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Houseplant watering guides

How often to water 114 common houseplants, with light, humidity, soil and pet safety. Every fact comes from university extension services, botanical gardens or the ASPCA, linked on each page.

• African violetStreptocarpus ionanthus
• Air plantTillandsia
• Alocasia PollyAlocasia × amazonica 'Polly'
• Aloe veraAloe vera
• AmaryllisHippeastrum
• AnthuriumAnthurium andraeanum
• Areca palmChrysalidocarpus lutescens
• Arrowhead plantSyngonium podophyllum
• Asparagus fernAsparagus setaceus
• Baby rubber plantPeperomia obtusifolia
• Banana plantMusa
• Barrel cactusEchinocactus grusonii
• BasilOcimum basilicum
• Bird of paradiseStrelitzia reginae
• Bird’s nest fernAsplenium nidus
• BonsaiFicus microcarpa
• Boston fernNephrolepis exaltata
• BromeliadAechmea
• Bunny ears cactusOpuntia microdasys
• Burro’s tailSedum morganianum
• CactusCactaceae
• CaladiumCaladium bicolor
• CalatheaGoeppertia
• Calathea orbifoliaGoeppertia orbifolia
• Cast iron plantAspidistra elatior
• Chinese evergreenAglaonema
• Chinese money plantPilea peperomioides
• ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
• Christmas cactusSchlumbergera
• CilantroCoriandrum sativum
• ColeusColeus scutellarioides
• Corn plantDracaena fragrans
• CrotonCodiaeum variegatum
• CyclamenCyclamen persicum
• Cylindrical snake plantDracaena angolensis
• DieffenbachiaDieffenbachia seguine
• Dragon treeDracaena reflexa var. angustifolia
• Easter cactusSchlumbergera gaertneri
• EcheveriaEcheveria
• Elephant earAlocasia odora
• English ivyHedera helix
• Ficus AudreyFicus benghalensis 'Audrey'
• Fiddle leaf figFicus lyrata
• Flowering cactusMammillaria
• GardeniaGardenia jasminoides
• GeraniumPelargonium
• Golden pothosEpipremnum aureum
• GuzmaniaGuzmania lingulata
• Heartleaf philodendronPhilodendron hederaceum
• Hens and chicksSempervivum
• HibiscusHibiscus rosa-sinensis
• HoyaHoya carnosa
• Jade plantCrassula ovata
• JasmineJasminum polyanthum
• KalanchoeKalanchoe blossfeldiana
• Kentia palmHowea forsteriana
• LavenderLavandula
• Lemon treeCitrus × limon 'Meyer'
• Lucky bambooDracaena sanderiana
• Maidenhair fernAdiantum raddianum
• Majesty palmRavenea rivularis
• Marble queen pothosEpipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'
• Mini monsteraRhaphidophora tetrasperma
• MintMentha
• Money treePachira aquatica
• MonsteraMonstera deliciosa
• Moth orchidPhalaenopsis
• Neon pothosEpipremnum aureum 'Neon'
• Nerve plantFittonia albivenis
• Norfolk Island pineAraucaria heterophylla
• Olive treeOlea europaea
• OreganoOriganum vulgare
• Panda plantKalanchoe tomentosa
• Parlor palmChamaedorea elegans
• ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
• Peace lilySpathiphyllum
• Peperomia HopePeperomia tetraphylla
• Philodendron BirkinPhilodendron 'Birkin'
• Philodendron BrasilPhilodendron hederaceum 'Brasil'
• Pink aglaonemaAglaonema ‘Pink Dalmatian’
• Pink Princess philodendronPhilodendron erubescens
• PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima
• Polka dot begoniaBegonia maculata
• Polka dot plantHypoestes phyllostachya
• Ponytail palmBeaucarnea recurvata
• Prayer plantMaranta leuconeura
• Rabbit’s foot fernDavallia solida var. fejeensis
• Rattlesnake plantGoeppertia insignis
• Raven ZZZamioculcas zamiifolia 'Dowon' (Raven)
• Rex begoniaBegonia rex
• RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
• Rubber plantFicus elastica
• Rubber plant TinekeFicus elastica 'Tineke'
• Sago palmCycas revoluta
• Satin pothosScindapsus pictus
• Snake plantDracaena trifasciata
• Snake plant LaurentiiDracaena trifasciata 'Laurentii'
• Spider plantChlorophytum comosum
• Split-leaf philodendronThaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
• String of heartsCeropegia woodii
• String of pearlsCurio rowleyanus
• String of turtlesPeperomia prostrata
• Stromanthe TriostarStromanthe thalia 'Triostar'
• Swiss cheese vineMonstera adansonii
• ThymeThymus vulgaris
• TradescantiaTradescantia zebrina
• Tradescantia NanoukTradescantia fluminensis 'Nanouk'
• Umbrella plantHeptapleurum arboricola
• Watermelon peperomiaPeperomia argyreia
• Weeping figFicus benjamina
• White orchidPhalaenopsis
• YuccaYucca gigantea
• Zebra haworthiaHaworthiopsis attenuata
• ZZ plantZamioculcas zamiifolia