1. Interior Plants – Jr. GGIA Certification
Michael Ferguson

2. Chinese Evergreen ovate leaf shape
green outer edges with silvery white center
often confused with dumbcane
leaves are more linear than dumbcane
1’ to 2’ tall
grows in clumps

3. Norfolk Island Pine soft textured leaves weeping growth habit
can get up to 6’ indoors
needs a bright place indoors
often used as a substitute Christmas tree

4. Sprengeri Fern Sometimes called asparagus fern
airy, cloud-like appearance
sharp needle tipped leaves
red berries
often used as a container plant
used as an accent plant
not really a fern - lily family

5. Schefflera distinct palmate leaves umbrella appearance
can be dark green or variegated (striped)

6. Parlor Palm Tall graceful appearance compound, arching fronds
can get 6’ tall
grows in clumps
often gets spider mites

7. Spider Plant green and white striped leaves
distinct runners with baby plants at the end.
baby plants have areal roots
confused with variegated liriope (monkey grass)
easy to propagate
grown in hanging baskets

8. Croton Brightly colored leaves – red, yellow, red. Ovate leaf shape
many different varieties

9. Jade Plant dark green fleshy leaves green stems
often used as a small indoor plant
or bonsai
doesn’t need a lot of water

10. Dumbcane very toxic – can cause skin irritation if touched.
--can also cause paralysis of vocal cords, swelling of the tongue, and excessive slobbering
oval leaves with white variegation in the center
easy to grow
interesting flower

11. Dracaena
very common
brown, scaly trunk is often visible with plumes of long, narrow, spiky leaves up top.
leaves vary in shape and size among varieties

12. Pothos (Devil’s Ivy) tailing, vine-like plant
stems can grow up to 8’ long
most often bought in hanginging baskets
heart-shaped leaves
dark green leaves. Some leaves are green and yellow variegated

13. Poinsettia popular plant during the holidays
the brightly colored part or the plants is the bracts (modified leaves), not flowers.
mildly poisonous
small yellow flowers in center
photo-periodic – color changes in response to day length
colors can be red, burgundy, white, pink, or speckled

14. Weeping Fig usually tree-form with exposed bark white, sticky sap
can grow to be up to 10’ indoors
leaves are green, bark is whitish-gray
trunk is sometimes braided to add ornamental value
easy to bonsai

15. Broad-leaved Indian Rubber Plant
dark, chocolate brown leaves
thick, oval leaves that come to a point on the tip
reddish, pink apexes to stems where new leaves unroll
some varieties can have white and pink variegation on the leaves
white sap used to make latex
easy to grow, can get large

16. Kalanchoe thick, fleshy leaves
leaves often produce baby plants (sometimes called mother of millions)
solid green leaved varieties are more common with a large assortment of flower colors and leaf sizes. Rely on feel to identify
Succulent – stores water in leaves

17. Prayer Plant
green, flexible leaves that have symmetrical burgundy spots
grows in clumps
leaves have an unusual characteristic of folding and bending upright in the evening (like hands clasped in prayer)
new leaves unroll

18. Boston Fern Commonly sold in hanging baskets
can be divided – grows in clumps
fronds unfurl from fiddle heads

19. Peperomia rigid, coarsely textured leaves candle-like flowers
leaves can be dark green to purple
and heart-shaped

20. Heartleaf Philodendron
dark green, leaves are heart shaped
vine growth habit
confused with Pothos, but there are no variegated varieties of Philodendron
one of the easiest houseplants to grow

21. Aluminum Plant Shiny, silver leaves Superhero shield look
small white flowers
grows only 12” tall

22. Swedish Ivy Fuzzy leaves and stems Lemon scented Repels mosquitoes
Can be used outside in full sun.
Needs bright light area indoors
Drought tolerant

23. African Violet very hairy leaves round, slightly heart-shaped leaf
grown for flowers – purple, white, pink, or blue
must be watered from underneath
water drops make spots on leaves
grows very short – 6”

24. Snake Plant
3’ – 4’ tall, stiff, upright leaves with dark green and light green stripes
Some varieties have yellow variegation
on the leaf edges
sometimes called mother-in-law’s tongue
easy to grow and divide

25. Gloxinia green oval leaves with serrated leaf margins
grown for flower color
flowers are tube shaped and
come in shades of purple, red,
blue, and white
often confused with African violeta

26. Peace Lily Flower Most common indoor plant
large dark green, oval leaves that come to a point.
Large showy, white flower that looks like a sail on a sailboat with a straight, spiky appendage in the middle
Many different varieties . Some variegated. different flower sizes, but all are white

27. Arrowhead Nephthytis variegated arrowhead shaped leaves
kind of heart-shaped but more pointed
some varieties can have pink leaves
plants stay small – less than 2’
needs a lot of light but easy to grow

28. Wandering Jew vine-like, trailing growth habit small oval leaves
purple leaves with silver stripes. There are some green leaf varieties
grown in hanging baskets or mixed containers
very easy to grow and propagate