Meet your
next houseplant.

A climbing aroid from Central American forests, grown for leaves that split and perforate as the plant matures. Splits usually start once leaves pass about 30 cm (12 in) and the light is strong.

A vigorous aroid vine that stays small-leaved while trailing indoors but makes far bigger leaves when it climbs. Green forms cope with dim rooms; heavily variegated ones need more light.

A rhizomatous West African succulent with stiff, upright leaves that uses CAM photosynthesis, opening its stomata at night to save water. It tolerates dim rooms but grows and colors best in brighter light.

An East African aroid that stores water in potato-like rhizomes and grows in sudden flushes of new stems. Its glossy leaflets tolerate office light and neglect better than almost any houseplant.

A rainforest understory aroid with dark, glossy leaves and white spathes wrapped around its flower spikes. It needs steadier moisture than most houseplants and wilts dramatically when dry.

An Asian fig grown for thick, glossy leaves on a strong single stem that can be pruned to branch. It sheds leaves when conditions change suddenly, so a stable spot matters.

A southern African clump-former whose fleshy, tuberous roots store water and whose arching runners carry baby plantlets. The ASPCA lists it as non-toxic to cats and dogs.

A West African fig with large, violin-shaped leaves that sulks after moves and drafts. Consistent light, temperature, and watering matter more to it than to almost any other houseplant.

A fast, forgiving vine from Central and South American forests with soft, heart-shaped leaves. It trails from shelves or climbs a pole, and makes bigger leaves when it climbs.

A CAM succulent from the Arabian Peninsula that stores water in gel-filled leaves. It needs far more light than most houseplants and rots quickly in wet mix.