30 Most Popular Houseplants to Grow in Your Home with Names and Pictures

Heartleaf Philodedron or Sweetheart Plant is one of the popular low maintenance Philodendron plants for the home on account of its ease of care and air cleaning properties.

Due to its small size, Heartleaf Philodendron is perfect for a tabletop, desktop, plant shelf, windowsill and other limited spaces. Its trailing stems hang down beautifully in a hanging basket. It is also spectacular as a climber on trellis or moss-pole.

Philodedron scandens is easy to grow and will thrive in a wide range of conditions as are found in a home.

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Pothos also called Devil's Ivy, Devil's Vine or Money Plant are popular colourful plants with air purifying properties and are easy to grow even for the beginner.

The magnificient Pothos can be grown as a table-top plant, on a shelf, in a hanging basket or anywhere space is limited.

Money Plant thrives in medium to bright, indirect light, moderately warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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Rubber Plant also called Rubber Fig, Rubber Tree, Rubber Bush, Indian Rubber Tree or Indian Rubber Bush is an easy-care, air cleaning plant that is easily adaptable to indoor growing conditions.

The elegant Rubber Plant comes in many variations and colors from which you can choose from.

Rubber Tree requires bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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Swiss Cheese Plant is one of the most popular houseplant on account of its large deeply perforated leaves which are a sight to behold as well its ease of care even for a beginner.

The fast growing Monstera deliciosa is a perfect stand alone plant for occupying large empty spaces. For an upright plant, give it a moss pole for support.

Monstera deliciosa grows best in bright to medium, indirect light, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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Corn Palm or Corn Plant is a low maintenance plant whose glossy, large, yellow-striped leaves will brighten up any space in the home.

On account of its colorful foliage, Corn Plant can be grown as a stand alone plant to provide a bold and attractive focal point.

Dracaena fragrans thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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Areca Palm also called Butterfly Palm or Golden Cane Palm is a popular, easy-care, low maintenance palm that is perfect for the home for the large spaces.

The long, feathery, drooping fronds in Butterfly Palm lend an air of elegance and sophistication in any space. Its yellowish cane-like stems also add to the beauty of this palm.

Dypsis lutescens requires bright, indirect light, average warmth and humidity and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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Peace Lily also called White Sails or Spathe Flower is one of the most popular houseplants on account of its ability to clean the air as the dark-green glossy leaves and white blooms brighten any space.

The blooms in Peace Lily is a spathe which appears pale green as it begins to grow and turns white at it opens.

Spathiphyllum wallisii grows best in bright, indirect light, average warmth, moderately humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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Snake Plants also called Mother in-law's Tongue is a popular plant for the home on account of its long beautifully colored foliage and ability to clean indoor air.

Apart from cleaning indoor air, Snake Plants increase oxygen concentration in the air even at night as they are CAM (Crassulacean Acidic Metabolism) plants.

Dracaena trifasciata thrive in bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, loose, fertile, free-draining soil.

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Chinese Evergreens are popular plants on account of their spectacular foliage, low maintenance, air cleaning properties and ability to easily adapt to indoor growing conditions.

The charming Chinese Evergreens bear colorful, large, spear-shaped leaves on short stems which are spectacular in any space.

Aglaonemas grow best in medium to bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, well-drained soils.

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Spider Plants also called Airplane Plant, Spider Ivy or Ribbon Plants is a fast-growing, low maintenance, air cleaning plant that is easy grow even for a beginner.

A hanging basket of Spider Plant with the stems drooping at the weight of plantlets is an a spectacular sight in the home.

Spider Ivy can also be grown on a table-top, desk-top, plant shelf or on a pedestal where the stems can beautifully hang downwards.

Chlorophytum comosum thrive in bright, indirect light, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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English Ivy is a popular, easy-care, low maintenance, air cleaning houseplant which easily adapts to a wide growing conditions including poor growing conditions.

The hardy English Ivyis a useful screen for the unattractive spots in the home, as a hanging basket plant or as a climber on a trellis or on a moss-pole.

Hedera helix grows best in bright light, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils.

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Boston Fern is a popular, attractive, hardy, low maintenance fern with gracefully arching fronds and is perfect for a tabletop, a hanging basket or a pedestal.

This magnificient Boston Fern is a fast growing fern which can grow to a height of to 2-3 ft and upto 3 ft wide.

Boston Fern thrives in bright, indirect light, warm and humid conditions and consistently moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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ZZ Plant also called Zanzibar Gem, Zuzu Plant, Aroid Palm or Emerald Palm is a popular, hardy plant with attractive glossy foliage which is ideal for limited spaces in the home.

The elegant Zanzibar Gem is highly tolerant to low light, dry conditions but does not like direct sunlight. It is considered a hard to kill plant.

Zamioculcas zamiifolia requires bright, indirect light, average warmth and moderately moist, fertile, free-draining soil.

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Jade Plant is a popular, air-cleaning, succulent plant that can withstand a great deal of neglect and mismanagement and is easy to grow even for a beginner.

The fleshy leaves and stems in Jade Plant store water which allow the plant to go for a considerably long period without being watered. Under very bright light the greenish-yellow leaves may develop red edges in some varieties.

Crassula ovata thrives in bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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String of Pearls Plant also called String of Beads Plant is among the popular Senecio plant varieties which bears pendant thread-like stems on which spherical green leaves grow and it resembles a neck-lace of beads or pearls.

The cascading thread-like stems in String of Pearls Plant make it ideal for a hanging basket, a table-top, a plant shelf or a pedestal where the stems can hang downwards beautifully.

Senecio rowleyanus flourishes in bright light with 6-8 hours of direct sunlight, moderate warmth of 20-27⁰C, average humidity of 50-55% and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained, succulents soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season.

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Chinese Money Plant also called Missionary Plant, Pancake Plant, Friendship Plant or UFO Plant is a popular, low growing, hardy houseplant that is easy to grow and propagate which makes it easy to share with friends.

The minimal outward spread makes Missionary Plant ideal for small spaces. It is perfect to grow as a table-top plant, on a shelf or on a windowsill.

Chinese Money Plant thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and moderately humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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African Violets are a popular plants due to their ability to flower almost any time of the year and their compact size which allows them to fit in the limited spaces.

Keep the African Violet> moderately pot-bound to promote flowering. Use a plastic pot to reduce water loss as they like the soil to be consistently moist.

Saintpaulia ionantha grows best in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and consistently moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

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Zebra Alocasia Plant also called Zebrina Alocasia is one of the popular Alocasia varieties which bears upright, arrow-shaped, green leaves which are borne on thin zebra-striped stems.

Zebrina Alocasia and its cousins Alocasia wentii (Went's Hardy Alocasia) and Alocasia cuprea (Jewel Alocasia) are a great addition to any plant collection on account of their magnificent foliage.

Alocasia zebrina blossoms in bright indirect light, average warmth of 15-28⁰C, humidity of 60-70% and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained, aroids potting soils coupled with fortnightly feeding in the growing season.

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Painted-leaf Begonia also called Fancy Leaf Begonia is among the popular Begonia varieties on account of its foliage where the large, lop-sided, spectacular leaves occur in various hues which may be mixes of greens, silver, white, reds, pinks, yellow, purple, orange, maroon and others.

Fancy Leaf Begonia has a clumping growth habit with the foliage tightly packed together. The leaves arise from rhizomes and may be ruffled, puckered, spotted, streaked, waxy, smooth and so on.

Begonia Rex blossoms in bright, indirect light with 4-6 hours of direct sunshine, average warmth of 18-26⁰C, above average humidity of 60-70% and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained, all purpose soil coupled with fortnightly feeding in the growing season.

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Air Plants are popular, unique types of Bromeliads that do not need to be planted in a potting medium as furry scales on their foliage take up water from humid air and obtain nutrients from air-borne dust and moisture.

The Air Plants can be displayed by sticking them on coral, shells, drift wood, hanging them and many other ways. They literally live on air and hence the common name "Air Plants".

Air Plants flourish in bright light away from direct sunlight, average warmth of 18-26⁰C, high humidity of 70-80% and fortnightly feeding in the growing season.

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Aloe Plants are popular, easy-care, succulent plants which come in all shapes and sizes. There are numerous species of Aloes but only a few are popular as houseplants.

Popular Aloe Plants include Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis), Aloe aristata (Lace Aloe), Aloe variegata (Partridge-breasted Aloe), Aloe jucunda, Aloe humilis (Hedgehog Aloe) and Aloe mitriformis among many others. Check out these 15 types of Aloes that are ideal for the home.

Aloe Plants thrive in bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth away from drafts and moderately moist, rich, well- drained soil.

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Echeveria Plants are low maintenance, easy to grow and propagate plants which form a rosette of short, beautiful and tightly packed leaves on short stems.

Some popular Echeveria Varieties include Plush Plant (Echeveria harmsii), Echeveria amoena, Echeveria carnicolor, Peacock Echeveria (Echeveria desmetiana) and Painted Lady Echeveria (Echeveria derenbergii) among others.

Echeveria Plants require bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, well-drained soil.

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String of Nickels Plant also called Button Orchid is a popular, trailing succulent plant which forms a dense mass of greenish-yellow foliage.

The leaves in Button Orchid are opposite and round and look like numerous coins, hence the common name. The young leaves often have a powdery bloom. The flowers are white to yellowish-white.

Dischidia nummularia thrives in bright light with some morning sunshine, average warmth, moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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Dwarf Schefflera Tree also called Hawaiian Schefflera or Dwarf Umbrella Tree is a popular plant on account of its tolerance to neglect and poor growing conditions.

Many varieties of Schefflera arboricola can been selected for their variations in leaf color and pattern which are often variegated with creamy-white to yellow edges or centers.

Schefflera arboricola requires medium to bright light away from direct sunshine, moderate warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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Madagascar Dragon Tree is a popular, colorful plant that easily adapts to a wide range of indoor growing conditions and is also a good indoor air cleaner..

The most popular varieties of Madagascar Dragon Tree are the basic variety with predominately green leaves edged with red, Dracaena marginata tricolor with greenish-gold leaves with a band of yellow separating the green and the red stripes and Dracaena marginata colorama where the red banding is more prominent and the leaves appear distinctly reddish.

Dracaena marginata thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil.

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String of Hearts Plant also called Rosary Vine, Chinese Lantern or Chain of Hearts is a popular easy to grow plant with heart-shaped leaves and the tubular flowers.

The Chain of Hearts Plant bears trailing stems and fleshy grey-green leaves with an eye-catching marbled pattern which make it ideal for a hanging basket.

Ceropegia woodii grows best in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight (filtered light), average warmth of 16-25⁰C, moderate humidity of 50-55% and moderately moist, rich, well-drained, succulents potting soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season.

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Watermelon Peperomia also called Watermelon Begonia is a popular, compact upright bushy plant with slightly-fleshy, oval-shaped, green leaves are strikingly marked with curved silver stripes resembling the skin of a watermelon.

The stems in Watermelon Begonia are red-colored and the flowers are rat-tail flower-heads made up of green flowers on an upright spike.

Peperomia argyreia thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, free-draining soil.

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Maidenhair Fern also called Delta Maidenhair Fern is a popular plant which bears wiry, shiny, dark stems which resemble human hair and droop as the plant ages.

The Delta Maidenhair Fern is native to North America where they can be found growing on rocks and in between rocks around waterfalls where moisture seeping through sustains them.

Adiantum raddianum thrives in a brightly lit spot with plenty of humidity and warmth and consistently moist, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter.

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Fiddle Leaf Fig is a popular plant on account of its large, striking, violin-like leaves with a leathery texture, prominent veins and a wavy margin which is perfect for large spaces.

Fiddle Leaf Fig is relatively tough and can grow to a height of 6-10 ft when grown indoors. The leaves are about 1.5 ft long.

Ficus lyrata requires bright light with some direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season.

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Calathea Rattlesnake or Rattlesnake Plant is one of the popular Calathea varieties with slender pale-green leaves which are heavily marked above with dark blotches and have purple undersides.

The Calathea lancifolia which also goes by the botanical names Goeppertia lancifolia and Goeppertia insignis is among the purple-leaved plants and is one of the best plants for the office space where it will add a magnificent splash of color.

Goeppertia insignis thrives in bright indirect light (dappled light), average warmth of 15-26⁰C, humidity of 60-80% and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained, all purpose soil coupled with monthly feeding in the growing season.

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