Hoyas (wax plants) are flowering tropical succulents that are grown indoors as houseplants. Hoya plants are well-known for their waxy evergreen leaves, porcelain-like flowers, and long trailing stems. Other names for hoyas include wax plant, waxi flower, porcelain flower plant, wax vine, and honey plant. Hoyas are easy to care for houseplants. Wax plants thrive in average room temperatures and have very few care requirements.

Dendrobium Nobile orchids are fragrant, colorful, and beautiful species of orchids. As a houseplant, dendrobiums are an easy-to-care-for plant. The orchids thrive in warm sunny locations where they provide stunning colors and wonderful scents. With the proper care, you too can grow a dendrobium orchid at home.

The lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans) is a flowering houseplant with bright red flowers and shiny green leaves. These tropical plants are easy to care for because they grow well in indoor environments. Their long trailing stems make the plants excellent for hanging baskets or placing them on a shelf. Putting the plant in a bright location and regular watering is almost all you have to do to care for this popular houseplant.

Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are beautiful indoor houseplants with fascinating broad green leaves. The leaves can have pink-colored stripes or veins, dark green splotches, or red or white markings. Also called prayer plants, maranta plants are easy to grow indoors with few care requirements.

The ZZ plant is an excellent, easy-to-grow houseplant with long straight stems and glossy green leaves. Also called the Zizi plant, Zuzu plant, Zanzibar gem, steel plant, aroid palm, emerald palm, and eternity plant, this plant is perfect for growing indoors. ZZ plants don’t need a lot of light or water to keep their lush, green foliage shiny and glossy.

Peperomia is a type of tropical plant that is easy to grow indoors. Peperomia plants (also called radiator plants) are well suited for growing as a beautiful lush houseplant. Many peperomia species have attractive foliage with glossy leaves that come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the ornamental peperomias have a compact look with bright variegated leaves. From the more than 1,500 varieties of peperomia, there is definitely a species that suits your home or office.

Fittonia plants are beautiful tropical houseplants that have patterned leaves with pink, red, light green or white veins. These colorful patterns contrast well on the dark green leaves. Due to the intricate veined patterning, fittonias are also called nerve plants, vein plants, mosaic plants, and painted net plants. The attraction of nerve plants is that they are easy to grow in the home and help to brighten up any room.

Polka dot plants are delightful flowering houseplants that have splashes of pink, white, red, or light green leaves. The polka dot patterns on the small plants’ leaves add plenty of color to any room or backyard. This houseplant is a popular type of plant because all varieties of the polka dot plant are easy to care for indoors and, in the right environment, outdoors.

Money tree is the common name for a species of tree called Pachira aquatica. The money tree is a popular ornamental houseplant and it is said to bring good luck, prosperity, and good fortune according to the Chinese Feng Shui. This type of money plant is usually seen with braided or twisted trunk and it has lush green foliage growing at the top. Money trees are popular indoor bonsai plants due to their reputation of inviting wealth and being easy to care for and look after.

According to Feng Shui, there are certain types of plants that are classed as good luck plants. Feng Shui plants are said to bring prosperity, fortune, love, and luck. That is why some types of “lucky plants” are called money trees or money plants. There are other plants Feng Shui considers to bring luck such as lucky bamboo, rubber plants, orchids, and some types of indoor ferns and palms.