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110 detailed profiles covering origin, appearance, light, watering, propagation and problems for every houseplant.

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Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)

Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)

The Monstera Deliciosa - the "Swiss Cheese Plant" - is the single most recogniza…
Snake Plant (Sansevieria / Dracaena trifasciata)

Snake Plant (Sansevieria / Dracaena trifasciata)

The Snake Plant is the plant for people who think they cannot keep plants alive.
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum / Devil's Ivy)

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum / Devil's Ivy)

Pothos is the friendliest trailing vine in the houseplant world - fast, forgivin…
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

The ZZ Plant is the houseplant for the darkest, most neglected corner of your ho…
Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)

Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)

The Fiddle Leaf Fig is the supermodel of houseplants - tall, sculptural, and imp…
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

The Peace Lily is one of the few easy houseplants that flowers reliably indoors.
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

The Spider Plant is the cheerful, generous, almost foolproof classic of the hous…
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)

Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)

The Rubber Plant is the easy way to have a dramatic indoor tree.
Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is the houseplant that earns its keep.
Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)

Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)

The Heartleaf Philodendron is, for many growers, the single easiest trailing hou…
Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus)

Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus)

The Epiphyllum - commonly called the Orchid Cactus - is a jungle cactus that bre…
Ludisia discolor (Jewel Orchid)

Ludisia discolor (Jewel Orchid)

The Ludisia discolor - the Jewel Orchid - is an orchid grown for the one thing m…
Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant)

Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant)

The Aphelandra squarrosa - the Zebra Plant - is one of the most striking foliage…
Homalomena (Queen of Hearts)

Homalomena (Queen of Hearts)

The Homalomena - sometimes sold as "Queen of Hearts" - is one of those quietly e…
Clivia (Clivia miniata - Bush Lily)

Clivia (Clivia miniata - Bush Lily)

The Clivia - known as the Bush Lily or Kaffir Lily - is one of the great old-fas…
Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose)

Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose)

Streptocarpus - commonly called Cape Primrose - is one of the most rewarding flo…
Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii - Angel's Tears)

Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii - Angel's Tears)

Baby Tears - also called Angel's Tears, Mind-Your-Own-Business, or by its botani…
Selaginella (Spikemoss / Resurrection Plant)

Selaginella (Spikemoss / Resurrection Plant)

Selaginella - known as Spikemoss, and in some forms as the Resurrection Plant - …
Hatiora (Easter Cactus)

Hatiora (Easter Cactus)

The Easter Cactus (Hatiora gaertneri, sometimes sold as Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri…
Monstera Siltepecana (Silver Monstera)

Monstera Siltepecana (Silver Monstera)

Monstera siltepecana - the "Silver Monstera" - is one of the most rewarding aroi…
Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides)

Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides)

The Chinese Money Plant is the friendly, quirky houseplant that became an intern…
Clusia (Autograph Tree)

Clusia (Autograph Tree)

Clusia (Clusia rosea), known as the Autograph Tree, is a tough, glossy, upright …
Calathea / Prayer Plant (Calathea & Maranta)

Calathea / Prayer Plant (Calathea & Maranta)

Calatheas and their close relatives, the Marantas, are the showpieces of housepl…
Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)

The Boston Fern is the lush, cascading classic of the fern world - a soft founta…
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

The Jade Plant is a small, sturdy succulent tree that can become a lifelong comp…
Phalaenopsis Orchid (Moth Orchid)

Phalaenopsis Orchid (Moth Orchid)

The Phalaenopsis, or Moth Orchid, is the orchid for everyone.
Dracaena (Dracaena marginata, fragrans & more)

Dracaena (Dracaena marginata, fragrans & more)

"Dracaena" is not one plant but a whole family of easy, sculptural indoor trees …
Anthurium (Flamingo Flower)

Anthurium (Flamingo Flower)

The Anthurium is the houseplant that seems to be permanently in bloom.
English Ivy (Hedera helix)

English Ivy (Hedera helix)

English Ivy is the classic trailing, climbing vine - elegant, lush, and full of …
Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)

Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)

The Croton is the most colorful foliage plant you can grow indoors.
String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus / Curio rowleyanus)

String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus / Curio rowleyanus)

String of Pearls is one of the most distinctive and photogenic of all houseplant…
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)

The Bird of Paradise is the houseplant that turns a room into a jungle.
Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)

Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)

The Areca Palm - also called the Butterfly Palm or Golden Cane Palm - is the sof…
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)

Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)

The Chinese Evergreen is one of the best plants for people who want color and ea…
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)

The Christmas Cactus is a beloved heirloom houseplant - the one that bursts into…
African Violet (Saintpaulia / Streptocarpus)

African Violet (Saintpaulia / Streptocarpus)

The African Violet is the small, cheerful classic that can flower almost continu…
Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)

Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)

The Money Tree is the houseplant of good fortune - instantly recognizable by its…
Haworthia (Zebra Plant & Window Plants)

Haworthia (Zebra Plant & Window Plants)

Haworthia is the small, tough, charming succulent that fits almost anywhere - a …
Echeveria

Echeveria

Echeveria is the quintessential rosette succulent - the plump, symmetrical, flow…
Rex Begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum)

Rex Begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum)

The Rex Begonia is grown for one reason: its leaves are extraordinary.
Hoya (Wax Plant)

Hoya (Wax Plant)

The Hoya, or Wax Plant, is a long-lived, easy-going trailing and climbing plant …
Nerve Plant (Fittonia)

Nerve Plant (Fittonia)

The Nerve Plant is a small, vivid, dramatic little houseplant - its olive-green …
Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)

Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)

The Polka Dot Plant is pure cheerful color - a small, bushy houseplant whose gre…
Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)

Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)

The Parlor Palm is the easy, elegant, pet-safe palm that has been gracing indoor…
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)

Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)

The Cast Iron Plant earned its name honestly: it is famous as the toughest, most…
Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)

Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)

The Norfolk Island Pine is the houseplant that looks like a perfect miniature Ch…
Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana)

Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana)

The Kentia Palm is the elegant, upright indoor palm of grand hotels, conservator…
Peperomia

Peperomia

Peperomia is not one plant but a huge, wonderfully varied family of compact, eas…
Tradescantia (Inch Plant / Wandering Dude)

Tradescantia (Inch Plant / Wandering Dude)

Tradescantia is the fast, lush, colorful trailing plant that fills a hanging pot…
Philodendron Birkin

Philodendron Birkin

The Philodendron Birkin is one of the most elegant and popular of the modern "de…
Monstera Adansonii (Swiss Cheese Vine)

Monstera Adansonii (Swiss Cheese Vine)

The Monstera Adansonii - the "Swiss Cheese Vine" - is the smaller, trailing, hol…
Alocasia (Elephant Ear)

Alocasia (Elephant Ear)

Alocasia plants - the "Elephant Ears" - have some of the most dramatic, sculptur…
ZZ Raven (Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Raven')

ZZ Raven (Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Raven')

The ZZ Raven is the dramatic dark cousin of the classic ZZ Plant - a striking cu…
Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)

Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)

Lucky Bamboo is the green stalks you see growing in a vase of water and pebbles …
Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)

Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)

The Flaming Katy Kalanchoe is the cheerful, easy succulent that you buy already …
Schefflera (Umbrella Plant)

Schefflera (Umbrella Plant)

The Schefflera, or Umbrella Plant, is a classic, easy indoor tree - fast-growing…
Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

The Ponytail Palm is one of the most charming and characterful houseplants there…
Air Plant (Tillandsia)

Air Plant (Tillandsia)

Air Plants are the houseplants that need no soil at all.
Staghorn Fern (Platycerium)

Staghorn Fern (Platycerium)

The Staghorn Fern is one of the most dramatic and unusual plants you can grow in…
String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)

String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)

The String of Hearts is one of the most delicate and romantic of all trailing ho…
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum)

Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum)

The Maidenhair Fern is, by common agreement, one of the most beautiful houseplan…
Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

The Coffee Plant is the houseplant behind your morning cup - a glossy, attractiv…
Indoor Citrus (Dwarf Lemon, Lime & Calamondin)

Indoor Citrus (Dwarf Lemon, Lime & Calamondin)

Indoor Citrus brings something few houseplants can: fragrant flowers, glossy eve…
Aralia (Polyscias)

Aralia (Polyscias)

The Aralia - botanically Polyscias - is an elegant, refined, almost bonsai-like …
Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)

Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)

The Dieffenbachia is a bold, fast-growing foliage plant with large, dramatic lea…
Yucca (Yucca elephantipes)

Yucca (Yucca elephantipes)

The indoor Yucca is the tough, architectural, low-effort statement plant - a stu…
Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)

Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)

The Cyclamen is the elegant, cool-season flowering plant that brightens homes th…
Bromeliad (Guzmania, Aechmea, Neoregelia & more)

Bromeliad (Guzmania, Aechmea, Neoregelia & more)

Bromeliads are the bold, exotic, long-lasting flowering plants that bring a true…
Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)

Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)

The Crown of Thorns is a tough, sun-loving succulent shrub that does something r…
Oxalis (False Shamrock / Purple Shamrock)

Oxalis (False Shamrock / Purple Shamrock)

Oxalis triangularis - the "False Shamrock" or "Purple Shamrock" - is one of the …
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

The Venus Flytrap is the most famous plant in the world - the plant that eats.
Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus)

Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus)

The Satin Pothos - sometimes sold as "Silver Pothos" or "Silk Pothos" - is one o…
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)

Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)

The Arrowhead Plant - also sold as the "Goosefoot Plant" or simply Syngonium - i…
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)

Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)

The Prayer Plant - Maranta leuconeura - is one of the most captivating houseplan…
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)

Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)

The Bird's Nest Fern - Asplenium nidus - is one of the most welcoming ferns you …
Philodendron Brasil (Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil')

Philodendron Brasil (Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil')

The Philodendron Brasil is a trailing heartleaf philodendron whose glossy green …
String of Bananas (Curio radicans)

String of Bananas (Curio radicans)

The String of Bananas - sometimes still sold under its older name Senecio radica…
Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)

Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)

The Lipstick Plant - Aeschynanthus radicans - is a trailing tropical epiphyte gr…
Philodendron Micans (Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum)

Philodendron Micans (Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum)

The Philodendron Micans - Philodendron hederaceum var.
Polka Dot Begonia (Begonia maculata)

Polka Dot Begonia (Begonia maculata)

The Polka Dot Begonia - Begonia maculata - is a striking cane begonia grown almo…
Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum)

Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum)

The Burro's Tail - Sedum morganianum, also known as the donkey's tail - is a tra…
Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)

Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)

The Rabbit's Foot Fern - Davallia fejeensis - is a delicate, lacy fern grown for…
Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomia argyreia)

Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomia argyreia)

The Watermelon Peperomia - Peperomia argyreia - is a small, compact South Americ…
Fishbone Cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)

Fishbone Cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)

The Fishbone Cactus - Epiphyllum anguliger - is a trailing jungle cactus grown a…
String of Turtles (Peperomia prostrata)

String of Turtles (Peperomia prostrata)

The String of Turtles - Peperomia prostrata - is a delicate, slow-growing traili…
Philodendron Pink Princess (Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess')

Philodendron Pink Princess (Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess')

The Philodendron Pink Princess - Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess' - is on…
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)

Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)

Swedish Ivy - Plectranthus verticillatus - is one of the easiest and fastest tra…
Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum)

Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum)

The Blue Star Fern - Phlebodium aureum - is an epiphytic fern grown for one stri…
Ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis)

Ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis)

Ficus Audrey - Ficus benghalensis - is the houseplant quietly taking the crown f…
Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)

Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)

The Sago Palm - Cycas revoluta - is one of the most striking architectural house…
Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)

Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)

The Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma - almost always sold as the "Mini Monstera" - is o…
Stromanthe Triostar (Stromanthe Sanguinea 'Triostar')

Stromanthe Triostar (Stromanthe Sanguinea 'Triostar')

The Stromanthe Triostar is one of the most spectacularly colored houseplants you…
Ctenanthe (Never Never Plant)

Ctenanthe (Never Never Plant)

The Ctenanthe - often sold as the "Never Never Plant" - is a lush, patterned fol…
Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig)

Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig)

The Ficus Benjamina - the "Weeping Fig" - is one of the classic tree-form housep…
Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis)

Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis)

The Majesty Palm is one of the most widely sold indoor palms in the world - you …
Dendrobium Orchid

Dendrobium Orchid

The Dendrobium is one of the largest and most diverse genera of orchids in the w…
Aeonium

Aeonium

The Aeonium is a succulent that breaks all the usual succulent rules, and that i…
Gynura (Purple Passion Plant)

Gynura (Purple Passion Plant)

The Purple Passion Plant (Gynura aurantiaca) is one of those houseplants that pe…
Dischidia (Button Orchid / Ant Plant)

Dischidia (Button Orchid / Ant Plant)

Dischidia is a genus of small, trailing epiphytes from the same family as the Ho…
Oncidium Orchid (Dancing Lady Orchid)

Oncidium Orchid (Dancing Lady Orchid)

The Oncidium, affectionately known as the "Dancing Lady" orchid, is one of the m…
Kimberly Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata)

Kimberly Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata)

The Kimberly Queen Fern is the tidy, well-behaved cousin of the classic Boston f…
Cat Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum)

Cat Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum)

The Cat Palm is a lush, bushy little palm that brings a soft tropical fullness t…
Euphorbia Trigona (African Milk Tree)

Euphorbia Trigona (African Milk Tree)

The African Milk Tree, Euphorbia trigona, is a bold, architectural houseplant th…
Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus / Columnea)

Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus / Columnea)

The Goldfish Plant earns its name the moment it flowers.
String of Dolphins (Senecio peregrinus)

String of Dolphins (Senecio peregrinus)

String of Dolphins is one of the most charming novelty succulents you can grow.
Lithops (Living Stones)

Lithops (Living Stones)

Lithops are among the strangest and most fascinating plants you can keep on a wi…
Gasteria (Ox Tongue)

Gasteria (Ox Tongue)

Gasteria is a small, tough, slow-growing succulent from South Africa, best known…
Portulacaria Afra (Dwarf Jade / Elephant Bush)

Portulacaria Afra (Dwarf Jade / Elephant Bush)

Portulacaria afra - known as Dwarf Jade or Elephant Bush - is a fast-growing, bu…
Crassula Perforata (String of Buttons)

Crassula Perforata (String of Buttons)

Crassula perforata - the "String of Buttons" - is a charming, easy-going succule…
Rhipsalis (Mistletoe Cactus)

Rhipsalis (Mistletoe Cactus)

Rhipsalis - the "Mistletoe Cactus" - is a cactus that breaks all the rules you t…

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