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Difficult House Plants
Plants for New Mexico gardeners that may be difficult as they require
acid soil conditions and/or high humidity. Many can be grown in terraria
successfully.
|
common name |
genera & species |
soil |
light |
water |
temp |
humidity |
propagation |
cautions |
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Anthurium |
Anthurium spp. |
|
s shade |
moist |
warm |
v. moist |
cuttings, offsets |
|
|
Aralia |
Polyscias spp. |
|
any |
moist |
cool to avg |
v moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Azalea |
Azalea spp. |
acid |
sun to s sun |
moist |
cool |
avg |
cuttings |
|
|
Baby tears |
Helxine solerolii |
|
s shade to shade |
|
avg |
v. moist |
cuttings, division |
never let dry |
|
Butterfly orchid |
Oncidium spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Camellia |
Camellia japonica |
acid |
sun to s sun |
moist |
cool |
very moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Cobra plant |
Darlingtonia californica |
acid |
s shade to shade |
wet |
avg |
moist |
seed, shoots |
|
|
Columnea |
Columnea spp. |
|
sun to s sun |
moist |
avg |
very moist |
seed, cuttings |
|
|
Cyclamen |
Cyclamen Persica & others |
|
s shade to shade |
moist |
cool |
v moist |
seed |
|
|
Dipladenia |
Dipladenia splendens |
|
sun to s sun |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
seed, cuttings |
|
|
Gardenia |
Gardenia jasminoides |
acid |
sun to s sun |
moist |
avg |
moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Ginger |
Curcuma spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
tuber division |
|
|
Ginger root |
Zingiber officinale |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Hydrangea |
Hydrangea spp. |
acid |
sun to s sun |
wet to moist |
cool |
avg |
cuttings |
|
|
Lady slipper orchid |
Paphiopedilum spp. |
|
s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Lipstick vine |
Aeschynanthus pulchra |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Maidenhair fern |
Adiantum spp. |
|
s shade to shade |
wet |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Mistletoe cactus |
Rhipsalis spp. |
|
s shade to shade |
moist |
warm |
v moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Moth orchid |
Phalaenopsis spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Oleander |
Nerium Oleander |
|
sun to s sun |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Orchid |
Brassavola spp. or Laelia Digbyana |
|
sun to s sun |
let dry |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
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Orchid |
Epidendrum spp. |
|
sun to s sun |
near dry |
avg |
v moist |
division, air layer |
|
|
Orchid |
Cattleya spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
dry |
avg |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Peacock Ginger |
Kaempferia spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
seed, division |
|
|
Pineapple |
Ananas comosus & others |
|
sun to s sun |
near dry |
avg |
very moist |
root top of fruit |
|
|
Plumeria |
Plumeria |
|
sun |
let dry |
warm |
avg |
|
|
|
Primrose |
Primula spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
cool |
v moist |
seed |
|
|
Rabbit's foot fern |
Davallia spp. |
|
s shade |
moist |
cool |
v moist |
division |
|
|
Rhododendron |
Rhododendron spp. |
acid |
sun to s sun |
moist |
cool |
avg |
cuttings |
|
|
Screw pine |
Pandanus Veitchii |
|
sun to s sun |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
suckers |
|
|
Selaginella |
Selaginella spp. |
|
s shade to shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
cuttings |
|
|
Squill |
Scilla spp. |
|
s shade to shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
offsets |
|
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Staghorn fern |
Platycerium spp. |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
avg |
v moist |
offsets |
|
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Swan Orchid |
Cycnoches ventricosum |
|
s sun to s shade |
moist |
cool |
v moist |
division |
|
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Sweet flag |
Acorus gramineus & others |
|
s shade |
wet |
cool |
v. moist |
division |
|
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Table fern |
Pteris spp. |
|
s shade |
moist |
cool |
v moist |
division |
|
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Tiger orchid |
Odontoglossum spp. |
|
s shade |
near dry |
cool |
v moist |
division |
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