9 Best Luxury Indoor Plants to Liven Up Your Home — The Outlet (2024)

If you want to bring luxury and life into your home, you can’t go wrong with plants. With practically endless variety, countless colours, textures and shapes, houseplants can be ornaments, centrepieces and more.

But with such a huge number of plants out there to choose from, where do you even get started on greening up your home?

With a little advice and careful searching, you can find the perfect plant for every space. Whether you’re looking for a small, subtle plant to add a touch of colour to your interior design scheme, or you’re looking for a broad, imposing statement piece, there’s bound to be a plant that will happily oblige.

Keep scrolling for our list of the best luxury houseplants, and bring some living luxury into your home.

Best Low Light Plants

Most apartments and homes have a couple of shady spots away from direct light. This might be a hallway, a room corner with internal walls or an alcove next to a door. But just because these spots aren’t flooded with light, doesn’t mean you can’t brighten them up with some greenery.

In fact, there are plenty of plants that actually prefer lower light conditions and locations out of the sunlight. Better yet, these plants generally don’t need quite as much watering as plants that spend hours in direct sunlight.

Dieffenbachia

This gorgeous indoor plant comes in a variety of shades and leaf patterns, ranging from bright green with dark edges, to rich blue-green leaves on white stems. Smaller cultivars work beautifully as side table decorations, while some can grow up to 2.4 metres!

This plant easily tolerates shady conditions but will often grow toward the sunlight, so turning its pot by a quarter every week or so should ensure even growth. The sap is mildly toxic, so it’s a good idea to keep dieffenbachia out of reach of pets and curious kids.

Peace Lily

Classy, elegant and not afraid to show off its lovely white flowers when it’s happy. The peace lily is such a popular indoor plant, that in some sense it’s the quintessential houseplant. Just make sure not to overwater it!

You can find pure green or variegated leaves, and some can grow quite large depending on the cultivar. Either way, this classic plant belongs on a bench top or a pedestal somewhere everyone can appreciate its beauty.

Rubber Plant

Rubber plants, or Ficus Elastica, are always a striking choice for indoor greenery. They can grow gorgeously shiny, large leaves and come in a dazzling variety of colours, too. Of the shade-tolerant indoor plants on this list, rubber plants need a little more brightness, like a spot next to a window or somewhere they can reach into filtered light.

And reach they will! Rubber plants can grow tree-sized when they’re happy! Just remember to occasionally wipe the dust off of its leaves and prune for extra lushness. Bear in mind, rubber plant sap is sticky and quite toxic, and will run readily when leaves or stems are broken.

Plants with Dark Leaves

While not technically greenery, dark-leaved plants also bring a burst of life into your space — and their unusually-coloured foliage is always sure to make a statement.

The deep green, dark purple or nearly black leaves of dark plants make for a striking contrast against brightly coloured or white decor, and you can mix and match different shades of pots to tie together the colour scheme in any space.

Velvet Cardboard Anthurium

The velvet cardboard anthurium is a particularly striking plant, with heart-shaped, often deep green leaves. The bright green stems and leaf veins of this plant create a beautiful and eye-catching pattern.

These plants thrive in warm, humid environments and enjoy bright, filtered light, making the velvet cardboard the perfect addition to a light-coloured bathroom. Just be sure not to overwater this plant, and only fertilise in spring and summer.

Black Elephant Ear

This plant just screams lush luxury. The black elephant ear is an all-purple plant with leaves that can grow astoundingly large, just like its more common green cousin.

These plants can grow quite tall — up to 2 metres in the right conditions — which makes them well-suited to brightly-lit room corners or as framing foliage for open staircases. For best results, plant black elephant ears in well-draining soil, and keep the soil moist throughout the warmer months.

Zamioculcas Raven

Also known as the black ZZ plant, these sturdy plants are seriously stylish, with strong, curved stems and sharply-feathered, glossy purple leaves.

Aside from its gorgeous looks, the black ZZ is a conveniently independent houseplant and prefers to be left alone in a bright spot with indirect sunlight. Only water this plant occasionally and allow the soil to dry out between watering.

Statement Plants

One of the best things about indoor plants is that they’re a dynamic, living decor statement. One broad-leaved beauty in the right spot can tie together an entire room, while smaller plants can add a quietly classy and elegant touch to your home.

Whether you’re going big or small, loud or subtle, here are some absolutely gorgeous statement plants that are sure to bring out the best of any room.

Night-Scented Lily

Night-scented lily makes for an absolutely beautiful ornamental plant. Its large, luscious leaves are rich, deep green with a slightly wavy look, making them perfect for bringing depth and texture to a space.

These plants thrive in warm conditions with a good bit of sun throughout the day. They’re a particularly fast-growing plant, and if they’re happy, they’ll even grow a brilliant set of peach-coloured blossoms with an intoxicating fragrance.

Fiddle Leaf Fig

One of the more sought-after houseplants, the fiddle leaf fig is a classically luxurious statement plant. And while they can be a little sensitive and difficult to keep happy, commit to caring for a fiddle leaf and it’ll pay you in spades — or fiddles in this case!

Fiddle leaf figs are best situated away from any drafts or direct sunlight and enjoy bright ambient light. They can grow quite tall and will branch out beautifully from the plant’s main stem.

Bird of Paradise

Exotic, vivacious and imposingly broad, birds of paradise are perfect for adding a tropical feel to your indoor space. Their broad, glossy leaves are gorgeously eye-catching, with some cultivars growing them in a roughly straight line.

Place them against a brightly-lit, white or light-coloured wall for an intense splash of green.

So, whichever room you’re looking to liven up next, consider a houseplant or two. You’ll be bringing colour and life into your space, as well as a dynamic, growing decor piece that will flourish with your care and attention.

On the lookout for some more interior decor ideas? Check out this nostalgic 70s/80s-style hotel for some fun inspiration.

Jacob Hall

Jacob is a writer who loves travel, beach days, and speaking foreign languages. Jacob has his own blog, Democratista, where he talks about society, history, and political economy.

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