GreenlyHouseplant care in January
January is in the winter rest (October to February in the northern hemisphere): water each plant by its rest interval and do not feed.
Which houseplants to feed in January?
No houseplant is fed from October to February: the cards feed only while the plants grow.
How often to water houseplants in January?
By the winter-rest interval of each card:
- every 5 days: Venus flytrap
- every 7 days: Coleus, Gardenia, Lucky bamboo, Maidenhair fern, Tropical pitcher plant
- every 8 days: Fittonia, Stromanthe, Zebra plant
- every 9 days: Ctenanthe
- every 10 days: Bird of paradise, Boston fern, Calathea, Chinese Hibiscus, Coffee plant, Flame violet, Moth Orchid, Polka dot plant
- every 12 days: African violet, Anthurium, Bird's nest fern, Creeping fig, Maranta, Ming aralia, Peace Lily, Pink Jasmine, Rex begonia
- every 14 days: Aechmea, Air plant, Alocasia, Amaryllis, Areca palm, Asparagus fern, Cape primrose, China doll, Chinese money plant, Croton, Cyclamen, Dieffenbachia, English ivy, Geranium, Grape ivy, Guzmania, Hoya, Kentia palm, Lady palm, Madagascar Jasmine, Mini monstera, Mistletoe cactus, Money tree, Monstera, Philodendron, Poinsettia, Pothos, Pygmy date palm, Rubber Plant, Schefflera, Spider Plant, Staghorn fern, Syngonium, Ti plant, Tradescantia, Vriesea, Weeping Fig
- every 18 days: Satin pothos
- every 20 days: Aglaonema, Aspidistra, Parlour palm, String of pearls
- every 21 days: Christmas Cactus, Clivia, Dracaena, Easter cactus, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Kalanchoe, Peperomia, Sago palm, Yucca
- every 28 days: Aloe vera, Echeveria, Jade Plant
- every 30 days: Bunny ears cactus, Burro's tail, Chin cactus, Haworthia, Mammillaria, Ponytail palm, Purple shamrock, Snake Plant, String of hearts, ZZ Plant
- every 45 days: Crown of thorns, Gasteria
How warm should houseplants be in January?
The lowest temperature each card allows in the winter rest:
- 5 °C: Aspidistra
- 7 °C: Cyclamen, Geranium, Mammillaria, Yucca
- 10 °C: Alocasia, Aloe vera, Boston fern, Bunny ears cactus, Gardenia, Hoya, Parlour palm, Schefflera, Snake Plant, Spider Plant, String of pearls, Tradescantia
- 12 °C: Bird of paradise, Christmas Cactus
- 13 °C: Aglaonema, Areca palm, Rex begonia, Rubber Plant, Weeping Fig
- 15 °C: Croton, Money tree, Pothos, ZZ Plant
- 16 °C: African violet, Calathea, Dieffenbachia, Dracaena, Moth Orchid, Peace Lily
- 18 °C: Anthurium, Syngonium
In the southern hemisphere the half-years swap: in January, care for houseplants as in July in the north.
Other months
Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.
