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Climbing Plants

Trailing beauties including Pothos, Philodendrons, and shingles.

Whether you train them up a moss pole or let them cascade from a shelf, climbing plants add vertical interest to any room. These species are known for their vigorous growth and adaptability.

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Callisia Repens Turtle Vine

Callisia repens, usually sold under the friendlier name Turtle Vine, is a trailing perennial groundcover...

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Ceropegia Woodii Variegata

Ceropegia woodii ‘Variegata’, commonly sold as Variegated String of Hearts, is a trailing, tuberous succulent...

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Climbing Plants

Trailing beauties including Pothos, Philodendrons, and shingles.

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Dischidia Ruscifolia Million Hearts

Dischidia ruscifolia, commonly sold as ‘Million Hearts’, is one of those plants that looks like...

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Epipremnum Aureum Global Green

Epipremnum aureum ‘Global Green’ is a tropical climbing aroid that has quietly mastered the art...

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Epipremnum Aureum Golden Pothos

Golden pothos, botanically Epipremnum aureum, is the plant equivalent of that coworker who survives on...

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Epipremnum Aureum Hawaiian

Epipremnum aureum ‘Hawaiian’ is a climbing evergreen aroid vine that behaves like it understands neglect...

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Epipremnum Aureum Manjula

Epipremnum aureum ‘Manjula’ is the pothos people buy because it looks expensive without requiring an...

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Epipremnum Aureum Marble Queen

Epipremnum aureum ‘Marble Queen’ is a tropical climbing vine dressed in white-and-green marbling that looks...

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Epipremnum Aureum Njoy

Epipremnum aureum ‘N’Joy’ is what happens when a pothos decides to dress nicely and then...

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Epipremnum Aureum Pearls And Jade

Epipremnum aureum ‘Pearls and Jade’ is the pothos people buy when they want something familiar...

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Epipremnum Aureum Snow Queen

Epipremnum aureum ‘Snow Queen’ is what happens when a perfectly ordinary green pothos gets splashed...

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Epipremnum Pinnatum Cebu Blue

Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Cebu Blue’ is what happens when a pothos decides it’s tired of being...

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Hoya Australis Lisa

Hoya australis ‘Lisa’ is what happens when a sturdy Australian vine decides to put on...

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Hoya Carnosa Krimson Queen

Hoya carnosa ‘Krimson Queen’ is one of those plants that looks expensive even when it...

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Hoya Carnosa Variegata Tricolor

Hoya carnosa ‘Tricolor’ is one of those plants that looks suspiciously like plastic until you...

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Hoya Kerrii Sweetheart Plant

Hoya kerrii, commonly sold as the Sweetheart Plant, is a masterclass in botanical misdirection. It...

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Hoya Linearis

Hoya linearis is a trailing, pendant plant that looks like someone crossed a houseplant with...

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Hoya Macrophylla Variegata

Hoya macrophylla Variegata is the sort of plant that looks expensive even when it’s sitting...

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Hoya Obovata

Hoya obovata is one of those plants that looks like it was designed by committee...

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Hoya Pubicalyx

Hoya pubicalyx is one of those plants that looks suspiciously fake until it grows enough...

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Monstera Adansonii Laniata

Monstera adansonii ‘Laniata’ is what happens when the classic Swiss cheese plant decides to stretch,...

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Monstera Obliqua

Monstera obliqua is the plant equivalent of lace held together by optimism. It is more...

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Monstera Pinnatipartita

Monstera pinnatipartita is one of those plants that looks like it’s trying very hard to...

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Monstera Siltepecana

Monstera siltepecana is one of those plants that looks expensive even when it isn’t trying,...

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Monstera Standleyana Cobra Plant

Monstera standleyana, often sold under the melodramatic nickname Cobra Plant, is a climbing aroid that...

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Philodendron Brandtianum Silver Leaf

Philodendron brandtianum ‘Silver Leaf’ is one of those plants that looks suspiciously expensive even when...

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Philodendron Hastatum Silver Sword

Philodendron hastatum ‘Silver Sword’ looks less like something that photosynthesizes and more like something that...

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Philodendron Hederaceum Brasil

Philodendron hederaceum ‘Brasil’ is the kind of houseplant that looks like it was decorated by...

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Philodendron Hederaceum Heartleaf

Philodendron hederaceum, usually sold as the heartleaf philodendron, is an evergreen climbing aroid that has...

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Philodendron Hederaceum Lemon Lime

Philodendron hederaceum ‘Lemon Lime’ is the houseplant equivalent of a neon sign that somehow learned...

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Philodendron Hederaceum Moonlight

Philodendron hederaceum ‘Moonlight’ is an evergreen vining aroid that looks like someone dipped a classic...

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Philodendron Imbe Burle Marx

Philodendron imbe Schott in its so‑called Burle Marx form is what happens when a large‑leaved...

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Philodendron Lupinum

Philodendron lupinum is one of those plants that looks expensive even when it isn’t, mostly...

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Philodendron Micans

Philodendron micans, often sold as Velvet Philodendron, is a trailing or climbing hemiepiphytic aroid with...

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Philodendron Varigated Thai Sunrise

Philodendron ‘Thai Sunrise’ is a climbing aroid grown for yellow-and-green leaves that look painted by...

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Pilea Nummulariifolia Creeping Charlie

Pilea nummulariifolia is one of those houseplants that looks like it should be fussy, dramatic,...

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Rhaphidophora Decursiva Dragons Tail

Rhaphidophora decursiva, usually sold under the more marketable nickname Dragon’s Tail, is one of those...

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Rhaphidophora Hayi Shingle Plant

Rhaphidophora hayi, commonly sold as the shingle plant, is a climbing aroid that behaves less...

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Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma Mini Monstera

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, commonly sold under the marketing misdemeanor of “Mini Monstera,” is a fast-growing tropical...

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Scindapsus Pictus Silvery Ann

Scindapsus pictus ‘Silvery Ann’ is the houseplant equivalent of wearing velvet with just enough sparkle...

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Scindapsus Treubii Dark Form

Scindapsus treubii ‘Dark Form’ is the houseplant equivalent of wearing all black and meaning it....

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Scindapsus Treubii Moonlight

Scindapsus treubii ‘Moonlight’ is what happens when a houseplant decides gloss is optional and texture...

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Tradescantia Zebrina Nanouk

Tradescantia zebrina ‘Nanouk’, often sold under the breathless retail aliases Fantasy Venice or Pink Spiderwort,...

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