25 Unique Looking Houseplants That Could Be Statement Pieces In Your Home

Despite what some may say, you don't need dozens of houseplants to make a green mark on your home. Sure, a shelf filled with some of our favorites like pothos, spider plants, pileas, and philodendrons will always look amazing, but it has been done again and again. If you like to take the road less traveled, try styling just one or two rare and exciting statement plants on your coffee table, dinner table, window sill, or anywhere else that needs a little more pizazz. Countless underused plants show off interesting shapes, colors, and growth habits — you just have to know where to look.

Many of these great show-stopping houseplants are actually very easy to grow, which we know is a concern for plant parents who have tried to grow beautiful but fussy houseplants before like the fiddle-leaf fig, as described by the University of California. With these statement plants, you don't have to worry about buying expensive soil, fertilizer, or habitats for them to grow in. For many of them, all you need is your trusty well-draining potting mix and the right size pot with drainage holes. Don't settle for another everyday houseplant. Your unique personality needs a plant that fits it. Just check out this collection to find one or more eccentric houseplants that are begging to be brought home.

Baseball bat Sansevieria (Sansevieria hallii) is a lesser-known snake plant species that produces blue-green, upright leaves and gorgeous white flowers on long stalks, as per San Marcos Growers. The houseplant is slow-growing and neglect tolerant, so you can leave it to grow for a long time without any worries.

Sunlight Needs: Bright direct or indirect light

Water Needs: Needs minimal watering

Bloom Season: Summer

Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide

The rattlesnake plant (Calathea lancifolia), which is related to the peacock plant and the pin-stripe Calathea, is one type of prayer plant. Like the others, it has an interesting habit of folding up its leaves at night, as if in prayer, as said by Proven Winners. This houseplant often steals the show in indoor gardens as its leaves are naturally a striking bright green littered with darker green stripes and spots.

Sunlight Needs: Low to medium indirect sunlight

Water Needs: Needs consistent watering and moderate to high humidity levels

Size: 12 to 30 inches tall

Hoya heart plants (Hoya kerrii) are one of the most adorable houseplants money can buy. They produce waxy heart-shaped leaves on long vines that may be green or green lined with yellow to cream variegation, as shown by Logee's. Keep in mind, this plant does grow quite slowly, so it can take a while for it to form new leaves.

Sunlight Needs: Bright direct or indirect light

Water Needs: Allow soil to dry out between waterings

Bloom Season: Summer

Size: 2 to 4 feet tall

The false shamrock plant (Oxalis triangularis) is an easy-to-grow houseplant with an unusual color and triangular leaves. Like the prayer plant, the false shamrock closes its leaves at night and opens them again in the morning. Depending on where you live, these can make for a great patio plant when kept in a container, as suggested by North Carolina State Extension.

Sunlight Needs: Bright indirect light

Water Needs: Allow the surface of the soil to dry between waterings

Bloom Season: Fall and summer

Size: 6 to 18 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide

Euphorbia francoisii is loved for its truly unique foliage that rarely shows off the exact same shape and color. According to Gabbar Farms, the leaves can be pink, purple, green, white, or variegated. Like other Euphorbia species, this plant enjoys bright sunlight, minimal watering, and warm temperatures above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sunlight Needs: Bright direct or indirect sunlight

Water Needs: Allow soil to dry several inches below the soil's surface between waterings

Size: 4 to 6 inches tall

String of dolphins (Senecio peregrinus) is a cross between the string of pearls and the candle plant, as explained by Mountain Crest Gardens. This interesting houseplant can be difficult to find anywhere but online. It gets its name from its beautiful succulent leaves, which look like leaping dolphins. With good care, it can live for quite a long time and even show off its flowers, which are described as pom-pom-like.

Sunlight Needs: Bright indirect light

Water Needs: Drought tolerant, provide limited water

Bloom Season: Fall and winter

Size: More than 1 foot tall

The fizzle sizzle (Albuca spiralis) is a whimsical plant that looks as if it came out of a children's book. It features long green stems that can reach up to a foot high and swirl at their ends. As explained by Logee's, the plant grows from a bulb, which also produces lightly vanilla-scented yellow flowers in the spring from tall stalks.

Sunlight Needs: Bright indirect light

Water Needs: Water regularly during the growing season, but allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings

Bloom Season: Spring and summer

Size: 1 foot tall

Bird's nest Anthurium (Anthurium plowmanii) is a large and leafy tropical species that can be grown indoors in a large container. You would not want to stuff this plant into a small apartment unless you want to feel like you're living in a jungle. It grows very quickly, even under conditions that are not necessarily ideal, as said by Ken's Philodendrons.

Sunlight Needs: Bright indirect light

Water Needs: Water regularly during the growing season

Size: Up to 6 feet tall, much smaller indoors

Air plants (Tillandsia spp.) are one of the few plants that can grow literally anywhere in your home with little maintenance. You can place these little guys in the nooks of your kitchen, on shelves all over your home, or hanging from the ceiling. They require no soil, as per Penn State Extension, and you can simply mist them often or give them a soak once every week or so.

Sunlight Needs: Bright indirect sunlight

Water Needs: May be rinsed or soaked once a week, may need supplemental misting in dry environments

Size: 2 to 12 inches tall

Flat-leaf Gasteria (Gasteria armstrongii), which is also sometimes called ox tongue, is an aloe-like succulent species that shows off short, thick green leaves that taper at their ends. Because the leaves grow opposite of one another, some of these plants look like multiple tongues coming out of the soil. San Marcos Growers notes that the plant also produces pink flowers in the spring, however, the Gasteria plant rarely blooms indoors.

Sunlight Needs: Bright indirect light

Water Needs: Water sparingly in the fall and spring

Size: 2 inches tall and wide

The jewel orchid (Macodes petola) is known for its foliage that looks as though it is lit up with lights along its veins. The plant should be kept in a low-light environment where it is rarely exposed to bright indirect light. Still, to see its glowing leaves, some light or an LED flashlight has to be shined on them, says Orchid Web. Try to do this minimally to keep the plant in good health.

Sunlight Needs: Low indirect light

Water Needs: Soil must be kept lightly moist between waterings

Bloom Season: Varies

Size: About 1 foot tall

Marimo moss balls (Aegagropila linnaei) are likely a plant that you've seen but haven't considered growing. These moss balls are unbelievable plants, they require very little maintenance, and they appear man-made. The Marimo moss balls can also be useful if you have freshwater fish because they can improve water quality by creating oxygen and removing nitrates in fish tasks, according to Fish Laboratory Aquatics.

Sunlight Needs: Medium to low indirect light

Water Needs: Lives in tap water

Size: 3 to 4 inches in diameter, sometimes larger up to 12 inches