Okay Holly this is for you. Pink Houseplants. I do not have many but maybe the other houseplant lovers can join in and show the pink.

I have to admit it is not my favorite garden plant color but I love houseplants that have pink in them. I do not know why pink is a garden no go for me but I love them in houseplants.

Okay this is what I have or have had but died

Oooh, yes, one of my fav subjects! I've compiled this list, to date, in my garden spreadsheet. Some are tropicals with "wow, that's pink!" leaves, some are succulents with various shades/degrees of pinkish blush to definite pinkness. I've uploaded pics of plants on this list that I have to their entries in the database here:

Botanical, common if known:
- Aglaonema, Chinese evergreen, various including this one:
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema 'Pink Sapphire')
- Aloe:
http://garden.org/plants/searc...
- Alternanthera, calico plant, various:
Joseph's Coat (Alternanthera littoralis)
- Aptenia cordifolia, variegated:
Baby Sunrose (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium 'Variegata')
- Begonia (various)
- Bromeliad (various)
- Caladium (not traditional house plants, but easy to store dormant for winter where not hardy):
http://garden.org/plants/searc...
- Calathea:
Pin Stripe Plant (Goeppertia ornata)
Rose Painted Calathea (Goeppertia roseopicta 'Dottie')
Goeppertia majestica
Calathea 'Pink Aurora'
- Cissus javana, Rex Begonia vine:
Rex Begonia Vine (Cissus discolor)
- Coleus, various
- Columnea, lipstick plant:
Goldfish Plant (Columnea 'Frosty Hills')
- Cordyline australis, spikes:
Cordyline Festival™ Burgundy
Forest Cabbage Tree (Cordyline banksii Electric Pink™)
Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis 'Sunrise')
- Cordyline baueri:
Three Kings Cabbage Tree (Cordyline obtecta)
- Cordyline fruticosa, Ti plant:
Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa)
Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Sherbert')
Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Red Sister')
Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Kiwi')
- Crassula, (jade plant cousins,) various
- Cryptanthus (a Bromeliad,) various:
http://garden.org/plants/searc...
- Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor'
Dragon Tree (Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia 'Tricolor')
- Echeveria, various:
Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'
- Euphorbia tithymaloides, formerly Pedilanthes:
Variegated Devil's Backbone (Euphorbia tithymaloides 'Variegata')
- Ficus elastica rubber tree, various:
Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica Chroma™ Abidjan)
Variegated Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica 'Ruby')
- Fittonia, nerve or mosaic plant:
Nerve Plant (Fittonia albivenis 'Frankie')
Mosaic Plant (Fittonia albivenis 'Pink Wave')
Mosaic Plant (Fittonia albivenis 'Juanita')
Mosaic Plant (Fittonia albivenis 'Black Star')
- Graptopetalum, various:
Graptopetalum (Graptopetalum superbum)
Jewel Leaf Plant (Graptopetalum amethystinum)
Graptosedum (XGraptosedum 'Pinky')
Ghost Plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense subsp. paraguayense)
- Graptoveria:
Graptoveria (XGraptoveria 'Opalina')
- Hemigraphis, waffle plant
Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis Snow White)
- Hoya:
Wax Plant (Hoya macrophylla 'Variegata')
Krimson Queen Hoya (Hoya carnosa 'Tricolor')
- Hypoestes, polka-dot plant:
Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
Polka-Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya 'Confetti Pink')
Polka-dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya 'Splash Pink')
- Impatiens, New Guinea type:
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri)
- Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato vine:
Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas 'Pink Frost')
Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas 'Tricolor')
- Iresine:
Bloodleaf (Iresine diffusa f. herbstii)
Beefsteak Plant (Iresine diffusa f. herbstii 'Brilliantissima')
Blood Leaf (Iresine Blazin' Rose)
- Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi:
Lavender Scallops (Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi)
Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi 'Variegata')
- Kalanchoe luciae paddle plant, flapjacks:
Flapjacks (Kalanchoe luciae)
- Kalanchoe 'Pink Butterflies':
Pink Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe 'Pink Butterflies')
- Kleinia petrea, formerly Senecio:
Trailing Jade (Kleinia petraea)
- Ludisia disscolor, jewel orchid:
Jewel Orchid (Ludisia discolor)
- Maranta, prayer plant, various cultivars:
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
- Pachyveria:
Pachyveria (XPachyveria 'Little Jewel')

- Peperomia clusiifolia 'Jelly':
Red Edge Peperomia (Peperomia tricolor)
- Perilla 'Magilla' often mistaken for Coleus (turns olive drab in significant direct sun):
Beefsteak Plant (Perilla 'Magilla')
- Philodendron, 'Pink Princess':
Blushing Philodendron (Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess')
- Plectranthus:
Variegated Cuban Oregano (Coleus amboinicus 'Variegatus')
- Pseuderanthemum:
Purple False Eranthemum (Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum)
- Sedum, stonecrop, various:
Sedum (Hylotelephium sieboldii)
- Stromanthe:
Stromanthe (Stromanthe thalia 'Triostar')
- Syngonium, arrowhead vine:
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum 'Regina Red')
Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum 'Mango Allusion')
Arrowhead Vine (Syngonium podophyllum 'Berry Allusion')
Tradescantia fluminensis, variegated:
Inch Plant (Tradescantia mundula 'Lisa')
Tradescantia spathacea Moses in a boat:
Oyster Plant (Tradescantia spathacea)
Variegated Oyster Plant (Tradescantia spathacea 'Sitara')

So pretty! Is the top one a calathea? That might have to go on my "most wanted" list. I had about 10 different types of cryptanthus before Hurricane Katrina decided to drop a tree on them. They seem to be harder to find these days than they were back then.

Now I'm going to have to go through that "pink" list and make my Christmas wish list. I have to go to Baton Rouge today. My favorite nursery is there so you know what that's going to lead to.............

Yes Holly that is calathea Dottie. I loved that plant. It died down over the winter and when I put it outside for the summer it started coming back then it died the next winter. I have been looking for it to buy again and this time I will put it in my terrarium in the winter.

I have a few plant that like a lot of humidity and since I do not use my 100 gallon salt water tank for fish anymore I put plants that like humidity in the winter and in the summer I put some hardscape items in for decor and take the pants outside,

ENJOY YOUR SHOPPING TRIP!!

Holly ... I think you will love it here at ATP!

Very nice Cinta! I used to have Calathea Dottie and loved that colorful plant. I still have a couple of Calathea's just hanging on by a thread but they may be goners after the cold night we had last night. I did cover a few of the container plants on the back screened porch and a few out front but a lot of things are showing cold damage. Our predicted low temperature last night was supposed to be 37º - 38º (extremely cold for our area for this time of year!) but I checked the thermometer during the night and the lowest I saw was 41º which is still too cold! Yesterday our high was 84º and today it's only going to be @ 54º but supposed to be back to the lower 80's by the weekend thank goodness.




I love Earth Star (Cryptanthus bivittatus) and have a little one that's pink from high light but one that's inside the house has been in a dark corner so has turned green in color; I should move it to a sunny spot so it will get the pink coloration again.

Another of my favorite "Pink" plants is

I have been interested in one of those pink Philodendron . Is it as easy to grow as other Philodendron?

Cinta, my Pink Princess has had it's ups and downs over the past few years and isn't looking so great right now because it was subjected to wet and then cold, which can be the demise of most tropical plants. I will have to watch a lot of my plants for signs of fungal infection. Our irrigation system came on yesterday morning so a lot of my plants got a good watering but then the temps dropped so low last night and it's been windy and chilly here all day today.

Lin, Lin, Lin you do know you are whining to a woman that had temps down to 17 degree this week. To add to that misery I am not going to get warm until next June even if I light a fire and sit inside the fireplace.

Now do you feel bad? Just kidding. I am going to look for that one online and see if I can find it reasonable. I am to cheap to spend a lot for it and that is why I have not brought it yet. Maybe talk to my local nursery. They will order plant for me if I let them know before they put their order in for next year. I can get a big mature plant that way for less that 20.00. I hate paying a high price plus shipping for a little stick.

Cinta, LOL ... most of us in the south bundle up in sweatshirts and jackets when the temp's drop below 60º and although it's not unheard of here for temps to drop into the 20's (usually mid/late January or early February) thank goodness it doesn't happen often and doesn't last long.

Well, for starters, I didn't buy anything on my nursery outing. I'm proud of myself. But LOOK what they had.


They were really big and I didn't want to crowd the greenhouse but now I wish I had gotten one to put in the house. Their tropical inventory was pretty low but I've never seen so many Christmas cactus in one spot in my life. It was bizarre.

That's a very nice Pink Princess. I found mine to be very finicky. Sometimes it looked great and sometimes it was on the brink of death. Hurricane Katrina got it in the end like so many of my plants.

I do like it here Lin!

Thank you Tiffany for site you shared with us. I really liked reading the names of these pink princess. they are absolutely great. In the past i had some but did not know their name, until I came through this page.You are just fantastic .Keep it up.

Hi & thanks for the kind note! Welcome to ATP!