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Your plant won't just survive, it can thrive!
Your plant won't just survive, it can thrive!
With the help of these experts and businesses, you will surely find the information you are looking for. Where possible, we have linked to the relevant page within each of these websites to make access a breeze.
Don't forget, we also have our own Plant Profiles and Plant Tips that you can search. We are working on lots more of these as we document Our Collection.
General Plant Care
General Plant Care
Each of these websites contain broad ranging plant information and tips that will help you care for and understand your plants better.
A wide range of horticultural articles including plant care, tips, pests and diseases, plant selection and soil sterilisation. Without ads interrupting, this one is a favourite!
Detailed plant care guides for various species of indoor plants.
An extensive reader-supported site with plant guides and articles on how to do things.
A large collection of Indoor Plant Care Tips by species.
Pruning guides for all sorts of plants. We love vining plants and the Climbers and wall shrubs: pruning established plants page is a great guide for anyone unsure how to keep their vining plant under control. Don't forget to propagate any cuttings or replant back into the pot to make a fuller plant.
Seasol - Indoor Plants and Succulents
Basic plant care detailed per species for some of the most popular houseplants.
A number of informative blog articles that can be searched by keyword or species.
Fertilisers
Fertilisers
Your plant usually won't thrive without them. Get the low down on what they are and make an educated choice with your fertilisers.
Australian Plants Online - How to Fertilise Your Plants
An easy resource for fertilising beginners.
GardenTabs - How Much Osmocote to Use in Pots
A thorough resource with information about how to apply fertiliser by dibbling, mixing or topdressing and also explains how the casings of slow and controlled release fertilisers work.
Health Benefits
Health Benefits
We've all heard about them, but what are the facts? Plants filter air but the impact at home is minimal. Never fear, there are many other reasons to have plants in your home including improving sleep, and mental health and wellbeing.
A thorough informative site with a large list of links and resources.
A downloadable copy of the original study formally titled Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement by the NASA Science and Technology Laboratory, 15 September 1989.
National Geographic - Science News
An article titled Which houseplants should you buy to purify air? None of them. Challenging the NASA Clean Air Study and contextualising the findings to apply to a standard home with indoor plants.
Therapeutic Horticulture Australia
A fairly new group leading the way with recognition of professional horticulture therapist across Australia. The website is still growing but has some research and resources relating to the topic.
Houseplants that Clean the Air lists a number of plants that are proven to be the most effective at cleaning the air.
Lighting and Growing Conditions
Lighting and Growing Conditions
These websites have useful information about lighting and other growing conditions.
A commercial site providing information relating to sun movement and window orientation primarily in southern Australia. It also includes some useful considerations for designing your home and window placement.
This is a commercial website however this particular page has easy to follow information about the light spectrum.
Carbon Cops was an TV show some time ago on the ABC. The website is still available but no longer updated however contains Fact Sheets by Subject with great information about orientation of your home and windows as well as energy saving ideas for your home.
The Best Grow Lights for Indoor Plants also includes suggested plant types for different lighting conditions.
An Australian Government website that can calculate the position of the sun at any given time in many locations across Australia.
How to Measure Light for Plants gives a good overview of the different ways to measure light.
Bright Indirect Light "Requirements" by Plant Type has a great table of ideal light levels for particular species.
Light requirements based on the direction your window is facing. While these diagrams and text are specific to the Northern Hemisphere, we can adjust to suit in the Southern Hemisphere.
How much light do my indoor plants need? gives a good overview of light levels indoors and how to measure light.
Understanding Light Requirements for Indoor Plants discusses many lighting factors and light requirements for plants.
Understanding Natural Light for Houseplants provides an overview of lighting and the biology involved.
Texas A&M University Agrilife Extension
Ornamental Production: Light, Temperature and Humidity is full of great information and practical advice about growing conditions and plant positioning.
The Gardening Solutions website has a specific section for Houseplants including Light for Houseplants. A downloadable comprehensive list of plants and their light requirements is available from their site.
Lighting for Indoor Plants has some helpful descriptions of light levels and measurements.
Grow Lights - An Introduction for Indoor Gardeners and Their Plants is a great starting point with all the basics to get you started using grow lights. Other pages available include information and measurements like PPF (umol/s), a common measurements used for grow lights.
An Australian Government website that details orientation and includes useful diagrams to understand the suns movement.
Pests and Diseases
Pests and Diseases
These websites will help you with specific pest and disease concerns, provide recipes for easy at home pest treatment and discuss broader pest prevention strategies.
Australian Plant Production Standard (APPS)
An excellent resource with specific Fact Sheets for many different pests and diseases including Mealy Bugs, Aphids, Thrips, Edema and Phytophthora (type of root rot)
A comprehensive Pest Library including Gnat Facts & Information that has in depth information to assist you to correctly identify the Gnats that you have, what they eat and are attracted to. The library also includes other common pests such as Mealy Bug, Thrips or Spider Mites.
Royal Horticultural Society (UK)
Expert know-how on solving gardening problems and more. The Advice section of the RHS website includes information about conditions such as Oedema.
Sustainable Gardening Australia
Useful information about using Horticultural Oils for Pest Control.
A great resource showing bacterial and fungal diseases not restricted to Anthuriums.
What insect is this? is a very useful photographic diagnostic tool with images of many different types of bugs, insects and insect relatives for indoors. It also includes similar tools for garden pests such as caterpillars.
Clean and Disinfect Gardening Tools and Containers provides information to enable you to keep your workspace clean and disease free.
Plant Identification & Keys
Plant Identification & Keys
These websites have useful information to help identify plants or differentiate between variations of a specific Genus.
Search plant species to get detailed information about plant family and taxonomy.
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Identification Database
A website and app identification key for Australian tropical rainforest plants.
Singapore National Parks - Flora and Fauna Web
A vast website directory of tropical plants found in Singapore, with scientific information and care requirements.
Propagation
Propagation
These websites will help you with propagation of different plant types using various propagation methods.
Propagation information and advice specifically related to using perlite as a medium.
Considered information about Perlite and its sustainability, environmental impact and use into the future.
Royal Horticultural Society (UK)
Expert know-how on solving gardening problems and more. The Advice section of the RHS website includes more than 25 pages about propagation, with overarching pages such as Propagation Techniques and more detailed pages for each technique (eg. Air-Layering).
Texas A&M University Agrilife Extension
Ornamental Production: Propagating Foliage and Flowering Plants page includes detailed information about propagating by cutting including lists of plant species and their ideal cutting type.
Science and Technical Information
Science and Technical Information
These websites have more in depth articles about plants and plant care including scientific and taxonomic information.
The Australian National Botanic Gardens
This Australian Government website includes many resources and links to the many plant databases used across the country. It is also the home of the Australian National Herbarium.
The Australian Tropical Herbarium
At home in Cairns, the ATH is operated through James Cook University.
Bureau of Meteorology - Solstices and Equinoxes: The Reason for the Seasons
This Australian Government site is a great source for weather updates but also provides lots of information including Solstices and Equinoxes: The Reason for the Seasons.
Chiltern Seeds - Botanical Names
A comprehensive list of Latin words used to describe plants that often form become part of the plant's scientific name.
Oregon State University - Scientific Plant Names (Binomial Nomenclature)
All the technical information about plant names, abbreviations and format.
Royal Horticultural Society (UK)
The RHS have dedicated Science pages including Science for All, a collection of interesting information and experiments.
Texas A&M University Agrilife Extension
Plant names made simple.
Species Specific Collections & Resources
Species Specific Collections & Resources
These websites have useful information relating to an individual species. Most are websites hosted by the general public however provide valuable photographs and narrative that may assist with identification of varieties and cultivars.
ALOCASIA
All About Gardening - Types of Alocasia: 25 Different Alocasia Varieties
With photos of each species, this guide will help you identify your Alocasia.
HOYA
40 Stunning Hoya Plant Varieties are listed on this page, each with a photo and description.
The home of Hoyas in New Zealand is a great resource and includes lots of information about Hoyas including morphology of the Hoya flower.
PEPEROMIA
Details many different species of plants and includes photos for easy identification.
Substrates
Substrates
These websites discuss different substrates and their benefits. We use Perlite, LECA and Our Plant Mix regularly in our nursery.
Growing Media, Potting and Labelling has excellent information about all things substrate.
A great overview of LECA and how best to use it.
Texas A&M University Agrilife Extension
Ornamental Production: Media, Repotting & Containers is full of great information and practical advice.
Toxicity
Toxicity
Kids or pets? Then know your plants and the risk to your loved ones.
Houseplants for classrooms includes a list of species that are non-toxic and suitable for young children and classrooms.
Planty Artists/Podcasters/Patreon
Planty Artists/Podcasters/Patreon
This artwork is one of our favourites and it is botanically accurate and informative. Aaron is also based in Florida US which has a similar tropical climate which means lots of his artwork is related to tropical plants. Consider a Patreon subscription to get a monthly dose of watercolour planty goodness and access to back catalogue.
A whimsical reflection of a house full of plants, we love this blog, prints, keyrings and more.
Jane is an amazing houseplant expert and shares her knowledge across many platforms. We love her podcast On The Ledge where she speaks with other plant experts to learn and share their specialist knowledge about everything plant related. Consider a Patreon subscription to get access to bonus episodes and ad free content.
Activities for Kids
Activities for Kids
These websites have useful information wrapped up in the form of an activity for kids (of all ages!).
The Australian National Botanical Gardens - Learning Resources
Activities, teacher resources and posters that cover various aspects of plants including particular plant families, how plants adapt to their surroundings and even drawing plants.
University of Georgia - Parts of A Leaf
This Youth Activity Guide highlights the parts of a leaf with a crayon and paper.
Industry Memberships/Subscriptions
Industry Memberships/Subscriptions
Founded in 2017 with the goal of encouraging and promoting interest in the aroid family of plants, we are a personal member at this stage. Consider following their page or joining their Community Group on Facebook if you are interested in aroids but not yet wanting to commit to a membership.
Therapeutic Horticulture Australia
This is such an up and coming area of horticulture and a special interest to us having seen dementia take our gardening loving Nana away. It is also from a personal level that I can see the benefits of gardening on mental health and managing stress or overwhelm. We have an associate/student membership.
Nursery/Industry Specific Sites
Nursery/Industry Specific Sites
Australian Interstate Quarantine
Moving Plan Goods Interstate outlines all requirements for plants to be transported interstate.
Australian Plant Production Standard (APPS)
Information including biological control, weed control, nutrient charting, design and installation advice for nursery structures and equipment, and workflow efficiencies in production nurseries.
Biological controls for pest and disease management.
Retail Recommendations
Retail Recommendations
Colourful lanyards, bags, puzzles and more featuring planty themed artwork of various designers.
Nothing beats a finger or even a dibbler but these meters last and indicate when to water for the busy plant parent. They are also refillable.
Supplier Sites
Supplier Sites
Based in Gympie, Reido is a young man who loves woodwork and has created a bespoke range of handcrafted planters. They make wonderful gifts and are perfect additions to an office desk.
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