Watermelon peperomia (Peperomia argyreia, previously known as Peperomia sandersii) is a charming houseplant with striped leaves resembling a watermelon’s rind. Its succulent-like waxy leaves are oval with green and silver markings growing at the end of maroon-reddish stems. Watermelon peperomia plants can produce insignificant flower spikes at the end of long stems. The bushy houseplants grow up to 8” (20 cm) tall and are easy to grow at home.

Peperomia ‘Hope’ (Peperomia tetraphylla ‘Hope’) is a popular houseplant with oval, succulent-like green leaves. Its small leaves grow in groups of three or four on the stems. This perennial epiphyte is an ideal hanging basket plant because of its compact growth, trailing stems and evergreen foliage. Peperomia ‘Hope’ can produce tiny flowers on long spikes but they are insignificant.

Foxtail ferns are ornamental evergreen plants with plumes of bushy green foliage. Asparagus foxtail ferns are perennials in the family Asparagaceae and are not a true fern. Foxtails ferns get their name from their fern-like leaves that grow in conical, bottlebrush shapes—just like a fox’s tail. Foxtail ferns grow outdoors in USDA zones 9 to 11.

String of hearts (Ceropegia woodii) is a succulent plant with delicate purple trailing vines and heart-shaped leaves. String of heart vines can grow up to 13 feet (4 meters) long. The leaves look like hearts on a string. Other names for Ceropegia woodii include chain of hearts, rosary vine, and sweetheart vine.

Asparagus ferns are a species of ornamental plants with feathery, fern-like leaves that grow in attractive clumps. Despite their name, asparagus ferns are not a real type of fern but are perennial plants in the plant family Asparagaceae. Common types of asparagus ferns are foxtail ferns, plumosa ferns, and Sprengeri ferns.

Asparagus plumosa ferns are ornamental perennial plants with long, soft leaves that grow like feathery clumps. Asparagus ferns get their name from their fern-like foliage. However, asparagus ferns are in the Asparagaceae family and not classified as true ferns. Asparagus plumosa ferns are also called lace fern, climbing asparagus, asparagus grass, or ferny asparagus.

The cat palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum) is a type of palm plant that is easy to care for indoors. Cat palms have long, arching palm leaves, giving the houseplant a bushy appearance. Growing up to 3 ft. (0.9 m) tall, cat palms are the ideal indoor plant to add greenery to almost any bright room in your house.

Spathiphyllum—also called peace lily—is a popular flowering houseplant with brilliant white spathe flowers. The easy-to-care-for indoor plant has large glossy green leaves and long flowering stems. Spathiphyllum plants grow in various light conditions, including low light and shade.

Yucca elephantipes—also called spineless yucca, stick yucca and yucca gigantea—is a type of shrubby plant with thick cane stems and sword-shaped leaves. Yucca plants grow outdoors in hot arid climates. The Yucca elephantipes is an ideal tree like houseplant because of its soft palm-like foliage, medium growth, and for its ease of care.

The mass cane plant, also known as corn plant or Dracaena massangeana, is a popular upright evergreen houseplant in the genus Dracaena. This tropical tree-like flowering plant is a cultivar of Dracaena fragrans species, hence its full scientific name is Dracaena fragrans ‘massangeana’.