Houseplants

COMMON NAME	Comments	light indoor	GENUS	SPECIES	VARIETY
African mask	Showy leaves.	High	Alocasia	x amazonica	'Polly'
African violet	Flowers.	High	Saintpaulia	hybrids
Air Plant bromeliads	Easy!	Medium	Tillandsia	species
Anthurium	Flowers.	Medium	Anthurium	species
Areca palm	Palm	High	Dypsis	lutescens
Asparagus fern	Fern-like.	Medium	Asparagus	setaceus	(A. plumosus)
Asparagus ferns	Fern-like.	Medium	Asparagus	densiflorus	'Myers', 'Sprengeri'
Banana	Showy leaves.	High	Musa	acuminata	'Zebrina' ('Rojo')
Bear's foot fern	Fern.	Medium	Humata	tyermannii
Begonia	Flowers.	Medium	Begonia	species
Bird of paradise	Tropical leaves.	Medium	Strelitzia	species
Bird's nest fern	Fern.	Medium	Asplenium	nidus
Bloodleaf	Showy leaves.	High	Iresine	herbstii
Boston fern	Fern.	Low	Nephrolepsis	exaltata
Calathea	Showy leaves.	Medium	Calathea	species
Cape primrose	Flowers.	High	Streptocarpus	hybrids
Cast-iron plant	Easy!	Low	Aspidistra	elatior
Chinese evergreen	Easy!	Low	Aglaonema	commutatum
Chinese evergreen	Easy!	Low	Aglaonema	hybrids	'Silver King', 'Silver Queen'
Chinese evergreen	Easy!	Low	Aglaonema	modestum
Citrus	Shrub.	High	Citrus	species	'Nagami' kumquat, 'Meyer' lemon, others
Coffee	Tree.	High	Coffea	arabica
Coleus	Showy leaves.	High	Coleus	x hybridus
Coralberry	Shrub.	Medium	Ardisia	crenata
Cordyline	Palm-like.	Medium	Cordyline	stricta
Corn plant	Palm-like.	High	Dracaena	fragrans	'Massangeana'
Croton	Showy leaves.	Medium	Codiaeum	variegatum
Crown of thorns	Flowers.	High	Euphorbia	millii splendens
Dracaena	Showy leaves.	High	Dracaena	deremensis	'Warnecki', 'Janet Craig'
Dracaena	Easy! Palm-like.	High	Dracaena	marginata
(Dracaena reflexa)	Palm-like.	Medium	Pleomele	reflexa
Dumb cane	Showy leaves.	Medium	Dieffenbachia	amoena
English ivy	Vine.	High	Hedera	helix
False aralia	Tree.	High	Dizygotheca	elegantissima
Fiddleleaf fig	Tree.	Medium	Ficus	lyrata
Ginger	Tropical leaves.	High	Zingiber	officinale
Gloxinia	Flowers.	High	Sinningia	speciosa
Gold dust plant	Showy leaves.	Medium	Aucuba	japonica	'Variegata'
Golden pothos	Easy! Showy leaves. Vine.	Low	Scindapsus	aureus
Goldfish plant	Flowers.	Medium	Nematanthus	gregarius
Grape ivy	Vine.	Medium	Cissus	rhombifolia	'Ellen Danica', 'Mandaiana'
Hawaiian schefflera	Tree. Tropical leaves.	Medium	Schefflera	arboricola
Heartleaf philodendron	Easy! Vine.	Low	Philodendron	scandens var oxycardium
Jade plant	Succulent.	High	Crassula	argentea
Kalanchoe	Flowers. Succulent.	High	Kalanchoe	blossfeldiana
Kentia plams	Palm.	Medium	Howea	species
Lady palm	Palm.	Medium	Rhapis	excelsa
Lucky bamboo	Easy! Palm-like.	Medium	Dracaena	sanderana
Madagascar jasmine	Flowers. Vine.	High	Stephanotis	floribunda
Marble Queen pothos	Easy! Showy leaves. Vine.	Low	Scindapsus	aureus	'Marble Queen'
Ming aralia	Tree.	High	Polyscias	fruticosa
Mistletoe fig	Shrub.	Medium	Ficus	deltoidea
Moses-in-the-cradle	Showy leaves.	High	Tradescantia	spathacea	(Rhoeo spathacea)
Mother fern	Fern.	Medium	Asplenium	bulbiferum
Nephthytis, butterfly plant	Easy! Vine.	Medium	Syngonium	podophyllum
Norfolk Island pine	Tree.	High	Araucaria	heterophylla
Parlor palm	Palm.	Low	Chamaedorea	elegans
Peace lily	Easy! Flowers. Tropical leaves.	Low	Spathiphyllum	species
Peperomia	Succulent.	Medium	Peperomia	obtusifolia
Philodendron	Easy! Shrub.	Medium	Philodendron	hybrids	'Hope', 'Xanadu'
Piggyback plant		Medium	Tolmiea	menziesii
Pink polka-dot plant	Showy leaves.	High	Hypoestes	phyllostachya
Ponytail palm	Palm-like.	High	Beaucarnea	recurvata
Prayer plant	Showy leaves.	Medium	Maranta	species
Purple heart	Showy leaves. Hanging.	High	Tradescantia	pallida	'Purpurea' (Setcreasea pallida 'Purple Heart')
Purple passion plant	Showy leaves.	High	Gynura	aurantica
Pygmy date palm	Palm.	High	Phoenix	roebelenii
Queen s tears	Flowers.	Medium	Billbergia	nutans
Rubber plant	Tree.	Medium	Ficus	elastica	'Decora'
Sago palm	Palm-like.	Medium	Cycas	revoluta
Silver fern	Fern.	Medium	Pteris	quadriaurita	'Argyraea'
Snake plant, Mother-in-law's tongue	Easy!	Low	Sansevieria	trifasciata
Spider plant	Hanging.	Medium	Chlorophytum	comosum
Split-leaf philodendron	Easy! Vine.	Medium	Monstera	deliciosa
Squirrel s foot fern	Fern.	Medium	Davallia	trichomanoides
Staghorn fern	Fern.	Medium	Platycerium	bifurcatum
Swedish ivy, Creeping Charlie	Hanging.	High	Plectranthus	verticillatus
Swiss cheese plant	Easy! Vine.	Medium	Monstera	friedrichsthalii
Ti plant	Palm-like.	Medium	Cordyline	fruticosa
Umbrella tree	Tree. Tropical leaves.	Medium	Schefflera	actinophylla
Variegated ginger	Showy leaves.	Medium	Alpinia	sanderae	(A. vittata)
Wandering Jew	Showy leaves. Hanging.	High	Tradescantia	fluminensis	several varieties
Wandering Jew	Showy leaves. Hanging.	High	Tradescantia	zebrina	(Zebrina pendula)
Wax flower	Flowers. Vine.	High	Hoya	carnosa
Weeping fig	Tree.	High	Ficus	benjamina
Zebra plant	Flowers. Showy leaves.	High	Aphelandra	squarrosa
ZZ Plant	Easy! Tropical leaves.	Low	Zamioculcas	zamiifolia

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