If there’s a plant practically designed to build a beginner’s confidence, it’s the spider plant. Tough, fast-growing, and endlessly forgiving, Chlorophytum comosum has been a windowsill staple for generations, and for good reason. Its arching, ribbon-like leaves add movement to any room, it tolerates the kind of inconsistent care that would doom fussier plants, and…
There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from bringing home a beautiful new houseplant, only to later discover it’s toxic to your cat or dog. The good news is that you don’t have to choose between a lush indoor jungle and a safe home for your pets. Plenty of gorgeous, easy-care houseplants are completely…
If houseplants had reputations the way people do, the fiddle leaf fig would be the gorgeous friend who cancels plans at the last minute for reasons nobody quite understands. Its big, violin-shaped leaves and sculptural trunk have made it the plant world’s favorite piece of living furniture, but ask anyone who has owned one for…
Few houseplants have captured the internet’s heart quite like the Monstera deliciosa, with its glossy, heart-shaped leaves that split and perforate into dramatic natural artwork as they mature. It’s become the unofficial mascot of modern indoor plant décor, and for good reason: a mature Monstera makes a serious style statement. But those famous splits, called…
If you’ve ever killed a plant by forgetting about it for three weeks, the snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata, formerly Sansevieria) is about to become your best friend. With its stiff, upright leaves striped in green and gold, it looks architectural and a little dramatic, but underneath that bold exterior is one of the most forgiving…
If there’s one houseplant that earns its reputation as unkillable, it’s pothos. With its trailing vines, heart-shaped leaves, and shrug-it-off attitude toward neglect, pothos has become the plant that new plant parents cut their teeth on and experienced growers keep coming back to for its sheer reliability. But “easy” doesn’t mean “no care at all,”…
Not everyone gets to live with south-facing windows and sun-drenched rooms, and a dark apartment shouldn’t mean giving up on houseplants altogether. Plenty of species have evolved on shaded forest floors or in the understory beneath taller canopy plants, which means low light isn’t a hardship for them — it’s home. The key is knowing…