Houseplant care guides

Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum10 dSunMediumAlso called aeonium arboreum

African milk tree

Euphorbia trigona14 dSunEasyAlso called euphorbia trigona

African violet

Streptocarpus ionanthus6 dBrightMediumAlso called saintpaulia

Air plant

Tillandsia7 dBrightEasyAlso called tillandsia

Alocasia

Alocasia × amazonica5 dBrightExpertAlso called elephant ear

Aloe vera

Aloe vera14 dSunEasyAlso called aloe

Aluminium plant

Pilea cadierei5 dBrightEasyAlso called pilea cadierei

Amaryllis

Hippeastrum7 dBrightEasyAlso called hippeastrum

Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum6 dBrightMediumAlso called flamingo flower

Areca palm

Dypsis lutescens5 dBrightMediumAlso called areca

Arrowhead plant

Syngonium podophyllum7 dBrightEasyAlso called syngonium

Asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus5 dBrightMediumAlso called asparagus setaceus

Avocado tree

Persea americana5 dSunMediumAlso called avocado

Azalea

Rhododendron simsii3 dBrightExpertAlso called indoor azalea

Baby rubber plant

Peperomia obtusifolia9 dBrightEasyAlso called peperomia

Baby's tears

Soleirolia soleirolii3 dBrightMediumAlso called soleirolia

Banana plant

Musa acuminata3 dSunMediumAlso called dwarf banana

Bird of paradise

Strelitzia reginae7 dSunMediumAlso called strelitzia

Bird's nest fern

Asplenium nidus5 dShadeEasyAlso called asplenium

Blue star fern

Phlebodium aureum6 dBrightEasyAlso called phlebodium

Boston fern

Nephrolepis exaltata3 dBrightMediumAlso called nephrolepis

Bunny ears cactus

Opuntia microdasys14 dSunEasyAlso called opuntia

Burro's tail

Sedum morganianum14 dSunEasyAlso called sedum morganianum

Caladium

Caladium bicolor4 dBrightExpertAlso called angel wings

Calamondin

Citrus × microcarpa4 dSunMediumAlso called calamondin orange

Calathea medallion

Goeppertia roseopicta5 dShadeMediumAlso called calathea roseopicta

Calathea orbifolia

Goeppertia orbifolia4 dShadeExpertAlso called calathea

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior10 dShadeEasyAlso called aspidistra

Chinese evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum7 dShadeEasyAlso called aglaonema

Christmas cactus

Schlumbergera truncata7 dBrightEasyAlso called schlumbergera

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera4 dSunExpertAlso called cocos nucifera

Coffee plant

Coffea arabica5 dBrightMediumAlso called coffea

Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides3 dBrightEasyAlso called solenostemon

Corn plant

Dracaena fragrans10 dBrightEasyAlso called dracaena fragrans

Creeping fig

Ficus pumila4 dBrightMediumAlso called ficus pumila

Cretan brake fern

Pteris cretica4 dShadeMediumAlso called pteris

Croton

Codiaeum variegatum5 dSunMediumAlso called codiaeum

Crown of thorns

Euphorbia milii10 dSunEasyAlso called euphorbia milii

Ctenanthe

Ctenanthe burle-marxii5 dShadeMediumAlso called fishbone prayer plant

Cyclamen

Cyclamen persicum30 dBrightMediumAlso called persian cyclamen

Cylindrical snake plant

Dracaena angolensis14 dBrightEasyAlso called sansevieria cylindrica

Dendrobium orchid

Dendrobium nobile6 dBrightMediumAlso called dendrobium

Desert rose

Adenium obesum8 dSunMediumAlso called adenium

Dragon tree

Dracaena marginata9 dBrightEasyAlso called dracaena marginata

Dumb cane

Dieffenbachia seguine7 dBrightEasyAlso called dieffenbachia

Easter cactus

Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri7 dBrightMediumAlso called hatiora

Echeveria

Echeveria elegans12 dSunEasyAlso called rosette succulent

Elephant bush

Portulacaria afra12 dSunEasyAlso called portulacaria

Emerald ripple peperomia

Peperomia caperata8 dBrightEasyAlso called peperomia caperata

English ivy

Hedera helix5 dBrightMediumAlso called ivy

Ficus Alii

Ficus maclellandii8 dBrightEasyAlso called ficus binnendijkii

Fiddle-leaf fig

Ficus lyrata8 dSunMediumAlso called ficus lyrata

Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides4 dBrightExpertAlso called gardenia jasminoides

Ginseng ficus

Ficus microcarpa7 dBrightEasyAlso called ficus microcarpa

Golden barrel cactus

Echinocactus grusonii14 dSunEasyAlso called echinocactus

Guzmania

Guzmania lingulata7 dBrightEasyAlso called bromeliad

Haworthia

Haworthiopsis attenuata14 dBrightEasyAlso called zebra haworthia

Heartleaf philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum7 dBrightEasyAlso called philodendron

Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis3 dSunMediumAlso called chinese hibiscus

Inch plant

Tradescantia zebrina5 dBrightEasyAlso called tradescantia

Jade plant

Crassula ovata12 dSunEasyAlso called crassula

Japanese aralia

Fatsia japonica6 dShadeEasyAlso called fatsia

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana10 dSunEasyAlso called kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Kentia palm

Howea forsteriana8 dBrightEasyAlso called kentia

Lady palm

Rhapis excelsa7 dShadeEasyAlso called rhapis

Living stones

Lithops21 dSunExpertAlso called lithops

Lucky bamboo

Dracaena sanderiana7 dBrightEasyAlso called dracaena sanderiana

Madagascar palm

Pachypodium lamerei10 dSunMediumAlso called pachypodium

Maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum3 dShadeExpertAlso called adiantum

Majesty palm

Ravenea rivularis4 dBrightMediumAlso called ravenea

Mammillaria

Mammillaria14 dSunEasyAlso called pincushion cactus

Ming aralia

Polyscias fruticosa7 dBrightExpertAlso called polyscias

Mini monstera

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma7 dBrightEasyAlso called rhaphidophora

Mistletoe cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera7 dBrightEasyAlso called rhipsalis

Money tree

Pachira aquatica10 dBrightEasyAlso called pachira

Monstera

Monstera deliciosa7 dBrightEasyAlso called swiss cheese plant

Monstera adansonii

Monstera adansonii7 dBrightEasyAlso called swiss cheese vine

Nerve plant

Fittonia albivenis4 dShadeMediumAlso called fittonia

Norfolk Island pine

Araucaria heterophylla7 dBrightMediumAlso called araucaria

Orchid

Phalaenopsis7 dBrightMediumAlso called phalaenopsis

Orchid cactus

Epiphyllum7 dBrightMediumAlso called epiphyllum

Parlour palm

Chamaedorea elegans7 dShadeEasyAlso called chamaedorea

Peace lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii5 dShadeEasyAlso called spathiphyllum

Peacock plant

Goeppertia makoyana5 dShadeMediumAlso called calathea makoyana

Philodendron Birkin

Philodendron Birkin8 dBrightEasyAlso called birkin

Philodendron Xanadu

Thaumatophyllum xanadu8 dBrightEasyAlso called xanadu

Pilea

Pilea peperomioides7 dBrightEasyAlso called chinese money plant

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum4 dSunMediumAlso called jasmine

Pitcher plant

Nepenthes3 dBrightExpertAlso called nepenthes

Poinsettia

Euphorbia pulcherrima6 dBrightMediumAlso called christmas star

Polka dot begonia

Begonia maculata6 dBrightMediumAlso called begonia maculata

Polka dot plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya4 dBrightEasyAlso called hypoestes

Ponytail palm

Beaucarnea recurvata14 dSunEasyAlso called beaucarnea

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum7 dBrightEasyAlso called devil's ivy

Prayer plant

Maranta leuconeura4 dShadeMediumAlso called maranta

Purple shamrock

Oxalis triangularis6 dBrightEasyAlso called oxalis

Pygmy date palm

Phoenix roebelenii5 dSunMediumAlso called phoenix roebelenii

Rattlesnake plant

Goeppertia insignis5 dShadeMediumAlso called calathea lancifolia

Rex begonia

Begonia rex-cultorum6 dBrightMediumAlso called begonia rex

Rubber plant

Ficus elastica9 dBrightEasyAlso called ficus elastica

Sago palm

Cycas revoluta10 dSunMediumAlso called cycas

Satin pothos

Scindapsus pictus8 dBrightEasyAlso called scindapsus

Snake plant

Dracaena trifasciata14 dBrightEasyAlso called sansevieria

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum6 dBrightEasyAlso called chlorophytum

Sprenger's asparagus

Asparagus densiflorus6 dBrightEasyAlso called asparagus densiflorus

Staghorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum7 dBrightMediumAlso called platycerium

String of hearts

Ceropegia woodii12 dBrightEasyAlso called ceropegia

String of pearls

Curio rowleyanus12 dBrightMediumAlso called senecio rowleyanus

Stromanthe Triostar

Stromanthe thalia5 dBrightExpertAlso called stromanthe

Sweetheart hoya

Hoya kerrii12 dBrightEasyAlso called hoya kerrii

Ti plant

Cordyline fruticosa6 dBrightMediumAlso called cordyline

Tradescantia Nanouk

Tradescantia albiflora6 dBrightEasyAlso called nanouk

Umbrella papyrus

Cyperus alternifolius2 dBrightEasyAlso called papyrus

Umbrella tree

Schefflera arboricola8 dBrightEasyAlso called schefflera

Venus flytrap

Dionaea muscipula2 dSunExpertAlso called dionaea

Watermelon peperomia

Peperomia argyreia8 dBrightEasyAlso called peperomia argyreia

Wax plant

Hoya carnosa10 dBrightEasyAlso called hoya

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina6 dBrightMediumAlso called ficus benjamina

Yucca

Yucca gigantea10 dSunEasyAlso called yucca elephantipes

Zebra plant

Goeppertia zebrina4 dShadeExpertAlso called calathea zebrina

ZZ plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia14 dShadeEasyAlso called zamioculcas