Explore the best Straight Growing Houseplants! They will beautify your home by acquiring just a little space and looking great in corners!

If you want a plant for your home that doesn’t grow wide and takes a little space, then you must try Straight Growing Houseplants. They are perfect for urban homes and add color to the decor without asking for too much room.

Straight Growing Houseplants

1. Pickle Plant

Botanical Name: Kleinia stapeliiformis

Also known as ‘Senecio stapeliiformis,’ it is quite an attractive specimen that grows straight and produces purple-green, patterned pencil-like stems and soft spines along the sides.

Check out some lovely senecio varieties here

2. Snake Plant

Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata

The straight, sword-like foliage has a thick texture and an upright growing pattern. It can survive in low light and less water too! Learn how to grow snake plants indoors here.

Have a look at the best snake plant varieties here

3. African Milk Tree

Botanical Name: Euphorbia trigona

This slow-growing, tall, and evergreen spiny succulent can attain a height of 3-7 feet indoors. It enjoys bright light but not direct sun and is easy to care for.

Here are the best trees you can grow indoors

4. Bamboo

Botanical Name: Bambusoideae

This fast-growing straight houseplant is easy to maintain indoors as long as you provide it the right position and care. Looks great in every room!

Learn growing bamboo in pots here

5. Madagascar Dragon Tree

Botanical Name: Dracaena marginata

Dracaena marginata offers stiff, red-purple foliage on straight slim stems. The plant is popular for its less demanding nature, but it cannot tolerate low light.

Check out more dracaena varieties here

6.  Coarctata Haworthia

Botanical Name: Haworthia coarctata var. adelaidensis

This striking specimen has an upright growth pattern and shows off pointed leaves tightly clumped together with a speckled white outer layer.

Have a look at some stunning Haworthia varieties here

7. Vriesea Flaming Sword

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Botanical Name: Vriesea splendens

This vriesea bromeliad looks spectacular with its red sword-like flower head that can grow up to 2-3 feet tall! Keep in mind that only the flower of the plant grows in an upright fashion.

Check out more bromeliad types here

8. Yucca

Botanical Name: Yucca elephantipes

Yucca looks like a miniature palm tree. This dwarf tree grows slowly and takes years to take up your space. Grows best when exposed to 2-3 hours of direct morning sunlight.

9. Kentia Palm

Botanical Name: Howea forsteriana

This popular Victorian-era houseplant is a slow-grower and can attain a maximum height of 10 feet. The plant grows straight, but its fronds have a bit of a spread.

Explore beautiful indoor palm varieties here

10. Victoria

Botanical Name: Dracaena fragrans ‘Victoria’

The stem of Victoria grows straight with slender leaves patterned in yellow ᵴtriƥes. A great plant to keep near a study desk or couch for an elegant look.

11. Narrow Leaf Bird of Paradise

Botanical Name: Strelitzia juncea

This variety has reed-shaped foliage, which isn’t like banana leaves. It grows straight and makes for a great choice for corners in mid to large size containers.