Wanting to update your plants inside? Let’s start by saying there’s no true indoor plant, just plants that tolerate indoor conditions and don’t mind being in a pot temporarily. Even the toughest indoor plants will benefit from a break outside in the shade every so often.
For some height try a fiddle-leaf fig Ficus lyrata. My favourite of all the figs, with its big glossy luscious leaves. It looks great teamed with a white glazed pot.

Another eye catching indoor is
Ctenanthe ’Grey Star’ which gets up to about a metre. The leaves on this plant are amazing grey and green striped topes with an aubergine underside. You’ll know when this needs a water as the leaves tend to curl up.
For a tropical feel you could use the bold Spathyphyllum ’Sensation’ which is a giant form of the traditional Madonna lily. Its spear shaped leaves get up to 60cms long and 30cms across with prominent ridges down them.
I wouldn’t bring succulents indoors (as they are sometimes sold) they just get leggy, and rot. They are really only for a sunny outdoor spot. If you forget to water try Zamiocalcus ‘Zanzibar Gem’ (pictured )from Madagascar. This only needs a water about once a month.
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