9 Types Of Money Plants That Can Bring Prosperity & Good Luck To Your Home

Also known as devil’s ivy or golden pothos, the golden money plant is a sturdy climbing plant. The beautiful leaves of this plant have unique golden and yellow hues to them. The plant looks lovely when grown in hanging pots or big pots with moss sticks.

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum

Care Instructions: Golden money plants are difficult to destroy, making them very easy to care for. They are extremely adaptive to their surroundings and can be grown both indoors and outdoors. Make sure to place them in bright indirect light, water them once a week, and fertilise them every two weeks in the growing season and once a month otherwise.

The Swiss cheese plant, also called five holes plant, is another type of money plant with large, oval-shaped leaves with cuts in them. The plant gets its name because of the perforated patterns on the leaves that make it appear like cheese. This one can be grown as a climber in hanging baskets or on a support like a trellis.

Botanical Name: Monstera adansonii

Care Instructions: This plant prefers indirect yet bright sunlight. You can fertilise it once a month during the growing season. Also, keep in mind not to overwater the plant.

The marble queen money plant is a stunning plant with large, heart-shaped leaves in creamy white and green colours that create a beautiful contrast. You can grow it as cascading plant and make sure to give it something like a trellis to climb on.

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum ‘Marble Queen’

Care Instructions: Place this one in an area with bright indirect light. The plant prefers soil that is slightly on the dry side so make sure to only water it once the top quarter of the soil is dry.

The marble prince money plant is very similar to the marble queen money plant with the only difference being that this one tends to have more green on its leaves.

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum ‘Marble Prince’

Care Instructions: The plant doesn’t require much light and is best kept in partial shade or bright indirect light. You should water it when the top layer of the soil feels dry and fertilise it once a month in the growing season.

The Chinese money plant, also called the coin plant, has unique round and shiny leaves that resemble coins. This one is a low-maintenance houseplant and is very easy to care for.

Botanical Name: Pilea peperomioides

Care Instructions: The lighting condition that this plant needs is moderate to bright indirect light. It’s best to allow the soil to dry out almost completely before watering the plant again. 

The silver money plant, also known as silver satin, gets its name because of the lovely silver linings on its velvety deep green leaves. This one is a climbing vine that makes for a great, low maintenance house plant. 

Botanical Name: Scindapsus pictus

Care Instructions: While this plant thrives in bright indirect light, it can tolerate low light conditions. You can water it once every two weeks while letting the soil dry out between waterings. You can water it less if it's kept in low light conditions. 

The neon money plant stands out because of its distinctive bright lime-green leaves and makes for an ideal choice to brighten up your space. This money plant looks good in hanging containers or tall planters.

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum ‘Neon’

Care Instructions: The neon money plant is super easy to care for and is perfect for beginner plant keepers. While this type of money plant thrives under bright indirect light, it can also easily adapt to a range of other light conditions. Ensure that you allow the soil to dry out a bit between waterings otherwise, you might encounter problems like root rot.

The money tree tends to grow in a neat clump and will become as tall as you want it to be—it can grow up to 60 feet tall. Also known as Malabar chestnut and Guiana chestnut, they are the easiest houseplants to care for.

Botanical Name: Pachira aquatica

Care Instructions: Place your money tree in an area with bright indirect light. Keep the plant very moist (water it once or twice a week) and do not let it dry out.

The split-leaf money plant, which goes by the botanical name Monstera deliciosa, has large green leaves that are split along the sides. It looks great when kept in large pots or even planted in your garden and is fairly easy to care for.

Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosa

Care Instructions: This one is a drought-tolerant, fast-growing houseplant that can also thrive in low-light conditions. Best planted in well-drained soil, ensure that the soil never dries out. Also do not overwater the plant as this can lead to yellowed leaves and root rot. It is best to water when the top quarter of the soil feels dry. The plant should be placed in an area with bright indirect light but it can survive very low light conditions too.