Fertilizer Guide for Mixed Indoor Tropicals

Plant Groups & Feeding

Low feeders (Spring + Fall only): Ponytail palm, Yucca elephantipes, Mass cane, Madagascar dragon tree. Use Osmocote or Expert slow-release 19-6-12.
Monthly soluble: Anthurium, Ivy. Use Peters 20-20-20 or Miracle-Gro 8-7-6 at label rate.

None are heavy feeders. Follow "less is more." Overfertilizing causes salt burn.

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