Do you want your house to be full of beautiful houseplants, but you are so busy and don’t have enough time and space to care for them? I’m here to introduce 14 top low-maintenance and easy-to-care-for houseplants that will create a pleasant atmosphere in warm and cozy houses.
1. ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
In a room with low natural light, the best idea is to place a small and compact houseplant on a table or shelf, with its leaves growing neatly and straight.
This easy houseplant stores water in its rhizomes, so it does not need much watering. For example, once a month is enough. A simple and low-maintenance houseplant is precisely what you are looking for.
2. Snake Plant (Sansevieria)
This houseplant is a hardy indoor plant that fights against drought like a soldier.
Snake plants’ leaves grow vertically, making them suitable for narrow spaces. They fit well into different containers and are usually placed on the table or floor.
3. Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
You have seen pothos in hanging baskets or on high shelves.
When it comes to lighting, this trailing houseplant grows well in low light and bright indirect light. It needs to be watered only when one inch of the top of the soil is dry. Don’t water it more than 1 to 2 times a month.
It grows fast and propagates easily. I usually trim it and put the parts in water to root. They can live both in water and soil.
4. Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
This common houseplant, which has arch-shaped leaves, grows well with bright and indirect light and watering about once a week. Still, it can tolerate lack of water and low light.
This houseplant produces baby plants or offsets. I usually cut off one or more baby plants and put them in a cup of water until they take root. Then, I plant them in the soil. You can also let them tail.
5. Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Peace lily is an easy-to-care-for houseplant. You just need to keep the soil moist but not wet and place it in low to medium light. Don’t forget that if it is thirsty, it will wither.
This indoor plant grows well and makes the house attractive with its white flowers and green foliage. It is small, so it is a good choice for small spaces. I usually put it on tables, desks, and small floor spaces.
6. Succulent
This houseplant adds green color to your windowsills and desks without taking up space. The succulent houseplant is suitable for those who work outside the house most of the day because it needs bright and indirect light and low watering.
7. Philodendron
Different types of Philodendron are small and recommended for small spaces. This houseplant, which is known as a trailer, climbs up the supports or baskets and makes everything lovely. Regarding houseplant care, I must say that it does not need water until the soil is dry, and it prefers low to medium light.
8. Aloe Vera
This houseplant, which grows natively in the desert, needs low maintenance. Just put it in a place with bright and indirect light and water it once a month; it will grow. It is succulent and small. After several times, a rosette forms in the upper leaves. In addition to its beauty, aloe vera has surprised everyone with its medicinal properties.
9. Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)
I usually put a beautiful houseplant with various leaves on desks or small tables called Chinese Evergreen. This houseplant grows very slowly and adapts to low watering and low light.
10. Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Lucky Bamboos grow in soil and water and are well-suited to a small pot or vase. If you believe in feng shui, these houseplants are a bomb of good luck and positive energy.
11. Miniature Orchids (Phalaenopsis)
With its beautiful and long-lasting flowers, the miniature orchid is suitable for tight spaces. This low light houseplant is also easy to care for and low-maintenance.
12. Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
This houseplant is small and slow-growing, so its size does not increase beyond a specific limit. It has a tree-like structure and is stunning on a window sill with attractive, thick, fleshy leaves. Jade is also a kind of succulent. Give it water once a month and place it in bright and indirect light.
13. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
Boston ferns are placed in hanging baskets or small stands and have full and lush foliage. They thrive on moist soil and bright and indirect light. Just be careful not to waterlog the soil.
14. Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
No matter how hard it is, this houseplant saves itself because it doesn’t need much care. It copes with weak soil, low water, and low light and has slow and controllable growth.
I tried to explain each one simply and briefly so that it doesn’t become boring, but if you have any questions, ask me in the comments.
