English ivy (Hedera helix) is one of the more difficult indoor trailing plants — it wants cool, humid, bright conditions most homes don’t have. Honest care guide.

Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus) is the trailing tropical with red tubular flowers emerging from dark calyxes — like lipstick from a tube. Honest care guide.

Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) is the braided-trunk feng shui plant. Honest care for the surprisingly easy indoor tree that tolerates overwatering and forgetfulness.

Maranta is the original prayer plant — leaves that fold up at night and unfurl at dawn. Honest care for the red-veined, lemon-lime, and Kerchoveana varieties.

Nematanthus (Goldfish Plant) has glossy leaves and orange tubular flowers shaped like tiny goldfish. Honest care for the easy trailing bloomer.

Indoor nettles — actually Pilea cousins — include Pilea cadierei (Aluminum Plant), Pilea involucrata (Friendship Plant), and other non-stinging tropical relatives. Honest care guide.

Orchids look intimidating but most beginners grow phalaenopsis — and they’re surprisingly easy once you understand they’re epiphytes, not soil plants. Honest care guide.

Olive trees (Olea europaea) are Mediterranean sun-lovers that thrive on porches and in sunny windows. Honest care guide for indoor and outdoor olives.

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) is the dramatic-droop plant — wilts visibly when thirsty, recovers within hours. Honest care for the easy white-flowering indoor classic.

Indoor palms — parlor, kentia, areca, ponytail, majesty — are tropical understory species that hate direct sun and dry air. Honest care guide that distinguishes the easy from the fussy.