Houseplant411 Care Guide Scraper
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Houseplant411 Care Guide Scraper
Scrapes 140+ indoor houseplant care guides from Houseplant411.com — light, water, humidity, soil, fertilizer, toxicity, pet-safety flags, FAQ, and images. For plant-care apps, pet-safety tools, and plant-assistant AI.
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Extract structured indoor houseplant care data from Houseplant411.com — 140+ care guides covering light requirements, watering, humidity, temperature, soil, fertilizer, toxicity, pet safety, FAQ, and images.
What this scraper collects
For each indoor plant care guide:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
id_plant | URL slug (primary key) |
common_name | Common plant name |
botanical_name | Scientific name (where available) |
description | Introductory description |
light_requirement | Normalized: low / medium / bright indirect / direct |
light_detail | Full light care text |
water_requirement | Watering instructions |
humidity | low / average / high |
temperature_range | Preferred temperature range |
soil | Soil type requirements |
fertilizer | Feeding schedule and type |
propagation | Propagation method |
repotting | Pot size and repotting guidance |
pruning | Pruning instructions |
flowering | Flowering information |
common_problems | Disease and problem list |
common_pests | Pest list and treatment |
toxicity | toxic / non-toxic |
toxicity_detail | Full toxicity text |
is_pet_safe | Boolean — safe for pets |
is_air_purifying | Boolean — air purifying plant |
faq | FAQ entries (Q/A formatted strings) |
image_urls | Image URLs from the guide |
guide_url | Source URL |
Usage
Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems | integer | 10 | Maximum guides to scrape. Set to 0 for all ~140 guides. |
Example input
{"maxItems": 50}
Example output record
{"id_plant": "dracaena-marginata-how-to-grow-care-guide","common_name": "Dracaena Marginata","light_requirement": "medium","light_detail": "Dracaena marginata plants prefer medium light, but survive in low light situations...","water_requirement": "Over-watering causes root-rot and is the main reason a Dracaena marginata dies...","humidity": "average","temperature_range": "70-80 F","soil": "Dracaena marginata plants grow well in a loose, quick-draining soil...","toxicity": "toxic","is_pet_safe": false,"faq": ["Q: Why are the leaves turning brown?\nA: Usually fluoride in tap water..."],"image_urls": ["https://houseplant411.com/wp-content/uploads/dracaena-m.jpg"],"guide_url": "https://houseplant411.com/houseplant/dracaena-marginata-how-to-grow-care-guide/"}
Use cases
- Plant-care apps (Planta, Greg, Vera, Blossom) — enrich plant databases with per-plant care parameters
- Pet-safety tools — filter plants by
is_pet_safeflag and toxicity level - RAG / LLM plant assistants — ground plant Q&A in structured care data and FAQ corpus
- Plant marketplace enrichment — add care info to product listings
- Indoor gardening content sites — import structured care data for content
Coverage
- ~140 indoor houseplant care guides
- Popular plants: Pothos, Dracaena, Philodendron, Monstera, Ficus, Jade, Orchid, Snake Plant, Peace Lily, and more
- Taxonomy: lighting level, ease of care, toxicity, plant type (floor, hanging, table, flowering, bonsai, clean-air)
Technical notes
- Crawls
post-sitemap.xml, filtered to/houseplant/URLs - No JavaScript rendering required — fully server-rendered WordPress
- No proxy needed — no bot wall observed
- Respects rate limits via built-in concurrency control