Whether you're entertaining the idea of becoming a plant parent for the first time or have a growing collection in need of new green friends these are our TOP picks for low maintenance houseplants sure to make your thumbs turn a brighter shade of green!
We love this group because they're flexible in their tolerance of inconsistent waterings, lower light, and don't require a long list of products to keep them thriving.
In no particular order:
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SNAKE PLANTS
- Low light tolerant
- Water once the soil is completely dry
- Likes to be root bound
- Compact up right growth means it can fit in tight spots
- Propagates easily
- Top air purifier!
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SPIDER PLANTS
- Pet friendly
- Propagates easily
- Water when soil is half way dry
- Can happily grow several feet away from a window
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ZZ PLANTS
- Low light tolerant
- Water when soil is more than half way dry
- Beautiful glossy foliage
- Grows mostly upright but stalks can sometimes lean to the sides
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DRACAENA
- Can tolerate low light and even just fluorescent lights
- Water when soil is halfway dry
- Comes in a variety of cultivars, sizes and colors
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HAWORTHIA
- Pet friendly
- Place in front of the sunniest window you have
- Water when soil is bone dry
- Thrives on being ignored!
- Rotate monthly for even growth
- Creates lots of new growth around the main plant over time which then can be propagated
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POTHOS
- Can tolerate low light or fluorescent lights
- Let it vine down or train it to grow up a support pole or trellis
- Water when soil is halfway dry
- Propagates easily with cuttings
- Lush leafy growth habit
- Comes in multiple varieties with splashy leaf coloring
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PHILODENDRONS
- So many varieties!
- Prefers bright indirect light (a few feet from a bright window)
- Depending on the cultivar they will vine down or need a support pole / trellis to grow up
- Water when soil is halfway dry
- Propagates easily with cuttings
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BURGUNDY RUBBER PLANT
- Dark toned wide leaves
- Can grow up to 8' tall
- Bright indirect light - Prefers to be within a few feet of a window
- Water when soil is halfway dry
- New leaves unfurl from beautiful bright red cataphyll's (A small, modified leaf that protects the developing leaf as it grows).
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MONSTERA DELICIOSA
- Famous for its large, heart-shaped leaves with natural holes and splits, called fenestrations.
- Thrive in bright indirect light
- Water when soil is half way dry
- These friends will need support poles to grow up as they mature and shoot off large aerial roots
- Can get up to 8+ feet tall and several feet wide
- Propagate easily with cuttings
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NEANTHE BELLA PALM
- Pet friendly
- Goes from a desktop plant to big floor plant in a few years
- Keep within a few feet of a bright window
- Rotate the plant monthly to encourage even growth
- Water when soil is half way dry
- Creates a lush tropical feel with it's leaf style and bushy growth