"Cultivating houseplants is more popular than ever, and this fun, gifty guide introduces you to one of today's hottest retro activities! Heather Rodino offers a colorfully illustrated overview of caring for your indoor garden, profiling 50 of the most popular houseplants, from succulents to tropical foliage. Her accessible advice, tips, and lists will give novices the confidence they need to begin nurturing their own collection."--Publisher's description.;Pt. 1. Plant care basics -- The path to enlightenment : Understanding light -- Water world : The when, where, how, and why of watering -- Oh, the humidity : Why it (sometimes) matters -- Soiled again : Understanding potting mixes -- Let's go shopping! -- Hey, good looking : How to groom your plants -- Moving on : Repotting your plants -- Now what's wrong? Common plant problems -- Propagation : Or, how to make more plant friends -- Pt. 2. Plant profiles -- African violet (saintpaulia) -- Air plants (tillandsia) -- Aloe vera -- Amaryllis (hippeastrum) -- Arrowhead plant (syngonium podophyllum) -- Bird's nest fern (asplenium nidus) -- Boston fern (nephrolepis exaltata 'bostoniensis') -- Braided money tree (pachira aquatica) -- Cast iron plant (aspidistra elatior) -- Chinese evergreen (aglaonema) -- Chinese money plant (pilea peperomioides) -- Christmas cactus (schlumbergera buckleyi) -- Dieffenchachia (dieffenbachia seguine) -- Donkey's tail (sedum morganianum) -- Dwarf umbrella tree (schefflera arboricola) -- Echeveria -- English ivy (hedera helix) -- Fiddle-leaf fig (ficus lyrata) -- Flaming katy (kalanchoe blossfeldiana) -- Golden barrel cactus (echinocactus grusonii) -- Heartleaphilodendron (philodendrom hederaceum, syn. philodendron scandens) -- Inch plant (tradescantia zebrina) -- Jade plant (crassula ovata) -- Lady slipper orchid (paphiopedilum) -- Lemon-lime dracaena (dracaena deremensis 'lemon lime') -- Lucky bamboo (dracaena sanderiana) -- Meyer lemon tree (citrus meyeri) -- Monstera (monstera deliciosa) -- Moth orchid ( phalaenopsis) -- Nerve plant (fittonia) -- Norfold island pine (araucaria heterophylla) -- Oxalis triangularis -- Panda plant (kalanchoe tomentosa) -- Parlor palm (chamaedorea elegans, syn. neanthe bella) -- Peace lily (spathiphyllum) -- Polka dot plant (hypoestes phyllostachya) -- Ponytail palm (beaucarnea recurvata) -- Pothos (epipremnum aureum) -- Prayer plant (maranta leuconeura) -- Rex begonia (begonia rex) -- Rubber plant (ficus elastica) -- Snake plant (sansevieria trifasciata) -- Spider plant (cholorphytum comosum) -- Staghorn fern (platycerium bifurcatum) -- Tree philodendron (philodendron bipinnatifidum, syn. philodendron selloum) -- Urn plant (aechmea fasciata) -- Watermelon peperomia (peperomia argyrea) -- Wax plant (hoya carnosa) -- Zebra plant (haworthia fasciata) -- ZZ plant (zamioculcas zamiifolia).