Which houseplants flower indoors?

Flowering houseplants

Aechmea, African violet, Amaryllis, Anthurium, Christmas Cactus, Clivia, Crown of thorns, Cyclamen, Easter cactus, Gardenia, Gloxinia, Guzmania, Hoya, Kalanchoe, Lithops, Madagascar Jasmine, Mammillaria, Moth Orchid, Peace Lily, Pink Jasmine, Purple shamrock and Zebra plant: a horticultural source (RHS, NC State Extension or Missouri Botanical Garden) says each of them flowers when grown as a houseplant.

Care at a glance

Plant	Light	Water in growth	Water in winter rest	Winter minimum	Repotting	Air humidity
Aechmea	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 24 months	50–75 %
African violet	Partial shade	every 6 days	every 12 days	16 °C	every 24 months	—
Amaryllis	Full sun	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months	—
Anthurium	Partial shade	every 6 days	every 12 days	18 °C	every 30 months	60–80 %
Christmas Cactus	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	12 °C	every 36 months	—
Clivia	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	—	every 48 months	—
Crown of thorns	Full sun	every 14 days	every 45 days	—	every 36 months	—
Cyclamen	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	7 °C	every 12 months	—
Easter cactus	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 21 days	—	every 36 months	—
Gardenia	Partial shade	every 4 days	every 7 days	10 °C	every 12 months	—
Gloxinia	Partial shade	every 4 days	—	—	every 12 months	—
Guzmania	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 24 months	50–75 %
Hoya	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	10 °C	every 36 months	—
Kalanchoe	Partial shade	every 14 days	every 21 days	—	every 36 months	—
Lithops	Full sun	every 21 days	—	—	every 60 months	—
Madagascar Jasmine	Full sun	every 4 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months	—
Mammillaria	Full sun	every 14 days	every 30 days	7 °C	every 36 months	—
Moth Orchid	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 10 days	16 °C	every 24 months	—
Peace Lily	Shade	every 6 days	every 12 days	16 °C	every 24 months	—
Pink Jasmine	Partial shade	every 5 days	every 12 days	—	every 24 months	—
Purple shamrock	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 30 days	—	every 12 months	—
Zebra plant	Partial shade	every 5 days	every 8 days	—	every 12 months	—

How this list is made

Chosen by the card: a source saying it flowers indoors. Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.

Houseplant care: light, watering, warmth and repotting

Flowering houseplants

Care at a glance

How this list is made

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