I have recently moved into a new home and everyone thought that we needed plants to go along with the 3 kids under 4 and the dog!! I now have over 21 different kinds of plants ( I think) and have no idea how to care for them. some are starting to drop leaves, dry out and others are doing well. I don't mist any of them and have no idea where to put them or what most of them are. I need help. pic 1 - has no life brown ends and is not growing? pic 2 - love it but the leaves keep turning Yellow and then I take them off pic 3 - no idea what it is but it likes what I'm doing pic 4 - I think is a ficus and I know we won't get along very well pic 5 - leaves tips are all turning brown? name on the jar was croton Joseph's coat pic 6 - kind of rubbery leaves pic 7 - I thought it was an african violet but the leaves aren't fuzzy pic 8 - this basket is one of 2 that I received some have died and I took out an arrow head that it drooping a little I live were there is very little sunlight in the winter (about 1 1/2 hours) and 24 hour light inthe summer for about 3 months I have big window sils but would like to put some plants in other areas ofthe house I just don't know what can handle what. I have more pictures to come.
If I'm wrong please someone else correct me ;) 1=looks like a draceana marginata but I'm not sure =/?? 2=dumbcane 3=A Mum? 4=Ficus Benjamina 5=Croton (likes high humidity and constant temp if memory serves) 6=Either a type of crassula or a kalanchoe?? (succulent at least so probably best not to give too much water) 7=Peperomia 8=a mix=draceana, croton, spathiphyllum You should be able to google the names and find out their basic needs :). Good luck! Not quite sure how the light environment will work up in the NWT but in the winter you may want to try artificial light for some of them =/.
If that first plant is a dracaena marginata, and i think it may be, then it looks very wet. do you usually keep the soil that moist? I'd let it dry out between waterings. it can probably handle a drought more than a flood. More houseplants are killed by overwatering than underwatering.
#7 is pepperomia 'crinkle' needs consistantly moist soil and bright indirect light. the spath in the last pic (the plant with the white spadex/flower) has the same needs as the pepperomia. the dracaena's generally like to be kept slightly moist - just a tad bit drier than the pep and the spath. bright indirect light also. i don't have that type of ficus - it should have the same basic needs as my rubber plants, tho. that is: water well, let dry a little and bright light - full sun is okay for a few hours of the day. #3 could be a type of geranium. #6 is most likely a type of kalanchoe. they're a succulent and need very well draining soil and should be watered well and allowed to dry out before watering again. bright light/full sun. don't know about the others other than #2 is dumbcane and #5 is croton.
