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Introduction

The Cut Flower & Houseplant industry is a growing market worth over £2.2B in the U.K., and $1.7 billion in the U.S, each year. Two-thirds of indoor species sold within the last twelve months originate from tropical locations around the world; this isn't surprising as over one BILLION exotic Orchids (Phalaenopsis) were sold within this period! In the Netherlands, the average household has thirteen houseplants, with over 90% owning at least one indoor plant!

Have a read through the list to see where your houseplant originates from; click on its link for more information regarding care requirements, common issues & its history!

Rainforest, Monsoon & Tropical Temperate Climates

North America

• Adiantum - Maidenhair Ferns
• Brassia
• Callisia
• Chamaedorea - Parlour Palms
• Dieffenbachia - Dumb Canes
• Maranta
• Nephrolepsis - Boston Ferns
• Oncidium
• Syngonium
• Tradescantia - Wondering Jew or Inch Plant

Central America

• Adiantum capillus-veneris - Maidenhair Ferns
• Begonia
• Brassia
• Bromeliads - Aechmea, Air Plants, Billbergia, Bromelia, Cryptanthus, Helicodea, Tillandsia, & Vrisea.
• Calathea - Living or Prayer Plants
  
• Callisia
• Chamaedorea - Parlour Palms
• Clusia
• Ctentanthe
• Dieffenbachia - Dumb Canes
• Epiphyllum
• Goeppertia
• Heliconia - False Bird of Paradise
• Hylocereus - Pitahaya
• Maranta
• Nephrolepsis - Boston Ferns
• Oncidium
• Orchid Cacti
• Philodendron
• Pinguicula - Butterworts
• Primrose
• Pachira
• Peperomia
• Phlebodium - Blue Star Ferns
• Rhipsalis
• Spathiphyllum - Peace Lilies
• Syngonium
• Tradescantia - Wondering Jew or Inch Plant

South America

• Anthurium - Flamingo Plants
• Begonia
• Bougainvillea
• Brassia
• Bromeliads - Aechmea, Air Plants, Billbergia, Bromelia, Cryptanthus, Helicodea, Tillandsia, & Vrisea.
• Calathea - Living or Prayer Plants
  
• Callisia
• Cattleya
• Clusia
• Ctentanthe
• Dieffenbachia - Dumb Canes
• Fittonia - Nerve Plants
• Goeppertia
• Gloxinia
• Hatiora
• Heliconia - False Bird of Paradise
• Maranta
• Miltonia
• Monstera
• Nephrolepsis - Boston Ferns
• Oncidium
• Pachira
• Philodendron
• Pinguicula - Butterworts
• Peperomia
• Phlebodium - Blue Star Ferns
• Platycerium - Staghorn Ferns
• Rhipsalis
• Schlumbergera - Christmas, Easter, Holiday, Thanksgiving or Zygo Cactus
• Spathiphyllum - Peace Lilies
• Syngonium
• Tradescantia - Wondering Jew or Inch Plant

Africa 

• Begonia
• Coffea  (Coffee)
• Dracaena  (& Madagascar)
• Dypsis lutescens - Butterfly or Areca Palm  (Madagascar)
• Ficus lyrata - Fiddle-Leaf Fig
• Gerbera - Barberton Daisy
• Kalanchoe  (& Madagascar)
• Musa Cavendish Bananas  (Canary Islands)
• Platycerium - Staghorn Ferns
• Primrose
• Rhipsalis baccifera
• Rhaphidophora
• Stephanotis  (Madagascar)

South Asia

• Citrus - Lemons, Limes, Oranges, etc. (Monsoon Forests)
• Coffea  (Coffee)
• Cymbidium
• Dendrobium
• Epipremnum -  Devil's Ivy or Pothos
• Paphiopedilum - Slipper Orchids 
• Phalaenopsis - Moth Orchids
• Nepenthes - Monkey Traps

East Asia

• Aglaonema - Chinese Evergreens
• Aspidistra - Cast Iron Plants
  
• Caryota - Fishtail Palms
• Coffea  (Coffee)
• Cissus
• Cycas - Sago Palms & Cycads
• Dendrobium
• Fatsia japonica
• Ludisia - Jewel Orchids
• Nepenthes - Monkey Traps
• Phalaenopsis - Moth Orchids
• Pilea peperomioides
• Radermachera
• Rhapis - Lady Palms

South-East Asia

• Aeschynanthus - Lipstick Plants
• Alocasia - Elephant Ears
• Asplenium - Bird's Nest Ferns
  
• Begonia
• Caladium
• Caryota - Fishtail Palms
• Cissus
• Colocasia
• Curcuma - Siam Tulip
• Cymbidium
• Dendrobium
• Epidendron
• Epipremnum - Devil's Ivy or Pothos
• Hoya
• Weeping Fig  & Ficus alii
• Mimosa pudica - Sensitive or Touch-Me-Not Plant
• Nepenthes - Monkey Traps
• Paphiopedilum - Slipper Orchids
• Phalaenopsis - Moth Orchids
• Platycerium - Staghorn Ferns
• Plectranthus - Coleus
• Radermachera
• Rhaphidophora
• Rhapis - Lady Palms
• Schefflera
• Spathiphyllum - Peace Lilies

Australasia

• Alocasia - Elephant Ears
• Asplenium - Bird's Nest Ferns
• Caladium
• Cissus
• Colocasia
• Cordyline
• Croton
• Davallia - Rabbit Foot Fern
• Dichondra
• Howea - Kentia & Sentry Palms
• Hoya
• Meuhlenbeckia - Maidenhair Vines
• Norfolk Island Pines
• Plerandra  (Dizygotheca)
• Platycerium - Staghorn Ferns
• Rhaphidophora

Read More - The History of Houseplant Taxonomy

Arid & Alpine Tundra

North America

• Agaves
• Beaucarnia - Ponytail Palms
• Desert Cacti
• Echeviera
• Euphorbia
• Euphorbia trigona
• Poinsettia
• Sedum
• Yucca

South America

• Agaves
• Desert Cacti
• Echeviera
• Hippeastrum 
• Oxalis
• Sedum

Arabian Peninsula

• Aloe
  
• Aloe vera

Southern Africa

• Aloe
  
• Ceropegia
• Chlorophytum - Spider Plants
• Clivia - Natal Lily
• Crassula  (Money or Jade Plants)
• Dracaena
• Gasteria
• Gerbera
• Haworthia
• Ledebouria - Silver Squill
• Saintpaulia - African Violets 
• Sansevieria
• Sedum
• Streptocarpus - Cape Primrose
• Strelitzia - Bird of Paradise 
• Zamioculcas - ZZ Plants
• Zantedeschia

Mediterranean Climates

Europe

• Cyclamen
• Geranium
• Hedera - English or Common Ivy
• Sempervivum
• Soleirolia - Baby Tears or Helexine

Temperate Broadleaf

North America

• Campanula
• Hydrangea
• Sarracenia - Pitcher Plants
• Tolmiea menziesii - Piggy-Back Plant  

Europe

• Campanula
• Chrysanthemums
• Jasmine
• Sarracenia - Pitcher Plants

Asia

• Chrysanthemums
• Ficus
• Hydrangea
• Jasmine
• Roses

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