The Perfect Houseplant for People Who Kill Houseplants

The bright-green-leaved golden pothos vine is known to be the perfect houseplant for even the blackest of thumbs, as it has a high tolerance for neglect. Lack of water and sunshine? No problem. With the recent e

Meet a Houseplant That Doesnt Mind Neglect

If youre like most busy homeowners, you want your indoor plants to tolerate substandard growing conditions and some neglect now and then. The umbrella plant, also known as schefflera, delivers on this. I live in

Go Tropical the Easy Way With Bromeliads

Step into the fascinating world of bromeliads and become acquainted with a family of unique tropical plants that can make a stunning centerpiece for your table or a sophisticated decorative statement elsewhere.

Improve Your Style Fortune With Lucky Bamboo

Though somewhat similar in appearance, lucky bamboo is not the same thing as the stuff you may see growing wildly quickly along your neighbors property line. Lucky bamboo is part of the Dracaena genus, and most

One Pot, One Big Shot of the Tropics

To add a dramatic touch to your home with something tall and tropical, look no further than the Kentia palm (Howea forsteriana). Its one of the all-time-most-popular palm houseplants. Unlike many other palm sp

Aim High With This Tall African Houseplant

Corn dracaena, also called fortune plant (or corn plant for its stalk-like leaves) can reach heights of 6 feet or more indoors, making it striking to use as part of an interior design. It tolerates low light and

Get a Tropical Splash With a Birds Nest Fern

Birds nest ferns have lower humidity requirements than most ferns, grow best in low or medium indirect light, and will even tolerate small pots and soil thats been allowed to dry out. Put one where its broad, sw

Get a Dash of the Rain Forest With Madagascar Dragon Tree

Originally from the East African island of Madagascar, where it grows as an understory rain forest plant, Red-edge Dracaena (Dracaena marginata), or the Madagascar dragon tree, is a popular houseplant, thanks to

Baby Tears Mimics Moss for a Green Accent Indoors

Baby tears is a diminutive and delicate creeping herb with tiny bright green kidney-shaped leaves and multitudes of almost inconspicuous white flowers when in bloom. It grows close to the ground in mats and is o

Meet a Long-Lasting Houseplant With a Forgiving Heart

Relatively new on the houseplant scene, the Zee Zee plant, or the ZZ plant, zamioculcas zamiifolia, is an exotic yet easygoing houseplant that is forgiving if you forget to water it, can survive in low light and

Conjure a Jungle in a Pot

For a tropical splash that adds drama to any space, split-leaf philodendron and Lacy Tree philodendron are two great houseplants with similar low-maintenance needs. They both have a look that verges on overgrown

Outsmart Winter — Make Houseplants of Your Garden Growers

Gardeners in chilly climates are familiar with the dreaded feeling that comes with the first frost. The good news is that the end of summer doesnt have to mean saying goodbye to plants that youve nurtured. Many

Cascading Succulents Bring Fun Shapes to Your Indoor Garden

String of Pearls and String of Bananas are cascading succulents in the Senecio genus that provide whimsy and interest with minimal care. They work great as a delicate hanging plant or as a spiller that adds text

Maidenhair Fern Brings Lacy Grace to a Room

Maidenhair ferns are delicate plants with very fine stalks and a lacy appearance, thanks to small leaflets composing the fronds. They require high humidity and have other specific care requirements, but their be

Meet a Palm Thats Fine With Fluorescent Light

Palms seem to be everywhere in interior design, but dont be deceived: Only a few make great houseplants. One of those worth getting to know is the parlor palm, Chamaedorea elegans, an easy-care variety that adap

Get Spring-Like Hyacinth Blooms All Winter Long

Sure, hyacinths bloom naturally outdoors during springtime, but you can also trick them into blooming indoors in the dead of winter. Forcing bulbs isnt reserved for commercial growers. The casual indoor gardener

Got Bright Light but Lack Spare Time? Try Ponytail Palm

Ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) isnt really a palm but rather a member of the agave succulent family. Its a very unusual-looking plant, with a swollen base and a mop of long, flat leaves. Ponytails are easy

Meet a Houseplant With Excellent Communication Skills

By the time most houseplants show symptoms of neglect, its already too late to save them. Not the peace lily (spathyphyllum). You can revive a totally collapsed peace lily as if nothing happened. But that doesn

How to Get an Amaryllis to Rebloom

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) is a tropical bulb that has become a popular indoor winter plant. It’s easy to see why: those gloriously big, bright flowers. Whether red, pink, apricot or white, those trumpet-shaped blo

Simple Pleasures: Grow a Cheery Indoor Garden

Living, breathing, healthy plants boost the spirit like nothing else. Whether you consider yourself to have a green thumb or are just inching your way into the world of gardening, consider this inspiration and m