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157 Best Foliage Plants for Melbourne | 2026 Guide

The 157 best foliage plants to grow in Melbourne. Ideal climate: 14.4°C, 72.4% humidity.

🌡️ 14.4°C

💧 72.4%

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157 Foliage Plants for Melbourne

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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

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

Danish Arum

Danish Arum

Arum cylindraceum

Medium 💧 10 days 🌡️ -20°C - 28°C

Bog Arum

Bog Arum

Calla

Easy 💧 1 days 🌡️ 10°C - 25°C

Calla Lily

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Easy 💧 3 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C

Common Duckweed

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Easy 🌡️ 5°C - 35°C

Oak Leaf Philodendron

Oak Leaf Philodendron

Philodendron pedatum

Medium 💧 8 days 🌡️ 10°C - 24°C

Arrow Arum

Arrow Arum

Peltandra

Medium 💧 1 days 🌡️ 10°C - 32°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

Ecuador Philodendron

Ecuador Philodendron

Philodendron verrucosum

Hard 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12°C - 29°C

Taro

Taro

Colocasia

Medium 💧 3 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C

Taro

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

Medium 💧 3 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C

Philodendron

Philodendron

Philodendron

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12°C - 30°C

Golden Arum Lily

Golden Arum Lily

Zantedeschia elliottiana

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 35°C

Heartleaf Philodendron

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron scandens

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12°C - 30°C

Calathea Picturata

Calathea Picturata

Goeppertia picturata

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 13°C - 30°C

Black Velvet Alocasia

Black Velvet Alocasia

Alocasia reginula

Medium 💧 9 days 🌡️ 13°C - 27°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

Xanadu Philodendron

Xanadu Philodendron

Thaumatophyllum xanadu

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 13°C - 29°C

Tree Philodendron

Tree Philodendron

Thaumatophyllum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 13°C - 28°C

Split-leaf Philodendron

Split-leaf Philodendron

Philodendron radiatum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 12.7°C - 26.7°C

Dragon Lily

Dragon Lily

Dracunculus vulgaris

Medium 💧 10 days 🌡️ 5°C - 30°C

Arum / Cuckoo Pint (genus)

Arum / Cuckoo Pint (genus)

Arum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ -15°C - 25°C

Spotted Calla Lily

Spotted Calla Lily

Zantedeschia albomaculata

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 10°C - 26°C

ZZ Plant

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas

Easy 💧 18 days 🌡️ 10°C - 26°C

Dragon Scale Alocasia

Dragon Scale Alocasia

Alocasia longiloba

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 30°C

Typhonium

Typhonium

Typhonium

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 29°C

Fishbone Prayer Plant

Fishbone Prayer Plant

Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Medium 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 25°C

Silver Leaf Philodendron

Silver Leaf Philodendron

Philodendron brandtianum

Easy 💧 7 days 🌡️ 15°C - 32°C

Giant Elephant Ear

Giant Elephant Ear

Xanthosoma robustum

Medium 💧 4 days 🌡️ 15°C - 32°C

Peace Lily

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii

Easy 💧 4 days 🌡️ 15°C - 25°C

Prayer Plant

Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

Medium 💧 3 days 🌡️ 15°C - 27°C

Ideal Foliage Plants for Melbourne's Climate

Melbourne has an average temperature of 14.4°C and humidity of 72.4%, conditions that directly influence which foliage plants best adapt to the local environment.

How to Grow Foliage Plants in Melbourne

To successfully grow foliage plants in Melbourne, consider that the average temperature of 14.4°C and humidity of 72.4% 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 Melbourne's climate show greater resistance, healthy growth, and less need for interventions.