Plant pH Reference List

Houseplants & Greenhouse
Name	pH Range
Abutilon	5.5 - 6.5
Acorus	5.0 - 6.5
Aechmea	5.0 - 5.5
African Violet	6.0 - 7.0
Aglaonema	5.0 - 6.0
Amarylis	5.5 - 6.5
Anthurium	5.0 - 6.0
Aphelandra	5.0 - 6.0
Araucaria	5.0 - 6.0
Asparagus Fern	6.0 - 8.0
Aspidistra	4.0 - 5.5
Azaela	4.5 - 6.0
Baby's Breath	6.0 - 7.5
Baby's Tears	5.0 - 6.0
Bird Of Paradise	6.0 - 6.5
Bishop's Cap	5.0 - 6.0
Blood Leaf	5.5 - 6.5
Boston Fern	5.5 - 6.5
Bottlebrush	6.0 - 7.5
Bougainvillea	5.5 - 7.5
Bromeliads	5.0 - 7.5
Butterfly Flower	6.0 - 7.5
Cacti	4.5 - 6.0
Caladium	5.0 - 6.0
Calcaolaria	6.0 - 7.0
Calla Lily	6.0 - 7.0
Camelia	4.5 - 5.5
Campanula	5.5 - 6.5
Cantury Plant	5.0 - 6.5
Capsicum	5.0 - 6.5
Cardinal Flower	5.0 - 6.0
Castor Oil Plant	5.5 - 6.5
Chinese Evergreen	5.0 - 6.0
Chinese Primrose	6.0 - 7.5
Christmas Cactus	5.0 - 6.5
Cineraria	5.5 - 7.0
Cissus	6.0 - 7.5
Clerodendrum	5.0 - 6.0
Clivia	5.5 - 6.5
Cockscomb	6.0 - 7.0
Coffee Plant	5.0 - 6.0
Coleus	6.0 - 7.0
Columnea	4.5 - 5.5
Coral Berry	5.5 - 7.5
Crassula	5.0 - 6.0
Creeping Fig	5.0 - 6.0
Croton	5.0 - 6.0
Crown Of Thorns	6.0 - 7.5
Cuphea	6.0 - 7.5
Cyclamen	6.0 - 7.0
Cyperus	5.0 - 7.5
Dieffenbachia	5.0 - 6.0
Dipladenia	6.0 - 7.5
Dizgotheca	6.0 - 7.5
Dracaena	5.0 - 6.0
Easter Lily	6.0 - 7.0
Elephant's Ear	5.0 - 6.0
Episcia	6.0 - 7.0
Ferns - Bird's Nest	5.0 - 5.5
Ferns - Button	6.0 - 8.0
Ferns - Christmas	6.0 - 7.5
Ferns - Cloak	6.0 - 7.5
Ferns - Feather	5.5 - 6.5
Ferns - Hart's Tongue	7.0 - 8.0
Ferns - Holly	4.5 - 6.0
Ferns - Maidenhair	6.0 - 8.0
Ferns - Rabbits Foot	6.0 - 7.5
Ferns - Spleenwort	6.0 - 7.5
Fig	5.0 - 6.0
Fittonia	5.5 - 6.5
Freesia	6.0 - 7.5
Gardenia	5.0 - 6.0
Genista	6.5 - 7.5
Geranium	6.0 - 8.0
Gloxinia	5.5 - 6.5
Grape Hyacinth	6.0 - 7.5
Grape Ivy	5.0 - 6.5
Grevillea	5.5 - 6.5
Gynura	5.5 - 6.5
Hedera (Ivy)	6.0 - 8.0
Heliotropium	5.0 - 6.0
Herringbone Plant	6.0 - 6.0
Hibiscus Plant	6.0 - 8.0
Hoya	5.0 - 6.5
Ivy Tree	6.0 - 7.0
Jacaranda	6.0 - 7.5
Japanese Sedge	6.0 - 8.0
Jasminum	5.5 - 7.0
Jerusalem Cherry	5.5 - 6.5
Jessamone	5.0 - 6.0
Kalanchoe	6.0 - 7.5
Kangaroo Thorn	6.0 - 8.0
Kangaroo Vine	5.0 - 6.5
Lantana	5.5 - 7.0
Lemon Plant	6.0 - 7.5
Mimosa	5.0 - 7.0
Mind Your Own Business	5.0 - 5.5
Monstera	5.0 - 6.0
Never Never Plant	5.0 - 6.0
Nicodemia (Indoor Oak)	6.0 - 8.0
Norfolk Island Pine	5.0 - 6.0
Oleander	6.0 - 7.5
Oplismenus	5.0 - 6.0
Orchid	4.5 - 5.5
Oxalis	6.0 - 8.0
Palms	6.0 - 7.5
Pandanus	5.0 - 6.0
Peacock Plant	5.0 - 6.0
Pellionia	5.0 - 6.0
Peperomia	5.0 - 6.0
Philodendron	5.0 - 6.0
Pilea	6.0 - 8.0
Plumbago	5.5 - 6.5
Podacarpus	5.0 - 6.5
Pointsettia	6.0 - 7.5
Polyscias	6.0 - 7.5
Pothos	5.0 - 6.0
Prayer Plant	5.0 - 6.0
Punica	5.5 - 6.5
Sanserieria	4.5 - 7.0
Saxifraga	6.0 - 8.0
Scindapsus	5.0 - 6.0
Shrimp Plant	6.0 - 7.0
Spanish Bayonet	6.0 - 7.5
Spider Plant	6.0 - 7.5
Succulents	5.0 - 6.5
Synogonium	5.0 - 6.0
Tolmiea	5.0 - 6.0
Tradescantia	5.0 - 6.0
Umbrella Tree	5.0 - 7.5
Venus Flytrap	4.0 - 5.0
Weeping Fig	5.0 - 6.0
Zebrina	5.0 - 6.0

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