Houseplants

Houseplants are plants that tolerate indoor light, container roots, and household temperatures. Many are tropical understory plants, epiphytes, or drought-adapted plants.

Main Indoor Kinds

Kind	Examples	Why people grow them
Foliage plants	Monstera, pothos, ficus, aglaonema	Leaves, texture, low flower dependence
Flowering houseplants	Orchids, anthurium, African violet	Long-lasting blooms indoors
Palms and indoor trees	Parlor palm, dracaena, rubber plant	Height and structure
Trailing plants	Hoya, string of hearts, philodendron	Shelves, baskets, vertical softness
Air plants and epiphytes	Tillandsia, staghorn fern, orchids	Mounted or soil-free displays
Succulents and cacti	Aloe, jade, haworthia, cactus	Bright windows and dry care

Indoor Success Factors

Light is the limiting factor indoors. Plants sold as low-light tolerant still grow better near a window or under a grow light. Watering should follow the potting mix and root system, not a fixed weekly schedule.