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

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Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Heartleaf Philodendron is, for many growers, the single easiest trailing hou…
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Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides)

The Chinese Money Plant is the friendly, quirky houseplant that became an intern…
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Calathea / Prayer Plant (Calathea & Maranta)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Venus Flytrap is the most famous plant in the world — the plant that *eats*.

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