Plant database
Houseplants
Watering thresholds as percentages. Every monitor is calibrated before it ships, so the same figure means the same thing on every device.
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Aeonium
Water below 18%
Happy between 20% and 42%
Rarely needs watering once established
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African Violet
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 74%
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Agave
Water below 12%
Happy between 14% and 35%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Aloe Vera
Water below 18%
Happy between 20% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Aluminium Plant
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 68%
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Anthurium
Water below 48%
Happy between 52% and 78%
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Aphelandra
Water below 54%
Happy between 58% and 82%
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Areca Palm
Water below 45%
Happy between 49% and 75%
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Arrowhead Plant
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Barrel Cactus
Water below 12%
Happy between 14% and 35%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Begonia Rex
Water below 48%
Happy between 52% and 78%
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Birds Nest Fern
Water below 55%
Happy between 59% and 82%
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Boston Fern
Water below 58%
Happy between 60% and 85%
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Bromeliad
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Calathea
Water below 55%
Happy between 58% and 82%
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Cast Iron Plant
Water below 28%
Happy between 30% and 58%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Chinese Evergreen
Water below 40%
Happy between 45% and 72%
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Chinese Money Plant
Water below 35%
Happy between 40% and 65%
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Christmas Cactus
Water below 30%
Happy between 34% and 58%
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Coleus
Water below 54%
Happy between 58% and 82%
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Croton
Water below 48%
Happy between 52% and 78%
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Crown of Thorns
Water below 20%
Happy between 22% and 42%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Cyclamen
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 74%
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Donkey Tail
Water below 15%
Happy between 17% and 38%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Dracaena
Water below 32%
Happy between 35% and 62%
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Dumb Cane
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 74%
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Easter Cactus
Water below 30%
Happy between 34% and 58%
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Echeveria
Water below 15%
Happy between 17% and 38%
Rarely needs watering once established
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English Ivy
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 74%
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Ficus Audrey
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Fiddle Leaf Fig
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Friendship Plant
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 72%
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Grape Ivy
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Haworthia
Water below 18%
Happy between 20% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Heartleaf Philodendron
Water below 38%
Happy between 42% and 72%
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Hoya
Water below 30%
Happy between 32% and 58%
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Inch Plant
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 72%
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Jade Plant
Water below 18%
Happy between 20% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Kalanchoe
Water below 20%
Happy between 22% and 42%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Kentia Palm
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Living Stones
Water below 8%
Happy between 10% and 30%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Maidenhair Fern
Water below 62%
Happy between 65% and 88%
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Majesty Palm
Water below 52%
Happy between 56% and 80%
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Mini Monstera
Water below 42%
Happy between 45% and 72%
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Money Tree
Water below 42%
Happy between 45% and 72%
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Monstera
Water below 42%
Happy between 45% and 72%
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Nerve Plant
Water below 58%
Happy between 60% and 84%
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Never Never Plant
Water below 54%
Happy between 58% and 82%
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Norfolk Island Pine
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 74%
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Panda Plant
Water below 16%
Happy between 18% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Parlour Palm
Water below 45%
Happy between 49% and 74%
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Peace Lily
Water below 50%
Happy between 55% and 80%
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Pencil Cactus
Water below 16%
Happy between 18% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Peperomia
Water below 32%
Happy between 35% and 60%
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Philodendron Birkin
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Philodendron Xanadu
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Polka Dot Begonia
Water below 48%
Happy between 52% and 78%
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Polka Dot Plant
Water below 52%
Happy between 56% and 80%
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Ponytail Palm
Water below 20%
Happy between 22% and 45%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Pothos
Water below 35%
Happy between 40% and 70%
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Prayer Plant
Water below 55%
Happy between 58% and 82%
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Prickly Pear
Water below 14%
Happy between 16% and 38%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Purple Heart
Water below 34%
Happy between 38% and 64%
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Rubber Plant
Water below 35%
Happy between 40% and 68%
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Sago Palm
Water below 26%
Happy between 30% and 52%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Satin Pothos
Water below 34%
Happy between 38% and 64%
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Sedum
Water below 15%
Happy between 17% and 38%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Snake Plant
Water below 20%
Happy between 22% and 45%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Spider Plant
Water below 40%
Happy between 45% and 72%
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Staghorn Fern
Water below 50%
Happy between 54% and 78%
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String of Bananas
Water below 18%
Happy between 20% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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String of Hearts
Water below 20%
Happy between 22% and 42%
Rarely needs watering once established
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String of Pearls
Water below 18%
Happy between 20% and 40%
Rarely needs watering once established
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Stromanthe
Water below 55%
Happy between 59% and 82%
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Ti Plant
Water below 44%
Happy between 48% and 74%
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Umbrella Plant
Water below 38%
Happy between 42% and 68%
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Venus Flytrap
Water below 74%
Happy between 80% and 92%
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Watermelon Peperomia
Water below 34%
Happy between 38% and 62%
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Weeping Fig
Water below 40%
Happy between 44% and 70%
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Yucca
Water below 22%
Happy between 24% and 48%
Rarely needs watering once established
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ZZ Plant
Water below 20%
Happy between 22% and 45%
Rarely needs watering once established
