GreenlyHouseplant care in March
March starts the growing season, which lasts to September: switch each plant to its growth watering interval, start feeding and repot the plants that are due.
Which houseplants to feed in March?
Feedings by each card’s schedule, counted from the start of growth on 1 March:
| Plant | Feeding | Day of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Aechmea | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| African violet | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Aglaonema | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Air plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Amaryllis | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Aspidistra | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Bird of paradise | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Bird of paradise | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Bird's nest fern | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Boston fern | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Bunny ears cactus | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Calla lily | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Calla lily | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Cape primrose | potassium | 15 |
| Cape primrose | potassium | 29 |
| Chin cactus | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Chinese money plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Christmas Cactus | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Clivia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Coffee plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Coffee plant | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Croton | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Crown of thorns | potassium | 15 |
| Ctenanthe | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Cyclamen | phosphorus and potassium | 15 |
| Dieffenbachia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Dracaena | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Easter cactus | phosphorus and potassium | 15 |
| Echeveria | potassium | 15 |
| Fiddle-Leaf Fig | nitrogen | 15 |
| Fittonia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Flame violet | potassium | 15 |
| Flame violet | potassium | 29 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 15 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 22 |
| Gardenia | nitrogen | 29 |
| Gasteria | potassium | 15 |
| Geranium | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Geranium | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Grape ivy | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Guzmania | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Hoya | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Hoya | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Jade Plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Kalanchoe | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Kentia palm | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Kentia palm | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Lady palm | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Lucky bamboo | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Madagascar Jasmine | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Maidenhair fern | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Mammillaria | potassium | 15 |
| Maranta | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Mistletoe cactus | phosphorus and potassium | 15 |
| Money tree | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Monstera | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Moth Orchid | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Moth Orchid | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Parlour palm | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Peace Lily | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Peperomia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Philodendron | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Pink Jasmine | potassium | 15 |
| Poinsettia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Polka dot plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Pothos | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Purple shamrock | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Pygmy date palm | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Rex begonia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Rex begonia | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Rubber Plant | nitrogen | 15 |
| Satin pothos | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Schefflera | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Snake Plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Spider Plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Staghorn fern | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| String of pearls | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Stromanthe | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Syngonium | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Ti plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Tradescantia | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Vriesea | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Weeping Fig | nitrogen | 15 |
| Yucca | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Yucca | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| Zebra plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
| Zebra plant | balanced (NPK) | 29 |
| ZZ Plant | balanced (NPK) | 15 |
No feeding this month by their cards: Alocasia, Aloe vera, Anthurium, Areca palm, Asparagus fern, Burro's tail, Calathea, China doll, Chinese Hibiscus, Coleus, Creeping fig, English ivy, Gloxinia, Haworthia, Lithops, Ming aralia, Mini monstera, Ponytail palm, Sago palm, String of hearts, Tropical pitcher plant, Venus flytrap.
Repotting in March
Spring is the planting season of every houseplant card. How often the cards repot:
- every 12 months: Asparagus fern, Calla lily, Cape primrose, Chinese Hibiscus, Coleus, Ctenanthe, Cyclamen, Gardenia, Geranium, Gloxinia, Poinsettia, Purple shamrock, Tradescantia, Tropical pitcher plant, Venus flytrap, Zebra plant
- every 24 months: Aechmea, African violet, Alocasia, Aloe vera, Bird of paradise, Boston fern, Chin cactus, Chinese money plant, Croton, Dieffenbachia, English ivy, Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Flame violet, Guzmania, Kentia palm, Maidenhair fern, Maranta, Money tree, Monstera, Moth Orchid, Parlour palm, Peace Lily, Philodendron, Pink Jasmine, Polka dot plant, Pothos, Rex begonia, Rubber Plant, Schefflera, Spider Plant, Syngonium, Ti plant, Vriesea, Weeping Fig
- every 30 months: Aglaonema, Anthurium, Areca palm, Coffee plant, Lady palm, Pygmy date palm, String of pearls, ZZ Plant
- every 36 months: Amaryllis, Aspidistra, Bird's nest fern, Bunny ears cactus, Burro's tail, Calathea, China doll, Christmas Cactus, Creeping fig, Crown of thorns, Dracaena, Easter cactus, Echeveria, Fittonia, Gasteria, Grape ivy, Haworthia, Hoya, Jade Plant, Kalanchoe, Lucky bamboo, Madagascar Jasmine, Mammillaria, Ming aralia, Mini monstera, Mistletoe cactus, Peperomia, Sago palm, Satin pothos, Snake Plant, Staghorn fern, String of hearts, Stromanthe, Yucca
- every 48 months: Clivia, Ponytail palm
- every 60 months: Lithops
How often to water houseplants in March?
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 March?
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 March, care for houseplants as in September in the north. Houseplant care in September
Other months
Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.
