A
Aglaonema spp., 79
air circulation, 34
airplane plant, 149
alligator fern, 85
angel vine, 55
‘Anita’ Dracaena, 57
Anthurium plowmanii, 61
aphids, 48
arrowhead vine, 59
Aspenium nidus, 63
Aspidistra elatior, 75
B
bamboo, 111
barroom plant, 75
bear’s paw fern, 67
bird’s nest anthurium, 61
bird’s nest fern, 63
bird’s nest snake plant, 65
black jewel orchid, 103
black sooty mold, 51
blue star fern, 67
Boston fern, 69
bottom watering, 29
bowstring hemp plant, 147
brake fern, 71
brown leaf tips, 51
Buddhist pine, 137
button fern, 73
C
cabbage anthurium, 61
cachepots, 26
Calathea makoyana, 129
Calathea ornata, 135
Calathea rufibarba, 151
cast-iron plant, 75
‘Cebu Blue’ pothos, 77
Chamaedorea elegans ‘Bella,’ 123
Chinese evergreen, 79
Chinese water bamboo, 111
Chlorophytum comosum, 149
Cissus rhombifolia ‘Ellen Danica,’ 93
climbing fig, 83
club moss, 127
cold damage, 51
containers, 41
corn plant, 81
creeping fig, 83
crocodile fern, 85
crown rot, 50
curly bamboo, 111
Cyrtomium falcatum, 99
D
devil’s ivy, 141
Dieffenbachia spp., 87
diseases, 50
Dracaena fragrans, 81
Dracaena reflexa ‘Anita,’ 57
Dracaena sanderiana, 111
drainage, 44
dust, 46
dwarf snake plant, 65
E
electric lights, 17
English ivy, 89
environmental problems, 51
Epipremnum aureum, 141
Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Cebu Blue,’ 77
ET fern, 95
European ivy, 89
exposures, 10
F
fairy washboard, 91
Fatsia japonica, 101
fertilizers/fertilizing, 23, 31
Ficus pumila, 83
fishbone fern, 107
Fittonia spp., 117
freckle face plant, 139
frosty fern, 127
fruit salad plant, 113
fungus gnats, 50
fuzzy pheasant feather, 151
G
garden-level apartments, 13
Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa, 119
golden pothos, 141
good luck plant, 65
goosefoot, 59
grape ivy, 93
green worm fern, 95
grub fern, 95
H
Haworthia limifolia, 91
heartleaf, 97
heartleaf philodendron, 97
Hedera helix, 89
herringbone plant, 143
holly fern, 99
houseplant domestication, 42
Hypoestes phyllostachya, 139
I
illumination, 9, 16. See also electric lights; sunlight
immersion watering, 29
ivy, 89
J
Japanese aralia, 101
Japanese holly fern, 99
jewel orchid, 103
K
kangaroo fern, 105
kangaroo paw fern, 105
L
leaf discoloration, 51
leaf drop, 51
leaf spots, 50
lemon button fern, 107
lights see electric lights
‘Little Hope’ philodendron, 109
lucky bamboo, 111
Ludisia discolor, 103
M
macronutrients, 31
maintenance, 39
Mattress vine, 55
mealybugs, 48
Microsorum diversifolium, 105
Microsorum musifolium, 85
moisture meters, 24
money plant, 141
mosaic plant, 117
Moses in the cradle, 115
mother of thousands, 133
mother-in-law’s tongue, 147
Muehlenbeckia complexa, 55
N
Nephrolepis cordifolia, 107
Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis,’ 69
nerve plant, 117
nest fern, 63
nitrogen, 31
O
oak-leaf ivy, 93
ox-tongue, 119
oyster plant, 115
P
parallel peperomia, 121
parlor ivy, 97
parlor palm, 123
peace lily, 125
peacock moss, 127
peacock plant, 129
Pellaea rotundifolia, 73
Pellionia pulchra, 155
Peperomia puteolata, 121
pests, 47
pH, 51
Philodendron bipinnatifidum, 109
Philodendron hederaceum, 97
Philodendron mayoi ‘Tahiti,’ 131
Philodendron selloum, 109
Phlebodium aureum, 67
phosphorus, 31
phototropism, 15
piggyback plant, 133
pin stripe calathea, 135
pin stripe prayer plant, 135
plum pine, 137
Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki, 137
polka dot plant, 139
Polypodium formosanum, 95
potassium, 32
pothos, 141
potting medium, 45
powdery mildew, 50
prayer plant, 143
problem solving, 47
Pteris cretica, 71
R
rabbit tracks, 143
radiator plant, 121
rattlesnake plant, 129
repotting, 41. See also up-potting
Rhoeo spathacea, 115
ribbon plant, 111
Rimland, Mike, 42
round leaf fern, 73
S
Sansevieria trifasciata, 147
Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Hahnii,’ 65
scale, 48
Scindapsus pictus ‘Silver Satin,’ 145
Selaginella kraussiana ‘Variegata,’ 127
silver net plant, 117
silver ribbon fern, 71
‘Silver Satin’ pothos, 145
skylights, 10
snake plant, 147
southern yew, 137
spath, 125
Spathiphyllum spp., 125
spider mites, 49
spider plant, 149
spiderwort, 153
spike moss, 127
split-leaf philodendron, 109
sweetheart vine, 97
Syngonium podopyllum, 59
T
table fern, 71
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum ‘Little Hope,’ 109
Tolmiea menziesii, 133
top watering, 28
Tradescantia zebrina, 153
troubleshooting, 47
U
up-potting, 43. See also repotting
V
vacation watering, 29
variegated plants, 14
velvet calathea, 151
W
wandering Jew, 153
watermelon vine, 155
white sail plant, 125
whiteflies, 50
wick-watering, 29
wilting, 51
Z
Zamioculcas zamiifolia, 157
Zanzibar gem, 157
zebra plant, 129
zz plant, 157