LIVING WALLS Indoor Plant List List of recommended plants for use on indoor living walls to assist designers and other specialists with plant choice.

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Achimenes erecta *** Trailing plant, 45cm Flowers

but no direct sunlight Flowering from Spring to late

or Baby Pete Evergreen Summer Flowering Flowering

for its foliage Slow growing Popular varieties include

popular variety Bright or semi-shade Leaf stems grow up

Aucuba Japonica Variegata Only variegated varieties to

2 Achimenes erecta *** Trailing plant, 45cm Flowers Brightly lit area Anthurium Scherzerianum Bright spot but no direct sunlight Flowering from Spring to late summer 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 Asparagus Fern Most popular variety Bright or semi-shade Leaf stems grow up to 90cm Can flower white / pale pink on mature plants Aucuba Japonica Variegata Only variegated varieties to be used indoors Bright or shade, no direct sunlight Must be kept in check by pruning

3 Begonias Too many varieties to mention such as Rex, Tiger, Masoniana and Escargo Chlorophytum away from direct sunlight Will grow in hot or cool rooms Codiaeum (Croton) Keep a warm area Soil must be moist Excellent air cleaner Dieffenbachia Must be prune to keep shape as can grow 150cm Partial shade required Moist compost Cleyera Japonica Slow growing but can reach 60cm. Keep soil moist Grown for variegated foliage Bright but away from direct light Dracaena Godseffiana Foliage plant Light shade Can grow 60 cm

4 Episcia cupreata but has small flowers Trailing stems grow 45cm Adiantum raddianum Light shade or dappled sunlight Moist compost Fatsia Japonica Fast growing Must be pruned to keep size, flowers rarely appear Felicia amelloides Mostly grown for flowers Mini-shrub, grows 30cm Keep moist Ferns Polypodium vulgare Asplenium Nidus Phyllitis Scolopendrium Polystichum Pellaea Rotundifolia Prefers slightly dry Stems grow 30cm Shiny leaflets Easy to grow

Ficus Pumila Trailing plant Prefers partial shade Small leaves, good for

variety of colours Indirect bright light but not soggy Slow growing Low

flower and foliage Can be drought tolerant but doesn t like its feet wet

dry out Prefers a bright area but away from direct sunlight Important to

cleaning the air Tradescantia Zebrina Full sun or light shade Trailing

rather than flower but not over wet Nephrolepis exaltata Green fantasy

5 Ficus Pumila Trailing plant Prefers partial shade Small leaves, good for backround Needs to be kept pruned or can get out of control Fittonia, large variety of colours Indirect bright light but not soggy Slow growing Low growing and can get over shadowed Chirita but no direct light Grown for flower and foliage Can be drought tolerant but doesn t like its feet wet Foliage will grow 25cm Spathiphyllum Wallisii Easy to grow, do not let it dry out Prefers a bright area but away from direct sunlight Important to use Wallisii variety as others are too big for living walls Excellent at cleaning the air Tradescantia Zebrina Full sun or light shade Trailing plant can grow 50cm Keep reasonably pruned to keep it from looking leggy rather than flower but not over wet Nephrolepis exaltata Green fantasy Generally pest free Prefers light shade Must be kept in check as they can easily over shadow other plants

Phlebodium Aureum Blue Star Blue/grey coloured fern but no

to the wall Chamaedorea Elegans but no direct light but not

leuconeura varieties Too many varieties to mention Excellent

flower Can grow 30cm wide Best grown in a mixed planting plan

Trailing/Climbing plant Can grow 4m long so keep pruned

podophyllum but no direct sunlight Trailing/climbing plant

6 Phlebodium Aureum Blue Star Blue/grey coloured fern but no direct sunlight Can grow around 90cm long Can add good contrast to the wall Chamaedorea Elegans but no direct light but not over wet Prone to spidermite & thrips Very slow growing Maranta leuconeura varieties Too many varieties to mention Excellent plant, easy to grow Light shade Saxifraga Stonifera rather than flower Can grow 30cm wide Best grown in a mixed planting plan Prefers shade Prone to spider mite attack Epipremum Aureum Trailing/Climbing plant Can grow 4m long so keep pruned Excellent air cleaning plant Prefers partial shade Syngonium podophyllum but no direct sunlight Trailing/climbing plant grows 1.8m Excellent at cleaning air All parts are poisonous, keep out of reach of children/pets

Crassula Ovata Likes full sun Very slow growing Prone to

bright light, no direct light Can grow 60cm but don t

or partial shade Will grow 30cm long Produces white flowers

moist Flowers are insignificant and should be pinched out

Soleirolii Prefers shade over full sun Can spread almost

check or it will over shadow other plants Nephrolepis

7 Crassula Ovata Likes full sun Very slow growing Prone to Aphids & vine weevil Fleshy leaves Asplenium nidus Shade to bright light, no direct light Can grow 60cm but don t overwater Can be prone to scale insect Episcia Dianthiflora or partial shade Will grow 30cm long Produces white flowers Hypoestes, direct sunlight can increase colours Keep soil moist Flowers are insignificant and should be pinched out Watch out for scale insect, whitefly and aphids Soleirolia Soleirolii Prefers shade over full sun Can spread almost indefinitely to produce a carpet effect Must be kept in check or it will over shadow other plants Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii' Light shade Grows 30cm long and wide Foliage can have a lemon scent

Living Walls Indoor Plant List

Living Walls Indoor Plant List A list of recommended plants for use on indoor living walls to assist designers and other specialists with plant choice. Achimenes Erecta Trailing plant which grows 45cm long Will flower during the summer