39 Fast-growing houseplants and climbers ⚡
Want results you can actually see? These houseplants are the quick movers - vigorous vines, trailers and climbers whose notes point to fast growth or a spreading habit. Give them decent light and steady water and they will fill a shelf, trail down a bookcase or climb a moss pole in a single season.
Fast growth means more feeding and more frequent trimming or repotting. These reward you quickly, but they also ask for a little more upkeep than a slow grower.
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
The Arrowhead Plant - also sold as the "Goosefoot Plant" or simply Syngonium - is one of the mos…
Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii - Angel's Tears)
Baby Tears - also called Angel's Tears, Mind-Your-Own-Business, or by its botanical name Soleiro…
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)
The Bird of Paradise is the houseplant that turns a room into a jungle.
Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum)
The Blue Star Fern - Phlebodium aureum - is an epiphytic fern grown for one striking, unusual qu…
Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
The Boston Fern is the lush, cascading classic of the fern world - a soft fountain of arching gr…
Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum)
The Burro's Tail - Sedum morganianum, also known as the donkey's tail - is a trailing succulent…
Cat Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum)
The Cat Palm is a lush, bushy little palm that brings a soft tropical fullness to a room without…
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)
The Christmas Cactus is a beloved heirloom houseplant - the one that bursts into vivid, exotic b…
Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)
The Dieffenbachia is a bold, fast-growing foliage plant with large, dramatic leaves splashed and…
Dischidia (Button Orchid / Ant Plant)
Dischidia is a genus of small, trailing epiphytes from the same family as the Hoya - and if you…
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
English Ivy is the classic trailing, climbing vine - elegant, lush, and full of old-world charm,…
Ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis)
Ficus Audrey - Ficus benghalensis - is the houseplant quietly taking the crown from the famously…
Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig)
The Ficus Benjamina - the "Weeping Fig" - is one of the classic tree-form houseplants, a gracefu…
Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus / Columnea)
The Goldfish Plant earns its name the moment it flowers.
Gynura (Purple Passion Plant)
The Purple Passion Plant (Gynura aurantiaca) is one of those houseplants that people fall for th…
Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)
The Heartleaf Philodendron is, for many growers, the single easiest trailing houseplant in exist…
Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)
The Lipstick Plant - Aeschynanthus radicans - is a trailing tropical epiphyte grown for two thin…
Monstera Adansonii (Swiss Cheese Vine)
The Monstera Adansonii - the "Swiss Cheese Vine" - is the smaller, trailing, holey cousin of the…
Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)
The Monstera Deliciosa - the "Swiss Cheese Plant" - is the single most recognizable houseplant o…
Monstera Siltepecana (Silver Monstera)
Monstera siltepecana - the "Silver Monstera" - is one of the most rewarding aroids for someone w…
Oxalis (False Shamrock / Purple Shamrock)
Oxalis triangularis - the "False Shamrock" or "Purple Shamrock" - is one of the most charming an…
Philodendron Brasil (Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil')
The Philodendron Brasil is a trailing heartleaf philodendron whose glossy green leaves come spla…
Philodendron Micans (Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum)
The Philodendron Micans - Philodendron hederaceum var.
Polka Dot Begonia (Begonia maculata)
The Polka Dot Begonia - Begonia maculata - is a striking cane begonia grown almost entirely for…
Portulacaria Afra (Dwarf Jade / Elephant Bush)
Portulacaria afra - known as Dwarf Jade or Elephant Bush - is a fast-growing, bushy succulent sh…
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum / Devil's Ivy)
Pothos is the friendliest trailing vine in the houseplant world - fast, forgiving, beautiful, an…
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
The Prayer Plant - Maranta leuconeura - is one of the most captivating houseplants you can own,…
Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)
The Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma - almost always sold as the "Mini Monstera" - is one of the most p…
Rhipsalis (Mistletoe Cactus)
Rhipsalis - the "Mistletoe Cactus" - is a cactus that breaks all the rules you think you know ab…
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
The Rubber Plant is the easy way to have a dramatic indoor tree.
Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus)
The Satin Pothos - sometimes sold as "Silver Pothos" or "Silk Pothos" - is one of those plants t…
Schefflera (Umbrella Plant)
The Schefflera, or Umbrella Plant, is a classic, easy indoor tree - fast-growing, glossy, and fo…
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
The Spider Plant is the cheerful, generous, almost foolproof classic of the houseplant world.
String of Bananas (Curio radicans)
The String of Bananas - sometimes still sold under its older name Senecio radicans - is one of t…
String of Dolphins (Senecio peregrinus)
String of Dolphins is one of the most charming novelty succulents you can grow.
String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
The String of Hearts is one of the most delicate and romantic of all trailing houseplants - long…
String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus / Curio rowleyanus)
String of Pearls is one of the most distinctive and photogenic of all houseplants - long, delica…
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)
Swedish Ivy - Plectranthus verticillatus - is one of the easiest and fastest trailing houseplant…
Tradescantia (Inch Plant / Wandering Dude)
Tradescantia is the fast, lush, colorful trailing plant that fills a hanging pot almost before y…
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