--- title: "Oh I did not even make the connection between foliage plants and the…" description: "Oh I did not even make the connection between foliage plants and the feeling of lushness! It's the specific aesthetic that I want either in my living room or…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/ogvOXNvDymSafzJVYMtxRQ" community: "Foliage Plant Haven" author: "Christopher" published: "2025-02-02T14:40:39.136671Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/foliagePlantHaven.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Foliage Plant Haven](https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA.md) # Oh I did not even make the connection between foliage plants and the… _Posted by Christopher on 2025-02-02_ Oh I did not even make the connection between foliage plants and the feeling of lushness! It's the specific aesthetic that I want either in my living room or office.. Could someone recommend me any good started foliage plants? ## 16 comments ### NewerHorizons777 commented on 2025-02-02 Any kind of Pothos is great. They’re easy to grow and grow fast. Also, turtle vine and Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) I’ve found to be really nice. #### Christopher replied on 2025-02-02 Turtle vine sounds fun! I definitely want there to be vines for me to drape around my apartment for sure! ### Sunny commented on 2025-02-02 Syngoniums (Arrowheads) are affordable and come in many easy care varieties. The leaves transform when they have a pole to climb. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/yi_KSwJ7RQGo0jMJaRkNuQ.webp?size=large) #### Christopher replied on 2025-02-02 Oh nice! Can they be all vine-y and what not? I want my plants to extend over my walls like ivy #### Sunny replied on 2025-02-03 They definitely look great from a hanging basket. The have runner vines. The photo is my Syngonium Three Kings. It’s a narrow leaf variety. It needed more light. So, the gap between the leaf nodes are far apart. They are easily to propagate. ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/UHai_HQXR9Ccc9T6k72Iiw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/P7c7NENKQeqnUHHitPzDDA.webp?size=large) ### Florika C commented on 2025-02-02 Philodendrons are amazing foliage plants. They usually all have similarish needs for the most part which are pretty simple. Part sun/part shade. Water when top inch is dry etc. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CXL4Hurz14aVN7afw4Ltnhd7KWAGg8Qje6PVOMb9604/r679HhPDTM6UFudlHnc7Wg.webp?size=large) #### Christopher replied on 2025-02-02 Oh good! I don't get the best light (I learned from this app's light settings 😅), so that's great! Thanks! ### Rio commented on 2025-02-02 Seconding all of these! I'm also partial to indoor cyclamens and boston ferns. The first flowers as well, but in the meantime has gorgeous, silver-variegated, heart-shaped leaves. The second is very easy to care for and grows fast, with dramatic but soft arching fronds. Finally if you're looking for a pop of color and density, I'd look into Hypoestes (Polka dot plant) and Fittonia (nerve plant). Both have a wide variety of colors, are fairly easy to care for, and look fantastic! #### Christopher replied on 2025-02-02 What does variegated mean? Is that like when it has streaks of a color in the leaves? #### Christopher replied on 2025-02-02 Hypoetes is a cool word I'll have to wishlist that! #### Rio replied on 2025-02-02 Yep! It's common in many species :D Hypoestes and fittonia are both also variegated. Some species of pothos (like 'Marble Queen' or 'Pearls n Jade') or other plants recommended here can also have variegation ### Plantgirly commented on 2025-02-02 Moss pole/ vertical plants Philodendron Glorious, philo splendid, monstera, crystallinum anthurium or any honestly, syngoniums (I think I spelt that wrong) Crawling plants: also monstera, philo gloriousum, Bushy plants: oxalis triangularis, alocasias, Boston fern, calathea #### Christopher replied on 2025-02-02 What does a 'crawling plant' mean? Like, do the leaves droop over and it gives a sort of bug-like appearance? I havent heard that one before! #### Plantgirly replied on 2025-02-02 I’ve included some pictures, but a crawling plant just means that instead of growing up, the plant grows across the ground like in the picture :) They crawl to help extend their root system and to get them as close to the light source as possible. This is a gloriosum! It’s one of my favorites. It’s so gorgeous. And the leaves grow to be massive! Most of the plants that I have included, he leaves that grow to be 2 to 4 feet long! so even though they might not be as full as some plants, they will definitely fill in the space with the size of their leaves! ![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCFv2fNOZfkEegHleV3UFQ2Qu3M8YK-tr3KwM3SvWy0/hozbBe9wTWyn3WEiel5RLQ.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCFv2fNOZfkEegHleV3UFQ2Qu3M8YK-tr3KwM3SvWy0/T9cSeZLYSjOULnIJPp3w6Q.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCFv2fNOZfkEegHleV3UFQ2Qu3M8YK-tr3KwM3SvWy0/gzv7rHajRyyuk51b43M9GQ.webp?size=large) #### Plantgirly replied on 2025-02-02 Click on each pic Planta won’t let me crop photos :) ### Kades commented on 2025-02-02 Dieffenbachia are pretty affordable for a big plant with lots of leaves! --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. 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