Rankings & Market Reports
Ranked from recorded UK sales.
The Most Expensive Sale We Tracked in October 2026
Currently topped by Alocasia × amazonica 'Venom' Variegated, which sold for £519.
The 20 Most Expensive Houseplants in 2026
Ranked by recorded UK sales, not asking prices.
The Most Expensive Monstera Varieties in 2026, Ranked
The Monstera cultivars with the highest typical UK prices, from recorded sales.
The Most Expensive Anthurium Species in 2026, Ranked
Velvet foliage, high-contrast venation, and slow growth make Anthurium one of the priciest genera in the hobby.
The Most Expensive Philodendron Varieties in 2026, Ranked
The genus that gave the hobby Philodendron spiritus-sancti still sets the bar for what collectors will pay.
The Most Expensive Alocasia Varieties in 2026, Ranked
From dark 'jewel' species under 30cm to variegated giants over 2m, ranked by typical UK price.
The Most Expensive Begonia Varieties in 2026, Ranked
Not an aroid, but grown alongside them here for an overlapping collector base in patterned, textured foliage.
The Most Expensive Epipremnum (Pothos) Varieties in 2026, Ranked
Pothos is one of the most common houseplants in the world, yet the genus's named variegated sports and larger-leaved species still command collector prices.
The Most Expensive Syngonium Varieties in 2026, Ranked
Nearly every named pink, red and tricolour Syngonium on the market is a colour selection of one species.
The Most Expensive Scindapsus Varieties in 2026, Ranked
Satin-textured, structurally silver leaves set Scindapsus apart from the pothos it's often confused with.
The Most Expensive Rhaphidophora Varieties in 2026, Ranked
'Mini Monstera' is a trade name, not a relation: Rhaphidophora is its own genus, and its variegated and shingling forms command real collector prices.
The Most Expensive Colocasia Varieties in 2026, Ranked
The same species behind the food crop taro also produces the near-black and variegated ornamental forms collectors chase.
The Most Expensive Amydrium Varieties in 2026, Ranked
A smaller genus closely related to Rhaphidophora, distinguished by its deeply divided, pedate leaf shape.
The Most Expensive Zamioculcas Varieties in 2026, Ranked
A single East African species behind every ZZ Plant on the market: dwarf forms, near-black Raven, and variegated breaks are where the real price gaps sit.
UK Rare Houseplant Prices Have Fallen: What the Sales Show
Monstera 'Thai Constellation' and 'Burle Marx Flame' were among the most expensive houseplants of 2020 and 2021. UK sales show what happened next, and why it isn't the crisis it looks like.