14 Published Matches

Plants for USDA Zone 12

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14 matches for Zone 12

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African Violet with purple flowers and fuzzy dark green leaves in a white pot beside a bright window

Houseplants

African Violet

Saintpaulia ionantha

African Violet is a windowsill bloomer that rewards steady, small-pot care.

Zones 11-12 outdoors, indoors anywhere
Silvery Tillandsia xerographica air plant rosette mounted on driftwood on a bright windowsill

Houseplants

Air Plant

Tillandsia spp.

Air plants are living sculptures that thrive without soil, anchoring to driftwood, rocks, or shells while drawing moisture from…

Zone 10-12 outdoors
Aloe Vera rosette with thick gel-filled leaves in a sunny indoor pot

Houseplants

Aloe Vera

Aloe barbadensis miller

Aloe vera stores water in its thick, gel-filled leaves and can survive weeks without attention — which makes overwatering the…

Outdoors in Zone 10-12, indoors anywhere
Colorful bromeliad rosette with a bright bract growing in a bright indoor room

Houseplants

Bromeliad Houseplants

Bromeliaceae spp.

Bromeliads are colorful rosette-forming houseplants that hold water in a central cup instead of relying on constantly wet soil.

Zone 10-12 outdoors; indoor elsewhere
Colorful croton houseplant with red, yellow, orange, and green leaves in bright filtered light

Houseplants

Croton

Codiaeum variegatum

Croton is a tropical shrub grown indoors for patterned red, yellow, orange, and green leaves.

NC State lists USDA Zones 11–12 for outdoor growth
Mature Ficus Audrey indoor tree with a woody trunk and pale-veined oval leaves

Houseplants

Ficus Audrey

Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey'

Ficus Audrey is a pale-veined indoor tree grown from the banyan species Ficus benghalensis.

NC State species range is Zones 10–12 outdoors, not an indoor…
Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera adansonii) Care showing its indoor growth habit

Houseplants

Monstera Adansonii

Monstera adansonii

Swiss Cheese Plant is the common-name houseplant people buy for smaller holey Monstera leaves, usually Monstera adansonii.

Zone 10-12 outdoors, houseplant elsewhere
Pink Princess Philodendron in a pot with dark heart-shaped leaves and pink variegation

Houseplants

Pink Princess Philodendron

Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess'

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
Rattlesnake plant in a pot with long wavy leaves marked in dark green

Houseplants

Rattlesnake Plant

Calathea lancifolia

Rattlesnake Plant is a Calathea with long wavy leaves, dark oval markings, and purple undersides.

Outdoors in Zone 11-12, indoors anywhere