The

House
Plant
Hand –
Book
A working Plant Care Guide for house plant hobbyists

Authored by Ezekiel Cranford

@PatchWorkGardening

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
ALOCASIA..................................................................................................5
Alocasia Amazonica ‘poly’.....................................................................................5
Alocasia ‘frydek’.................................................................................................5
Alocasia Lauterbachiana ‘The Purple Sword’..............................................................5
Alocasia zebrina.................................................................................................5
Alocasia macrorrhiza ‘Stingray’..............................................................................5
Alocasia cuprea..................................................................................................5
CALATHEA.................................................................................................6
Calthea Lancifolia...............................................................................................6
Calathea Musaica................................................................................................6
EUPHORBIA................................................................................................7
Euphorbia Trigona...............................................................................................7
Euphorbia milii...................................................................................................7
HOYA.......................................................................................................8
Hoya Australis...................................................................................................9
Hoya Australis ‘Lisa’............................................................................................9
Hoya Bella.........................................................................................................9
Hoya Bilobatta/ Hoya DS-70 / Hoya Burtonia..............................................................9
Hoya Breviolata................................................................................................10
Hoya Carnosa...................................................................................................10
Hoya Carnosa ‘Chelsea’.......................................................................................10
Hoya Carnosa ‘Compacta’....................................................................................10
Hoya Carnosa ‘Krinkle 8’.....................................................................................10
Hoya Curtisii....................................................................................................10
Hoya Deykeae...................................................................................................10
Hoya Imbrica....................................................................................................10
hoya krohniana ‘Eskimo’.....................................................................................10
hoya krohniana ‘Black Leaf’.................................................................................10

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 Hoya Lacunosa..................................................................................................10
Hoya Linearis...................................................................................................10
Hoya Macrophylum............................................................................................10
Hoya Mathilda (Hoya Carnosa x Hoya Serpens)..........................................................10
Hoya Merrilii....................................................................................................10
Hoya Obovata...................................................................................................10
Hoya Obscura...................................................................................................11
hoya phuwuaensis.............................................................................................11
Hoya Publicayx.................................................................................................11
Hoya “Rebecca” (Lacunosa Langawi Island x obscura)...............................................11
Hoya Retusa.....................................................................................................12
Hoya Rotundaflora.............................................................................................12
Hoya Serpens....................................................................................................12
Hoya Sunrise (Lacunosa x Obscura).......................................................................12
Hoya wayetii....................................................................................................12
Monstera.................................................................................................13
Monstera Deliciosa.............................................................................................13
Monstera Dubia.................................................................................................13
Peperomia...............................................................................................13
Peperomia Caperata...........................................................................................13
Peperomia Caperata ‘Ruby Ripple’.........................................................................13
Peperomia Ruby Cascade.....................................................................................13
Peperomia TearDrop..........................................................................................13
Philodendron............................................................................................14
Philodendron Atabapoense..................................................................................14
Philodendron Billietiae.......................................................................................14
Philodendron Bipennifolium.................................................................................14
Philodendron ‘Birkin’.........................................................................................14
Philodendron ‘bloody mary’.................................................................................14
Philodendron Cordatum......................................................................................14
Philodendron Cordatum ‘Brazil’............................................................................14
Philodendron Dark Lord......................................................................................14
Philodendron El Choco-Red..................................................................................14
Philodendron ‘Florida Ghost’...............................................................................14

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Philodendron ‘Florida Beauty’..............................................................................14
Philodendron Gigas............................................................................................15
Philodendron ‘Golden Dragon’..............................................................................15
Philodendron Gloriosum......................................................................................15
Philodendron hederaceum ‘Michans’......................................................................15
Philodendron Heterocraspedon.............................................................................15
Philodendron Jerry horne....................................................................................15
Philodendron Jose Buono....................................................................................15
Philodendron Lupinum........................................................................................15
Philodendron Melanocrysum.................................................................................15
Philodendron Moonlight......................................................................................15
Philodendron Pedatum.......................................................................................15
Philodendron Pink Princess..................................................................................15
Philodendron Plowmanii......................................................................................15
Philodendron Rojo Congo....................................................................................15
Philodendron Strawberry Shake............................................................................15
Philodendron Verrucosum...................................................................................15
Philodendron 69686...........................................................................................15

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ALOCASIA
Alocasia Amazonica ‘poly’
Alocasia ‘frydek’
Alocasia Lauterbachiana ‘The Purple Sword’
Alocasia zebrina
Alocasia macrorrhiza ‘Stingray’
Alocasia cuprea

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CALATHEA
Calthea Lancifolia
Calathea Musaica

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EUPHORBIA
Euphorbia Trigona
Euphorbia milii

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HOYA
Hoya are a genus of plant that are
an epiphytic, blooming and vining
in nature. Hoya are some of my
absolute family of plants. With
anywhere from 200-300 species,
there many verities of all shapes
and sizes and as I have learned,
many of them are quite similar, https://twitter.com/hoyaplants/status/1082633
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which makes it hard to identify.
CARE------------------------------------------------------
I have found in my cultivation of hoya that they are quite adept to
growing in household environments. As epiphytic plants, Hoya are
resilient to underwatering. Many species have thick leaves that help
store water. Many of their roots are slow growing and sensitive to
root rot. They prefer smaller pots in a well-draining mix. Avoid
potting hoya in an oversized pot because this can make overwatering
easier and shock the plant. Light wise they like bright indirect light.
They can survive in lower light levels and can even thrive in direct
sunlight depending on the species. As the plant gets higher light
their leaves often will turn red. This is a sign of sun stress but is not
necessarily a bad thing. Often hoya grow the most and more readily
bloom when put under stress. This can take the form of being left
rootbound or given strong highlight. This only will help when you
do this to a healthy and strong plant, if the plant is unhealthy it will
not benefit the plant.

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Hoya Australis
Hoya Australis ‘Lisa’
Hoya Bella

Hoya Bilobatta/ Hoya DS-70 / Hoya Burtonia

These hoya are very difficult to tell apart, even when flowering they are strikingly similar. Because of
this similarity I am going to lump in their care from my experience with my specific plant in
combination with my research. These hoya are very high light tolerant, this is evident from their fuzzy
leaves. The added fuzz helps reflect some light from the plant. I saw this in my plant, it is out on a
balcony in a southern exposure with tree coverage. It protected from direct afternoon sun, but still gets
enough light to be brightly sun stressed. The sun stress on this plant is shown in dark red edges along
the leaf. The bloo

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Hoya Breviolata
Hoya Carnosa
Hoya Carnosa ‘Chelsea’
Hoya Carnosa ‘Compacta’
Hoya Carnosa ‘Krinkle 8’
Hoya Curtisii
Hoya Deykeae
Hoya Imbrica
hoya krohniana ‘Eskimo’
hoya krohniana ‘Black Leaf’
Hoya Lacunosa
Hoya Linearis
Hoya Macrophylum
Hoya Mathilda (Hoya Carnosa x Hoya Serpens)
Hoya Merrilii
Hoya Obovata

Hoya Obovata are one of my favorite hoya variety. The large round succulent leaves are quite
attractive. This hoya is a very hardy, I often let the soil dry out completely before giving it a good

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soak. It can take some high and even a little direct light in eastern windows. Obovata are vining with
aerial
Hoya Obscura

hoya phuwuaensis

Hoya Publicayx
Hoya “Rebecca” (Lacunosa Langawi Island x obscura)

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Hoya Retusa
Hoya Rotundaflora
Hoya Serpens
Hoya Sunrise (Lacunosa x Obscura)
Hoya wayetii
hoya sp. sabah epc-961

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Monstera
Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera Dubia

Peperomia
Peperomia Caperata
Peperomia Caperata ‘Ruby Ripple’
Peperomia Ruby Cascade
Peperomia TearDrop

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Philodendron
Philodendron is one of the most famous
genera of tropical plants.
Philodendron Atabapoense
Philodendron Billietiae
Philodendron Bipennifolium
Philodendron ‘Birkin’
Philodendron ‘bloody mary’
Philodendron Cordatum
Philodendron Cordatum ‘Brazil’
Philodendron Dark Lord
Philodendron El Choco-Red
Philodendron ‘Florida Ghost’
Philodendron ‘Florida Beauty’

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Philodendron Gigas
Philodendron ‘Golden Dragon’
Philodendron Gloriosum
Philodendron hederaceum ‘Michans’
Philodendron Heterocraspedon
Philodendron Jerry horne
Philodendron Jose Buono
Philodendron Lupinum

Philodendron Melanocrysum
Philodendron Moonlight
Philodendron Pedatum
Philodendron Pink Princess
Philodendron Plowmanii
Philodendron Rojo Congo
Philodendron Strawberry Shake
Philodendron Verrucosum
Philodendron 69686

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