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Clusia rosea (Autograph Tree) has thick leathery leaves you can carve names into. Honest care for the easy, drought-tolerant indoor tree.

Coleus has the most dramatic foliage in horticulture — neon purples, reds, yellows, greens. Honest care for indoor and outdoor coleus.

Cordyline (Ti Plant, Hawaiian Good Luck Plant) has dramatic colorful sword-shaped leaves. Honest care for the indoor and outdoor tropical favorite.

Croton has the most colorful leaves of any houseplant — and the worst attitude. Honest care for the dramatic leaf-dropper that punishes any change.

Cryptanthus (Earth Star) is the bromeliad that grows in soil, not air. Honest care for the small terrarium-friendly star-shaped tropical.

Ctenanthe (Never Never Plant) is the patterned-leaf prayer-plant cousin that’s faster and tougher than Calathea. Honest care for the vigorous indoor pattern plant.

Dieffenbachia is the bold patterned-leaf plant nicknamed "dumb cane" because its sap numbs the mouth. Honest care for tropical snow, camille, and other varieties.

Dracaena is the family of sword-leaved indoor trees — corn plant, dragon tree, lucky bamboo, and (now) snake plant. Honest care for the easiest large indoor plant.

Echeverias are the prettiest of the rosette succulents — and the most light-hungry. Honest care guide for keeping them tight, colorful, and not stretched.

Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus, Night-Blooming Cereus) is the trailing jungle cactus with spectacular massive night blooms. Honest care guide.