PlantTasks / Watering guides
Houseplant watering guides
One short guide per plant: how often to water it as a starting point, the light it likes, and the care note from the PlantTasks library. Every interval is a starting point for a typical home, so check the soil before you water.
Low light
- Snake plant every 14 days
- ZZ plant every 14 days
- Chinese evergreen every 9 days
- Cast iron plant every 10 days
Medium light
- Pothos every 7 days
- Peace lily every 5 days
- Fern every 4 days
- Calathea every 5 days
- Dracaena every 10 days
- Boston fern every 4 days
- Peperomia every 8 days
- Parlor palm every 7 days
Bright indirect light
- Monstera every 7 days
- Fiddle leaf fig every 7 days
- Spider plant every 7 days
- Philodendron every 7 days
- Rubber plant every 10 days
- Orchid (phalaenopsis) every 7 days
- English ivy every 6 days
- Areca palm every 6 days
- Anthurium every 6 days
- Hoya every 10 days
- African violet every 6 days
- Umbrella plant (schefflera) every 6 days
- Money tree every 7 days
- Tradescantia every 7 days
Direct light
- Succulents every 14 days
- Cactus every 21 days
- Bird of paradise every 7 days
- Aloe vera every 14 days
- Jade plant every 14 days
- String of pearls every 14 days
- Croton every 6 days
Turn the guides into a schedule
Add the plants you own and PlantTasks works out who needs water next, with a printable list and calendar reminders. No account, and your list is saved only in your browser.