Week 8

House PlantsHort I

Dieffenbachia maculata

• Dumbcane• Araceae• House Plant• Costa Rica

•Arrangement: Alternate• Type: Simple• Shape: Elliptical•Margin: Entire•Vein: Pinnate• Length: 8-12”•Width: 4”

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• Life Cycle: Evergreen• Upright• Shade• Growth: Rapid• Zones: Tropical

FLOWER

• White • Spathe

FRUIT

• Orange changing to red• 3/8” long

DESCRIPTION

• Leaves are dark green with spots of grey-silver on them

CULTURAL PRACTICES

• Propagate by cuttings or air layering

Epipremnum aureum

• Common Name: Golden Pothos• Origin: Southeast Asia and New Guinea• Some people mistake it for philodendron

which is a totally different plant.

• Other names: Devil’s Ivy• Tropical

Golden Pothos

• Contains aerial roots allowing it to climb on anything.

• Evergreen House plant• Flowers: spathe, white (but you will never see

them)• Leaves:– Cordate shaped– Alternate leaf pattern– Entire margin on juvenile leaves,

Golden Pothos

• This plant is suitable for growing indoorsAverage Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

• Suitable for growing in containers• Propagate from softwood cuttings or by air

layering

Golden Pothos

• DANGER: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested and handling the plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction (not typical for the plants sold locally)

Euphorbia pulcherrima cv.

• Poinsettia• Euphorbiacea• House Plant• Mexico

• Arrangement: Alternate• Type: Simple• Shape: Typically ovate• Margin: Entire, toothed or lobed

depending on cultivar• Vein: Pinnate• Length: 4-7”• Width:2-4”

FLOWER

• Yellow• Not the red color of the leaves

CULTURAL PRACTICES• Propagate by stem cuttings• A short day plant

PROBLEMS

• White flies

Ficus benjamina• Common Name:

Weeping or Benjamin Fig• Family: Moraceae•Native: India

• Life Cycle: Evergreen• Classification: House Plant• Leaf Arrangement: Alternate• Leaf Shape: Ellipitical• Leaf Margin: Entire & Wavy• Vein Pattern: Pinnate• Leaf Type: Simple

•Flower: Insignificant•Root: Aerial•Fruit: Red•Environment: Part shade•Growth: Medium•Zones: 10-11

DESCRIPTION

• Weeping form with slender arching branches• Leaves are deep green with long

slender points

Ficus elastica ‘Decora’

• Common Name:Decora Rubber Plant

• Family: Moraceae•Native: Malaya

• Life Cycle: Annual - Evergreen• Classification: House Plant• Leaf Arrangement: Alternate• Leaf Shape: Elliptical• Leaf Margin: Entire• Vein Pattern: Pinnate• Leaf Type: Simple

•Flower: None•Root: Fibruous•Fruit: None•Environment: Shade•Growth: Slow•Zones: 10-11

DESCRIPTION

• Large glossy green leaves• Maroon and variegated leaf

cultivars available