Size & growth library
How big does my plant get?
Real mature sizes for 200 species.
Pick a plant for its true mature size indoors vs in the wild, whether it is a slow, moderate or fast grower, how long it takes to get there, and exactly how to keep it smaller or push it bigger. No copy-paste numbers — a slow tabletop succulent page reads nothing like a fast 3 m vine or a ceiling-grazing tree.
Compact & tabletop
Plants that stay small for life — shelf, desk and windowsill sized, with no pruning needed to hold them there.
How big does prayer plant get?
Maranta leuconeura · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall, spreading wider
How big does kalanchoe get?
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana · Moderate growth
20-40 cm tall
How big does african violet get?
Saintpaulia ionantha · Moderate growth
10-15 cm tall, 20 cm wide
How big does air plant get?
Tillandsia · Moderate growth
5-30 cm depending on species
How big does echeveria get?
Echeveria · Moderate growth
8-30 cm wide depending on species
How big does haworthia get?
Haworthiopsis attenuata · Slow grower
10-15 cm tall and wide
How big does lithops get?
Lithops · Slow grower
2-4 cm across
How big does rex begonia get?
Begonia rex · Moderate growth
30 cm tall and wide
How big does chinese money plant get?
Pilea peperomioides · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall and wide
How big does button fern get?
Pellaea rotundifolia · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall and wide
How big does false shamrock get?
Oxalis triangularis · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall
How big does chives get?
Allium schoenoprasum · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall
How big does crocus get?
Crocus vernus · Moderate growth
10-15 cm tall
How big does hyacinth get?
Hyacinthus orientalis · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall
Medium floor plants
Room-scaled floor plants — bigger than a tabletop plant, smaller than a tree, and easy to hold at a chosen size.
How big does croton get?
Codiaeum variegatum · Moderate growth
60-150 cm tall indoors
How big does orchid get?
Phalaenopsis spp. · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall with flower spike
How big does staghorn fern get?
Platycerium bifurcatum · Moderate growth
60-90 cm spread on a mature mount
How big does cattleya orchid get?
Cattleya · Moderate growth
20-60 cm tall depending on the species or hybrid
How big does dendrobium orchid get?
Dendrobium · Moderate growth
Canes 30-90 cm tall
How big does lucky bamboo get?
Dracaena sanderiana · Moderate growth
Canes 30 cm to 1 m+
How big does tulip get?
Tulipa · Moderate growth
15-60 cm tall
How big does daffodil get?
Narcissus · Moderate growth
15-50 cm tall
How big does polka dot plant get?
Hypoestes phyllostachya · Moderate growth
30-50 cm tall
How big does caladium get?
Caladium bicolor · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does french tarragon get?
Artemisia dracunculus · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall
How big does catnip get?
Nepeta cataria · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall
How big does wormwood get?
Artemisia absinthium · Moderate growth
60-100 cm tall
Large statement plants
Floor plants that build into a single bold room feature over a few years in good light.
Trailing & vining
These get long, not tall. Size is about stem length and how you train or cut them — they can be tiny or metres long from the same roots.
How big does monstera get?
Monstera deliciosa · Fast grower
2-3 m up a moss pole
How big does pothos get?
Epipremnum aureum · Fast grower
Vines reach 3-6 m indoors with a support
How big does philodendron get?
Philodendron hederaceum · Fast grower
Vines reach 2-4 m indoors
How big does peperomia get?
Peperomia obtusifolia · Slow grower
20-30 cm tall and wide
How big does spider plant get?
Chlorophytum comosum · Fast grower
30-45 cm tall, plantlets trailing up to 60 cm
How big does string of pearls get?
Curio rowleyanus (formerly Senecio rowleyanus) · Moderate growth
Strands reach 60-90 cm
How big does hoya get?
Hoya carnosa · Moderate growth
Vines reach 1-3 m
How big does christmas cactus get?
Schlumbergera bridgesii · Moderate growth
30-60 cm spread
How big does english ivy get?
Hedera helix · Fast grower
Vines reach 1-3 m indoors
How big does wandering dude get?
Tradescantia zebrina · Fast grower
Strands reach 60-90 cm
How big does cacti (general care) get?
Cactaceae · Moderate growth
Species-dependent: 10 cm globes to several-metre columns
How big does sedum get?
Sedum · Moderate growth
10-60 cm tall depending on species
How big does fittonia get?
Fittonia albivenis · Moderate growth
10-15 cm tall, spreading
How big does arrowhead plant get?
Syngonium podophyllum · Fast grower
60 cm bushy
How big does sweetheart plant get?
Hoya kerrii · Slow grower
Single leaf 6-8 cm
How big does wax plant get?
Hoya carnosa · Moderate growth
1-3 m trailing
How big does string of hearts get?
Ceropegia woodii · Moderate growth
1-3 m trailing
How big does string of bananas get?
Senecio radicans · Moderate growth
60-90 cm trailing
How big does string of dolphins get?
Senecio peregrinus · Moderate growth
30-60 cm trailing
How big does burro's tail get?
Sedum morganianum · Moderate growth
60-90 cm trailing
How big does golden pothos get?
Epipremnum aureum 'Golden' · Fast grower
2-3 m trailing indoors
How big does marble queen pothos get?
Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen' · Fast grower
1.5-2.5 m trailing indoors
How big does neon pothos get?
Epipremnum aureum 'Neon' · Fast grower
2-3 m trailing indoors
How big does silver pothos get?
Scindapsus pictus · Slow grower
1.5-2 m trailing indoors
How big does swiss cheese vine get?
Monstera adansonii · Moderate growth
1.5-2.5 m trained up a pole
How big does philodendron brasil get?
Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil' · Fast grower
1.5-2.5 m trailing
How big does heartleaf philodendron get?
Philodendron hederaceum · Fast grower
2-3 m trailing
How big does philodendron micans get?
Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum · Fast grower
1-2 m trailing
Tall & tree-like
Trees at heart. Indoors a pot and your ceiling cap them; in the ground they are a different scale entirely.
How big does fiddle leaf fig get?
Ficus lyrata · Moderate growth
1.5-3 m indoors
How big does dracaena get?
Dracaena fragrans / marginata · Slow grower
1-2 m indoors over many years
How big does jade plant get?
Crassula ovata · Slow grower
60-150 cm tall over many years
How big does parlor palm get?
Chamaedorea elegans · Moderate growth
1-2 m tall indoors
How big does rubber plant get?
Ficus elastica · Moderate growth
1.5-3 m indoors
How big does schefflera get?
Schefflera arboricola · Fast grower
1-2 m indoors
How big does bird of paradise get?
Strelitzia reginae · Moderate growth
1.5-2 m indoors, 3-5 m outdoors
How big does dieffenbachia get?
Dieffenbachia seguine · Moderate growth
60-150 cm tall
How big does yucca get?
Yucca elephantipes · Moderate growth
1-3 m tall indoors
How big does ponytail palm get?
Beaucarnea recurvata · Slow grower
60-150 cm tall indoors over many years
How big does areca palm get?
Dypsis lutescens · Moderate growth
1.5-2.5 m tall indoors
How big does money tree get?
Pachira aquatica · Slow grower
1-2 m tall indoors
How big does norfolk island pine get?
Araucaria heterophylla · Slow grower
1-2 m tall indoors over many years (60 m+ in habitat)
How big does lemon tree get?
Citrus limon · Fast grower
1.5-3 m in pots
How big does avocado get?
Persea americana · Fast grower
1.5-2 m in pots
How big does weeping fig get?
Ficus benjamina · Moderate growth
1.5-3 m indoors
How big does dragon tree get?
Dracaena marginata · Slow grower
1.5-2 m indoors
How big does corn plant get?
Dracaena fragrans · Moderate growth
1.5-2 m indoors
How big does sago palm get?
Cycas revoluta · Slow grower
60-120 cm indoors over many years
How big does lady palm get?
Rhapis excelsa · Slow grower
1.5-2.5 m indoors
How big does kentia palm get?
Howea forsteriana · Slow grower
2-3 m indoors
How big does majesty palm get?
Ravenea rivularis · Moderate growth
2-3 m indoors
How big does fishtail palm get?
Caryota mitis · Moderate growth
2-3 m indoors
How big does ming aralia get?
Polyscias fruticosa · Slow grower
1-1.8 m indoors
How big does tree philodendron get?
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum · Fast grower
1.5-2.5 m tall and wide indoors
How big does ficus audrey get?
Ficus benghalensis · Moderate growth
1.5-2.5 m indoors
How big does white bird of paradise get?
Strelitzia nicolai · Moderate growth
2-3 m indoors
How big does asparagus get?
Asparagus officinalis · Fast grower
Ferns 1.5-2 m tall in summer
How big does lemon balm get?
Melissa officinalis · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall and wide
How big does bay laurel get?
Laurus nobilis · Moderate growth
1-3 m in pots
Clumping & spreading
Stay fairly low but widen over time, spreading by offsets, runners or rhizomes — controlled by division, not height pruning.
How big does snake plant get?
Dracaena trifasciata · Slow grower
60-120 cm tall indoors
How big does peace lily get?
Spathiphyllum wallisii · Moderate growth
40-90 cm tall and wide
How big does calathea get?
Calathea (Goeppertia) spp. · Moderate growth
40-60 cm tall and wide
How big does zz plant get?
Zamioculcas zamiifolia · Slow grower
60-90 cm tall
How big does aloe vera get?
Aloe barbadensis · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall and wide
How big does cast iron plant get?
Aspidistra elatior · Slow grower
60-90 cm tall
How big does chinese evergreen get?
Aglaonema commutatum · Moderate growth
45-90 cm tall and wide
How big does anthurium get?
Anthurium andraeanum · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall and wide
How big does alocasia get?
Alocasia macrorrhiza · Moderate growth
60-150 cm tall indoors
How big does bromeliad get?
Bromeliaceae (various genera) · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall and wide
How big does elephant ear get?
Colocasia esculenta · Moderate growth
1-2 m tall indoors
How big does boston fern get?
Nephrolepis exaltata · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall and wide
How big does maidenhair fern get?
Adiantum raddianum · Moderate growth
30-50 cm tall and wide
How big does strawberries get?
Fragaria × ananassa · Fast grower
20-30 cm tall, spreading 30+ cm by runners
How big does mint get?
Mentha · Fast grower
30-60 cm tall, spreading
How big does oregano get?
Origanum vulgare · Moderate growth
30-50 cm tall, spreading
How big does peony get?
Paeonia · Moderate growth
60-100 cm tall and wide
How big does clivia get?
Clivia miniata · Moderate growth
45-60 cm tall
How big does guzmania get?
Guzmania lingulata · Moderate growth
30-45 cm tall and wide
How big does lemon button fern get?
Nephrolepis cordifolia · Moderate growth
30-45 cm tall
How big does asparagus fern get?
Asparagus aethiopicus · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall and wide
How big does kimberly queen fern get?
Nephrolepis obliterata · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall and wide
How big does vriesea get?
Vriesea splendens · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does crocodile fern get?
Microsorum musifolium · Moderate growth
60-90 cm tall and wide
How big does rhubarb get?
Rheum rhabarbarum · Fast grower
60-100 cm tall and wide
How big does anise hyssop get?
Agastache foeniculum · Moderate growth
60-100 cm tall
How big does iris get?
Iris germanica · Moderate growth
60-100 cm tall in flower
How big does lily of the valley get?
Convallaria majalis · Moderate growth
15-25 cm tall
How big does lupine get?
Lupinus polyphyllus · Moderate growth
90-150 cm tall in flower
How big does hellebore get?
Helleborus orientalis · Moderate growth
30-45 cm tall
Garden shrubs & cane fruit
Garden shrubs and cane fruit whose final size is set by your secateurs as much as by the plant.
How big does blueberries get?
Vaccinium corymbosum · Fast grower
1.2-2 m tall and wide
How big does raspberries get?
Rubus idaeus · Fast grower
Canes 1.5-2 m tall, spreading by suckers
How big does rosemary get?
Salvia rosmarinus · Moderate growth
60-150 cm tall and wide
How big does thyme get?
Thymus vulgaris · Moderate growth
15-30 cm tall and wide
How big does sage get?
Salvia officinalis · Moderate growth
40-60 cm tall and wide
How big does lavender get?
Lavandula angustifolia · Moderate growth
50-80 cm tall and wide
How big does rose get?
Rosa · Moderate growth
60 cm (patio) to 4 m+ (climbers)
How big does hibiscus get?
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis · Moderate growth
1-1.5 m in pots
How big does hydrangea get?
Hydrangea macrophylla · Moderate growth
1-2 m tall and wide for most bigleafs
How big does lemon verbena get?
Aloysia citrodora · Moderate growth
1-2 m in pots
How big does winter savory get?
Satureja montana · Moderate growth
30-40 cm tall
How big does primrose get?
Primula vulgaris · Moderate growth
15-25 cm tall
Seasonal crops
Annual and biennial crops that reach full size in one season — size is a within-season question, not a long-term one.
How big does tomato get?
Solanum lycopersicum · Fast grower
60 cm bush types, 1.5-2 m+ vine types
How big does pepper get?
Capsicum annuum · Fast grower
45-90 cm tall
How big does basil get?
Ocimum basilicum · Fast grower
30-60 cm tall
How big does cucumber get?
Cucumis sativus · Fast grower
Vines reach 1.5-2 m
How big does lettuce get?
Lactuca sativa · Fast grower
15-30 cm tall and wide
How big does bean get?
Phaseolus vulgaris · Fast grower
Bush 30-45 cm
How big does garlic get?
Allium sativum · Fast grower
30-60 cm tall
How big does pea get?
Pisum sativum · Fast grower
Bush 60 cm
How big does squash get?
Cucurbita pepo · Fast grower
Bush 60-90 cm wide
How big does carrot get?
Daucus carota · Fast grower
Roots 15-25 cm long depending on variety
How big does herb garden get?
mixed culinary herbs · Moderate growth
Varies by herb
How big does parsley get?
Petroselinum crispum · Moderate growth
30-45 cm tall
How big does cilantro / coriander get?
Coriandrum sativum · Fast grower
30-60 cm tall
How big does chamomile get?
Matricaria chamomilla · Moderate growth
40-60 cm tall
How big does zucchini / courgette get?
Cucurbita pepo · Fast grower
60-90 cm tall and 1 m+ spread
How big does onions get?
Allium cepa · Fast grower
30-60 cm tall
How big does spinach get?
Spinacia oleracea · Fast grower
15-25 cm tall
How big does kale get?
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica · Fast grower
60-90 cm tall
How big does cabbage get?
Brassica oleracea var. capitata · Fast grower
30-50 cm tall, 30-45 cm head
How big does broccoli get?
Brassica oleracea var. italica · Fast grower
60-90 cm tall
How big does radish get?
Raphanus sativus · Fast grower
15-25 cm tall
How big does potato get?
Solanum tuberosum · Fast grower
50-90 cm tall
How big does geranium (pelargonium) get?
Pelargonium × hortorum · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does petunia get?
Petunia × hybrida · Moderate growth
15-30 cm tall, trailing 60+ cm
How big does marigold get?
Tagetes · Moderate growth
15-90 cm depending on type
How big does zinnia get?
Zinnia elegans · Moderate growth
30-100 cm tall
How big does dahlia get?
Dahlia pinnata · Moderate growth
40-180 cm tall depending on variety
How big does sunflower get?
Helianthus annuus · Fast grower
60 cm (dwarf) to 4 m+ (giant)
How big does coleus get?
Coleus scutellarioides · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does pumpkin get?
Cucurbita pepo · Fast grower
Vines 3-6 m long
How big does butternut squash get?
Cucurbita moschata · Fast grower
Vines 3-4 m long
How big does acorn squash get?
Cucurbita pepo · Fast grower
Bush: 1 m
How big does spaghetti squash get?
Cucurbita pepo · Fast grower
Vines 2.5-4 m long
How big does delicata squash get?
Cucurbita pepo · Fast grower
1-1.5 m spread
How big does eggplant / aubergine get?
Solanum melongena · Fast grower
60-100 cm tall
How big does okra get?
Abelmoschus esculentus · Fast grower
1.5-2 m tall
How big does sweet potato get?
Ipomoea batatas · Fast grower
Vines 3-4 m long
How big does bell pepper get?
Capsicum annuum · Fast grower
60-100 cm tall
How big does jalapeño get?
Capsicum annuum · Fast grower
60-90 cm tall
How big does habanero get?
Capsicum chinense · Fast grower
60-90 cm tall
How big does corn get?
Zea mays · Fast grower
1.8-2.5 m tall
How big does pole beans get?
Phaseolus vulgaris · Fast grower
2-3 m tall on supports
How big does lima beans get?
Phaseolus lunatus · Fast grower
Bush 60 cm
How big does snap peas get?
Pisum sativum · Fast grower
Dwarf 60 cm
How big does snow peas get?
Pisum sativum · Fast grower
Dwarf 60 cm
How big does watermelon get?
Citrullus lanatus · Fast grower
Vines 3-4 m long
How big does cantaloupe get?
Cucumis melo · Fast grower
Vines 2-3 m long
How big does honeydew melon get?
Cucumis melo · Fast grower
Vines 2-3 m long
How big does swiss chard get?
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla · Fast grower
40-60 cm tall
How big does beet get?
Beta vulgaris · Fast grower
30-40 cm tall
How big does turnip get?
Brassica rapa · Fast grower
20-30 cm tall
How big does parsnip get?
Pastinaca sativa · Fast grower
40-60 cm tall
How big does brussels sprouts get?
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera · Fast grower
60-100 cm tall
How big does cauliflower get?
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · Fast grower
40-60 cm tall and wide
How big does fennel get?
Foeniculum vulgare · Fast grower
1-2 m tall (herb)
How big does arugula / rocket get?
Eruca sativa · Fast grower
20-30 cm tall
How big does dill get?
Anethum graveolens · Moderate growth
60-120 cm tall
How big does sweet marjoram get?
Origanum majorana · Moderate growth
30-50 cm tall
How big does lemongrass get?
Cymbopogon citratus · Moderate growth
1-1.5 m tall and wide
How big does stevia get?
Stevia rebaudiana · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does fenugreek get?
Trigonella foenum-graecum · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does summer savory get?
Satureja hortensis · Moderate growth
30-45 cm tall
How big does snapdragon get?
Antirrhinum majus · Moderate growth
30-90 cm tall
How big does pansy get?
Viola × wittrockiana · Moderate growth
15-25 cm tall
How big does impatiens get?
Impatiens walleriana · Moderate growth
25-40 cm tall
How big does begonia get?
Begonia × hortensis · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall
How big does flowering coleus get?
Plectranthus scutellarioides · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does nasturtium get?
Tropaeolum majus · Fast grower
Bush 30 cm
How big does cosmos get?
Cosmos bipinnatus · Moderate growth
90-150 cm tall
How big does salvia get?
Salvia splendens · Moderate growth
30-60 cm tall
How big does forget-me-not get?
Myosotis sylvatica · Moderate growth
20-30 cm tall
How big does sweet pea get?
Lathyrus odoratus · Moderate growth
1.5-2.5 m tall on supports
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