If you’re lucky enough to find a Pink Princess Philodendron in a nursery or online then snap it up straight away. Black foliage is rare in nature, so this really does make for a stunning indoor plant display. New leaves start out dark green with white variegation and mature to black with hot pink splashes.
Blessed with numerous common names (Monstera deliciosa, Ceriman, Swiss Cheese Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Delicious Monster and wrongly, Split-leaf philodendron) the Monstera plant has immense appeal. It is a vine that originates from Central America which now grows naturally in most tropical regions, and in almost every collection of tropical and indoor plants. Initially thought to be a Philodendron, it was formerly known as Philodendron pertusum and often wrongly as Philodendron Monstera. The genus is named from the Latin word for "monstrous" or "abnormal", and refers to the unusual leaves with natural holes that members of the genus have.
The story of Tradescantia plant (or Spiderwort) derives from its nickname in the Middle Ages: Wandering Jew. There are various versions of the story, but they all boil down to the fact that there was said to be a man (sometimes he's called Cartaphilus, sometimes Malchus and sometimes Ahasuerus) who has been alive since Jesus’s crucifixion and must remain alive until the Messiah returns to Earth. The element of immortality points to the fact that this houseplant has a very optimistic nature and does indeed wander all over the place if you look after it well.
Heart leaf philodendron are certainly some of the most important indoor house plants available. Although there are a few variegated heart leaf philodendron they are mostly green to reddish brown in colour. Some are majestic, while some are content to creep along the ground. The genus name comes from the Greek words phileo meaning to love and dendron meaning a tree for its affinity to climb trees.
The green and glossy grassy foliage of the hawaiin spider plant (sometimes called spider lily or airplane plant) is extremely popular. This is largely because it grows so well and new plants are very easy to raise from the natural ‘spider babies’ that are produced on the long stalks as the plant matures. The genus name Chlorophytum comosum derives from the Greek words chloros meaning yellow-green, and python meaning plant. The specific epithet comosum refers to the leaves, from the Greek word kome, a tuft of hairs, relating to the leaves arranged in a rosette.
Though flowerless, ferns are extremely popular houseplants. The family consists of many different varieties with common characteristics. Ferns can be bought in many sizes, but, whatever their size, they will grow at a prodigious pace, given suitable conditions. Small plants, therefore, can be just as good a buy as large ones. Check any plant over carefully before you buy it. The leave should be fresh and green. Any plant with dry and shrivelled foliage should be passed over, although browning of leaf ends is only a sign that the plant was allowed to become too dry at sometime and is not, in itself, a reason not to buy it.
Sometimes plain green just won't do. In the world of houseplants, you’re pretty much stuck with green as your main color scheme. If you want to add year round colour, forget about flowering houseplants that only bloom during the flowering season instead, there are actually a good number of houseplants whose leaves are primarily purple, and these can add some visual interest to an otherwise monotone grouping. Dress up your interior decor with these houseplants that have colorful foliage.