collection of my houseplants

chlorophytum comosum

spider plant

native to southern africa. can produce small white flowers on stalks.
i have no idea when i got this one, or where it came from. currently living on my bedroom windowsill. i am considering moving it to a less sunny spot on my desk.

codieaum variegatum

croton, 2026

native to southeast asia, australia, and the pacific islands. can produce small white or yellow flowers.
i got her at the grocery store sometime in twenty-twenty six. if i was sexually attracted to plants...it would be her.

maranta leuconeura

prayer plant, december 2025

native to the rainforests of central and south america. can produce small purple or white flowers.
my mum got me this one for christmas. for a while it lived on my dresser, but it seemed to be sad so i moved it to my bedroom windowsill. i think it gets too much light but it seems happy now. this plant can act quite dramatic.

dieffenbachia camilla

dumb cane, may 2026

native to south america.
i got this plant at canadian tire. i think it's a dieffenbachia camilla. the varieties seem similar to me so that's my best guess. it currently lives on my bedroom windowsill.

dracaena marginata

dragon tree

native to madagascar. part of the asparagus family.
not sure if this one is the variety 'tricolor' or 'colorama'. this might be my longest-lived houseplant. i have no idea when i got her, all i know is that it was many years ago. she grew a second stem around twenty-twenty three, but i unfortunately killed it due to overwatering. she is in desperate need of a repotting but i'm having trouble finding a large terracotta pot.

dracaena marginata 'magenta'

dragon tree, may 2026

native to madagascar.
i got this one at the grocery store, chosen mostly for the fact that small sprouts were growing in the same pot.

hoya carnosa 'dapple grey'

wax plant, 2025

native to east asia and australia. can produce clusters of white and pink star-shaped flowers.
i got a cutting of this from my math teacher at the time (thank you mr hiep). it grew very quickly during the summer of twenty-twenty five. lives on the dining room windowsill.

crassula ovata

jade plant

native to south africa. can produce small, star-shaped pink or white flowers.
another one from a very long time ago. she has been struggling for a while. many of the branches have fallen off, so i have propogated them and as a result have four smaller ones apart from the large one.

pilea peperomiodes

chinese money plant / pancake plant, june 2026

native to southern china. can produce small white flowers.
another inexpensive tropical plant from the grocery store...i've been having a hard time controlling myself. this one lives on the last bit of available space on my bedroom windowsill.

tradescantia pallida

purple heart, 2025

native to mexico. can produce small pink flowers.
another cutting from my old math teacher. since planting her, she has grown two more stems, and even had one bloom! at the time i didn't know it could grow flowers, so it was a wonderful surprise. lives in a hanging pot at the dining room window. might benefit from being pruned.

kalanchoe luciae

paddle plant / flapjack

native to south africa. can produce clusters of pale-yellow flowers.
these are a favourite of my grandma, so this type of plant has been in my life since i was a child. i have three at the moment. two of them are cuttings from my grandma, taken from her plant called jack, and the third i propogated myself.

unidentified

summer 2024

i took a cutting of this plant from an outdoor planter outside of the liquor store. i have an idea that it might be a type of sedum.