User Manual

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heat. Easy plant to take care of! Surface of the soil should be dry before re-
watering. Use any good potting mix.
Chinese evergreen, Aglaonema modestrum. This plant can tolerate extremely
low light. Medium intensity light may cause the leaves to fade. This is a very
adaptable plant, but it enjoys warm air and requires temperatures to always
be above 55°F/13°C. Keep soil moist but not too moist to encourage disease,
roots can also grow in water alone. Enjoys average humidity, do not mist.
Do not prune. Use any good potting mix.
Coffee plant, Coffea arabica. This plant enjoys a high intensity light, average
temperatures, and average humidity. Surface of the soil should be dry
before re-watering. Use soil designed for flowering house plants. After 4
years, the plant produces sweetly scented white flowers, followed by green
fruits which change to red then ripen to a black color. Inside each fruit is
two seeds, which, when roasted, can be ground into coffee.
Corn Plant, Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’. Enjoys medium light, but can
tolerate low intensity to bright light. These plants are forgiving, but do not
over water or over fertilize. Droopy, yellow leaves are a sign of
overwatering and may indicate root rot. Be sure to use a pot with good
drainage. Surface of the soil should be dry before re-watering. Use any good
potting mix.
Croton Plants, Codiaeum ‘Aucubaefolium’, variegatum pictum. Crotons require
high intensity light. These plants are not easy to please and require a warm,
draft-free environment, moist soil, and humid air. Recommended to mist
daily if possible. Dry air or dry soil will cause the leaves to fall off. Use peat
moss based potting mix. Plant is poisonous; take precautions by wearing
gloves and keeping them away from children and pets.
Spotted Dumb Cane, Dieffenbachia, Dieffenbachia maculata. Medium light
range is best and will prevent loss of lower leaves. Overly tall plants can be
cut back. Surface of the soil should be dry before re-watering. Use any good
potting mix.
Ficus species: Rubber plant, Ficus elastica. Weeping fig, Ficus benjamina.
Fiddleleaf fig, Ficus lyrata. These plants enjoy medium light. These plants
typically enjoy average to warm temperature and do not like temperature
changes. They will drop leaves easy. Surface of the soil should be dry before
re-watering. Use any good potting mix.
Ivy, Hedera helix varieties. These plants grow best in medium to bright light.
They tend to grow better when kept slightly cool indoors. They will grow as
high as it is allowed. If the leaves dry out, mist the plant with water.
Requires good drainage. Surface of the soil should be dry before re-
watering. Use any good potting mix or flowering soil can be used, or soilless
potting mix can be used.