Give torture the green finger - Plant care instructions
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Calathea (Prayer plant)
Placement: Bright but indirect sunlight.
Watering: Keep the soil evenly moist by watering little but often.
Use distilled water, filtered water or rainwater as tab water can harm them.
Water less in winter.
Feeding: Feed every couple of months with a balanced fertiliser.
Toxicity for pets: Non-toxic.
Chamaelobivia (Cactus, “Lincoln Happy Thoughts”)
Placement: Grow on a sunny window sill or outside on a sheltered sunny patio in the summer.
Watering: Water every 3 to 4 days in the summer.
Allow to dry out completely in the winter.
Feeding: Feed during the growing season (March – October) with a cacti fertiliser.
Toxicity for pets: Non-toxic.
Chlorophytum (Spider plant)
Placement: Best in the shade, full or partial. Avoid strong sunlight.
Watering: Water regularly in spring and summer.
Feeding: Every month in spring and summer with a houseplant fertiliser.
Toxicity for pets: Non-toxic.
Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis, palm tree)
Placement: Very good light, direct sunlight. Best placed near a window.
Watering: Water regularly in spring and summer, every 2 or 3 days is best.
Water less regularly in fall and winter – 2 or 3 times a month is best.
Feeding: Liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks.
No feeding from October to April.
Toxicity for pets: Non-toxic.
Codiaeum (Garden croton)
Placement: Bright but indirect sunlight.
Watering: Use tepid water. Water less in winter.
Keep soil moist from spring to autumn.
Feeding: Every two weeks with house plant fertiliser.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Dracena
Placement: Bright, filtered or indirect light.
Watering: Water each week during spring to fall.
Water every 2 weeks in winter.
Feeding: Monthly feeding with water-soluble fertilizer during spring and summer.
No feeding during fall and winter.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Cactus
Placement: Filtered bright light in the summer. Direct light in the winter.
Watering: Water every 10 days in spring and summer. Water only every 4 weeks in the winter.
Feeding: Feed 2 to 3 times a year with organic cacti fertilizer.
Toxicity for pets: Non-toxic (but probably painful to eat).
Ficus
Placement: Bright but indirect sunlight.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Howea
Placement: Luminous spot without direct sunlight. Water every week with lukewarm water.
Watering: Water every 10 days in the winter.
Feeding: Slow-release fertiliser in the spring and the summer.
Toxicity for pets: Non-toxic.
Succulents
Placement: Dry, well lit position.
Watering: Water from spring to fall only.
Feeding: Fertilize once a year.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Monstera (Swiss cheese plant)
Placement: Bright but indirect sunlight.
Watering: Water every one to two weeks during spring and summer.
Water occasionally in fall and winter.
Feeding: Balanced fertilizer 3 or 4 times a year.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Sansevieria (Snake plant)
Placement: Full sunlight along bright filtered light.
Watering: Water every few weeks. Water even less in the winter.
Feeding: Feed with a succulent fertilizer diluted to half strength monthly between spring and fall.
No feeding in the winter.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Scindapsus
Placement: Indirect bright light .
Feeding: Feed monthly from spring to fall with a water-soluble fertilizer.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Strelitzia
Placement: Bright light, direct sunlight. Shielding during midday sun in the summer.
Watering: Keep the soil moist from April to September. Reduce watering in fall and winter.
Feeding: Feed in the spring time with slow-release pellets, or weekly with liquid fertilizer in the spring and summer.
Toxicity for pets: Toxic.
Sources:
gardenersworld.com
gardeningfocus.co.uk
nature-and-garden.com
thespruce.com