GreenlyHouseplant care in August
August is in the growing season (March to September in the northern hemisphere): water each plant by its growth interval and feed it by its card.
Which houseplants to feed in August?
Feedings by each card’s schedule, counted from the start of growth on 1 March:
| Plant | Feeding | Day of the month |
|---|---|---|
| African violet | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Aglaonema | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Air plant | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Alocasia | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Aloe vera | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Amaryllis | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Anthurium | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Areca palm | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Aspidistra | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Bird of paradise | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Bird of paradise | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
| Boston fern | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Bunny ears cactus | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Calathea | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Calla lily | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Calla lily | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
| Cape primrose | potassium | 2 |
| Cape primrose | potassium | 16 |
| Cape primrose | potassium | 30 |
| Chin cactus | balanced (NPK) | 9 |
| Chin cactus | balanced (NPK) | 30 |
| Chinese Hibiscus | balanced (NPK) | 4 |
| Chinese Hibiscus | balanced (NPK) | 11 |
| Chinese Hibiscus | balanced (NPK) | 18 |
| Chinese Hibiscus | balanced (NPK) | 25 |
| Christmas Cactus | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Clivia | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Coffee plant | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Coffee plant | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
| Coffee plant | balanced (NPK) | 30 |
| Croton | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Crown of thorns | potassium | 12 |
| Ctenanthe | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Cyclamen | phosphorus and potassium | 12 |
| Dieffenbachia | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Dracaena | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Easter cactus | phosphorus and potassium | 12 |
| Echeveria | potassium | 12 |
| Fiddle-Leaf Fig | nitrogen | 12 |
| Flame violet | potassium | 2 |
| Flame violet | potassium | 16 |
| Flame violet | potassium | 30 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 2 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 9 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 16 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 23 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 30 |
| Gasteria | potassium | 12 |
| Geranium | potassium | 2 |
| Geranium | potassium | 16 |
| Geranium | potassium | 30 |
| Grape ivy | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Hoya | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Hoya | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
| Jade Plant | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Kentia palm | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Kentia palm | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
| Lady palm | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Madagascar Jasmine | balanced (NPK) | 9 |
| Madagascar Jasmine | balanced (NPK) | 30 |
| Mammillaria | potassium | 12 |
| Mistletoe cactus | phosphorus and potassium | 12 |
| Money tree | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Monstera | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Moth Orchid | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Moth Orchid | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
| Moth Orchid | balanced (NPK) | 30 |
| Parlour palm | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Peace Lily | balanced (NPK) | 9 |
| Philodendron | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Pink Jasmine | potassium | 9 |
| Poinsettia | balanced (NPK) | 9 |
| Polka dot plant | balanced (NPK) | 9 |
| Polka dot plant | balanced (NPK) | 30 |
| Pothos | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Pygmy date palm | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Rex begonia | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Rubber Plant | nitrogen | 12 |
| Satin pothos | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Schefflera | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Snake Plant | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Staghorn fern | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| String of hearts | phosphorus and potassium | 12 |
| String of pearls | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Stromanthe | balanced (NPK) | 9 |
| Syngonium | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Ti plant | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Tradescantia | balanced (NPK) | 12 |
| Weeping Fig | nitrogen | 12 |
| Yucca | balanced (NPK) | 2 |
| Yucca | balanced (NPK) | 16 |
No feeding this month by their cards: Aechmea, Asparagus fern, Bird's nest fern, Burro's tail, China doll, Chinese money plant, Coleus, Creeping fig, English ivy, Fittonia, Gloxinia, Guzmania, Haworthia, Kalanchoe, Lithops, Lucky bamboo, Maidenhair fern, Maranta, Ming aralia, Mini monstera, Peperomia, Ponytail palm, Purple shamrock, Sago palm, Spider Plant, Tropical pitcher plant, Venus flytrap, Vriesea, Zebra plant, ZZ Plant.
How often to water houseplants in August?
By the growth interval of each card:
- every 3 days: Maidenhair fern, Venus flytrap
- every 4 days: Bird of paradise, Chinese Hibiscus, Coleus, Fittonia, Gardenia, Gloxinia, Madagascar Jasmine, Tropical pitcher plant
- every 5 days: Asparagus fern, Boston fern, Calathea, Calla lily, Coffee plant, Creeping fig, Ctenanthe, Flame violet, Pink Jasmine, Poinsettia, Polka dot plant, Rex begonia, Stromanthe, Zebra plant
- every 6 days: African violet, Alocasia, Anthurium, Croton, Maranta, Peace Lily
- every 7 days: Aechmea, Air plant, Amaryllis, Areca palm, Bird's nest fern, Cape primrose, China doll, Chinese money plant, Cyclamen, Dieffenbachia, Easter cactus, English ivy, Geranium, Grape ivy, Guzmania, Hoya, Kentia palm, Lady palm, Lucky bamboo, Ming aralia, Mini monstera, Mistletoe cactus, Monstera, Moth Orchid, Philodendron, Pothos, Purple shamrock, Pygmy date palm, Rubber Plant, Spider Plant, Staghorn fern, Syngonium, Ti plant, Tradescantia, Vriesea, Weeping Fig
- every 8 days: Money tree, Satin pothos, Schefflera
- every 10 days: Aglaonema, Aspidistra, Christmas Cactus, Clivia, Dracaena, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Parlour palm, Peperomia, Sago palm, String of pearls, Yucca
- every 14 days: Aloe vera, Bunny ears cactus, Burro's tail, Chin cactus, Crown of thorns, Echeveria, Gasteria, Haworthia, Jade Plant, Kalanchoe, Mammillaria, Ponytail palm, String of hearts, ZZ Plant
- every 21 days: Lithops, Snake Plant
How warm should houseplants be in August?
The lowest temperature each card allows while the plant grows:
- 5 °C: Aspidistra
- 10 °C: Aloe vera, Cyclamen, Spider Plant, String of pearls, Yucca
- 12 °C: Bird of paradise
- 15 °C: Gardenia, Snake Plant
- 16 °C: African violet, Alocasia, Bird's nest fern, Boston fern, Calathea, Ctenanthe, Dieffenbachia, Guzmania, Haworthia, Hoya, Kalanchoe, Maidenhair fern, Monstera, Moth Orchid, Poinsettia, Rex begonia, Rubber Plant, Schefflera, Stromanthe, Vriesea
- 18 °C: Aechmea, Anthurium, Christmas Cactus, Croton, Dracaena, Money tree, Peace Lily, Pothos, Syngonium, Tradescantia, Weeping Fig, ZZ Plant
- 20 °C: Aglaonema, Areca palm, Madagascar Jasmine, Parlour palm
- 21 °C: Mammillaria
In the southern hemisphere the half-years swap: in August, care for houseplants as in February in the north.
Other months
Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.
