Names

Light

Water

Flower

Features

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African Violet Saintpaulia ionantha

Bright filtered sunlight

Allow to partially dry

Available in many colors

Fertilize with African Violet fertilizer

Azalea

Bright filtered sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Pink, red or white

Woody shrub with oval leaves

Begonia

Bright indirect sunlight

Allow soil surface to dry

Yellow, pink, orange

Avoid getting water on leaves

Chenille Plant Acalypha hispida

Bright filtered sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Long red tassels

Avoid draft

Cineraria

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Daisy-like flowers with

Winter blooming, short day plant

Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Purple, pink, red, or white

Winter blooming and can be reforced

Firecracker Flower Crossandra undulifolia

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Fire red with yellow eye

Continuous blooming houseplant

Flame of the Woods Ixora coccinea

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Red tubular flowers

Flaming red flowers

Flowering Maple Abutilon hybridum

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Red, pink, yellow or white

Evergreen woody shrubMaple-like leaves

Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Fragrant white

Glossy ovate leaves

Gerbera Daisy Gerbera jamesonii

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Various colors

Spectacular blooms

Gloxinia Sinningia speciosa

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Velvety blooms in various colors

Requires moist air, free from drafts

Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Bright direct sunlight

Keep evenly moist Likes extra humidity

Red, pink, white, yellow or orange

Woody shrub with toothed leaves

Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep soil evenly moist

Large pink or blue flower clusters

Flower color is determined by alkalinity or acidity of soil

Kalanchoe Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Bright direct sunlight

Allow soil surface to dry before watering

Clusters of long-lasting red or pink flowers

Succulent plant with fleshy leaves

Lily, Calla Zantedeschia aethiopica

Bright filtered sunlight needs extra humidity

Keep soil evenly moist

Pure white spathes

Attractive leaves Requires dry rest period

Lily, Kaffir Clivia miniata

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep soil evenly moist Reduce water in fall

Orange, trumpet-shaped leaves

Requires cool, dry, winter rest period

Mum, Pot Chrysanthemum morifolium

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

All colors but blue

Florists� Mums are long-lived blooms Popular gift plant

Orchid Epiphytic Terrestrial

Bright filtered sunlight

Allow potting media to dry

Various colors of lasting blooms

More on Orchids

Persian Violet Exacum affine

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep soil evenly moist

Purple or white

Remove old flowers for reblooming Avoid drafts

Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima

Bright indirect sunlight

Allow soil surface to dry

Colorful bracts in reds, pinks, or whites

Traditional Christmas plant

Primrose Primula species

Bright indirect sunlight

Keep evenly moist

Clusters of fragrant flowers in various colors

Primrose-Cape Streptocarpus species

Bright filtered sunlight

Allow soil surface to dry

Purple, pink or white

Same family as African Violet

Rose, Miniature Rosa chinensis

Bright direct sunlight

Allow to dry slightly

Mini fragrant flowers

Great gift plant