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Oct 2026 Price Guide

The 20 Most Expensive Houseplants in 2026

Ranked by recorded UK sales, not asking prices.

By Aroid Atlas editorial · Prices from UK eBay sales, size named on each plant page · data as of Oct 2026

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This list ranks houseplants by their Verified typical UK price: the median of recent UK eBay sales, not asking prices. Plants with too few UK sales to verify a price are left out rather than ranked on an estimate. Every plant below links through to its own page with the sales behind its price.

Rare aroid prices work in one direction over time: down. A cultivar's supply is most limited, and its price highest, in the months right after it first reaches collectors, before it gets divided and tissue-cultured at scale. Once supply catches up, the price eases. It doesn't spike back up later.

That means the honest answer to "what's the next expensive houseplant" isn't a species whose price is climbing: it's whichever cultivar has only just arrived and hasn't been propagated out yet. See the Just Landed section below for the current candidates.

The Spread

Alocasia × amazonica 'Venom' Variegated is currently selling for 12× the price of Anthurium 'Ace of Spades', the lowest-priced entry on this list. Both are Verified typical UK prices.

  1. 1
    Variegated Venom Alocasia
    Most Expensive

    Alocasia × amazonica 'Venom' Variegated

    Variegated Venom Alocasia

    £374
    Based on 13 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  2. 2
    Pink Venom Alocasia

    Alocasia × amazonica 'Venom' Pink

    Pink Venom Alocasia

    £141
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  3. 3
    White Lava Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'White Lava'

    White Lava Monstera

    £102
    Based on 7 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  4. 4
    Aurea Variegated Venom Alocasia

    Alocasia × amazonica 'Venom' Aurea

    Aurea Variegated Venom Alocasia

    £69
    Based on 24 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  5. 5
    Devil Monster Monstera

    Monstera 'Devil Monster'

    Devil Monster Monstera

    £63
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  6. 6
    Aurea Scalprum Alocasia

    Alocasia scalprum Aurea

    Aurea Scalprum Alocasia

    £59
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  7. 7
    Electrolyte Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'Electrolyte'

    Electrolyte Monstera

    £53
    Based on 18 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  8. 8
    Aurea Melo Alocasia

    Alocasia melo Aurea

    Aurea Melo Alocasia

    £52
    Based on 8 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  9. 9
    Alocasia Black Velvet Pink Albo Variegata

    Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet'

    Alocasia Black Velvet Pink Albo Variegata

    £48
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  10. 10
    Besseae Anthurium

    Anthurium besseae

    Besseae Anthurium

    £42
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  11. 11
    Carla Blackie's Anthurium

    Anthurium carlablackiae

    Carla Blackie's Anthurium

    £42
    Based on 11 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  12. 12
    Bulbasaur Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'Bulbasaur'

    Bulbasaur Monstera

    £42
    Based on 26 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  13. 13
    Legacy Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'Legacy'

    Legacy Monstera

    £40
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  14. 14
    Pedate Anthurium

    Anthurium pedatoradiatum

    Pedate Anthurium

    £37
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  15. 15
    Pink Polka Dot Begonia

    Begonia maculata 'Pink Variegata'

    Pink Polka Dot Begonia

    £36
    Based on 41 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  16. 16
    Variegated Billietiae

    Philodendron billietiae 'Variegated'

    Variegated Billietiae

    £36
    Based on 6 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  17. 17
    Spiral Spadix Anthurium

    Anthurium wendlingeri

    Spiral Spadix Anthurium

    £35
    Based on 4 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  18. 18
    Albo Scalprum Alocasia

    Alocasia scalprum Albo

    Albo Scalprum Alocasia

    £33
    Based on 5 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  19. 19
    King of Spades Anthurium

    Anthurium 'King of Spades'

    King of Spades Anthurium

    £32
    Based on 3 UK sales in the last 90 days.
  20. 20
    Ace of Spades Anthurium

    Anthurium 'Ace of Spades'

    Ace of Spades Anthurium

    £30
    Based on 16 UK sales in the last 90 days.

Just Landed: The Newest Names in the Hobby

These aren't the most expensive plants we track overall: they're the ones that have only recently reached collectors, which is exactly why each is worth watching. A cultivar's supply is most limited, and its price highest, in the window right after it surfaces and before it's been propagated at scale. Bulbasaur and Devil Monster both followed this exact curve; these are today's equivalents.

  1. Fission Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'Fission'

    Fission Monstera

    Just LandedNo price yet

    A variegated deliciosa released by the Chinese nursery EMgarden in 2026, with lime-yellow and cream marbling over most of the leaf. One plant has been advertised at US$40,000, but it is not on sale in the UK yet, so no UK price is given.

  2. Devil Monster Monstera

    Monstera 'Devil Monster'

    Devil Monster Monstera

    Just Landed£63 · Verified

    Surfaced in China as a spontaneous Monstera deliciosa mutation and rebranded for the Thai export market in 2024; retailers are already calling it the biggest Monstera grail of 2026, the same trajectory Bulbasaur ran a few years earlier.

  3. Frozen Freckles Adansonii

    Monstera adansonii 'Frozen Freckles'

    Frozen Freckles Adansonii

    Just Landed£8 · Verified

    A speckled Monstera adansonii selection granted EU plant breeders' rights in March 2024: legal protection is uncommon for an aroid colour break, and most UK retail listings have sold out within weeks.

  4. Thai Sunrise Philodendron

    Philodendron 'Thai Sunrise'

    Thai Sunrise Philodendron

    Just Landed£32 · Limited data

    A recent trade-named hybrid out of the Thai export nurseries, with a lime-to-gold centre stripe unlike the sectoral breaks more familiar from Albo forms. Parentage is undisclosed, like most designer hybrids of this type; that's worth knowing before you pay a premium for the name.

  5. White Lava Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'White Lava'

    White Lava Monstera

    Just Landed£102 · Verified

    A newly-surfaced chimeric variegation pattern, still thin enough on UK sold listings that we don't have a reliable median price yet, usually the clearest sign a cultivar has only just started reaching the wider market.

  6. Silver Dragon Longiloba

    Alocasia longiloba 'Silver Dragon'

    Silver Dragon Longiloba

    Just Landed£25 to £80 · Estimate

    A metallic-leafed Alocasia selection retailers are flagging as one of the breakout varieties of 2026, still priced well below the genus's established grails.

  7. Delta Force Anthurium

    Anthurium clarinervium × pedatoradiatum 'Delta Force'

    Delta Force Anthurium

    Just Landed£20 · Verified

    A recent clarinervium × pedatoradiatum cross with an architectural leaf shape, still priced like an everyday Anthurium while it's new.

  8. Mayari Satin Pothos

    Scindapsus pictus 'Mayari'

    Mayari Satin Pothos

    Just Landed£12 · Verified

    A Filipino Scindapsus pictus mutation that went from obscure to widely chased within about a year, while still selling for single-figure to low-double-figure sums.

  9. Mint Variegated Monstera

    Monstera deliciosa 'Mint'

    Mint Variegated Monstera

    Just Landed£29 · Verified

    Mint variegation (a subtler green-on-green break rather than white or yellow) is the Monstera look retailers are pointing to for 2026, and it's currently priced well below the established Albo and Thai Constellation forms.

This list changes as sold-price data updates: bookmark it, or check the full Plant Atlas for live rankings across every species we track.

Chasing a specific genus instead? See our breakdowns of the most expensive Monstera, most expensive Anthurium, and most expensive Philodendron varieties, or browse the Most Expensive collection directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most expensive houseplant you can buy in 2026?

Pricing shifts with live sold-comp data, but the plants at the top of our price rankings (including variegated Philodendron and Anthurium cultivars) regularly top the UK sold-price rankings. See the ranked list above for current leaders.

Why are some houseplants so expensive?

Price is driven by a mix of limited stock (little tissue culture, or wild-collected only), slow growth rates, propagation difficulty, and collector demand for variegation or unusual cultivars. Limited supply relative to demand (not just how a plant looks) is what sets the price.

Are expensive houseplant prices based on real sales?

Yes. Every price in the ranking is a Verified typical UK price: the median of 3 or more UK eBay sales in the last 90 days. Shop asking prices are shown separately and never counted as sales.

What will be the next expensive houseplant?

Not a species whose price is rising: those are rare exceptions, usually short-lived. The stronger pattern is a cultivar that has only just reached the market: its supply is most limited, and its price highest, in its first few months before tissue-culture supply catches up. See the Just Landed section above for the current candidates, most of which will be cheaper a year from now than they are today.

Do rare houseplant prices ever go up?

Rarely, and mostly right at launch. The default trajectory for a cultivar we track is a falling median as more get propagated and reach the market; that's the normal, expected direction, not a sign something's wrong. A plant getting more expensive over time, rather than cheaper, is the unusual case here.

Should I buy an expensive houseplant to sell on later?

Treat it as a plant to grow, not something to sell at a profit. Prices fall as a cultivar is propagated at scale, and there's no liquid resale market comparable to stocks or property. Buy because you want to grow the plant; any price you get back later is a bonus, not something to count on.

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