Beginner Indoor Plants

Curled, crowded waxy leaves trailing down like a rope - odd, old-fashioned, and back in demand.Hoya carnosa 'Compacta' twists its thick waxy leaves into dense rope-like trails, then produces clusters of star-shaped scented flowers on mature plants. It is slow, it is nearly unkillable,...

Glossy rippled fronds unfurling from a central rosette - a fern that tolerates a normal house.Asplenium nidus grows as a rosette of bright, wavy, glossy fronds rather than the fine lace most people picture as a fern. That structure makes it far more tolerant...

Silver-banded leaves and a rose-pink flower spike that holds for months.Aechmea fasciata sends up a bright pink bract from a rosette of chalky, silver-banded leaves, and that spike stays presentable for three to six months. The mother rosette flowers once and then produces pups,...

Fine white pinstripes across deep green leaves - a compact philodendron that suits a desk or a shelf.Philodendron 'Birkin' is a self-heading philodendron with creamy white pinstriping that varies leaf to leaf. It stays compact rather than climbing, tolerates ordinary indoor light, and is...

A rosette that blushes brilliant red at its centre - colour that lasts for months, with no flower involved.Neoregelia bromeliads hold water in a central cup and flush vivid red, pink or cream at the heart as they mature. They want almost nothing: bright...

Matte green leaves dusted with silver - a trailing plant that forgives almost everything.Scindapsus pictus trails heart-shaped leaves splashed with silver that catch the light like satin. It handles lower light than most variegated plants, drinks infrequently, and roots from cuttings in water, which...

New growth emerges bright green and hardens to near black - all the toughness of a ZZ, in black.Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Raven' is the black-leaved ZZ. New shoots come up lime green and darken over weeks to a glossy near-black. It keeps every bit of...

Drought-proof, quirky, and nearly unkillable - a fountain of curly leaves atop a swollen trunk.The Ponytail Palm stores water in its bulb-like base, so it forgives forgetful waterers completely. Pet-safe, slow-growing, and full of character. Offered in 4" Pot and 6" Pot, shipped well-rooted...

Compact, pet-safe, and endlessly collectible - the perfect desk and shelf plant.Peperomia's thick, textured leaves come in dozens of forms, stay small, and ask for very little. Pet-safe and ideal for tight bright spots. Offered in 2" Pot and 4" Pot, shipped well-rooted from...

Colorful, forgiving foliage that thrives in low light - one of the easiest houseplants you can own.Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema) brings patterned green, silver, and pink foliage to any room and shrugs off low light and missed waterings. A retail best-seller for good reason. Offered...