Plant Care

Houseplant Care Guides

Complete care for 18 popular houseplants — light, water, problems, and how to keep them thriving.

37 plants · 13 languages · no accounts required

Alocasia × amazonica with dark green arrow-shaped leaves and white veins

Alocasia Polly

Alocasia × amazonica

Medium
Aloe vera with thick fleshy green leaves in a terracotta pot

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera

Easy
Syngonium podophyllum with arrow-shaped green leaves and white central veining

Arrowhead Plant

Syngonium podophyllum

Easy
Asplenium nidus with rosette of solid undivided wavy green fronds

Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus

Medium
Nephrolepis exaltata with arching feathery green fronds

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Medium
Sedum morganianum Burrito with plump blue-green beaded stems trailing from a pot

Burro's Tail

Sedum morganianum

Easy
Goeppertia ornata with dark green leaves and pink pinstripe veins

Calathea Ornata

Goeppertia ornata

Hard
Aglaonema commutatum with patterned silver-green leaves on upright stems in a decorative pot

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Easy
Pilea peperomioides with round coin-shaped green leaves on long stems

Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides

Medium
Dracaena marginata with narrow red-edged leaves clustered at the tips of multiple tall canes

Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata

Easy
Schefflera arboricola with palmate compound leaves forming umbrella-shaped clusters on tall stems

Dwarf Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola

Medium
Hedera helix with classic lobed dark green leaves trailing from a decorative pot

English Ivy

Hedera helix

Easy
Ficus lyrata with large violin-shaped glossy green leaves

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Medium
Anthurium andraeanum with red spathe and yellow spadix flower

Flamingo Flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Easy
Philodendron hederaceum with heart-shaped trailing leaves

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Easy
Tradescantia zebrina with silver-striped leaves and purple undersides trailing from a hanging basket

Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina

Easy
Crassula ovata with thick oval fleshy leaves on woody branching stems forming a miniature tree shape

Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

Easy
Adiantum raddianum with delicate fan-shaped leaflets on wiry black stems

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum raddianum

Medium
Phalaenopsis amabilis white flowers with orange and red lip on bloom spike

Moth Orchid

Phalaenopsis amabilis

Medium
Spathiphyllum wallisii with white spathe flower and green foliage

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii

Easy
Philodendron hederaceum Brasil with yellow-and-green variegated leaves climbing

Philodendron Brasil

Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil'

Easy
Begonia maculata with white polka-dotted dark green leaves and deep red undersides

Polka Dot Begonia

Begonia maculata

Medium
Epipremnum aureum trailing with heart-shaped golden-variegated leaves

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Easy
Goeppertia insignis with long wavy leaves marked with dark green spots on a lighter green background

Rattlesnake Plant

Goeppertia insignis

Medium
Ficus elastica with large glossy burgundy-tinted leaves

Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica

Medium
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum spathe and spadix with large glossy green leaves

Sensation Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

Medium
Dracaena trifasciata with upright sword-shaped variegated leaves

Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Easy
Chlorophytum comosum with long arching leaves and baby plantlets

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Medium
Yucca gigantea with sword-shaped leaves in a rosette on a thick woody trunk in a bright room

Spineless Yucca

Yucca gigantea

Easy
Platycerium bifurcatum with antler-shaped foliage fronds and brown shield fronds

Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Medium
Senecio rowleyanus trailing with small spherical pearl-shaped leaves

String of Pearls

Senecio rowleyanus

Medium
Lush Monstera deliciosa with split leaves in natural indirect light

Swiss Cheese Plant

Monstera deliciosa

Easy
Monstera adansonii with small fenestrated leaves trailing

Swiss Cheese Vine

Monstera adansonii

Easy
Anthurium clarinervium heart-shaped leaves with white venation pattern

Velvet Anthurium

Anthurium clarinervium

Hard
Ficus benjamina with cascading branches and small glossy dark green leaves forming an elegant indoor tree

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

Medium
Haworthiopsis fasciata rosette with dark green leaves and white horizontal tubercle bands

Zebra Haworthia

Haworthiopsis fasciata

Easy
Zamioculcas zamiifolia with glossy dark green pinnate leaves

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Easy

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