModerate

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Bright indirectEvery 3-5 daysModerate

Bunny Ear Cactus

Opuntia microdasys

Full sunEvery 2-4 weeksEasy

Calathea Orbifolia

Goeppertia orbifolia

Medium indirectEvery 5-7 daysDemanding

Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

Low to mediumEvery 2-3 weeksEasy

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Low to mediumEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides

Bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Christmas Cactus

Schlumbergera bridgesii

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Corn Plant

Dracaena fragrans

Low to mediumEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Croton

Codiaeum variegatum

Bright directEvery 7-10 daysModerate

Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata

Medium to brightEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Medium to brightEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Full sun to brightEvery 1-3 weeks when dryEasy

English Ivy

Hedera helix

Bright indirectEvery 5-7 daysModerate

False Shamrock

Oxalis triangularis

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Bright lightEvery 7-10 daysDemanding

Golden Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Low to brightEvery 1–2 weeksEasy

Haworthia

Haworthiopsis attenuata

Bright indirectEvery 2-3 weeks when dryEasy

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Low to bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Hoya Carnosa

Hoya carnosa

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina

Bright indirectEvery 5-10 daysEasy

Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

Bright directEvery 2-3 weeksEasy

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Bright lightEvery 2-3 weeksEasy

Kentia Palm

Howea forsteriana

Medium to bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Lucky Bamboo

Dracaena sanderiana

Bright indirectRefresh water weeklyEasy

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum raddianum

Bright indirectKeep evenly moistDemanding

Majesty Palm

Ravenea rivularis

Bright indirectEvery 5-7 daysDemanding

Money Tree

Pachira aquatica

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Monstera Adansonii

Monstera adansonii

Bright indirectEvery 1 weekEasy

Monstera Deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa

Bright indirectEvery 1–2 weeksEasy

Nerve Plant

Fittonia albivenis

Bright indirectEvery 3-5 daysModerate

Norfolk Island Pine

Araucaria heterophylla

Bright lightEvery 1-2 weeksModerate

Parlor Palm

Chamaedorea elegans

Low to mediumEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii

Low to medium indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Peperomia

Peperomia obtusifolia

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Phalaenopsis Orchid

Phalaenopsis

Bright indirectAbout weeklyModerate

Philodendron Birkin

Philodendron 'Birkin'

Bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Philodendron Brasil

Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil'

Medium to brightEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Polka Dot Begonia

Begonia maculata

Bright indirectEvery 5-10 daysModerate

Polka Dot Plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Bright indirectEvery 3-5 daysModerate

Ponytail Palm

Beaucarnea recurvata

Bright lightEvery 2-4 weeksEasy

Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

Medium indirectEvery 5-7 daysModerate

Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica

Bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Satin Pothos

Scindapsus pictus

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Low to brightEvery 2–6 weeksEasy

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Bright indirectEvery 7-10 daysEasy

Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Bright indirectSoak weeklyModerate

String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

String of Pearls

Curio rowleyanus

Bright lightEvery 2-3 weeksModerate

Umbrella Plant

Schefflera arboricola

Bright indirectEvery 1-2 weeksEasy

Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Full sunKeep moist, distilled onlyDemanding

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Low to bright indirectEvery 2-3 weeksEasy