8 Best Indoor Plants For Beginners
WRITTEN BY: JE’ANA C.
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Are you looking for house plants you can’t kill? If you want to choose beautiful, easy-care indoor plants for beginners, then this article can help you find the perfect plant for your home.
These houseplants are the best place to start your collection. They are all easy to grow and can generally endure fluctuating temperatures, erratic watering, and uneven or inadequate light. Also, the selected plants can beautifully flourish in offices, dorm rooms, and sometimes even forgotten corners. We chose these particular plants because they cover a wide range of different species, thus making the process of adopting a plant baby for your environment and home much more straightforward.
Below we take a closer look at low-maintenance houseplants that only require minimal care and are painless to grow, which makes it great for novices and plant whizzes. Take a peek!
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1) Golden Pothos Vine
Pothos plants are tropical and perhaps one of the easiest plants to grow. Surprisingly, they thrive on low light and neglect. One of our favorite from the Pothos plant family is the Golden Pothos Vine plant!
These plants serve to cleanse the air of benzene, formaldehyde, and carbon monoxide, while simultaneously helping eliminate odors. Pothos can also be a solution to alleviate eye irritation after long days of staring at bright digital screens. Super cool!
WHY WE LOVE IT:
They are tropical plants.
Can trail to 10 feet long and grow leaves that are 3 feet in length.
Filters gaseous toxins.
2) Snake Plants
Snake plants are known as mother-in-law’s tongue and Sansevieria trifasciata (species names.) These plants have a sturdy structure and can add a cool look to any decor. Also, it can endure low water and light environments. However, snake plants mostly prefer bright indirect light.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Cleans and filters indoor air.
Upright, strap-like leaves.
Can survive with fluorescent lighting.
Easy to grow.
3) Peperomia
There are way over 1,000 species of Peperomia to choose from! Peperomia plants are hand-picked for their stunning, thick ornamental leaves, which come in a vast selection of colors, sizes, and shapes. For example, some of the drought-tolerant leaves come in green shades, solid, marbled red, grey, or even purple shades.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Peperomia plants can withstand a decent amount of neglect.
It most likely won’t grow over 12 inches tall.
Requires medium to bright light. However, it is not too sensitive to light fluctuations.
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4) Spider Plants
These plants are durable and one of the most highly adaptable plants. As a result, Spider plants can grow in almost any environment when given time to adjust and will have no unfavorable reactions to being moved. Sounds awesome, right?
Spider plants thrive in hanging baskets but also can flourish when placed on a table, shelf, or in a bright room. A great tip to remember is to ONLY water your plant if the soil is dry. Note that overwatering the plant can lead to wilting and root rot.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Easy to grow.
Require minimal maintenance.
Durable & highly adaptable.
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5) Cactus
Cactus plants are one of my favorites. You simply just need to position the plant in a bright or sunny spot. Plus, water it infrequently. Cactus plants are very low-maintenance needs and are suitable for those who tend to forget to water or care for plants.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Durable
Require minimal maintenance.
Some cacti feature agave or aloe vera, which have healing properties.
6) Chinese Money Plant
The Chinese Money Plant is also known as -- pilea, the missionary plant, UFO plant, lefse plant, and the pancake plant. It enjoys sunlight and will extend towards it. However, it can’t have direct sunlight as its leaves will be scorched and wither away.
Tip #1: Only water the plant when the soil dries out or when the leaves begin to droop slightly.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Grows up to 10-12 inches in height.
Air purification
Easy propagation
7) Lucky Bamboo
A great number of people believe that the Lucky Bamboo welcomes prosperity and happiness. Lucky Bamboo plants like bright indirect sunlight because the direct sun can burn their leaves. We love that you have a choice to grow these plants in a vase of water or plant it in the soil!
If you choose to grow the plant in water, we commend adding some pebbles or marbles for support. Most importantly, try to only opt for bottled water, as they can be quite sensitive to chlorine which is often found in tap water. If you choose to grow the plant in soil, go for well-draining potting soil.
TIP #1: Change the water at least once a week. If the roots are red, they are healthy and happy.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
It can grow in plain water or soil.
Can grow up to 8ft.
Not too sensitive to light fluctuations.
8) Air Plants
Commonly, air plants are referred to as Epiphytes due to how they can flourish and grow without soil. This makes them great starter plants! There are more than 600 varieties to choose from, that mostly native to South America and Mexico.
It’s important to note that air plants need adequate air circulation/ventilation to survive. Hence, they do best in entrance halls and locations where traffic constantly glides between the indoors and outdoors. Also, air plants are sensitive to the sun and favor moist environments, so we recommend positioning your plant in a bright room that is away from direct sunlight.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Low-maintenance.
ONLY need to be watered once a week.
Doesn’t require any dirt.
What is your favorite easy indoor plant? Ours is the Snake Plant! Comment below your preferred house plant.
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