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Species-specific schedules.
A Calathea orbifolia needs different water than an Epipremnum aureum. LeafPal sets the cadence for each of yours — by species, season, and the room it lives in. No more universal "every Sunday."
LeafPal logs every plant by species, schedules watering by the actual needs of each, and tells you when to fertilize the calathea.
LeafPal knows the care requirements of 250+ houseplant species, individually catalogued.
Every feature is an entry — written like a reference book, designed for the keeper who already knows the difference between a Calathea and a Maranta.
A Calathea orbifolia needs different water than an Epipremnum aureum. LeafPal sets the cadence for each of yours — by species, season, and the room it lives in. No more universal "every Sunday."
Pair your phone's ambient light with a humidity log to see why the Ficus lyrata sulks every February. LeafPal flags rooms that fall below 40% humidity and suggests grouping or a pebble tray.
Half the plants people lose die of hunger, not thirst. LeafPal schedules dilute liquid feed by species and growing season — and tells you to stop in November, when most houseplants want to rest.
Photograph the Monstera deliciosa every Sunday. LeafPal stitches the year into a single page — every new leaf, every fenestration, dated and side-by-side.
Sketch the rooms once. LeafPal maps morning sun, afternoon glare, north-facing gloom. When you move the Sansevieria from the bedroom to the hall, the schedule updates with it.
Calathea orbifolia (Linden) — family Marantaceae · native to lowland Bolivia.
A handsome prayer plant with broad, near-circular leaves striped in silver. Notoriously particular. Will brown at the leaf edges if watered with hard tap water; will scorch in any direct sun; will curl its leaves in protest if the humidity drops below fifty percent. Reward the keeper who learns its language with new growth nearly every fortnight, May through August.
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Questions readers have written to the editor, with answers from the gardener-in-residence.
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