The Best Indoor Plants

Plants make people feel happy. It’s a scientific fact. I LOVE plants and put real ones and artificial ones all over my home. I’m particularly obsessed with succulents right now and have found some amazing artificial ones at local boutiques in my town.

I do love my Jade plant – it’s real and it’s spectacular. This plant requires little water and can survive in most indoor conditions. I do have it in a south facing window, so it gets some sunlight and it is thriving. This plant is also known as the friendship plant or money plant. You can easily take one of the leaves of the Jade plant, put it in dirt and grow another plant. My plant started as a leaf off my mother’s Jade plant. I’m currently growing a few more in a separate pot for my kids to put in their bedrooms and I also gave some to my best friend. They are the easiest to grow and split.

Other wonderful indoor plants that are hard to kill would be the African Violet. It thrives best in moist soil with good drainage, so plant it in a pot containing the moisture holding soil. This plant loves indirect light, so it doesn’t need to be sitting in a window, just near one.

Peperomia is a waxy plant that does best in humid environments and thrives under florescent lights. It makes a great office plant.

This Air Plant grows without dirt all together! Just soak it in water for 2-3 hours every 10 days (you may need to put this in your calendar).

Peace Lilies are a plant that I managed to keep alive for years. The leaves wilt to tell you when they need watering. According to NASA, these plants are great at filtering toxins out of the air.

This is a gorgeous plant and I’ve decided I need one. Bromeliad produces side shoots that will replace the original plant. This plant loves 70-degree temperatures which make it the perfect indoor plant.

These gorgeous orchids do just fine with a watering once a week or every week and a half. They are a forgiving plant that loves low light.

Philodendrons love to be on the dry side … score! Don’t water them more than once per week and they prefer low light.

Pothos can survive low light and irregular watering. This leafy vine can grow a 10-foot trail indoors.

The king of indestructible plants is the ZZ plant. This guy can tolerate drought, low light and low humidity.

Mother-in-law’s Tongue can go an entire month without water. I need one of these! It’s also nicknamed a snake plant.

There you have it! 11 indoor plants that are hard to kill. I tried to avoid listing any plants that were toxic to children or pets but before purchasing any indoor plant it is always best to double check! These gorgeous plants will bring you joy for years to come.

Danae Branson is the Founder of Danae Branson Design - an e-interior design company that provides e-design services to client looking for eco-friendly, happy and healthy design. She is also the owner of Branson Virtual Staging providing virtual staging services to realtors, builders and home sellers at www.bransonvirtualstaging.com.