Introduction

• In general, the shade-loving plants (sciophytes) which can be grown indoors are called indoor
• plants or house plants.
• They are grown either for ornamental flowers, those of ornamental leaves and others having both these qualities (listed below).
• House plants need all the growth factors that are obtained in the outside environment like good soil, air, water, light, nutrients etc.

Common indoor plants for foliage

• Alocasia
• Aralia
• Aspidistra
• Bigonia
• Caladium
• Croton
• Coleus
• Crassula
• Dracaena
• Dieffenbachia
• Ficus
• Hedera
• Marnata
• Monstera
• Pandanus
• Philodendron
• Rhoeo
• Sansevieria
• Scindapsus
• Syngonium
• Zebrina

Common indoor plants for flower

• Anthurium
• Caldium
• Bird of paradise
• Butterfly lily
• Day lily
• Orchids

Common indoor plants for foliage and flowers

• Acalypha
• Camellia
• Euphorbia
• Hypoestes
• Impatiens

Other groups of indoor plants

• Palms (Fishtail palm, Areca palm, Royal palm, Travelers palm, Cycas palm etc)
• Conifers (Araucaria, Juniperus, Thuja etc)
• Ferns, cacti and succulents
• Bambusa glaucesceus (‘hedge bamboo’, height upto 1.2m)