Home Gardening House Plants 7 Unique Houseplants That'll Make Your Home More Interesting Level up your collection with these eye-catching picks. By Erica Lamberg Erica Lamberg Erica is a personal finance writer and travel expert with a decade of experience. She contributes to USA TODAY, Forbes, CNBC, and many other top-tier media outlets. Erica writes about travel tips, destinations, reward credit cards, and ways to save money on travel. Highlights: * Regular contributor to USA TODAY, covering destinations, trends, and how to save money on travel * Travel insurance expert for Forbes, contributing 50+ articles on travelers' insurance * Freelance writer covering health, real estate, business, and parenting with work published in Oprah Magazine, Reader's Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Parents, and NBC News Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on August 12, 2024 Close Photo: Bilal photos/Getty Images Houseplants bring a certain natural beauty to your home and enhance the overall atmosphere. Plus, indoor plants have been found to improve well-being, reduce stress and boost moods. To take the benefits a level up, certain houseplants can add both a design flair and a bit more intrigue to your interior design. Here seven unique houseplants to consider adding to your collection. The Best House Plants for Every Room in Your House 01 of 07 Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) Vincent Jary/Getty Images This pick is known for its inflated trunk. “It produces an abundance of white, red, or pink flowers, depending on the cultivar, and it thrives in hot and dry conditions and produces beautiful flowers," said Andrew Bunting, VP of horticulture with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The plant requires full sun and well-drained soil, he adds. 02 of 07 String of Bananas (Senecio radicans) Barbara Rich/Getty Images This trailing succulent has narrow banana-like leaves that add interest to the home while still being relatively low maintenance. It thrives in full sun with minimal watering. 03 of 07 Corkscrew Albuca (Albuca spiralis) Queserasera99/Getty Images This succulent has upright, curved leaves and produces stems that rise above the foliage with an abundance of yellow flowers. It prefers full sun and a well-drained soil, Bunting says. 04 of 07 Pencil Cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli) Bilal photos/Getty Images This unique succulent resembles a cluster of “pencils” that have shades of green, orange, and pink. As a succulent, Bunting explains, the plant is drought-tolerant making it ideal for plant parents with a tendency to forget to water—but it does need a very well-drained soil to thrive. 05 of 07 Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri) Wirestock/Getty Images This exotic plant features nearly black flowers that resemble the face of a bat, making it an especially dramatic and interesting addition to the home. “This plant needs warm, humid conditions with indirect light, so consider the location of the plant in your home carefully,” Bunting cautions. 06 of 07 Living Stones (Lithops) Boy_Anupong/Getty Images These small succulents resemble stones. The colors can vary from brown to silver to tan and they thrive in dry conditions and require minimal watering, making them a relatively easy plant to care for, Bunting says. 07 of 07 Green Velvet Alocasia (Alocasia micholitziana) Jamaludin Yusup/Getty Images Featuring large, bold, heart-shaped leaves with distinctive white markings on the veins, this plant is sure to stand out in your home. Bunting assured this plant will have luxuriant growth with ample light, humidity, and a rich, organic-based soil. 20 Hard-to-Kill Indoor Plants That Don't Need Sunlight to Thrive Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit