Photo credits & attributions

Every plant photo on this site is a real, openly-licensed photograph of the actual species — sourced by scientific name, self-hosted, never AI-generated and never hotlinked. Each is used under a Creative Commons or public-domain license, with the photographer credited and the license linked below as those licenses require. The same credit also appears beneath each photo on its plant page.

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  African violet Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia

  Photo: Daderot·CC0·source
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  Agave (century plant) Agave americana

  Photo: Jim Evans·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Aloe vera Aloe vera (syn. Aloe barbadensis)

  Photo: Nikodem Nijaki·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Anthurium (flamingo flower) Anthurium andraeanum

  Photo: Michael Gaylard from Horsham, UK·CC BY 2.0·source
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  Areca palm Dypsis lutescens

  Photo: そらみみ (Soramimi)·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Arrowhead plant Syngonium podophyllum

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Barrel cactus Ferocactus / Echinocactus spp.

  Photo: H. Zell·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Begonia Begonia spp.

  Photo: Michal Klajban·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae

  Photo: Brunk-Tan·CC BY 4.0·source
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  Bird's nest fern Asplenium nidus

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Boston fern Nephrolepis exaltata

  Photo: Tbatb·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Bromeliad Guzmania / Aechmea / Vriesea spp.

  Photo: Photo by David J. Stang·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Burro's tail (donkey's tail) Sedum morganianum

  Photo: Yercaud-elango·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Calathea (prayer plant) Goeppertia spp. (formerly Calathea)

  Photo: Flocci Nivis·CC BY 4.0·source
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  Cast-iron plant Aspidistra elatior

  Photo: Digigalos·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Chinese evergreen Aglaonema commutatum

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Chinese money plant Pilea peperomioides

  Photo: Husky·CC0·source
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  Christmas cactus Schlumbergera spp.

  Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Croton (garden croton) Codiaeum variegatum

  Photo: David E Mead·CC0·source
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  Dieffenbachia Dieffenbachia seguine

  Photo: Draykaay·CC0·source
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  Dracaena Dracaena spp. (e.g. D. marginata, D. fragrans)

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Echeveria Echeveria spp.

  Photo: Michal Klajban·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  English ivy Hedera helix

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Fiddle-leaf fig Ficus lyrata

  Photo: David J. Stang·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Gardenia (cape jasmine) Gardenia jasminoides

  Photo: Mokkie·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Haworthia (zebra plant) Haworthia / Haworthiopsis spp.

  Photo: Duarte Frade·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Heartleaf philodendron Philodendron hederaceum (syn. P. scandens)

  Photo: Alialb·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Hens and chicks (houseleek) Sempervivum tectorum

  Photo: Terragio67·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Jade plant (money plant) Crassula ovata

  Photo: S.G.S.·CC0·source
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  Kalanchoe (flaming Katy) Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

  Photo: Sabina Bajracharya·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Lucky bamboo Dracaena sanderiana

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Maidenhair fern Adiantum raddianum

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Marble Queen pothos Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'

  Photo: Spnq·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Money tree Pachira aquatica

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Monstera Monstera deliciosa

  Photo: Mokkie·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Neon pothos Epipremnum aureum 'Neon'

  Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Nerve plant Fittonia albivenis

  Photo: Tournasol7·CC BY 4.0·source
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  Parlor palm Chamaedorea elegans

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii

  Photo: Vinayaraj·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Phalaenopsis orchid (moth orchid) Phalaenopsis spp.

  Photo: André Karwath aka Aka·CC BY-SA 2.5·source
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  Philodendron Birkin Philodendron 'Birkin'

  Photo: Yercaud-elango·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Pink Princess philodendron Philodendron erubescens

  Photo: Srikandi73·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Ponytail palm Beaucarnea recurvata

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Pothos Epipremnum aureum

  Photo: Joydeep·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Prayer plant Maranta leuconeura

  Photo: Dinkum·CC0·source
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  Prickly pear Opuntia spp.

  Photo: Bernard Gagnon·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Rubber plant Ficus elastica

  Photo: Mokkie·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  Satin pothos Scindapsus pictus

  Photo: Yercaud-elango·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Snake plant Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)

  Photo: KIRUTHIKA OFF·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Spider plant Chlorophytum comosum

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  Staghorn fern Platycerium bifurcatum

  Photo: Хомелка·CC BY-SA 3.0·source
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  String of pearls Curio rowleyanus (syn. Senecio rowleyanus)

  Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Sweetheart plant Hoya kerrii

  Photo: Tangopaso·Public domain·source
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  Swiss cheese vine Monstera adansonii

  Photo: Carlos Henrique Russi·CC0·source
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  Tropical hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

  Photo: Vengolis·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Wax plant Hoya carnosa

  Photo: Franz van Duns·CC BY-SA 4.0·source
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  Weeping fig Ficus benjamina

  Photo: Forest and Kim Starr·CC BY 3.0·source
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  ZZ plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia

  Photo: Mokkie·CC BY-SA 3.0·source