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Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess'

Pink Princess Philodendron

Pink Princess Philodendron is a dark-leaved climbing aroid grown for unstable pink variegation, so the care goal is not “more…

Outdoors in Zone 10–12; indoors anywhere

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Polka Dot Plant Care for Dense, Bright Spots

Polka Dot Plant carries pink, red, or white splashes across thin green leaves. Read its newest growth, pinch before stems…

Perennial in Zones 10 and 11 Pet Safe

Beaucarnea recurvata

Ponytail Palm: Bottle-Trunk Desert Houseplant

Ponytail Palm is not a true palm. It is a dry-climate plant with a swollen water-storing base, so good care means strong light…

Outdoors in Zone 10-12 Pet Safe

Maranta leuconeura

Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura) Care Indoors

Prayer Plant is a low Maranta grown for patterned leaves that lift and fold with the day-night cycle. Good care starts by knowing…

USDA Zone 10-12 outdoors, houseplant elsewhere Pet SafeAir Purifying

Calathea lancifolia

Rattlesnake Plant

Rattlesnake Plant is a Calathea with long wavy leaves, dark oval markings, and purple undersides. Its narrow leaves roll, crisp…

Outdoors in Zone 11-12, indoors anywhere Pet SafeAir Purifying

Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Dowon'

Raven ZZ Plant

Raven ZZ Plant grows lime-green compound leaves that mature to glossy purple-black. Its rhizomes store water, so useful indirect…

Zones 9 to 10, frost-free only