Wild Interiors: Beautiful Plants in Beautiful Spaces
by Hilton Carter
A plant-styling book about designing rooms around plants, including big statement plants.
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Tall floor plants that anchor a room.
Large plants make the biggest difference to a room and cost the most to ship, so choose the light first and buy a size you can carry up the stairs.
How to choose
- Start with your light, then pick from the plants below that match it.
- Compare by pot size, not plant name, when comparing prices.
- Order in mild weather or from a shop that heat-packs in winter.
- Pets: check the pet column; not every plant here is pet-safe.
Photo: Princesleaf / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia CommonsMonsteraMonstera deliciosaBright indirect lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: DenesFeri / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsSnake PlantDracaena trifasciataLow lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Ranch9613 / CC0, Wikimedia CommonsFiddle Leaf FigFicus lyrataBright indirect lightNot pet-safeChallenging
Photo: Fregisseur / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsCalatheaGoeppertiaMedium lightPet-safeChallenging
Photo: DocDaysleeper / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsBird of ParadiseStrelitzia reginae / S. nicolaiBright + some sun lightNot pet-safeModerate
Rubber PlantFicus elasticaBright indirect lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: David J. Stang / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsDracaenaDracaena fragrans, D. marginata and othersMedium lightNot pet-safeEasy
Money TreePachira aquaticaMedium lightPet-safeEasy
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India / CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia CommonsAreca PalmDypsis lutescensBright indirect lightPet-safeModerate
Photo: Acabashi / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsOlive TreeOlea europaeaBright + some sun lightPets: checkChallenging
Lemon TreeCitrus limonBright + some sun lightNot pet-safeChallenging
Photo: Tangopaso / Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsNorfolk Island PineAraucaria heterophyllaBright indirect lightPet-safeModerate
Photo: Glpinagelpinagel / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsMajesty PalmRavenea rivularisBright indirect lightPet-safeChallenging
Photo: Granitethighs / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia CommonsKentia PalmHowea forsterianaMedium lightPet-safeEasy
Yucca CaneYucca giganteaBright + some sun lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Grace789 / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsDieffenbachiaDieffenbachia seguineMedium lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Fia Tunam Siwyh / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsUmbrella PlantHeptapleurum arboricolaBright indirect lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Pedros.lol / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia CommonsWeeping FigFicus benjaminaBright indirect lightNot pet-safeModerate
Photo: cultivar413 / CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia CommonsMonstera Thai ConstellationMonstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation'Bright indirect lightNot pet-safeModerateAt a glance
| Plant | Light | Water | Pet-safe | Difficulty | Shops confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monstera | Bright indirect | When the top 2 in (5 cm) of soil is dry | No | Easy | 3 |
| Snake Plant | Low | Only when soil is completely dry, every 2-6 weeks | No | Easy | 4 |
| Fiddle Leaf Fig | Bright indirect | When the top 2 in is dry | No | Challenging | 4 |
| Calathea | Medium | Keep evenly moist, never soggy | Yes | Challenging | 5 |
| Bird of Paradise | Bright + some sun | When the top 2 in is dry | No | Moderate | 4 |
| Rubber Plant | Bright indirect | When the top 2 in is dry | No | Easy | 3 |
| Dracaena | Medium | When the top 1-2 in is dry | No | Easy | 4 |
| Money Tree | Medium | When the top 2 in is dry | Yes | Easy | 4 |
| Areca Palm | Bright indirect | When the top inch is dry | Yes | Moderate | 2 |
| Olive Tree | Bright + some sun | Deeply, then only when the top 2 in (5 cm) is dry | Not listed | Challenging | 3 |
| Lemon Tree | Bright + some sun | Deeply when the top 2 in is dry | No | Challenging | 1 |
| Norfolk Island Pine | Bright indirect | When the top 1 in is dry | Yes | Moderate | 2 |
| Majesty Palm | Bright indirect | Keep evenly moist | Yes | Challenging | 3 |
| Kentia Palm | Medium | When the top 2 in of soil is dry | Yes | Easy | 0 |
| Yucca Cane | Bright + some sun | When the soil is mostly dry | No | Easy | 3 |
| Dieffenbachia | Medium | When the top 1-2 in is dry | No | Easy | 1 |
| Umbrella Plant | Bright indirect | When the top 1-2 in is dry | No | Easy | 1 |
| Weeping Fig | Bright indirect | When the top 1-2 in is dry | No | Moderate | 3 |
| Monstera Thai Constellation | Bright indirect | When the top 1-2 in (2.5-5 cm) of soil is dry | No | Moderate | 2 |
Where to buy large indoor plants
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