Intermediate Plants

Need consistent care but rewarding

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Intermediate Bright indirect light; avoid direct midday sun When top 2 inches of soil are dry; typically every 7–10 days

Calathea

Calathea ornata

Intermediate Medium indirect light; avoid direct sun When top inch of soil is dry; keep consistently moist but not soggy

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Intermediate Medium indirect light to partial shade Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Intermediate Bright indirect to some direct light When top 1–2 inches of soil are dry

String of Pearls

Senecio rowleyanus

Intermediate Bright indirect light to some direct morning sun When soil is completely dry (every 14–21 days)