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Shop Houseplants by Genus
100+ Genera, 500+ Species
Looking for a specific plant genus? Or just starting your plant collection? At Foliage Factory, you can browse houseplants by genus, with over 100 genera and 500+ unique species to explore. From the striking leaves of Alocasia to the intricate patterns of Calathea or the effortless care of Sansevieria, you'll find something that suits your style.
Click on a genus to explore our selection and grow your collection with top-quality houseplants. Find your next favorite today!
Aeschynanthus
Aeschynanthus – trailing tropical with glossy leaves and bright red blooms.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
🐾 Pet-safe
Aeschynanthus
(Lipstick Plant)
Aglaonema
Aglaonema – lush tropical foliage plant with striking leaf patterns, suited to low to bright indirect light.
🌑–🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Aglaonema
(Chinese Evergreen)
Alocasia
Alocasia – bold tropical with sculptural leaves and striking veins, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️️️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate–high
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Alocasia
(Elephant Ear)
Aloe
Aloe – sun-loving succulent storing water in thick leaves, ideal for bright spots.
☀️ Bright light
💧 Low
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Aloe
Amydrium
Amydrium – climbing aroid with split green leaves and fast growth in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Amydrium
Anthurium
Anthurium – diverse tropical aroids ranging from velvety foliage types to striking flowering forms.
🌤️️️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate–high
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Anthurium
(Flamingo Flower)
Asplenium
Asplenium – fern with glossy, wavy fronds that prefer shaded, consistently moist conditions.
🌑–🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🟡 Intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe
Asplenium
(Bird's Nest Fern)
Begonia
Begonia – decorative foliage plant with vibrant leaves and varied textures, loving bright indirect light.
🌤️️️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Begonia
Caladium
Caladium – colorful foliage plant with paper-thin leaves showing vivid patterns, prefers bright, warm shade.
🌤️️️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate–high
🔴 Advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Caladium
Calathea (Goeppertia)
Calathea (Goeppertia) – patterned tropical with moving leaves that thrive in shaded humidity.
🌤️ Medium–bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🟡 Intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe
Calathea/ Goeppertia
(Prayer Plant)
Cissus
Cissus – fast-growing climber with vine-like stems, adapting well to medium to bright indirect light.
🌤️️️ Medium–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
🐾 Pet-safe
Cissus
(Grape Ivy)
Citrus
Citrus – aromatic small trees with glossy leaves and fragrant blooms, loving bright light and warmth.
☀️ Bright light
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Citrus
Croton
Croton – colorful tropical shrub with leathery, multicolored leaves, loves strong light and warmth.
☀️ Bright light
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Codiaeum
(Croton)
Coleus
Coleus – colorful foliage plant with serrated leaves and endless pattern variation, thrives in bright shade.
🌤️️️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
🐾 Pet-safe
Coleus
Cordyline
Cordyline – upright tropical with strap-like leaves in vivid tones, preferring bright, warm conditions.
☀️ Bright light
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Cordyline
(Ti Plant)
Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe – patterned prayer plant relative with elegant foliage and rhythmic leaf movement.
🌤️ Medium–bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🟡 Intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe
Ctenanthe
(Never-Never Plant)
Curio
Curio – drought-tolerant succulent genus with trailing, waxy stems for bright, sunny spots.
☀️ Bright light
💧 Low
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Curio
Cyrtosperma
Cyrtosperma – large aroid with bold arrow-shaped leaves, thrives in warmth and high humidity.
🌤️️️ Bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🔴 Advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Cyrtosperma
Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia – decorative foliage plant with broad, variegated leaves and strong upright growth.
🌑–🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Dieffenbachia
(Dumb Cane)
Disocactus
Disocactus – epiphytic cactus with flat, arching stems and vivid blooms, non-toxic but can be mildly prickly.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Low–moderate
🟢 Easy-care
🐾 Pet-safe*
*Non-toxic, but handle with care due to spines.
Disocactus
(Orchid Cactus)
Dracaena
Dracaena – hardy structural plant with narrow leaves, thriving in medium to bright indirect light.
🌑–🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧 Low–moderate
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Dracaena
(Dragon Tree and Snake Plant)
Echeveria
Echeveria – compact rosette succulent with fleshy leaves, thriving in full sun and dry soil.
☀️ Bright light
💧 Low
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Echeveria
Epiphyllum
Epiphyllum – jungle cactus with flat stems and large night-blooming flowers, best in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe*
*Non-toxic, but some hybrids have fine bristles — handle gently.
Epiphyllum
(Moth/ Orchid Cactus)
Epipremnum
Epipremnum – fast-growing climber with glossy, often variegated leaves, adaptable and forgiving.
🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Epipremnum
(Pothos, Devil's Ivy)
Euphorbia
Euphorbia – diverse succulent genus with unique forms and milky sap; prefers bright, dry conditions.
☀️ Bright light
💧 Low
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets (latex sap)
Euphorbia
(Spurge)
Ficus
Ficus – structural foliage plant group from vines to trees, thriving in bright, stable environments.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Ficus
(Fig, Rubber Plant)
Homalomena
Homalomena – tropical aroid with broad, glossy leaves, thriving in medium to bright indirect light.
🌤️ Medium–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Homalomena
Hoya
Hoya – waxy-leaved climber with fragrant star-shaped blooms, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Low–moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
⚠️ Mildly toxic to pets
Hoya
(Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower)
Maranta
Maranta – prayer plant with patterned leaves that move rhythmically with light cycles.
🌤️ Medium–bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🟡 Intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe
Maranta
(Prayer Plant)
Monstera
Monstera – tropical climbing aroid often with fenestrated leaves, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Monstera
(Swiss Cheese Plant)
Musa
Musa – tropical banana plants with large, lush leaves needing warmth and humidity.
☀️ Bright light
💧💧💧 High
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Musa
(Banana Plant)
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis – classic fern with arching fronds, thriving in humidity and shaded light.
🌑 –🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🟡 Intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe
Nephrolepsis
(Boston Fern, Sword Fern)
Other Genera
A changing mix of uncommon houseplants beyond the main categories — from collector curiosities to classic favorites.
🪴 Mixed types
🌤️ Varying light needs
💧 Care levels vary
🐾 Check pet safety per species
Other Plant Genera
Peperomia
Peperomia – compact tropicals with diverse leaf shapes and textures, ideal for bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
🐾 Pet-safe
Peperomia
Philodendron
Philodendron – diverse aroids ranging from climbers to creepers, suited to bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Philodendron
Pilea
Pilea – compact foliage plants with playful forms and textured leaves, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
🐾 Pet-safe
Pilea
Piper
Piper – tropical climbers with aromatic or patterned foliage, preferring warmth and bright shade.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate–high
🟡–🔴 Intermediate to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Piper
(Pepper Plant)
Polyscias
Polyscias – upright shrubs with fine textured foliage, ideal for bright, stable indoor light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟡 Intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Polyscias
(False Aralia)
Rhaphidophora
Rhaphidophora – tropical climbers with fenestrated or split leaves, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🟡 Easy to intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Rhaphidophora
Rhipsalis
Rhipsalis – epiphytic cactus with soft, trailing stems and fine bristles, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
🐾 Pet-safe*
*Non-toxic, but some species have fine bristles — handle gently.
Rhipsalis
(Mistletoe Cactus)
Schefflera (Heptapleurum)
Schefflera (Heptapleurum) – fast-growing indoor tree with umbrella-like leaves, tolerating varied light.
🌤️ Medium–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Schefflera/ Heptapleurum
(Umbrella Plant)
Schismatoglottis
Schismatoglottis – rare aroid with velvety or patterned foliage, thriving in warm, humid conditions.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate–high
🟡–🔴 Intermediate to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Schismatoglottis
Scindapsus
Scindapsus – trailing aroid with thick, often variegated leaves, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🔴 Easy to advanced
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Scindapsus
(Satin Pothos)
Spathiphyllum
Spathiphyllum – elegant foliage plant producing white spathes, tolerating low to bright indirect light.
🌤️ Low–bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate–high
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Spathiphyllum
(Peace Lilly)
Syngonium
Syngonium – fast-growing aroid with arrow-shaped leaves, adapting well to bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢–🟡 Easy to intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Syngonium
(Arrowhead Plant)
Thaumatophyllum
Thaumatophyllum – large tropical aroids with deeply lobed leaves, thriving in bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧💧 High
🟢–🟡 Easy to intermediate
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Thaumatophyllum
Tillandsia
Tillandsia – air plants absorbing moisture through leaves, best in bright, humid environments.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧💧 Moderate–high (mist)
🟢–🟡 Easy to intermediate
🐾 Pet-safe
Tillandsia
(Air Plant)
Tradescantia
Tradescantia – colorful trailing plants with soft stems and fast growth, loving bright indirect light.
🌤️ Bright indirect
💧💧 Moderate
🟢 Easy-care
⚠️ Toxic to pets
Tradescantia
(Spiderwort, Inch Plant)