What’s a good house plant for someone that is useless at keeping plants alive?

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CarpetGripperRod@reddit

I'm pretty crap with plants also, but bought a Japanese peace lilly about a decade ago after seeing one in Hot Fuzz. It's been split and repotted several times now, and it seems to be thriving with very little care.

And it/they are beautiful when they flower.

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brit953@reddit

Anything in silk

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Radiant_Chart3163@reddit

Spider plants and snake plants.

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Willing_Flounder449@reddit

Haworthia

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FadedBerry@reddit

I buy money trees (pachira aquatica) for first time plant mums - water once a week and they seem happy enough. And they’re really attractive plants.

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smushs88@reddit

I’ve just got a Dracaena and a Yucca.

Both tolerate indirect sunlight (but some light) and even in summer only really need watering once every 2 weeks or so.

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Party_Advantage_3733@reddit

Cactus

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OverlyAdorable@reddit

I was thinking of cactus. I've kept one alive for over a decade. Pick a day of the week and water it the first and third week of the month. Colleagues have said they've managed to kill them because they've over watered them

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BabyAlibi@reddit

Yeah, I've killed cactus 👀

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LolaDiamondUKx@reddit (OP)

Cactus is literally all I have left hahaha

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lexx-ray@reddit

I've somehow managed to keep my cactus and a few other succulents alive for several years now. Usually I kill everything but these guys seem to enjoy my method of "forget they exist" for six months and then soaking overnight in the sink.

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Primary-Angle4008@reddit

I even killed my cactus! I a friend some years ago gave me some succulents and told me they are the easiest to keep (she really is into plants). I killed them too

I now to my shame have artificial plants as at least they stay nice 😂

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anabsentfriend@reddit

Very susceptible to over watering.

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RayaQueen@reddit

Very easy to kill ime

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West_Guarantee284@reddit

I am terrible with plants, over water then under water/forget to water, over water cycle. I have kept a prayer plant alive for 2 years

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Lox_Ox@reddit

Boston fern

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Gent415@reddit

Spider plants. They will literally come back from the dead with a bit of water 💦

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fruitytetris@reddit

You can just grow them in water, they don’t even need soil.

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PersonalityTough6148@reddit

I still managed to kill mine 😑

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Gent415@reddit

Give it some water. I had what I thought was an empty pot in my back garden, but in the summer it started sprouting. I still have it about 20 years later and it's had dozens of babies 😂

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MysoreMa@reddit

Ah that only works if they are not dying because of overwatering.

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gingerpink1@reddit

I nearly killed mine through overwatering 😅 can’t remember how I revived it 😅

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philsrice@reddit

Only downside: we have lots of flies because of them. Could be because we have loads though!

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RayaQueen@reddit

Check your saucer or outer pot for small regular black 'deposits'. Easy to miss but a sign of fungus gnats. They will kill the plant eventually. You can get fungus gnat sticky traps to confirm that you've got them and nematodes in powder form to water on to kill them (use specifically a described).

Hopefully that's not your situation. Just thought I'd say because I lost a very precious inherited plant because I didn't know about them till it was too late :-(

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philsrice@reddit

Yep it’s gnats that we have! Unfortunately we’ve tried loads of things including completely binning and replacing the soil and cleaning the plants down to the root with water. I don’t think I’ve tried nematodes but honestly I’ve resigned myself to the fact that they’re going to keep on coming back until we move to a better ventilated place

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Sorry_Commercial_959@reddit

But they don't...really explode spiders everywhere, do they? That's just an urban legend...right?

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RayaQueen@reddit

Baby spiders yes. But the plant kind.

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glytxh@reddit

The secret is neglect

If you forget about them, they’ll just kinda thrive out of spite.

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Educational_Pipe3633@reddit

Yeah but if you’ve got cats they’ll eat them coz they get high off spider plants 😂

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-myeyeshaveseenyou-@reddit

I bought a half dead sale one, I buy all my plants like this and nurse them back to life. Well my cat got at it and ate it down to a not much more than a stump. You can see the damaged parts in my photo but also how much this plant has grown since, this is half of it as it was actually two plants in one pot, the other plant is also just as big now. I’m convinced it’s fairly unkillable. It also lives in my porch, the only place my cat can’t eat it which in winter is absolutely freezing cold and they also hasn’t upset it.

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b_of_the_bang_@reddit

I cut off the shoots from mine, left them in a bin bag for about 6 weeks then someone at work mentioned they wanted some new plants, I potted them up and they still grew.

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cooliowooliotrulyO@reddit

I’ve just got 6 of these. Hope they are as easy as everyone says, at least I’ve got 6 chances ! 😂

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wg_wgwgwg@reddit

super easy to propagate too

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SarkyMs@reddit

Super hard to stop them Propagating

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LolaDiamondUKx@reddit (OP)

Sounds like my kind of plant!

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thorn312@reddit

And they have adorable flowers!

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

They throw a lot of babies - someone at work has a big one and is always having adoption events.

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thorn312@reddit

Yeah I try to leave them attached as I don't have the space for more, but my next door neighbour works in a care home so I collect the babies, root them and then she takes them for the residents as they need next to no care.

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Gent415@reddit

I left a box of them out front on Halloween with a sign about "free spooky spider plants" They all went within hours!

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Tiddlybean@reddit

They’re also really good for purifying the air in your home.

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blumizers@reddit

They do love loads of water though, can’t really leave them unwatered

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fruitytetris@reddit

Surprised I haven’t seen more comments for Pothos (Devil’s Ivy), they are the ultimate low maintenance plant and will grow in any light, any soil, and any moisture level.

Want a tall plant to grow up a pole? Pothos. Want a sprawler to cover shelves, ceilings, or walls? Pothos. Want a hanging plant? Pothos.

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

Snake Plants. If you kill a snake plant you shouldn't be allowed to keep plants. 🤣

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LolaDiamondUKx@reddit (OP)

Hahaha ok I’m definitely adding that to the list

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Riovem@reddit

It's a cactus! Or something.

So needs no water basically.

I've got a giant one that's about 7 months old and watered 3x max

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Initial-View-4758@reddit

They thrive on neglect, I almost killed mine a few years back by watering it too much. I water it maybe once every 6 weeks or longer and it's huge now!

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glytxh@reddit

I have a four foot monster of a snake plant that was purchased as a 6 inch little nub from wilkos 8 years ago.

You’re bang on. Neglect is the key to their success. I think I entirely forgot it existed for about a year at one point. Just kept on trucking.

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BabyAlibi@reddit

This sounds like just what I am looking for for my office 😁

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

And they're on NASA's list for their top air purifying benefits 😌

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red_cow_hat@reddit

Yep. Mine live in my bathroom, neither have been watered in several years, they just survive on the moisture from the shower. Literally never have to touch them.

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Strong_Roll5639@reddit

Same! Had mine since we bought the house nearly 3 years ago and never water them.

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

You've probably acclimated them to the humidity from showers etc- that's pretty smart!

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Lostinthebackground@reddit

Ive managed to kill 2 🙃

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

There they are, officer!

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AndrewHinds67@reddit

My first one died because I over watered it. My second is absolutely fine. I've had it at least three years.

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

Okay, but you're on your second chance buddy 👮🏽‍♀️🫵🏽

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ukslim@reddit

A plastic one.

People who keep plants alive don't understand how we manage to kill them. And that is because they're actually interested in their plants, and pay attention to how they look from one day to the next.

The rest of us will neglect them for months, then kill them with love by overwatering when we realise and overcompensate.

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BabyAlibi@reddit

My best success has always been a monstera - cheese plant - I've taken 2 from a shelf pot plant to an 8ft beast! I water the current one once ever few weeks

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Tattycakes@reddit

I’m in this comment and I don’t like it. Neither does my dragon tree

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PNWest01@reddit

Shit, I kill plants just walking past one. Both my parents were wonderful with plants, I did not inherit that trait!

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Redditisfuckincrap@reddit

Cactus

But real answer is A FUCKING TARANTULA

why?

IT LOOKS COOL AS FUCK

SPOOKY LEGG BOI

DOES NOTHING JUST SITS THERE ALL DAY

FEED IT SOME WORMS ONCE EVERY 3-6 WEEKS

MIGHT EVEN NOT EAT FOR THREE FUCKING YEARS WATCHING ITS WAISTLINE LIKE A PRO

WATER EVERYDAY BUT WILL SURVIVE FOR WEEKS WITHOUT

FITS IN SMALL GLASS BOX

SCARES UNWANTED FAMILY OUT OF YOUR HOUSE

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BanditIsMyDad@reddit

IM TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS BUT YOUR ENTHUSIASM IS ACTUALLY MAKING ME WANT ONE. WHAT IS THIS SORCERY.

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ImThatBitchNoodles@reddit

But what about the tiny babies escaping the vivarium and invading every nook and cranny in your house? 🥹

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Redditisfuckincrap@reddit

THATS WHY YOU BUY A SUB ADULT CALM SPECIES LIKE A CHILL AS FUCK ROSE

OR THE CLASSIC STRIPEY SENORITA RED KNEE

on a serious note raising spiderlings is a bit of a chore and that's not want op wants.

YOU CAN STICK SOME PLANTS IN ITS TANK AND YOU GET A MINI JUNGLE HOME IN YOUR HOME

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Left_East7588@reddit

Peace lily. They do a dramatic 'I need water' droop, give them a bit of water and they're good again.

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Top-Wonder-7204@reddit

I've had one of these for a few years. It's still alive, but it has never flowered again after I first had it.

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BabyAlibi@reddit

I have had a few over the years and never had a second bloom after the initial one

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MysoreMa@reddit

They are also very cheap!

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silverunicorn121@reddit

Ive managed to kill 2 🥲

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NyxEmberheart@reddit

My tally is 3. I give up 😔

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

Avocados do that as well.

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AndrewHinds67@reddit

I had one a few years ago. I watered it and watched it perk up again, but then I've seen a hydrangea do that outside.

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Cuznatch@reddit

Yeah, keep it in the bath or shower room, easy to give it a soak whenever you wash and it'll appreciate the humidity.

I also find Orchids easy, as long as you remember to forget they exist for months at a time when leave them under running water when you remember they exist. Again, they'll appreciate the humidity and non-direct sunlight of a bath/shower room.

We fail at keeping houseplants alive except those two in our house, despite having a large, thriving garden.

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MingePies@reddit

Side note that they are toxic to cats if ingested.

No mention of a cat but I figured there’s a fair crossover between people that like cats and people that like house plants.

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IHateTheLetter-C-@reddit

They're less fatal than true lilies, but still bad

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Kim_catiko@reddit

Second this. So easy to care for. When I think it's dead, water makes it spring back to life.

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realitycheck38@reddit

Bizzy lizzys do the same

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Disastrous-Emu2013@reddit

Not a clue, I’ve killed a cactus from under watering it, but intrigued with others suggestions!

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oli_ramsay@reddit

Cacti are pretty hard to kill in my experience

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_pankates_@reddit

Z Z plant is great. You can only go wrong by over watering it - it wouldn't rather you neglected it. It doesn't care about getting much light either.

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MysoreMa@reddit

Ah I've killed two of those and my last one seems to be on the way out! The stems are just dying one by one, and there is only one left

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_pankates_@reddit

Perhaps I've overestimated its hardiness - they've been good for me but you never know how other people will get on I guess.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

I managed to kill three of those that my mum gave to look after whilst she went away for six months.

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_pankates_@reddit

Oh dear - I've found them to be fairly unkillable but with plants you just never know! Hope she wasn't annoyed.

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anabsentfriend@reddit

She was livid! Slightly annoying as I wasn't left with any instructions and I went round every week to check on the house and water the plants. I think they probably didn't need so much water.

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_pankates_@reddit

Probably, watering is actually really hard to get right as plants all need different amounts and frequencies. I think sometimes plants just give up as well.

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Cool_Doubt2152@reddit

I used to kill plants all the time unintentionally, but I put a monstera in my living room and she is THRIVING. As long as the room is relatively bright and you water it once or twice a week in the summer I’ve found it has been fairly low maintenance. Needs a bigger pot now though

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MysoreMa@reddit

wow that looks beautiful. I'd love to have a plant like that.

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Cool_Doubt2152@reddit

It was a teeny tiny one from B&Q of all places. Sunny room and not forgetting to water it helps 😂 Moved it away from the window recently though to further back in the living room and it’s loving life.

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wasntmebutok@reddit

Snake plant. When it dies you won’t notice for a couple cc of months

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damebabyz56@reddit

Spider plants. They do not care about lighting and will grow wherever theyre put and they give off little ones that you can snip off and repot.

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MysoreMa@reddit

They are picky about water levels though - its easy to water them to death

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Fancy-Diesel@reddit

Snake plants hands down. Mine is massive and I can't remember when I watered it last.

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MysoreMa@reddit

They are easy to split as well - mine just fell into two when I transplanted it, and both are thriving.

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Independent-Ad-3385@reddit

For me, it was actually an orchid. Just run water over it once a week and let the excess drain off. Sometimes I forget to water it and the worst that has happened is the flower spike dies. But you can trim it off and they grow another one straight away.

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MysoreMa@reddit

Mine never flower more than once, but yes the leaves will sit there forever. They aren't vey attractive that way, though?

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Clomojo87@reddit

Yup here for orchid. Not expensive fancy ones the basic white or pink big ones. I've managed to keep an orchid alive for almost 20 years and yet I've killed countless spider plants and snake plants.

Got about 5 orchids in my kitchen they love the humidity and it's hard to forget to water when they're right next to the sink.

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rowbain@reddit

I've had a cast iron plant for years. It's nearly indestructible, and it will tell you when it needs water because the leaves will plop down limp. Just water it and it will perk right up. Needs minimal light too, so good for a shelf or room without windows.

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MysoreMa@reddit

mine is all going brown and curly at the leaf edges, and I can't find any way to make it happy again

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Longirl@reddit

I was like you until I cracked it with a Parlour Palm. You need to shove it in a dark corner and barely water it. It loves to be neglected. Mine is 4ft tall now!

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MysoreMa@reddit

Omg I have lost so many parlour palms. they just turn brown and die. I even bought special soil for them and it didn't make any difference.

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Longirl@reddit

I think I struck lucky because my living room is quite dark and it just sits in the corner flourishing. I moved it near light once and it did not like that one bit.

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tasi671@reddit

So true lol. Mine is tucked under the stairs with the only natural light in the room coming from my north facing patio doors! I throw leftover water from glasses or bottles into it every once in a while. It's thriving!

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Makkel@reddit

I keep killing cactus and succulents. I think I forget about them, realise I still need to water them somewhat, and end up doing it too much.

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Longirl@reddit

Get a little spray bottle and give them a spritz every day or so during the summer if you can't remember to water them. I'm the same as you but somehow have managed to grow a 2 cm cactus into a 20 cm cactus, I'm pretty proud of it (even if it's a little bent).

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Renew3DUK@reddit

Cactai.

Spider plants.

Desert succulents.

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MysoreMa@reddit

Spider plants? all they ever do is go brown and die

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Renew3DUK@reddit

How?

You don't even need soil. Just water....

You do water them, right?

Right?

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MysoreMa@reddit

Apparently I watered them too much. That also makes them go brown and die. Or something. Not an easy plant at all.

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RayaQueen@reddit

Money plant (jade plant I think it's also called), parlour palm, spider plant. Orchids are easy as long as you water and pour away. Dracaena, even streptocarpus. All can handle being ignored for weeks.

Do not over water!! Do not over water!! Do not over water!!! Do not let them stand in water for more than 30 mins. Neglect is better than over attention.

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Dont_Kick_the_Dog@reddit

I kill most plants and have managed to keep a jade plant alive for about 20 years. Most recently it kind of collapsed on itself but then started sprouting back from it's deflated core. And it started dropping branches which, if planted, seem to also thrive.

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HorrorAccomplished78@reddit

Arreca palms are easy to look after. They grow pretty big though.

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KimonoCathy@reddit

Mother-in-law’s tongue (Latin name Dracaena trifasciata, formerly Sansevieria trifasciata). We bought a range of plants for the office and they’re the only ones going strong after months of neglect.

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Euphoric_Rough_5245@reddit

Spider plants, cacti, rubber plant. I’m like you. I can kill a plant just by looking at it so I’ve got 3 low low maintenance plants.

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Suspicious_Banana255@reddit

Spider plant, it's the only one I have as it's very easy

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imtriing@reddit

I like pothos and philodendrons as "first timer" plants - they are very hardy, and easy to tend to. They also grow very long and are easy to grow up/along specific areas etc. They don't require much, decent indirect light and a bit of water a couple of times a week during spring/summer, less during autumn and winter. Easy!

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RayaQueen@reddit

That sounds like way too much watering. I wouldn't advise a beginner to water that often. A good soak once a fortnight is safer than too often.

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folklovermore_@reddit

Agreed. My pothos gets watered every two weeks (if that) and I've had her for five years and counting at this point.

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RayaQueen@reddit

Yes. And less in the winter.

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Caryria@reddit

I have a peace Lilly. It’s very dramatic so it’s easy to tell when it needs watering. It basically flops over but perks back up again with some water

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Turbulent-Chef4164@reddit

Aloe Vera.

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More-Soil7455@reddit

Christmas cactus

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Awaiyawa@reddit

Christmas cactus. Beautiful flowers and need minimal attention.

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vivalaalice@reddit

Sake plant and spider plant. My snake plant has survived anywhere I’ve put it, and spider plant sometimes does go a bit crispy or floppy if you forget to water it for a long time, but springs back to like once you do water it

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liltrex94@reddit

I was given a cactus as a leaving gift 3 years ago. I water it every so often. It is still alive.

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CocoRufus@reddit

I can just just about tell the difference between a rose and a daisy, but have managed to keep the monstera that i inherited from my parents alive. Its now 60 years old, so I guess it's pretty easy to keep it going

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-myeyeshaveseenyou-@reddit

I know dozens of people have already replied but here goes if you see this. I used to be a plant killer, I am now somewhat green fingered, I started with plants that are hard to kill and have worked my way up. Also found out which windows my plants like best. Currently it’s a struggle to see out of my kitchen window as the bottom half is full of very happy plants. I also don’t forget to water them as my window is by the sink.

Easiest plants I’ve found to grow indoor are

Spider plant

Aloe Vera

Geranium, mine flowered in the kitchen up until October/November last year and is flowering again already this years so it flowers for months

Ivy leaf geranium (mine has beautiful pink flowers), I’ve had less flowering time to my regular geranium but it’s currently full of buds. This actually started as an outdoor plant but I loved it so much I took it inside in winter and hoped it wouldn’t die and turns out it likes being inside.

I also have several monsteras but I personally think they are a bit harder to please and can grow quite large

I’ve gone from plant killer to plant rescuer, I buy all my plants on sale when they are half dead and nurse them back to life. Could never have imagined I would become so good at looking after them, but honestly it’s largely just sunlight and watering when they look a bit sad. Google is also a great resource for knowing what plants like and don’t like and for trouble shooting if one is starting to look sad.

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SnooDoodles8775@reddit

Pathos! I've had one for...30 years...? It tells you when it needs water and stays alive somehow.

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Upper-Flatworm8784@reddit

Snake plant. They're indestructible and lone to be neglected.

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Thoughtful_giant13@reddit

Some kind of succulent- they need watering once every few weeks and bounce back pretty well.

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swapacoinforafish@reddit

I have an Aloe Vera in my downstairs bathroom. I forget to water it all the time but it never grown much (which I like cause I don't want it to) and I've had it 3 years at least.

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-myeyeshaveseenyou-@reddit

I have two currently that are growing steadily, but before I moved to the uk I bought a pair in a pot and after a couple of years I had dozens of them as it just kept throwing out pups. I also have dozens away.

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Cool_Doubt2152@reddit

I had an aloe once in a plant hanger on my ceiling, woke up one morning and all its limbs had dropped off and were on the floor. Not sure what I did to make it give up on life quite so dramatically 😂

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Creative_Rise@reddit

Pothos are literally impossible to kill

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lynziB@reddit

A snake plant, I’ve had mine for years and it’s flourishing, all it needs it a little bit of water every few weeks

It’s the only plant I’ve been able to grow

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folklovermore_@reddit

Pothos! I got one as a housewarming gift five years ago and despite my neglecting her far too often (I had to set reminders on my phone to water her, that's how bad I am) she's still going strong.

Also, whatever plant you get, you might want to consider watering globes - essentially little spheres on sticks you fill with water and then push into the soil to water the plant gradually over a couple of weeks.

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bekcy@reddit

Flores artificialis. The only plants I've not been able to kill.

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peepshowsophie@reddit

SPIDER PLANT!!!

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Parking_Place4320@reddit

Inch plant. Very pretty purple leaves, I kill every plant and no matter how often I forget to water it, it stays alive!

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Practical-Story-802@reddit

I've killed more plants than house spiders and then I went highly realistic artificial, never looked back, just the occasional dust is all they need and even i can handle that.

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Majestic_Sun_4273@reddit

Peace Lilly is super easy along with rubber plant. But by far and away the easiest ones and snake and spider plants. Just can’t kill them.

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MurderousButterfly@reddit

I also have a black thumb and I can vouch that cyclamen are quite hard to kill.

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Emergency_Cookie_318@reddit

Pothos (devil's ivy) is pretty hard to kill and looks good grown up a moss poll. Succulents might be worth trying too as they require very little watering.

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Positive-Mud-11@reddit

Snake plant? They don’t need much water

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Traditional_Wash8981@reddit

OH, buy one of those in a glass bottle, they are called TERRARIUM, I am not good at keeping plants and someone gave me one a few years ago, it lasted until someone broke the glass. They are great!

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AndrewHinds67@reddit

Spider plants. They're very hardy and only need wateri ng maybe once every two weeks. I have even propagated some of mine.

Snake plants, also known as mother in laws tongue. A very hardy plant that will last for years. Needs a little water periodically.

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WaywardJake@reddit

I have a spider plant that I've managed to thoroughly and often neglect, yet not only is it still alive, but it has had two babies that I've planted and neglected in equal measure. They do need the right lighting, though. I live in Northeast England, and my plants are in my office, where I get a nice stream of afternoon sun each day (when we have sun, that is).

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cooliowooliotrulyO@reddit

Where abouts do you have yours? I’ve either got south facing or north facing windows, I’m guessing South but not direct sun? I’ve got 6 babies at the minute, I’m hoping at least one survives the first year!

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cooliowooliotrulyO@reddit

Peace lily? Mines only alive because it droops when it needs watered, like a visual aid to me otherwise I’d forget to water or over water 😬 They’re a bit huffy though, so if you move them the flowers might die off but once it gets used to new spot it will flower again.

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Fairy-Sprinkles7091@reddit

Swiss cheese plant

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Vast_Association_912@reddit

Snake plant or ZZ plant, both basically survive neglect. Pothos is also great if you want something that grows fast. Honestly, the trick is just not overwatering :)

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Powerful_Theory8374@reddit

This is it. All my plants are happy now that I've learned just to water when the soil is dry rather than on a schedule

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extinctionAD@reddit

Sansevieria (I think that's what this is...) literally watered it once a week for the past 9 years or so and this is how it's going

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Wibblejellytime@reddit

Ivy, Spider, Aloe Vera. As long as you don't over water, they'll be fine wherever you put them.

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citygourmande@reddit

Devil’s Ivy

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BG3restart@reddit

Mother-in-law's Tongue. I go away for two months at a time and just leave it. It can survive for ages on little water.

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New_Line4049@reddit

Spider plants are hardy as fuck. Theyre also pretty cool plants.

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DBv1@reddit

Orchids for me - a shot glass of water every couple of weeks or so. Otherwise just keep them on a sunny window sill but not a south facing one as they need light but the leaves have a tendency to burn in too much direct sun light.

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TheSmokedPotatoe@reddit

Plastic one. I bought my sister some lego flowers, she really liked them

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Aggressive_Menu7271@reddit

Peace lily. They go droopy when they need watering- hopefully you won't be that bad. They like shady spots do dont put it on your windowsill. Theyre particularly good in bedrooms as they filter toxins from the air. I remember a child giving me one as an end of term gift. I thought it would be dead by Christmas but it's still going strong about 8 years later. When they get too big you can slice it down the middle et voila- 2 peace lilies.

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SwordTaster@reddit

A plastic one

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LeadershipAble773@reddit

If you have pets, check which plants are ok around them

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hhfugrr3@reddit

A cactus. I had some at uni. My dad dropped one and it split in half. It lived another 5 or 6 years despite half of it being gone!

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cubesnack@reddit

Air plants. Rhipsalis. Snake plants. Various cacti, aloe vera is a good starter.

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2cbterry@reddit

Spider plants. I kill everything and I’ve still got one I bought for 50p about 20 years ago, I’ve even split it off into another 4 plants and they all have babies every year. I forget to water them until they’re on deaths door and they bounce right back.

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O_C_Demon@reddit

Triffid. Feed themselves.

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Auzurabla@reddit

I got that reference!! Fantastic book

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Urbanyeti0@reddit

Cacti, they’re stubborn little bastards

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tigerbnny@reddit

Monsteras, my original monstera (which has since been split into 4) was £15 from IKEA and has put up with both too much love and straight up neglect from me throughout the years.

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EUskeptik@reddit

Cactus.

-oo-

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memcwho@reddit

If you just want a fun pop of colour, I have repeatedly seen many varieties of the Lego Botantical series in customers houses.

The trick to making it look good is to not also have a Star Wars lego set displayed beside it.

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spnelson@reddit

Snake plant or spider plant

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u7N269eEYxJw@reddit

Air plants are easy to keep, some gravel in a bowl, light spraying now and then or lift them out into a big bowl of water and give them an hour or so. They have no roots so you don’t need soil.

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Acrobatic_Try5792@reddit

Monstera low effort big result

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Violet351@reddit

Succulents. I have the same problem, my ex used to say a prayer and apologise to any plant I purchased

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OK_Cake05@reddit

Monstera are pretty hardy.

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NrthnLd75@reddit

Spider plants

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Specialist-Web7854@reddit

Plastic.

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polkadotska@reddit

My spider plant has outlasted all others, and has been brought back from the brink numerous times.

My main tip would be to pot it carefully - when you get your brand new spider plant from somewhere, keep it in the little plastic pot in came in, then find a ceramic or similar pot the slightly larger and ideally a couple of inches taller. Grab a couple of pebbles from somewhere (kind of similar to the size you'd skim stones across the water i.e. not tiny pebbles, not huge granite chunks) and put a small amount of these in the bottom of your ceramic/decorative pot, and then put the plastic pot with the plant on tip. This means that even if one day you manage to overwater (particularly if you've tried to overcompensate after forgetting to water for a while), and excess water will drain down to these rocks and not stay in the plastic pot (potentially rotting the roots).

You should be doing this for all pot plants, but it's very easy when buying a new plant in a cute ceramic pot from the supermarket to skip this step (which can be fine if you're an attentive plant-owner and keep a regular watering schedule or can spot when it's under/over watered), but giving adequate drainage is basically the idiot-proof way of ensuring plant survival.

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Ghgfgbgfv@reddit

Christmas Cactus. Literally impossible to kill. This is the first plant I’ve had that hasn’t died. I forget about it all the time (you can probably see from the picture how dusty it is). It still going strong after 3 years and is so happy it even flowers every few months. Indestructible.

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Inside-Definition-42@reddit

Look at succulents and see what you like.

I’ve had cacti and aloe vera for years, regularly neglected for months at a time.

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Watchkeys@reddit

It's hard to know without knowing how you kill them.

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LolaDiamondUKx@reddit (OP)

Forget to water them regularly, forget to open the curtains all way the occasionally so some days the sunlight may be limited

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Aggressive-Waltz1126@reddit

ZZ plant

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Initial-View-4758@reddit

Snake plant or jade is the way to go. They hate being overwatered and will survive not having decent light every day.

I know this because mine have survived this kind of treatment! Whilst I have killed more than my fair share of other plants.

My jade is coming up 14 years old now, grown from a single leaf.

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theroch_@reddit

Spider plants, cactii and jade all grow with zero care

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rabbithole-xyz@reddit

Tillandsia.

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Spider plant.

We had a plant killing pet - last plant in lasted 30secs and she almost bankrupted a garden centre before we got her - and the artificial ones are lovely and non killable. Recommend Bloom sales. https://bloom.uk.com/

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Dread_queen23@reddit

Aloe Vera. Mines on the bathroom windowsill, which is over the bath/shower so I never have to water it. I repot it when it needs it and it's thriving!

I'll always recommend succulents too

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PPK_30@reddit

Spider plants. I’ve had mine 6 years and must have only watered it 6 times! And much like David Attenborough, just can’t die.

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acmhkhiawect@reddit

Shake, jade, spider

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veryordinarybloke@reddit

Cacti are bad for people who over water though.

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RayaQueen@reddit

And you have to get the light/air/and compost right. My housemate inherited loads and they all died quickly. We have no idea what went wrong. (Except they'd been outside on a very sheltered/covered balcony.. maybe that was the charm).

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One-Program6244@reddit

A marimo moss ball (actually it's an algae). Doesn't do much. Just lives in a jar of cold water. Keep it in the shade. Just change the water every few weeks. r/marimo

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buginarugsnug@reddit

Plastic ones.

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jaydubyah100@reddit

Orchids thrive off neglect. That’s why people find them hard to look after. Mine, however, thrive. Water just once a week and not very much.

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Reaganson@reddit

Resurrection plant.

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TapeDeckSlick@reddit

Cactus, I've still got one I bought like 20 years ago and you've just reminded me I should probably water it, I forget about it but it pushes on regardless.

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LolaDiamondUKx@reddit (OP)

I literally only have a cactus left haha but it just looks a bit lonely

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TapeDeckSlick@reddit

Not surprised, Cacti can be real pricks

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MysoreMa@reddit

Pothos is the only thing I've been able to rely on not getting dead.

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BaronBinbag@reddit

Plastic plant.

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Aggressive-Waltz1126@reddit

I have a plant I have magically kept alive, despite my green thumb being dead. I know it as a ZeeZee plant. It's not actually called that, but I don't know its proper name.

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Ok_Explanation_5201@reddit

I can kill anything, relationships, conversations etc but plants I only have to look at and they’re dead

Less my Peace Lily which is now on year 3 of death row 💪🏼

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