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

Aloe vera with thick fleshy green leaves in a terracotta pot

Aloe Vera

Aloe vera

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

Arrowhead Plant

Syngonium podophyllum

Asplenium nidus with rosette of solid undivided wavy green fronds

Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus

Nephrolepis exaltata with arching feathery green fronds

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

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

Burro's Tail

Sedum morganianum

Goeppertia ornata with dark green leaves and pink pinstripe veins

Calathea Ornata

Goeppertia ornata

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

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

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

Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides

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

Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata

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

Dwarf Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola

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

English Ivy

Hedera helix

Ficus lyrata with large violin-shaped glossy green leaves

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Anthurium andraeanum with red spathe and yellow spadix flower

Flamingo Flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Philodendron hederaceum with heart-shaped trailing leaves

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

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

Inch Plant

Tradescantia zebrina

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

Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

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

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum raddianum

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

Moth Orchid

Phalaenopsis amabilis

Spathiphyllum wallisii with white spathe flower and green foliage

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii

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

Philodendron Brasil

Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil'

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

Polka Dot Begonia

Begonia maculata

Epipremnum aureum trailing with heart-shaped golden-variegated leaves

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

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

Rattlesnake Plant

Goeppertia insignis

Ficus elastica with large glossy burgundy-tinted leaves

Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica

Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum spathe and spadix with large glossy green leaves

Sensation Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

Dracaena trifasciata with upright sword-shaped variegated leaves

Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

Chlorophytum comosum with long arching leaves and baby plantlets

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

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

Spineless Yucca

Yucca gigantea

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

Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Senecio rowleyanus trailing with small spherical pearl-shaped leaves

String of Pearls

Senecio rowleyanus

Lush Monstera deliciosa with split leaves in natural indirect light

Swiss Cheese Plant

Monstera deliciosa

Monstera adansonii with small fenestrated leaves trailing

Swiss Cheese Vine

Monstera adansonii

Anthurium clarinervium heart-shaped leaves with white venation pattern

Velvet Anthurium

Anthurium clarinervium

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

Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

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

Zebra Haworthia

Haworthiopsis fasciata

Zamioculcas zamiifolia with glossy dark green pinnate leaves

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

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