Indoor plants with a metallic sheen
1. Aluminum plant
Botanical title: Pilea cadierei
The beautiful, green foliage of this Pilea selection is patterned with a gorgeous metallic silver sheen. Combine with indoor flowers for a superior experimental plant combination.
2. Peacock Begonia
Botanical title: Begonia pavonina
The royal blue hue of its foliage has a shimmering metallic blue effect. It’s also pretty easy to maintain and just looks fabulous.
3. Persian protection
Botanical title: Strobilanthes dyerianus
Persian Protect is admired for its dark metallic green leaves, marked with bright purple streaks and silver edges.
4. Steel Leaf Begonia
Botanical title: Begonia incarnata
This beautiful selection displays metallic dark green foliage with pink veins. The undersides of the leaves have a distinct pink colour.
5. Silver Philodendron
Botanical title: Philodendron mamei ‘Silver Cloud’
This philodendron selection has heart-shaped ruffled leaves that are a light shade of green with silver variegation. This cute plant should develop to give you that metallic glow indoors!
6. Metallic palm
Botanical title: Chamaedorea metallica
Chamaedorea metallica is a relative of the parlor palm and has huge fishtail-like leaves with a metallic sheen. It looks spectacular with various vibrant foliage plants.
7. Calathea
Botanical title: Calathea roseopicta ‘Dottie’
If you are looking for a metallic sheen to the foliage, ‘Dottie’ is an ideal choice for you. The glossy deep green foliage with fuchsia-pink outlines appears exceptionally glossy and delightful.
8. Metallic Leaf Begonia
Botanical title: Begonia incarnata
The plant’s oval leaves have serrated edges. Its olive green foliage has a pleasing metallic sheen that is simply wonderful.
9. Purple waffle plant
Botanical title: Hemigraphis alternata
Also known as pink ivy, the plant appears unique with its purplish, ruffled leaves with a metallic sheen. Expose it to a range of daylight and watch it glow!
10. Copper Spoon Plant
Botanical title: Kalanchoe orgyalis ‘Copper Spoon’
Copper Spoon has succulent leaves that appear to be copper. It is a compact specimen and also produces yellow flowers.
11. Rex Begonia
Botanical title: Begonia rex ‘Twister’
The dark, green leaves of this plant are barely ruffled and have a silver and bronze tint with deep, rich purple flecks that give it a strong metallic sheen.
12. Pilea Silver Cloud
Botanical title: Pilea pubescens liebmannii
Silver Cloud’s ruffled and jagged pink foliage has a slight sheen, making it one of the most suitable Pilea strains you could possibly grow indoors.
13. Silver Satin Pothos
Botanical title: Scindapsus pictus
The graceful and dark leaves of this plant have a beautiful show of silvery white spots with an added metallic sheen.
