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Air Plant
Tillandsia ionantha
A group of epiphytic bromeliads that grow without soil, absorbing moisture and nutrients through their leaves and clinging to bark, rocks, or wires.
Below are plants that contain the letter P anywhere in the name. Each of the 47 plants below opens to a full profile.
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List of Plants That Contain P
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Anthurium Plant
Anthurium andraeanum
A tropical American houseplant grown for its glossy waxy flowers in red, pink, or white, formed by a brightly colored leaf-like spathe and slender spadix.
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Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescens
A clumping feather-leaved palm from Madagascar, widely grown as a tropical houseplant for its arching golden stems and air-purifying reputation.
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Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus
A soft, feathery South African plant that resembles a fern but is actually a relative of garden asparagus, popular as a houseplant and floral filler.
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Aspidistra
Aspidistra elatior
A tough, broad-leaved evergreen houseplant from East Asia known as the cast-iron plant for its near-indestructible tolerance of low light and neglect.
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Elephant Ear
Colocasia esculenta
A group of tropical Asian aroids with enormous arrow-shaped leaves, grown ornamentally for bold tropical effect and edible as taro in many cuisines.
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Eucalyptus Plant
Eucalyptus cinerea
Juvenile foliage of Australian eucalyptus trees, grown for their round silver-blue scented leaves popular in cut and dried flower arrangements.
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Fern Pine
Afrocarpus gracilior
An East African evergreen tree with soft fern-like blue-green needles, often clipped as a hedge or topiary in mild-climate gardens.
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Gerbera Plant
Gerbera jamesonii
A South African daisy widely grown as a bedding plant and one of the worlds top five cut flowers, available in nearly every color but blue.
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Goji Plant
Lycium barbarum
A thorny East Asian shrub whose bright red berries, marketed as a superfood, have been used in Chinese medicine for over a thousand years.
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Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum
A trailing tropical American aroid with small glossy heart-shaped leaves, one of the easiest and longest-popular houseplants in cultivation.
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Hemp
Cannabis sativa
A fast-growing Central Asian annual herb cultivated for thousands of years for its strong stem fiber, edible seeds, and cannabinoid-rich flowers.
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Ice Plant
Delosperma cooperi
A South African low-growing succulent groundcover whose juice-filled leaves sparkle as if frosted, popular for hot dry slopes and coastal plantings.
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Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana
A shade-tolerant African annual loved for non-stop summer flowers in pink, red, white, and orange, traditionally one of the worlds best-selling bedding plants.
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Inch Plant
Tradescantia zebrina
A trailing Mexican vine in the wandering jew group, grown for striped silver and purple leaves and tiny three-petaled pink flowers in summer.
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Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
A South African succulent shrub with thick oval leaves and a treelike trunk, one of the most enduring houseplants and considered a symbol of good luck.
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Japanese Iris
Iris ensata
A water-loving Japanese perennial with enormous flat flowers in violet, blue, and white, prized in Japanese garden ponds and traditional flower arrangements.
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Juniper Plant
Juniperus communis
A widespread coniferous shrub with prickly or scaly evergreen foliage and aromatic blue berries, used for gin flavoring, traditional medicine, and ornament.
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Kentia Palm
Howea forsteriana
An elegant Australian island palm with arching feather-shaped fronds, the most popular indoor palm of grand hotels and parlors since the Victorian era.
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Lipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicans
A Southeast Asian epiphytic vine grown as a hanging houseplant for its tubular red flowers that emerge from dark calyxes like a lipstick from its tube.
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Money Plant
Epipremnum aureum
A trailing tropical Asian aroid called money plant for the belief it attracts wealth, identical to golden pothos in many regions of South Asia.
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Norfolk Pine
Araucaria heterophylla
A South Pacific evergreen conifer with symmetrical tiered branches, often sold as a small living Christmas tree but not actually a true pine.
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Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
A massive South American grass with cream-white feathery flower plumes that reach four metres, a dramatic landscape grass and now popular in dried bouquets.
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
A Mediterranean biennial culinary herb grown for fresh green or curled leaves used worldwide as a garnish, flavoring, and tabletop salad ingredient.
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Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
A tropical American aroid grown for glossy green foliage and elegant white flower spathes, one of the most common low-light houseplants of offices and homes.
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Pencil Cactus
Euphorbia tirucalli
An East African succulent that looks like a tangle of green pencils, popular as a sculptural houseplant despite its highly irritating milky sap.
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Peperomia
Peperomia
A vast genus of compact tropical plants with thick succulent leaves, popular as easy small houseplants in a wide range of leaf shapes and patterns.
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Peppermint
Mentha piperita
A hybrid herb of water mint and spearmint, with intensely menthol-scented leaves used worldwide for tea, candy, oral hygiene, and aromatherapy.
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Philodendron
Philodendron
A vast genus of tropical American aroids ranging from compact heart-leaf trailers to enormous tree-climbing forms, beloved as forgiving and varied houseplants.
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Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
A Madagascar foliage plant whose green leaves are splashed with vivid pink, white, or red spots, popular as a cheerful small bedding and houseplant.
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Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
A South Pacific trailing aroid with heart-shaped leaves, the most widely sold houseplant in the world and an emblem of beginner-friendly indoor gardening.
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Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura
A general name for marantas, calatheas, and stromanthes whose leaves fold upward at dusk in a praying gesture, popular ornamental foliage houseplants.
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Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia ficus-indica
A widespread group of paddle-segmented cacti native to the Americas, valued for edible pads and brilliant red fruits that flavor candies and beverages.
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Queen Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
A graceful South American palm with arching feathery fronds and a smooth grey trunk, the most-planted street palm of Florida, Brazil, and the Mediterranean.
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Rattlesnake Plant
Goeppertia insignis
A Brazilian rainforest calathea with long wavy green leaves marked with dark blotches that look like a rattlesnakes pattern, popular as a houseplant.
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Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica
A South Asian fig tree grown indoors for its large glossy leathery leaves, an icon of mid-century interior design and a classic forgiving houseplant.
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Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
A tough West African succulent with stiff upright sword-shaped leaves, one of the most forgiving houseplants and a NASA-listed air purifier.
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Spider Lily
Hymenocallis caribaea
A tropical American bulb with strap-like leaves and large fragrant white spidery flowers that bloom in summer above clumps of foliage.
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Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
A South African hanging plant with arching striped grass-like leaves and dangling baby plantlets, one of the easiest and most prolific houseplants.
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String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus
A South African trailing succulent with green pea-shaped leaves strung along threadlike stems, popular in hanging baskets for its jewelry-like cascade.
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Umbrella Plant
Schefflera actinophylla
An Australian tropical shrub or tree with palmate leaves whose leaflets radiate like umbrella spokes, a long-popular indoor foliage houseplant.
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Urn Plant
Aechmea fasciata
A South American bromeliad with silver-banded leaves forming a vase-shaped rosette that holds water, topped by a pink and blue flower head in summer.
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Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
A small carnivorous American bog plant with hinged leaves that snap shut on insects, perhaps the most famous of all carnivorous plants.
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Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa
A common name for hoyas, tropical Asian vines whose waxy succulent leaves and fragrant porcelain-like flower clusters have made them beloved houseplants.
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Xerographica
Tillandsia xerographica
A Guatemalan giant air plant that forms an enormous silver curly rosette without soil, the king of tillandsias and a centerpiece of modern living decor.
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Zebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosa
A Brazilian tropical plant with glossy dark green leaves striped white between deep veins, topped by golden bract spikes when in flower.
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ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
An East African aroid with glossy dark green leaves and underground rhizomes that store water, one of the toughest and slowest-growing houseplants.
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