10 Rare Houseplants You HAVE TO GROW!!

1. Swiss Cheese Monstera
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Somewhat rare (becoming more common) plant has small leaves compared to the famous Monstera delisiosa, and is a small plant that vines. Leaves look like Siwss Cheese with holes in them adding texture to your home or office! Low light, and low water needs. Basically the new Pothos!

2. Spike (Cordyline)
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Commonly sold as centerpieces for flower pots and sold as annuals with flowers, this plant actually makes a perfect houseplant tolerating low light and low water. Variegated forms also exist adding color to your home or office!

3. Algerian Ivy
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While becoming more common, still not available in every garden center. This beauty is mostly sold in variegated form. Huge leaves larger than English Ivy splotted with white adds color to your home or office! Tolerates low light to partial sun. Allow water to dry thoroughly in-between waterings.

4. 'Raven' ZZ
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Brand new cultivar on the market, and may only be found on special orders or online. It is the same as the regular ZZ plant, but it's leaves are so dark they are almost black! This is a plant for everyone's home adding a darker vibe to your pale green home! 

5. Little Fiddle Fiddle Leaf Fig 'Bambino'
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New to the market, though has been available for sometime, it is is just now becoming more widely available. Same as the regular Fiddle, but is a dwarf form with much smaller compacted foliage. Perfect for smaller spaces and not have to worry of it getting to big for your space.

6. Austral Gem Birds Nest Fern
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Somewhat rare cultivar, and isn't available in most garden centers. Leaves feel like plastic and is much more tolerant to drier periods than the regular Birds Nest Fern. Perfect for your terrariums, or displays in your home or office!

7. Dancing Bones Cactus
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Rare Catus is one of the only Cacti that thrives in low light! It's skeleton like growth is where the name comes from. Spooky!

8. Fish Bone Cactus
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Rare vining Cactus that is one of the only Cacti that thrives in low light

9. Song of India Dracaena
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Rare Dracaena is perhaps the most colorful Dracaena there is! Deep vibrant yellow variegated green foliage adds color and art to your home or office! Tends to suffer and drop leaves in low light, partial sun to bright indirect light is best. Low water needs.

10. Kentia Palm
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This extremely rare and usually expensive Palm hails from Australia. It's extremely slow growth, few trees to collect seeds from, and a very high demand makes these trees very pricey, and the price to skyrocket especially for anything taller than 2'. It is totally worth it if you can get your hands on one! Like Parlour Palm, and Lady Palm, the Kentia Palm is one of the few Palms to thrive in indoor environments. Thrives in low light, low water, and low humidity. In the wild it can grow over 40', while indoors you likely won't live long enough to see it when it become too large.