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LEAFY / BOTANICAL REFERENCE

The field guide.

Ten deliberately selected foliage plants. Read the identification, consider where each plant lives, and compare its needs against actual conditions. Each profile links to an authentic specimen photograph; the editorial illustrations on this page are not identification evidence.

Editorial illustration of a curated indoor tropical foliage collection
THE LIVING COLLECTION · ORIGINAL EDITORIAL ARTWORK
BOTANICAL REFERENCE 10 SPECIES PROFILES
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Golden pothos; not a specimen identification photograph of Epipremnum aureum

Golden pothos

Epipremnum aureumEditorial art · see original photo in profile
A trailing vine with heart-shaped leaves; green-and-gold variegation is common in cultivation.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Snake plant; not a specimen identification photograph of Dracaena trifasciata

Snake plant

Dracaena trifasciataEditorial art · see original photo in profile
Upright, sword-like leaves with banded or variegated patterns, often sold under its older name Sansevieria.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying ZZ plant; not a specimen identification photograph of Zamioculcas zamiifolia

ZZ plant

Zamioculcas zamiifoliaEditorial art · see original photo in profile
Upright glossy compound leaves emerge from thick underground rhizomes.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Monstera; not a specimen identification photograph of Monstera deliciosa

Monstera

Monstera deliciosaEditorial art · see original photo in profile
A climbing aroid with increasingly large leaves that may develop internal holes and deep splits as it matures.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Heartleaf philodendron; not a specimen identification photograph of Philodendron hederaceum

Heartleaf philodendron

Philodendron hederaceumEditorial art · see original photo in profile
A slender climbing or trailing vine with glossy heart-shaped leaves.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Chinese evergreen; not a specimen identification photograph of Aglaonema spp.

Chinese evergreen

Aglaonema spp.Editorial art · see original photo in profile
Upright tropical foliage plants offered in many silver, green, pink and red horticultural selections.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Spider plant; not a specimen identification photograph of Chlorophytum comosum

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosumEditorial art · see original photo in profile
Narrow arching leaves and, on mature plants, long runners bearing plantlets.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Rubber plant; not a specimen identification photograph of Ficus elastica

Rubber plant

Ficus elasticaEditorial art · see original photo in profile
A tree-forming fig with large glossy leaves and a conspicuous new-leaf sheath.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Arrowhead vine; not a specimen identification photograph of Syngonium podophyllum

Arrowhead vine

Syngonium podophyllumEditorial art · see original photo in profile
Juvenile leaves are arrow-shaped; climbing mature growth can develop very different leaf shapes.↗
Decorative cropped botanical editorial artwork accompanying Peace lily; not a specimen identification photograph of Spathiphyllum spp.

Peace lily

Spathiphyllum spp.Editorial art · see original photo in profile
Glossy foliage and a characteristic pale spathe surrounding a central spadix.↗

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