Guides & Library
Care Guides
One care rhythm per guide. Most cover a genus; a few cover a care group, where plants from unrelated families happen to want the same things. Each one lists its plants as cards and prints to a clean two-page care sheet you can keep by the plant.
Aglaonema
About twenty-five Chinese evergreens on one easy rhythm: the greens take low light, the pink and red hybrids want more.
Alocasia
About ninety bold-leaved aroids on one rhythm, plus a winter rest that catches new growers out: bright indirect light, high humidity, a chunky mix.
Anthurium
Over a thousand aroids grown two ways, for the waxy bloom or the velvet leaf, on one care rhythm: bright indirect light, an airy mix, real humidity.
Begonia
More than two thousand species in a few clear types (cane, Rex, tuberous) on one care rhythm: bright indirect light, an airy mix, careful water.
Calathea
The prayer plants (now mostly Goeppertia): boldly patterned and pet-safe, on one rhythm of warmth, humidity and clean water.
Epipremnum
The pothos: about fifteen easy climbing aroids and the most forgiving vine there is. Low light to bright, a drink when dry, a pole or a shelf.
Ferns
Not a family but a lineage: around ten thousand spore-bearing species on one rhythm. Even moisture, humid air, and never any direct sun.
Ficus
The figs: eight hundred trees, shrubs and climbers. Bright light and one firm rule: find them a stable spot and leave them put.
Hoya
The wax plants: several hundred semi-succulent vines, pet-safe, grown for waxy leaves and porcelain flowers. Bright light, let them dry, never cut the spurs.
Monstera
~50 climbing aroids that share one care rhythm: bright indirect light, a chunky mix, a pole to climb.
Peperomia
The radiator plants: over a thousand small, semi-succulent, pet-safe foliage plants. Bright indirect light, and let them dry between drinks.
Philodendron
Several hundred climbing and self-heading aroids on one care rhythm: bright indirect light, a chunky mix, steady warmth.
Scindapsus
Satin pothos, and not a true pothos at all: easy silver-marked climbers. Bright light and a pole bring bigger, more silvered leaves.
Succulents & Cacti
Not a family but a habit: water-storing plants from many unrelated families on one rhythm. Hard light, soak and dry, a gritty mix, a cool winter rest.
Syngonium
About forty arrowhead aroids on one easy rhythm: bright light keeps the color, an even drink, a pole or a shelf.
Zamioculcas
The ZZ plant: one tough African aroid that stores water in a rhizome. Low light is fine; overwatering is the only real risk.