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

Begonia chloroneura

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia cirrosa

Intermediate · Humid air · Shade

Begonia jiewhoei

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia kapuashuluensis

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Begonia kellermanii

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Begonia metallica

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Begonia nothobaramensis

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Begonia paulensis

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia ruthiae

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Cymbidium insigne

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

Philodendron pteromischum

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Sarracenia leucophylla White pitcher plant

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Acanthocalycium leucanthum

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Philodendron xanadu Xanadu

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Begonia acetosa

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia gironellae Bess begonia

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Anthurium jenmanii

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

Philodendron brandtianum Silver-leaf philodendron

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Alocasia scalprum Samar lance

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia carolineifolia Palm leaf begonia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia ferox

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Philodendron sodiroi

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia cathayana

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Begonia venosa veined begonia

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Philodendron atabapoense

Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light

Anthurium rugulosum

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Philodendron rugosum

Intermediate · Humid air · Dappled light

Ficus elastica Rubber plant

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Nepenthes ventricosa

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Alocasia nobilis

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Begonia acida

Intermediate · Humid air · Shade

Begonia fangii

Intermediate · Humid air · Shade

Begonia olsoniae

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Homalomena humilis

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Philodendron esmeraldense

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Philodendron warscewiczii

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

Sarracenia flava Yellow pitcher plant

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Alocasia infernalis

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Alocasia portei

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

Begonia sutherlandii Sutherland begonia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Cymbidium hookerianum

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

Alocasia sinuata Quilted dreams

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Anthurium pedatoradiatum Anthurium fingers

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Hoya pubicalyx

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Rhaphidophora korthalsii

Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light

Begonia hatacoa

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Philodendron domesticum Spadeleaf philodendron

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Philodendron tenue

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Anthurium bonplandii

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

Anthurium coriaceum

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Anthurium pallidiflorum

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Hoya lacunosa

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

Anthurium hookeri bird's nest anthurium

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Begonia echinosepala

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Monstera standleyana

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Philodendron squamicaule

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Alocasia princeps

Warm-growing · Humid air · Shade

Anthurium subsignatum

Warm-growing · Humid air · Dappled light

Begonia nelumbiifolia Lilypad begonia

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Nepenthes maxima great pitcher-plant

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light