Foliage Plants

Aeschynanthus—How to Grow Lipstick Vines and Basket Vines
Tips on how to grow and bloom lipstick vine and basket vines from the genus Aeschynanthus.

African Spear—How to Grow Sansevieria Cylindrica
How to grow the very resilient and interesting African spear plant (Sansevieria cylindrica), including tips on watering and feeding.

African Violets -- Growing Healthy Saintpaulia
An introduction to growing African violets. These popular houseplants have been a favorite for more than century because of their beauty, size and free-flowering. Tips on how to water, feed and keep them beautiful.

Aglaonema -- How to Grow Aglaonema Houseplants
How to grow aglaonema houseplants, including tips on moisture and warmth requirements.

Amaryllis -- Growing Hippeastrum Bulbs
How to grow the popular amaryllis bulbs, including tips on managing both flowering and foliage phases and timing the flower for a spectacular winter bloom.

Amazon elephant's ear (Alocasia amazonica)
A description of the Amazon elephant's ear

Anthurium
How to grow anthurium plants, including the flowering A. scherzerianum and A. andreanum, as well as the foliage varieties. Including tips on watering and tricks for success.

Bird of Paradise—How to Grow Strelitzia
How to grow Bird of Paradise, including tips on watering and how to bring the plant into bloom.

Caladium—How to Grow Caladium
Tips on how to grow caladium plants, including propagation and overwintering them for great foliage displays year after year.

Coleus—How to Grow Coleus Plants Indoors
How to grow coleus plants indoors, including tricks for keeping them looking full and bright.

Cordyline—How to Grow Cordyline Indoors
Tips for growing cordyline plants indoors, including watering and humidity ... and an easy explanation to sort of cordyline and the closely related dracaena plants.

Crotons -- Growing Codiaum Variegatum
How to grow crotons as houseplants, including tips on bringing out the most vibrant colors, taking care of leggy plants and propagating.

Dracaena
How to grow plants from the Dracaena group, including Ti Trees, D. marginata and D. draco, and other false palms.

Dumb cane (Dieffenbachia)
A description of the dumb cane, or dieffenbachia houseplant

Ficus Plants -- How to Grow Healthy Ficus Trees
How to grow the three most popular varieties of ficus trees, including Weeping Figs, Rubber Trees and Fiddle-Leaf Figs. Tips include how to water, prevent leaf-drop and propagate these popular houseplants.

Gardenia—How to Grow Gardenia Indoors
Tips on growing gardenia plants indoors, including how to bring the plant to flower and prevent bud drop.

Golden Pothos Vine (Epipremnum pinnatum)
Tips for growing the golden pothos vine.

Golden Shrimp Plants—How to Grow Golden Shrimp Plants
Tips and tricks for growing golden shrimp plants (Pachystachys lutea), including how to encourage flowering and keep the plant bushy and strong.

Hibiscus -- Growing Tropical Hibiscus Inside
How to grow and bloom tropical hibiscus in a temperate home, including tips on overwintering and how to prevent lethal insect infestations.

Ming Aralia — Growing Polyscias Fruticosa
How to grow Ming aralia, including tips on preventing leaf-drop and propagating

Ixora—How to Grow Ixora Plants
Tips for how to grow flowering ixora as houseplants, including advice on the best light and warmth.

Peace Lily—How to Grow Spathiphyllum
How to grow Peace Lily, including tips on light, water and propagation. These tropical plants feature striking white flowers that hover above shiny, pointed leaves. There are dozens of hybrids available.

Philodendrons -- Growing Philodendron Houseplants
Tips for growing trailing and non-trailing houseplants, as well as descriptions of the most popular species. Philodendrons are some of the world's most beautiful foliage plants and, given proper care, will thrive indoors.

Pilea
A description of the Pilea plant group, including aluminum plant, creeping charlie, artillery plant and moon valley

Poinsettias
What to look for in a healthy poinsettia plant and how to best care for these international symbols of the holiday season.

Schefflera -- Growing Schefflera Plants Inside
How to grow schefflera plants indoors, including tips on watering and how to handle leaf-drop.

Snake Plant and Mother-in-Law's Tongue
Growing tips for Snake Plant and Mother-in-Law's Tongue houseplants.

Spider Plants (Chlorophytum)
How to grow spider plants, including tips on feeding and displaying as hanging plants.

Zebra Plants—How to Grow Aphelandra
How to grow zebra plants indoors, including tips for watering, humidity and feeding for the best blooms.