60 Different Types of Houseplants for Every Indoor Gardener

1. Begonia

Wax, Rieger, and Angel-Wing Begonia are among the best varieties. Begonia flowers throughout their blooming season, which is from May-October. 

2. African Violet

African Violet is a compact, low-maintenance houseplant with stunning hairy, thick leaves and violet-blue flowers. The plant produces flowers in small panicles.

3. Jasmine

For warmer regions, most of the varieties of Jasmine will be fine. Try Jasminum polyanthum for colder areas. You can also find this fragrant flower in shades of yellow and pink too. 

4. Orchids

With exotic flowers, you can never go wrong in growing orchids. They look stunning and do perfectly fine in dappled light. 

5. Amaryllis

Amaryllis displays flowers mostly in red and white. However, you may also be able to spot some in shades of pink, salmon, rose, apricot, or deep burgundy. 

6. Bromeliads

Bromeliads produce flowers in shades of orange, purple, bright red, or blue. Just make sure they get plenty of bright and indirect light all day long.

7. Polka Dot Plant

Polka Dot Plant’s leaves have colorful patches and the plant is usually grown for their delicate foliage. It can grow up to 1-2 feet tall indoors.

8. Coleus

The color of Coleus leaves is a mix of pink, orange, green, yellow, or red. This brightly-colored shrub grows best in bright and indirect light.

9. Nerve Plant

Its pink-green foliage comes with beautiful markings. The Nerve plant does flower, but its blooms are insignificant spikes that tend to blend in with the foliage. 

10. Prayer Plant

Prayer Plant’s leaves close upward during the evening in a way that looks like folded praying hands and hence the name. It grows best in bright light all day. 

11. Calathea

Calathea is a popular houseplant because of its green, wide, colorful leaves. It is one of the best contenders for rooms with dappled light. 

12. Persian Shield

The dark purple leaves of the Persian Shield have deep veins. It can grow best in hot and humid conditions to form a bushy, large, mounded plant. 

13. Rubber Plant

The glossy leaves of Rubber Plant come in shades of dark green, marked with yellow, pink, cream, white, or deep maroon. 

14. Dracaena

One of the best houseplants, Dracaena thrives well in the shade. This plant can grow up to 2-3 feet indoors and looks like a small, bushy tree. 

15. Creeping Fig

Creeping Fig is known to be an eager climber and you can train it on small trellis. Keep it trimmed to ensure the growth stays in check.

16. Peperomia

Peperomia with striking its glossy foliage can be a great tabletop plant. In the right conditions, it also grows small flowers. 

17. Chinese Evergreen

Chinese Evergreen is one of the best plants to grow indoors that don’t require constant, direct sunlight. 

18. Peace Lily

Peace Lily is one of the star houseplants when it comes to purifying indoor air. It is also very easy to grow and maintain. 

19. Snake Plant

Snake Plant is also called Mother-in-Law’s Tongue and is a resilient succulent. It is one of the best air purifying plants you can grow.

20. Chrysanthemum

It can grow indoors if you’ve got a sunny windowsill. If you want the best flowers, make sure it gets a minimum of 3-4 hours of direct sunlight. 

21. Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is a popular medicinal succulent plant that beautifies your interior and eliminates toxic compounds. The leaves are generally gray-green with spots. 

22. Pothos

Pothos is one of the most popular low-light houseplants that is also a great option to clean indoor air. It does well in bright and indirect light. 

23. Philodendron

Philodendron works perfectly in filtering formaldehyde from the air. The foliage is green but can be found in red, purple, or coppery shades.

24. English Ivy 

This fast-growing vine has evergreen foliage. English Ivy is quite forgiving and does well in dappled light all day long indoors. 

25. Creeping Fig

Creeping Fig is a slow-growing creeper with small, leathery dark green foliage. It is a beautiful trailing plant for hanging baskets, window boxes, trellis, and fences. 

26. String Of Pearls

String of Pearls is a low-maintenance creeper and does well in a sunny light position. This common houseplant also blooms in summer, producing fragrant flowers. 

27. Wandering Jew

Wandering Jew has beautiful trailing stems. This plant features heart-shaped, green leaves with a silvery sheen and purple stripes. 

28. Hoya

The trailing stems of hoya have clusters of aromatic waxy flowers. The plant is famous for its deep green, long-living, vining foliage and pink or red flowers. 

29. Chain of Hearts

This slender vine can reach up to 10-12 feet in the wild. However, when you grow it as a houseplant, you can prune it according to your choice. 

30. Lucky Bamboo

Lucky Bamboo is one of the most popular small plants that you can grow without worrying about its maintenance. It can also thrive in water. 

31. Chinese Money Plant

Chinese Money Plant has coin-shaped leaves that look striking with a contrasting background. It is one of the most loved houseplants worldwide. 

32. Spider Plant

Spider Plant is ideal for bedrooms as it can easily remove harmful toxins from the air. It thrives well in indirect light and well draining soil. 

33. Oxalis

Oxalis is a small plant packs an eye-catching punch. If you like colors, then this is the best plant you can grow for its stunning foliage. 

34. Asparagus Fern

This warm climate plant is an excellent tabletop or hanging basket specimen. It has fern-like feathery green stems, and grows tiny white blooms in summer. 

35. Haworthia

Haworthia is a gorgeous little succulent that does excellent in bright light. Its compact dimensions makes it one of the best tabletop plants on this list. 

36. Fiddle Leaf Fig

Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant has large, light green leaves with slender, waxy, and dark foliage. This tropical plant is native to western Africa and grows in tropical rainforests. 

37. Palms

Palm trees can make any room stand out with their slender fronds. If you want to bring a tropical touch indoors, this is the plant to grow!

38. Bird of Paradise

The plant will create a beautiful display of vibrant blooms when grown in plenty of sunlight. Grow it in well draining soil. 

39. Yucca

This plant is drought-tolerant, pest-resistant, and a slow-grower, which makes it perfect to keep near a well lit window in a bedroom.  

40. Croton

Croton comes in many varieties in different shapes and sizes. Grow this fantastic houseplant in a spot that receives plenty of sunshine. 

41. Elephant Foot Palm

This beautiful ornamental plant makes a bold statement. Keep it where it gets dappled light all day long for best growth. 

42. Burro’s Tail

It is best for hanging baskets due to its fat trailing stems. Pick the sunniest window in the house and keep it there. 

43. Echeverias

Small and stunning is what this succulent is. Coming in different shapes, sizes, and colors, you can pick the one according to the decor.

44. Lithops

This dwarf, succulent plant comprises plump, fleshy semi-translucent leaves that look like stones. Make sure it gets plenty of bright light. 

45. Panda Plant

The silver-gray hair of this plant and its flowers make it stand out. Panda Plant needs very little maintenance and does best in dappled light. 

46. Pencil Cactus

Pencil Cactus is not a true cactus and belongs to the family of Euphorbia from tropical parts of India and Africa. Keep it in full sun for best colors. 

47. Bunny Ear’s Cactus

On maturity, this plant can grow up to 2-3 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. It can be a great tabletop specimen. 

48. Bromeliads

Most varieties of Bromeliads are easy to grow either in the greenhouse or indoors. Just ensure they get plenty of indirect light al day for best flowers. 

49. Caladium

This tropical perennial can look stunning in any space with heart-shaped, colorful leaves. Save them from the harsh afternoon sunlight. 

50. Ferns

You’ll never have to worry about ferns being in a little moist soil. All they need is a spot that gets dappled light all day long. 

51. Baby’s Tears

It’s a bright green creeping plant loves moisture and looks stunning dangling down the pots. Grow it in hanging basket for best display. 

52. Cyperus

Its slender and serrated leaves makes this little wonder stand out. For best growth, make sure the soil never goes dry completely. 

53. Pitcher plant

A carnivorous plant that traps insects! This plant forms a passive pitfall trap for insects, which makes it really amazing to look at.  

54. Sky Plant

This unusual and fascinating plant is gaining popularity worldwide thanks to its quirky shape and ease of maintenance.

55. Bulbosa Belize

The plant has a bulb-like structure at the base. You can use quirky planters to make its foliage stand out more. 

56. Medusa’s Head

This exotic plant has multiple snake-like leaves that looks like hair of the head of the mythical creature ‘Medusa.’ 

57. Giant Air Plant

Easy to grow, it grows a wide section of foliage that droops down beautifully. For best growth, ensure it gets plenty of bright and indirect light.

58. Anwyl Ecstasy 25

Its bulbous base looks like various small bulbs fused together. You can grow it in wood planters to make it stand out more.

59. Pink Quill Plant

This air plant produces flattened spikes of purple blooms surrounded by ornamental pink leaves. It does best in dappled light. 

Unlike the red leaves of this air plant species Tillandsia ionantha, the leaves of the ‘Druid’ variety turn a peachy-pink tone with age and right amount of light.

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