If You Don't Have At Least One Statement Structural Houseplant in Your Home, You're Missing Out on a Major Style Moment — Here Are the Top 5

A large living room with cozy armchairs, a vase of stems, large windows, and a tall fiddle leaf fig plant.

It's not that houseplants are getting more interesting, but the role they currently play in design is finally shifting into the spotlight. And since these pieces of living decor are no longer in the background, structural houseplants are having a moment.

Think low-maintenance plants like dragon tree, desert cactus, rubber plant, and some more effort-driven cultivars like fiddle leaf fig and bird of paradise. Each of these houseplants adds a layer of visual interest that's tough to replicate.