Houseplants are one of the best ways to enjoy the merits of nature indoors. However, when you have big houseplants, they not only create an impression but also make a visual statement that is simply hard to miss! Here is a list of some Best Large Indoor Plants for your home or office that will surely add a lot of oomph to your space!
Check out our article on fast-growing indoor plants here.
Best Large Indoor Plants
Ficus Plants
Ficus is a fascinating indoor plant that is both easy to grow and maintain, and according to one NASA study, it is also one of the houseplants that improve indoor air quality.
1. Fiddle Leaf Fig
Botanical Name: Ficus lyrata
Size: 5-6 feet
Fiddle Leaf Fig is a great indoor plant for rooms and offices alike. Having large, light green leaves with slender, waxy, and dark foliage, it creates quite a bold statement and pairs well with the surroundings.
2. Rubber Plant
Botanical Name: Ficus elastica
Size: 6-8 feet
This is the plant to have for your living room with an attractive large, oval-shaped, dark-glossy green foliage! The best part of the rubber plant is its vertical growing nature.
3. African Fig
Botanical Name: Ficus cyathistipula
Size: 6-7 feet
Native to Africa, this plant has rounded leaves and flashy green foliage. It is also potent in cleaning the indoor air and helps to maintain the humidity levels in homes. With the right maintenance and care, it’ll continue to grow well.
4. Ficus Alii Plant
Botanical Name: Ficus maclellandii
With an upright and tall structure, it makes quite a statement, especially when kept in the corner of a room. As they are narrow and long, they make for the exceptionally best indoor plants!
5. Sweetheart Tree
Botanical Name: Ficus triangularis ‘Variegata’
This easy-to-maintain, fuss-free large tree looks spectacular indoors with its variegated foliage. It offers distinct-looking triangular green leaves and does best in bright light with good humidity.
Palm Plants
Palm plants are slow growers, but they are truly worth the wait as they offer fantastic foliage that looks great in homes and offices!
6. Fishtail Palm
Botanical Name: Caryota
With leaves that mimic the shape of a fish’s tail, this plant is often grown in clumps but attains good growth with the right care. Just keep them near a bright source of sunlight, and they’ll continue to look good!
7. European Fan Palm
Botanical Name: Chamaerops humilis
Size: 6-9 feet
If you are a fan of flashy foliage, then this is the plant for you. Native to Europe, the fan palm is quite hardy, and you won’t have to worry about cold temperatures like you normally would for other plants.
8. Majesty Palm
Botanical Name: Ravenea rivularis
Size: 5-8 feet
Looking for a quick-growing indoor plant that will attain a good height in a shady space? Well, Majesty Palm should be your pick! They look beautiful with their dense and dark green foliage.
9. Kentia Palm
Botanical Name: Howea forsteriana
Size: 5-7 feet
An easy to care indoor plant that is also going to forgive you if you’ll not take care of it sometimes. It does really well in low light and can also tolerate lower temperatures. With arching fronds, it brings an exotic tropical look indoors.
10. Areca Palm
Botanical Name: Dypsis lutescens
With beautiful bright green fronds, areca makes for a great houseplant. The leaves also resemble that of bamboo, which gives it a tree-like look. Just keep it at a location where it receives plentiful sunlight, and it’ll continue to grow well.
Dracaena Plants
A popular houseplant, people grow Dracaena for its contrasting green foliage and patterns that instantly makes it a focal point of any room it’s placed in!
11. Anita Dracaena
Botanical Name: Dracaena “Anita”
Size: 4-6 feet
Tolerant to poor lighting conditions, it makes for a great houseplant, thanks to its mini tree-like appearance. It is also on the list of NASA’s list of clean air plants and helps in removing formaldehyde and benzene from the air.
12. Madagascar Dragon Tree
Botanical Name: Dracaena marginata
Size: 4-7 feet
With stiff, red-purple leaves and curved, slim stalks, the Madagascar Dragon Tree should be your pick, especially if you are looking for a tall and forgiving houseplant. However, just keep it away from a shaded spot.
13. Dragon Tree
Botanical Name: Dracaena deremensis
With beautiful corn-like leaves in bright shades of green, the lemon-lime truly offers foliage that rhymes with its name. It can grow tall indoors and makes for a great corner plant.
14. Corn Plant
Botanical Name: Dracaena fragrans
A slow-growing plant, you won’t have to worry much about its maintenance. It does well in low light, and the shiny-looking leaves of the plant are also potent in cleaning the indoor air off various toxins.
Other Must Have Best Large Indoor Plants
Here are the remaining some of the best indoor plants that attain a good height and serve as great houseplants.
15. Pony Tail Palm
Botanical Name: Beaucarnea recurvata
Often mistaken for a palm, the ponytail Palm is actually succulent. Ponytail Palm is an elegant and eye-catching houseplant. It is easy to care for, although slow-growing. Learn about the best shade tolerant succulents here.
16. Norfolk Island Pine
Botanical Name: Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk island pine is not a true pine though it looks like one. Place the plant near a window that receives some sun and bright indirect daylight to grow it successfully.
17. Yucca
Botanical Name: Yucca filamentosa
Size: 3-6 feet
Yucca is a tough plant and quickly becomes large if sufficient light is provided. Allow the soil to dry out before you water it again. It can survive easily for several weeks without water.
18. Philodendron
Botanical Name: Philodendron selloum
The Philodendron family includes many successful houseplants, and this one is no less! Keep it in indirect sunlight, and it’ll thrive for many years to come! To check out its more types, click here.
19. Ming Aralia
Botanical Name: Polyscias fruticosa
How nice is it to have a plant in the house that is low maintenance and looks beautiful at the same time? Polyscias is such a plant. It tolerates shade, and requires occasional fertilizing and infrequent watering.
20. Croton
Botanical Name: Codiaeum variegatum
Croton is a popular houseplant because of the huge variation in the pattern and color of the foliage available. Place the plant near the East facing window, where it will get bright morning sun and day-long indirect light.
21. Umbrella Plant
Botanical Name: Schefflera
Size: 3-5 feet
Schefflera is a well-known houseplant with typical foliage. It is easy to maintain, though, like all the other tall houseplants on this list, it requires a large pot to grow and exposure to bright indirect sunlight.
22. False Castor Plant
Botanical Name: Fatsia japonica
The false castor plant is also known as the finger plant due to its finger-like leaves. This plant has beautiful dark green, shiny, and leathery foliage. It is also an air purifying plant and needs little maintenance.
23. Desert Rose
Botanical Name: Adenium obesum
Size: 2-5 feet
With beautiful green leaves and matching red flowers, desert rose truly lives up to its name and offers a stunning visual appeal. With a tall stance, it makes for a great living room plant!
24. Jade Plant
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata
Easy to grow in pots, this pretty succulent plant requires very little care. It comes in small size and might take a lot of time to achieve an impressive height indoors. Avoid pruning to ensure it grows tall.
25. Swiss Cheese Plant
Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosa
Monstera is a popular large indoor plant because of its huge cut foliage and stems. It creates a tropical atmosphere in any room. Adding this tall plant can make a huge impact on the interior of any home.
26. Giant Bird of Paradise
Botanical Name: Strelitzia nicolai
The bird of paradise plant has a large banana plant-like foliage. You can grow this plant indoors successfully if you have a spot in your room that receives at least 4-5 hours of sunlight daily.
27. Bamboo
Botanical Name: Bambusa vulgaris
Size: 6-10 feet
We’ve included bamboo in our list of the best large indoor plants as growing bamboo indoors is possible. Just make sure that you provide a few hours of direct sunlight.
28. Weeping Fig
Botanical Name: Ficus benjamina
Also known as Benjamin Fig, this beautiful plant with a tree-like structure and dark glossy green foliage with light green edges look attractive indoors. Grow this large houseplant in a fixed position and avoid relocating it frequently.
29. European Olive
Botanical Name: Olea europea
Size: 7-10 feet
This evergreen tree or shrub can be grown indoors in pots for a shorter period of time as it can grow quite big. Just make sure that it gets 5-6 hours of sunlight for proper growth and height.
30. African Candelabra
Botanical Name: Euphorbia ammak
Size: 8-16 feet
This tree-like houseplant is a striking evergreen succulent that flourishes in very less water and plenty of sunlight. With its upright growth habit, you can grow this euphorbia variety in the bright corners of your home or offices.
31. Natal Mahogany
Botanical Name: Trichilia emetica
Its feather-shaped, green leaves grow in clusters, generally in groups of seven, and look adorable with their huge and upright size. It does well in artificial or diffused light – pruning is the key to keeping the plant full and balanced.
lalitha
February 28, 2016 At 12:57 pm
how do we purchase indoor plants? pls tell me address.
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Amberly
March 5, 2019 At 3:22 am
Lalitha, I know I’m 3 years late but I can’t stop laughing at your comment
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Vedant
April 10, 2019 At 11:48 am
Lmao
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Kelly
July 3, 2019 At 12:00 am
I love this thread so much
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Gina
February 13, 2020 At 6:44 pm
I don’t think she meant literally, I think she meant how to order large plants that aren’t easy to transport via a vehicle. I think she was asking for a store online that will ship str8 to your door.
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Jon
December 31, 2021 At 7:27 am
No, I think she’s a comedy genius.
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Joe
August 11, 2022 At 1:37 am
I’m three years late too 😂
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Rabbits
March 2, 2016 At 6:17 pm
A feature on house & garden plants that are pet friendly would be good eg house plants your house rabbit won’t get sick on if he eats them or catnip for cats etc
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july
July 10, 2019 At 5:32 am
Excellent suggestion! I am also interested in this.
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Jay
August 13, 2019 At 11:16 pm
I put a small baby fence around my tree. Another thing that worked was to set the plant with its pot and drainage dish inside a wooden outdoor planter. I put that on a plant mover with wheels so I could change its spot in the house. Looks great.
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Joan Doidge
January 3, 2017 At 3:04 pm
How do you order a indoor plant
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Lisa
July 2, 2017 At 3:05 pm
You go to Home Depot, menards, or Sam’s club right now. On sale everywhere.
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Jane Miles
July 25, 2017 At 3:12 am
I have a question about Jade Plant. I have one in my living room. But it just grow up to 3 feet tall. Do you use ferlitizers?
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Shub
August 30, 2019 At 12:28 am
Use a 30:20:20 Fertilizers, which promotes plant and leaf growth.
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Zanita
July 18, 2018 At 6:31 pm
Congratulations are a very nice compilation.
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Nicia
March 6, 2021 At 1:33 pm
A Gerber daisy plant adds a pop of color to your home or office. It prefers bright, indirect light but not too much heat. Try to keep the soil moist during warm weather, and water the plant less in cooler weather. You should also give it a high-potassium fertilizer monthly.
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Saffi
April 1, 2021 At 8:49 pm
Located in the heart of the New York City Flower District, Tropical Plants and Orchids carry one of the most exotic indoor plant collections in the city. What s more, plants are sourced from specialist growers around the globe and there’s a dizzying array of plant aesthetics to behold. If you’re in the District this shop is well worth a visit!
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Everything Grows
April 27, 2021 At 4:31 pm
Very interesting topic, thanks for posting.
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Everything Grows
May 23, 2021 At 5:14 pm
Very useful and so peaceful blog for us. Such a good work and so good write up.
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Nina Paul
November 11, 2021 At 5:23 pm
Thanks for sharing this.
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Amberly
March 5, 2019 At 3:22 am
Lalitha, I know I’m 3 years late but I can’t stop laughing at your comment
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Vedant
April 10, 2019 At 11:48 am
Lmao
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Kelly
July 3, 2019 At 12:00 am
I love this thread so much
Reply
Gina
February 13, 2020 At 6:44 pm
I don’t think she meant literally, I think she meant how to order large plants that aren’t easy to transport via a vehicle. I think she was asking for a store online that will ship str8 to your door.
Reply
Jon
December 31, 2021 At 7:27 am
No, I think she’s a comedy genius.
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Joe
August 11, 2022 At 1:37 am
I’m three years late too 😂
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how do we purchase indoor plants? pls tell me address.
- Vedant
- April 10, 2019 At 11:48 am
- Lmao
- Reply
- Kelly
- July 3, 2019 At 12:00 am
- I love this thread so much
- Reply
- Gina
- February 13, 2020 At 6:44 pm
- I don’t think she meant literally, I think she meant how to order large plants that aren’t easy to transport via a vehicle. I think she was asking for a store online that will ship str8 to your door.
- Reply
- Jon
- December 31, 2021 At 7:27 am
- No, I think she’s a comedy genius.
- Reply
- Joe
- August 11, 2022 At 1:37 am
- I’m three years late too 😂
- Reply
Lalitha, I know I’m 3 years late but I can’t stop laughing at your comment
- Kelly
- July 3, 2019 At 12:00 am
- I love this thread so much
- Reply
Lmao
I love this thread so much
- Jon
- December 31, 2021 At 7:27 am
- No, I think she’s a comedy genius.
- Reply
I don’t think she meant literally, I think she meant how to order large plants that aren’t easy to transport via a vehicle. I think she was asking for a store online that will ship str8 to your door.
No, I think she’s a comedy genius.
I’m three years late too 😂
- july
- July 10, 2019 At 5:32 am
- Excellent suggestion! I am also interested in this.
- Reply
- Jay
- August 13, 2019 At 11:16 pm
- I put a small baby fence around my tree. Another thing that worked was to set the plant with its pot and drainage dish inside a wooden outdoor planter. I put that on a plant mover with wheels so I could change its spot in the house. Looks great.
- Reply
A feature on house & garden plants that are pet friendly would be good eg house plants your house rabbit won’t get sick on if he eats them or catnip for cats etc
Excellent suggestion! I am also interested in this.
I put a small baby fence around my tree. Another thing that worked was to set the plant with its pot and drainage dish inside a wooden outdoor planter. I put that on a plant mover with wheels so I could change its spot in the house. Looks great.
How do you order a indoor plant
You go to Home Depot, menards, or Sam’s club right now. On sale everywhere.
- Shub
- August 30, 2019 At 12:28 am
- Use a 30:20:20 Fertilizers, which promotes plant and leaf growth.
- Reply
I have a question about Jade Plant. I have one in my living room. But it just grow up to 3 feet tall. Do you use ferlitizers?
Use a 30:20:20 Fertilizers, which promotes plant and leaf growth.
Congratulations are a very nice compilation.
A Gerber daisy plant adds a pop of color to your home or office. It prefers bright, indirect light but not too much heat. Try to keep the soil moist during warm weather, and water the plant less in cooler weather. You should also give it a high-potassium fertilizer monthly.
Located in the heart of the New York City Flower District, Tropical Plants and Orchids carry one of the most exotic indoor plant collections in the city. What s more, plants are sourced from specialist growers around the globe and there’s a dizzying array of plant aesthetics to behold. If you’re in the District this shop is well worth a visit!
Very interesting topic, thanks for posting.
Very useful and so peaceful blog for us. Such a good work and so good write up.
Thanks for sharing this.
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