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209 Best Foliage Plants for Colombo | 2026 Guide

The 209 best foliage plants to grow in Colombo. Ideal climate: 17.5°C, 85.2% humidity.

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💧 85.2%

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209 Foliage Plants for Colombo

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Bog Arum

Bog Arum

Calla

Easy 💧 1 days 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C

Italian Arum

Italian Arum

Arum italicum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Lords-and-Ladies

Lords-and-Ladies

Arum maculatum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ -20°C - 30°C

Friar's Cowl

Friar's Cowl

Arisarum vulgare

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ -5°C - 30°C

Green Arrow Arum

Green Arrow Arum

Peltandra virginica

Easy 💧 1 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Dumb Cane

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Easy 💧 5 days 🌡️ 8°C - 25°C

Bog Arum

Bog Arum

Calla palustris

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 5°C - 32°C

Common Duckweed

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Easy 🌡️ 5°C - 35°C

Arrow Arum

Arrow Arum

Peltandra

Medium 💧 1 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°C

Ecuador Philodendron

Ecuador Philodendron

Philodendron verrucosum

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12°C - 29°C

Engler's False Arum

Engler's False Arum

Englerarum hypnosum

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 32°C

Rose Painted Calathea

Rose Painted Calathea

Goeppertia roseopicta

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ 16°C - 27°C

Freddie Calathea

Freddie Calathea

Goeppertia concinna

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Great Duckweed

Great Duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza

Easy 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Prince of Orange Philodendron

Prince of Orange Philodendron

Philodendron 'Prince of Orange'

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 29°C

Water Lettuce

Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Easy 💧 3 days 🌡️ 15°C - 35°C

Water-Lily Anthurium

Water-Lily Anthurium

Anthurium nymphaeifolium

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 16°C - 30°C

Philodendron Jungle Boogie

Philodendron Jungle Boogie

Philodendron 'Jungle Boogie'

Easy 💧 10 days 🌡️ 15.5°C - 32°C

Taro

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

Medium 💧 3 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C

Fishbone Prayer Plant

Fishbone Prayer Plant

Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 25°C

Giant Elephant Ear

Giant Elephant Ear

Xanthosoma robustum

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 15°C - 32°C

Grey Star

Grey Star

Ctenanthe setosa

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 27°C

Giraffe's Knees

Giraffe's Knees

Gonatopus boivinii

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 15°C - 32°C

Schismatoglottis

Schismatoglottis

Schismatoglottis calyptrata

Easy 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Thai Beauty Calathea

Thai Beauty Calathea

Goeppertia louisae

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 18°C - 29°C

Moccmocc

Moccmocc

Montrichardia arborescens

Medium 💧 2 days 🌡️ 18°C - 35°C

Water Banana

Water Banana

Typhonodorum lindleyanum

Medium 💧 3 days 🌡️ 18°C - 35°C

Round-leaf Calathea

Round-leaf Calathea

Goeppertia orbifolia

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 18°C - 27°C

Swiss Cheese Vine

Swiss Cheese Vine

Monstera obliqua

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ 18°C - 30°C

Zebra Plant

Zebra Plant

Goeppertia zebrina

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 18°C - 24°C

Oak Leaf Philodendron

Oak Leaf Philodendron

Philodendron pedatum

Medium 💧 8 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C

Giant Taro

Giant Taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 29°C

Swiss Cheese Plant

Swiss Cheese Plant

Monstera

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 29°C

Taro

Taro

Colocasia

Medium 💧 3 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C

Rattlesnake Plant

Rattlesnake Plant

Calathea lancifolia

Medium 💧 5 days 🌡️ 13°C - 26°C

Never Never Plant

Never Never Plant

Ctenanthe oppenheimiana

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ 13°C - 29°C

Ideal Foliage Plants for Colombo's Climate

Colombo has an average temperature of 17.5°C and humidity of 85.2%, conditions that directly influence which foliage plants best adapt to the local environment.

How to Grow Foliage Plants in Colombo

To successfully grow foliage plants in Colombo, consider that the average temperature of 17.5°C and humidity of 85.2% create a specific microclimate. High humidity favors tropical species, but requires attention to ventilation to prevent fungal issues.

Advantages of Choosing Adapted Foliage Plants

Foliage Plants adapted to Colombo's climate show greater resistance, healthy growth, and less need for interventions.