Living Walls Indoor Plant List List of recommended plants for use on indoor living walls to assist designers and other specialists with plant choice T: +353 (0)1 627 5177 W: www.sapgroup.com E: [email protected] Indoor Plant List Achimenes Erecta • Trailing plant which grows 45cm long • Bright indirect light • Will flower during the summer months • Normal moisture Adiantum Raddianum • Maidenhair fern • Light shade or dappled sunlight • Moist soil • Grown for foliage Agapanthus • Use dwarf varieties such as Snowball or Baby Pete • Evergreen • Summer flowering • Flowering height 30cm Aglaonema • Thrives in poor light areas • Grown for its foliage • Slow growing • Popular varieties include ‘Silver Queen’ and ‘Silver King’ +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 1 Indoor Plant List Alocasia Reginula • Bright indirect light • Will rot from base if over wet • Will grow 30cm • May suffer from mealybug and aphids • Toxic if eaten Alocasia Sanderiana • Bright indirect light • Leaves will grow 40cm long • Grown for foliage • May suffer from mealybug and aphids • Toxic if eaten Anthurium Clarinervium • Grown for foliage which can grow 60cm (prune larger leaves) • Bright light but not direct for best growth • Keep soil moist • Neutral PH Anthurium Scherzerianum • Bright spot but no direct sunlight • Flowering from Spring to late summer • Grows 40cm tall • Keep compost moist +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 2 Indoor Plant List Asparagus Fern • Asparagus Fern is the most popular variety • Grown for foliage • Bright or semi-shade • Leaf stems grow up to 90cm • Can ower white / pale pink on mature plants Asplenium Nidus • Shade to bright light, no direct light • Can grow 60cm • Moist soil but don’t overwater • Can be prone to scale insect Aucuba Japonica Variegata • Only variegated varieties to be used indoors • Bright or shade, no direct sunlight • Must be kept in check by pruning • Grown for foliage Begonia Escargot • Bright indirect light • Keep soil moist but not over wet • Can grow to 50cm long • Grown for foliage • Mealybug, aphids, thrips and powdery mildew maybe an issue +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 3 Indoor Plant List Begonias • Grown for foliage • Bright indirect light • Keep compost moist • Will grow 60cm long Calathea Corona • Very similar to Marantas in growing conditions • Bright light but not direct sunlight • Moist soil but not over wet • Grown for foliage • Will grow 50cm tall Calathea Dottie • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Grows 30cm-45cm so must be pruned to keep in checks • Fungus, aphids, mealybug, spidermite and scale may be an issue if not treated Calathea Lancifolia • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow up to 100cm tall so must be kept pruned +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 4 Indoor Plant List Calathea Lietzei • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 50cm tall so must be pruned Calathea Makoyana • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 60cm-90cm so must be kept pruned Calathea Orbifolia • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 60cm-90cm so must be kept pruned Calathea Ornata • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 60cm so must be kept pruned +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 5 Indoor Plant List Calathea Picturata Argantea • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Grows 30cm-45cm so must be pruned Calathea Roseopicta • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 50cm tall Calathea Shinestar • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 60cm so must be kept pruned Calathea Warscewiczii • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow up to 100cm tall so must be kept pruned • Produces showy creamy white bracts +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 6 Indoor Plant List Calathea Zebrina • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow • Will grow 100cm so must be kept pruned Chamaedorea Elegans • Bright area but no direct light • Moist soil but not over wet • Prone to spidermite and thrips • Very slow growing Chirita • Bright area but no direct light • Grown for ower and foliage • Can be drought tolerant but doesn’t like its feet wet • Foliage will grow 25cm Chlorophytum • Grown for foliage • Keep compost moist • Bright area away from direct sunlight • Will grow in hot or cool rooms +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 7 Indoor Plant List Cleyera Japonica • Slow growing but can reach 60cm • Keep soil moist • Grown for variegated foliage • Bright but away from direct light Codiaeum Croton • Grown for foliage • Keep a warm area • Bright area • Soil must be moist • Excellent air cleaner Columnea Arguta • Bright indirect light • Trailing plant which will grow 90cm • Do not over water or this will damage the roots • Tubular flowers produced in Sept-Oct Crassula Ovata • Likes full sun • Very slow growing • Prone to aphids and vine weevil • Fleshy leaves +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 8 Indoor Plant List Dieffenbachia • Must be prune to keep shape as can grow 150cm • Bright indirect light • Moist compost Dischidia Ruscifolia • Bright indirect light • Trailing plant which grows 45cm long • Produces fragrant owers in the summer • Foliage is succulent like Dracaena Godseffiana • Growth as a foliage plant • Bright indirect light • Will grow 60cm long • Keep compost moist Epipremum Aureum • Trailing / climbing plant • Can grow 4m long so keep pruned • Excellent air cleaning plant • Prefers partial shade +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 9 Indoor Plant List Episcia Cupreata • Grown for foliage but has small flowers • Trailing stems grow 45cm • Bright area • Moist compost Episcia Dianthiflora • Bright area or partial shade • Moist soil • Will grow 30cm long • Produces white flowers Fatsia Japonica • Fast growing • Must be pruned to keep size • Bright area • Grown for foliage, flowers rarely appear Felicia Amelloides • Mostly grown for flowers • Mini-shrub, grows 30cm • Keep moist • Bright area +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 10 Indoor Plant List Ferns • Polypodium Vulgare • Asplenium Nidus • Phyllitis Scolopendrium • Polystichum Ficus Pumila • Trailing plant • Prefers partial shade • Small leaves, good for backround • Needs to be kept pruned or can get out of control Fittonia • Grown for foliage, large variety of colours • Indirect bright light • Moist soil but not soggy • Slow growing • Low growing and can get over shadowed Hypoestes • Bright area, direct sunlight can increase colours • Keep soil moist • Flowers are insignificant and should be pinched out • Watch out for scale insect, whitefly and aphids +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 11 Indoor Plant List Maranta Arundinacea Rubra • Almost all Marantas are treated the same • Bright light but not direct sunlight • Keep the soil moist but not overly wet, with a PH of about 6.5 • Fungus, mealybugs and aphids can be an issue (treat on the first signs) Maranta Leuconeura • Usually grows about 30cm tall • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow Maranta Leuconeura Kerchoveana • Usually grows about 30cm tall • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow Maranta Leuconeura Massengeana • Usually grows about 30cm tall • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 12 Indoor Plant List Maranta Tricolor • Usually grows about 30cm tall • Easy to grow plant • Grown for foliage • Selectively prune off larger leaves to promote air flow Monstera Deliciosa • Bright indirect light • Moist soil but not over wet • Leaves will grow 90cm so must be kept pruned • Mealybugs, spidermites, thrips and scale may be an issue Nephrolepis Cordifolia Duffii • Light shade • Moist soil • Grows 30cm long and wide • Foliage can have a lemon scent Nephrolepis Exaltata Green Fantasy • Generally pest free • Prefers light shade • Moist soil • Must be kept in check as they can easily over shadow other plants +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 13 Indoor Plant List Pellaea Rotundifolia • Prefers slightly dry • Stems grow 30cm • Shiny leaflets • Easy to grow Philodendron Scandens • Trailing plant • Will grow 4m long • Thrives in bright light but can survive in shade • Scale insect, thrips and spidermites may be an issue Phlebodium Aureum Blue Star • Produces flowers 30cm long in autumn followed by black berries • Generally pest & disease free • Prefers shade • Compost to be kept moist Rhipsalis Cassutha • Bright indirect light but can take full sun • Will grow 180cm so must be kept pruned • Water sparingly +353 (0)1 627 5177 www.sapgroup.com [email protected] 14 Indoor Plant List Saxifraga Stonifera • Grown for foliage rather than ower • Can grow 30cm wide • Best