The SYBASoil guide
Wondering what SYBASoil mix is the best for your plant? We got you covered! Just enter the name of your plant and the perfect mix will be recommended.
| Common name | Latin name | Best mix | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Herbs | - | Premium Fern mix | - |
| Zebra basket vine | Aeschynanthus Marmoratus | Premium Anthurium mix | Add 10% Coco coir |
| Lipstick Plant | Aeschynantus Rasta | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Chinese Evergreen; Spotted star; Red star; Orange Star; | Aglaomema Spotted star | Premium Aroid Mix | Let it dry out more than you would with regular aroids (Monstera, Philodendron) |
| Elephant's Ear | Alocasia Amazonica | Premium Alocasia mix | |
| Elephant's Ear | Alocasia Frydeck | Premium Alocasia mix | |
| Elephant's Ear | Alocasia Pink Dragon | Premium Alocasia mix | |
| Elephant's Ear | Alocasia Silver Dragon |
Premium Alocasia mix | |
| - | Aloe Vera | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| - | Ficus Lyrata | Premium Ficus Mix | - |
| Party Time Plant | Alternanthera Ficoidea | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | - |
| Corpse Flower | Amorphophallus Titanum | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| Pineapple Plant | Ananas Comosus | Premium Anthurium mix | - |
| Rocca Verde | Angulata Peperomia | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Zebrina Plant | Aphelandra Sqarrose | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | - |
| Cast Iron | Aspidistra | Premium Anthurium mix | Add 20% Coco coir |
| Bird Nest Fern | Asplenium Nidus | Premium Fern mix | This is an epiphytic plant. |
| Ponytail Palm | Beaucarnea Recurvata | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| - | Biophytum Sensitivum | Premium Terrarium mix | - |
| Eyelash Begonia | Bowerae Begonia | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Brevirimosa Begonia | Premium Terrarium mix | Needs to be in high humidity. | |
| - | Caladiums | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| Calathea Freddie | Calathea Concinna | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Prayer Plant; Calathea Fusion White | Calathea Lietzei | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Peacock plant | Calathea Makoyana | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Prayer Plant | Calathea Medallion | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Prayer Plant | Calathea Orbifolia | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Angel Wing begonia, Polka Dot begonia | Cane Begonia | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | Appreciates high humidity. |
| Evergold | Carex Oshimensis | Premium Fern mix | |
| Boabab Bonsai | Premium Bonsai mix | ||
| String of Hearts | Ceropegia Linearis ssp. Woodii |
Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| Silver Glory | Ceropegia Woodii | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| Cascade Palm | Chamaedorea Cataractarum | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| Parlour Palm | Chamaedorea Elegans | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| Spider plant | Chlorophytum Comosum | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | - |
| Fire Flash | Chlorophytum Orchidastrum | Premium Aroid Mix | - |
| Citrus plant | Citrus Calamondin | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Bush Lily | Clivia Miniata | Premium Anthurium mix | - |
| Autograph Tree | Clusia Rosea | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Coconut Palm Tree | Cocos Nucifera | Premium Ficus mix | Add 10% Worm castings |
| Crotons; variegated croton | Codiaeum Variegatum | Premium Syngonium mix | - |
| Coffee Plant | Coffea Arabica | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Coffee Plant | Coffee Arabica | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| - | Colocasia | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| - | Cordyline | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Bear's Paw | Cotyledon Ladismithiensis | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| - | Crassula Ovata | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| String of Buttons | Crassula Perforata | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| Earth Star | Cryptanthus Bromeliad (Terrestrial) |
Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| String of Pearls | Curio Rowleyanus; Senecio Rowleyanus |
Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| Sago Palm | Cycas Revoluta | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| Dumb Cane | Dieffenbachia | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Venus Fly Trap | Dionaea Muscipula | Premium Carnivorous mix | |
| - | Dischidia | Premium Anthurium mix | This is a succulent epiphyte |
| Dragon Tree | Dracaena | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Snake Plant | Draceana (ex. Sanseveria) | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | (Optional) Add 10% Orchid bark |
| Areca Palm | Dypsis Lutescens | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| Fishbone Cactus; ZigZag Cactus | Epiphyllum Anguliger | Premium Anthurium mix | This is a succulent epiphyte |
| Pothos Njoy | Epipremnum | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| - | Epipremnum Aureum | Premium Aroid Mix | - |
| Pothos Marble Queen | Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen' | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Happy Leaf | Epipremnum Manjula | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Pothos Golden Lime | Epipremnum Neon Lemon | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Satin pothos; Exotica | Epipremnum pictus trebie | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Devil's ivy; Golden Pothos | Epipremnum Pinnatum | Premium Aroid Mix | - |
| Neon Pothos; Lemon Lime | Epipremnum Pinnatum Neon | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Stephania; pierrei | Stephania erecta | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| Ingens Variegata | Euphorbia Ingens | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| Poinsettia | Euphorbia Pulcherrima | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Ferox Begonia | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix | |
| Ginseng | Ficus Microcarpa | Premium Ficus mix | |
| Polka dot plant | Hypoestes phyllostachya | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Nerve Plant; Vein plant | Fittonia | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Purple Passion | Gynura Aurantiaca | Premium Fern mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Poison Ivy | Hedera Helix | Premium Fern mix | Appreciate lots of bright light! |
| Seedlings | Herbs | Premium Fern mix | Vermiculite also works great to start seeds! |
| - | Hibiscus | Premium Fern mix | Appreciate lots of indirect bright light! |
| Maggie | Homalomena Rubescens | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| Kentia palm | Howea Forsteriana | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| - | Hoya Australis | Premium Hoya mix | |
| - | Hoya Carnosa | Premium Hoya mix | |
| Porcelainflower; Wax plant | Hoya Carnosa Tricolor |
Premium Hoya mix | |
| Sweetheart plant; Valentine Hoya | Hoya Kerrii | Premium Hoya mix | |
| - | Hoya Krohniana | Premium Hoya mix | |
| - | Hoya Linearis | Premium Hoya mix | |
| - | Hoya Multiflora | Premium Hoya mix | Add 20% Coco coir - This hoya prefers a bit more moisture |
| - | Hoya Polyneura | Premium Hoya mix | Add 20% Coco coir - This hoya prefers a bit more moisture |
| - | Hoya Pubicalyx | Premium Hoya mix | This is an epiphytic plant, requires more humidity. |
| - | Hoya Retusa | Premium Hoya mix | Add 20% Coco coir - This hoya prefers a bit more moisture |
| - | Hoya Wayetii | Premium Hoya mix | This is an epiphytic plant, requires more humidity. |
| Bloodleaf | Iresine Herbstii | Premium Fern mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Paperplant | Japanese Aralia | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Corkscrew Grass | Juncus Effusus ‘Spiralis | Premium Ficus mix | Appreciate lots of indirect bright light! |
| Desert Cabbage | Kalanchoë Thyrsiflora | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| The Striped Begonia | Listada Begonia | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Living Stone; Butt plant | Lithops | Premium Lithops/Splitrock mix | - |
| Chinese Fan Palm | Livistona Chinensis | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| Jewel Orchid | Ludisia Discolor | Premium Orchid mix | Water when the substrate is dry. |
| Palm Leaf Begonia | Luxurians Begonia | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Jewel Orchid | Macodes Petola | Premium Orchid mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Polka dot Begonia | Maculata’ Wightii Begonia | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Prayer Plant | Maranta Kerchoveana | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Prayer Plant | Maranta Tricolor Fascinator | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| - | Medinilla Magnifica | Premium Aroid Mix | Regular low dose of fertiliser to support flowering |
| Crocodile fern | Microsorum Musifolium Crocodyllus |
Premium Fern mix | This is an epiphytic. |
| Sensitive Plant | Mimosa Pudica | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| Monkey Mask | Monstera Adansonii | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Swiss Cheese; hole plant | Monstera Deliciosa | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Banana Plant | Musa | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | Add 20% Coco husk |
| - | Neoregilia Bromeliad | Premium Anthurium mix | - |
| Mini Pitcher; Pitcher plant | Nepenthes Compacta | Premium Carnivorous mix | |
| Wood Sorrel | Oxalis sp. | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| False Shamrock; Purple Shamrock | Oxalis Triangularis | Premium Alocasia mix | - |
| Money Tree | Pachira Aquatica | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Moonstone; Sugar almond | Pachyphytum oviferum | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| Peperomia Watermelon | Peperiomia Argyreia | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Ivy Leaf Peperomia | Peperomia Albovittata | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Peperomia piccolo banda | Peperomia Albovittata | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Watermelon Peperomia | Peperomia Argyreia | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Lilian Peperomia | Peperomia Caperata | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Luna Red Peperomia | Peperomia Caperata | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Moonlight Peperomia | Peperomia Caperata | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Napoli Night Peperomia | Peperomia Caperata | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Rosso; Peperomia Rosso | Peperomia Caperata | Premium Ficus mix | |
| Schumi Red | Peperomia Caperata | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Jelly Bean Peperomia | Peperomia Clusiifolia | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Baby Rubberplant | Peperomia Obtusifolia | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Pixie Peperomia | Peperomia Orba | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Tinkerbell Plant | Peperomia Pixie Lime | Premium Ficus mix | |
| Raindrop Peperomia | Peperomia Polybotrya | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Hope Peperomia | Peperomia Rotundifolia | Premium Ficus mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Red Log | Peperomia Verticillata | Premium Ficus mix | |
| Avocado Plant | Persea | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Orchids | Phalaenopsis | Premium Anthurium mix | - |
| Pink Princess |
Philodendron | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Philodendron Scandens Micans | Philodendron Hederaceum | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Prince of Orange | Philodendron Prince of Orange | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Scandens | Philodendron Scandens | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Scandens 'Brasil' | Philodendron scandens | Premium Aroid Mix | |
| Blue Star Fern | Phlebodium Aureum | Premium Fern mix | This is an epiphytic plant. |
| Moon valley | Pilea Crassifolia; Pilea mollis | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Shiny Creeping Charlie | Pilea Depressa | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Glauca; Dwarf baby tears | Pilea Glaucaphylla | Premium Syngonium mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Pilea Grayzy; Dwarf baby tears | Pilea Glaucophylla | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Chinese Money Plant | Pilea Peperomiodes | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Pilea ‘mojito/White Splash/Sugar’ |
Pilea Peperomiodes | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Silver Tree/Bronze | Pilea Spruceana | Premium Syngonium mix | - |
| Pepper plants | Piper Sylvaticum | Premium Aroid Mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Peperomia Pixie Arsenal | Piperaceae | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Staghorn Fern | Platycerium | Premium Anthurium mix | This is an epiphyte. If you mount it use sphagnum moss on wood |
| Coleus | Plectranthus Scutellarioides |
Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | The Premium Fern mix is better suited for small coleus |
| Cuban Sage/Oregano | Plectranthus Amboinicus | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| split rock | Pleiospilos nelii | Premium Lithops/Splitrock mix | |
| - | Polyscias Scutellaria 'Fabian | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Sword Fern | Polystichum munitum | Premium Fern mix | |
| String of Turtles | Prostrata Peperomia | Premium Syngonium mix | Sometimes does well in a terrarium, we are not sure why yet |
| Majesty Palm | Ravenea Rivularis | Premium Ficus mix | Needs high humidity and lots of bright light. |
| Painted-leaf Begonia | Rex Begonia | Premium Fern mix | Would do well in a terrarium with terrarium mix |
| Cissus Discolour | Rex Begonia Vine | Premium Fern mix | Appreciates high humidity |
| Mistletoe Cacti | Rhipsalis | Premium Anthurium mix | This is a epiphyte. |
| Mistletoe cacti | Rhipsalis | Premium Anthurium mix | This is a epiphyte. |
| Star Canyon Granite | Sansevieria Cylindrica | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| Snake plant; Mother's-in-law tongue | Sansevieria futura Superba | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | |
| Mother Of Thousands | Saxifraga Stolonifera | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Umbrella Plant; Finger tree | Schefflera Arboricola | Premium Ficus mix | - |
| Umbrella Plant; Finger tree | Schefflera Luseana | Premium Ficus mix | |
| - | Scindapsus Pictus Trebie | Premium Aroid Mix | - |
| Burro’s Tail; Sedum burrito | Sedum Morganianum | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| Peace Lily | Spathiphyllum wallisii | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | When the leaves droop they are ready for a drink. |
| Caudex | Stephania Erecta | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | Add a 1cm layer of Grit on the top soil layer; This helps with rot |
| Hawaiian Wedding Vine | Stephanotis Floribunda | Premium Anthurium mix | - |
| Bird of Pardise | Strelitzia Nicolai | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | Add 20% Coco husk |
| African Violet | Streptocarpus | Premium Terrarium mix | Prone to leaf rot if too moist. |
| Arrow Head Plant | Syngonium Neon Robusta | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Arrowhead Vine; Goosefoot Plant; | Syngonium podophyllum | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Albo Variegata; Mojito | Syngonium Podophyllum | Premium Syngonium mix | |
| Airplant; Bromelia | Tillandsia | Shouldn't be planted | |
| - | Trachyandra Tortilis | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
| Spiderwort | Tradescantia | Premium Calathea & Maranta mix | |
| Tradescantia Nanouk | Tradescantia Albiflora | Premium Ficus mix | |
| Purple secretia; Purple-heart;Purple queen; Purperea |
Tradescantia pallida | Premium Ficus mix | |
| Wandering Jew; spiderwort; inch plant | Tradescantia Zebrina | Premium Ficus mix | |
| - | Venosa Begonia | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | While it likes humidity, it prefers quickly drying soil |
| Yucca | Yucca Elephantipes | Premium Ficus mix | Add 10% Grit |
| ZZ Plant; Zanzibar Gem; Emerald palm | Zamioculcas | Premium Cacti & Succulent mix | - |
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