We all know that decorating our homes with indoor plants is good for the body, mind, and soul. It’s been proven that having house plants around our homes makes us happier and healthier, not to mention that using house plants to decorate our homes helps us to connect with nature and create more inviting living spaces.
That being said, we all know someone who can kill a house plant within days. To be fair to house plant owners, there are a lot of varieties out there that are particularly stubborn about their living conditions. However, this list of the best unkillable house plants for your home is packed full of low maintenance house plants that will thrive in a variety of conditions.
If you’re often anxious about over or under watering your house plants, or you’re worried that you don’t have that perfect sunny spot to keep your house plants happy, this is the blog post for you. Keep reading for our list of the best unkillable house plants for your home.
1 The Spider Plant
The Spider Plant is widely considered one of the easiest house plants to keep as it requires such little maintenance. The biggest problem that newbie house plant keepers will encounter with Spider Plants is over watering – this can often lead to root rot – so be sure to keep your Spider Plant in well-draining soil and wait for it to fully dry out before watering again. The Spider Plant produces dainty white flowers that are absolutely stunning, as well as “spiderettes”, the name given for miniature plants that dangle down from the mother plant like a spider’s web.
2 The Snake Plant
When it comes to unkillable house plants, the Snake Plant, also known as Mother-In-Law’s-Tongue, definitely deserves a place on the list. This unique looking plant is extremely hardy and can survive even the most forgetful of house plant waterers. The natural climate of the Snake Plant is extremely arid, therefore this striking plant is used to going for long periods of time without water. The Snake Plant can be purchased in a variety of sizes, depending on where you wish to position it. Small Snake Plants make great additions to bookshelves and window sills, whereas tall Snake Plants create stunning eye-catching features for entrance ways and family rooms.
3 ZZ Plants
ZZ Plants are another beautifully striking hero from our collection of unkillable house plants. If you’re looking for a truly Instagram-worthy addition to your unkillable house plant collection, the ZZ Plant will tick all the boxes. ZZ Plants not only tolerate drought, but they will also happily thrive in low light conditions. The ZZ Plants needs are basic: water it when you remember to, keep it in any normal well-draining potting soil, and prune away any branches that intrude into your space.
This unkillable house plant does flower, but the blooms aren’t particularly attractive and are relatively small, making the ZZ Plant best suited to an owner looking for a foliage plant.
4 The Peace Lily
If you’ve previously found yourself to be a bit heavy-handed when it comes to watering your house plants, the Peace Lily may just be the perfect unkillable house plant for you. With striking white flowers that start to emerge in early summer and last for the rest of the year, the Peace Lily makes an extremely beautiful addition to your unkillable house plant collection. In nature, the Peace Lily receives dappled light, so there’s no need to find the perfect windowsill spot for this plant. To keep it happy, make sure your Peace Lily is out of direct light and has a good supply of water. In fact, Peace Lilies like water so much that they can grow without soil and live in water alone!
5 Devil’s Ivy (Golden Pothos)
Devil’s Ivy is a gorgeous trailing plant that attracts the attention of all who enter the room. With beautiful marbled leaves, Devil’s Ivy is suitable for hanging pots, trailing from high places such as bookshelves, and can even be trained to trail up walls. Devil’s Ivy is so named due to how well the plant thrives in a variety of lighting conditions, even in low light areas. This unkillable house plant will survive over watering and almost any lighting condition, making it an ideal low-maintenance house plant and a perfect house plant for beginners.