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Close-up of Alocasia reginula dark velvety leaf texture with contrasting bright white veins Medium

Alocasia Black Velvet

Alocasia reginula

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the deeply prominent veins on an Alocasia macrorrhiza leaf Medium

Giant Elephant Ear

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the silver spots and red undersides of the Begonia Maculata Medium

Polka Dot Begonia

Begonia maculata 'Wightii'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the translucent, stained-glass appearance of a Caladium leaf Medium

Angel Wings

Caladium bicolor

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the striking pink pinstripes on a Calathea leaf Medium

Calathea ornata

Goeppertia ornata

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the reptile-like pattern on a Calathea lancifolia Medium

Rattlesnake Plant

Goeppertia insignis (formerly Calathea lancifolia)

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the intricate fishbone pattern and purple undersides Medium

Fishbone Prayer Plant

Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the trigger hairs and teeth inside a Venus Flytrap Medium

Venus Flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the thick, cabbage-like leaves of Ficus lyrata Bambino Medium

Dwarf Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata 'Bambino'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the paper-thin foliage of Ficus pumila Medium

Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the triangular foliage on a Variegated Triangle Fig Medium

Triangle Fig

Ficus triangularis 'Variegata'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Fiddle Leaf Fig tree planted in a rustic terracotta pot, standing next to a mid-century modern chair in a sunlit room. Medium

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the slippery rim and digestive fluid inside a Nepenthes trap Medium

Tropical Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes spp. (Common hybrids like N. x ventrata)

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the massive, razor-sharp thorns on the Pachypodium trunk Medium

Madagascar Palm

Pachypodium lamerei

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the striking white veins on the dark velvet leaf of a Gloriosum Medium

Philodendron Gloriosum

Philodendron gloriosum

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the moon-like craters on the Pilea involucrata Medium

Moon Valley Pilea

Pilea involucrata (often sold as Pilea mollis)

Moderate water Bright indirect
Hanging carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plant Medium

Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes spp.

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close up of the magenta underside of a Stromanthe leaf Medium

Stromanthe Triostar

Stromanthe thalia

Moderate water Bright indirect

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