How plants and fungi grow in the wild, and where cultivars came from.

Syngonium podophyllum Arrowhead vine

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Anthurium papillilaminum

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Monstera deliciosa Swiss cheese plant

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia bowerae Eyelash begonia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Epipremnum aureum Pothos

Warm-growing · Dry air · Dappled light

Philodendron verrucosum

Intermediate · Humid air · Shade

Anthurium crystallinum Crystal anthurium

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia glandulosa

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia maculata Polka dot begonia

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Scindapsus pictus Satin pothos

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Anthurium magnificum

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Epipremnum pinnatum Dragon-tail plant

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Anthurium luxurians

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Monstera adansonii Swiss cheese vine

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Alocasia baginda Dragon scale

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia carrieae

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Philodendron gloriosum

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Anthurium forgetii

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Anthurium dressleri

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia darthvaderiana

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Deep shade

Philodendron hederaceum Heartleaf philodendron

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia masoniana Iron cross begonia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia imperialis Imperial begonia

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Alocasia longiloba

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Alocasia odora

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Caladium bicolor

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Alocasia cuprea Jewel alocasia

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia mazae

Warm-growing · Humid air · Deep shade

Begonia dregei

Cool-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Anthurium warocqueanum Queen anthurium

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Alocasia reginula

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Deep shade

Begonia lubbersii

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Colocasia esculenta Taro

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Full sun

Alocasia watsoniana

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Zamioculcas zamiifolia ZZ plant

Warm-growing · Dry air · Dappled light

Begonia heracleifolia Star begonia

Intermediate · Dry air · Dappled light

Scindapsus treubii

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Alocasia macrorrhizos Giant taro

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Anthurium carlablackiae

Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light

Anthurium clarinervium

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia versicolor

Intermediate · Humid air · Shade

Philodendron erubescens Blushing philodendron

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia dichroa

Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light

Homalomena rubescens

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia amphioxus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Begonia thiemei Palm leaf begonia

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia hydrocotylifolia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Anthurium regale

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Monstera obliqua

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia aconitifolia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Anthurium self

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Alocasia micholitziana

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Mini monstera

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Philodendron bipinnatifidum Lacy tree philodendron

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Begonia dracopelta

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Begonia kenworthyae

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dionaea muscipula Venus flytrap

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Begonia ludicra

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia scharffiana

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Anthurium veitchii King anthurium

Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light