Best Indoor Plants for the Home

B e it an interior design guru, wide-eyed Pinterest scroller, or someone who still uses the skeleton of the furniture that they once shared with college roommates, there are definitely a few items that may take your house to the next level. If you’re unaware of the best indoor plants for the home, fear not!

Sure, a great bookcase, bar cart, or even set of side tables may brighten up a room, but the only problem is that they take time to arrange and can be rather costly.

So, what's the most straightforward approach to improving your home's look and feel? Get some houseplants. Before you start to get too worked up, keep in mind that folks don't need to be plant experts to have some lovely greenery in their homes.

So, without beating around the bush, let's get down to some of the best indoor plants for the home.

Succulents

Succulents like the famous Crassula Ovata, sometimes known as jade plant, lucky plant, or money plant, are ideal for beginners. They're very hardy, require very little water, and stay green throughout the year. 

They also live a long time, making for an excellent "first plant buddy." Succulents flourish in hot, arid conditions and can tolerate being neglected because of the unique capacity of water retention. As a result, they're well-suited to indoor cultivation and are great for those looking for low-maintenance indoor plants.

Marble Queen Pothos

The Marble Queen Pothos is yet another simple houseplant to cultivate, with stunning heart-shaped foliage and climbing tendrils that will rapidly cover any plant shelf in splendor. This species is quite low maintenance, which is perfect for beginners and anyone who isn't great with plants. Pothos can continue to flourish in dim-lit environments and with much less watering habits.

African Violets 

African violets are available in compact 4-inch pots and produce clusters of vivid blooms many times a year, therefore, they don't take up significant shelf space. In fact, the trick to caring for these lovely plants is to avoid overwatering them. Instead of dumping water on top, let the African violets dry out a bit between waterings. 

This lets them soak all the water that puddles around the pot's bottom. In North America, African violets are exclusively indoor plants, owing to the plant's need for dry leaves. For the finest color and flowers, place them in strong, indirect light. A three-foot-distance plant stand that faces west -or even a south-facing window is optimal.

Peace Lilies

Peace lilies can easily be placed among the greatest plants for newbies since they're simple to look after and provide lots of visual cues about their requirements. Water peace lilies either once or twice per week to keep them healthy. If you neglect them, the plants will droop severely to indicate that it is thirsty and then perk right back up once you have watered them again. 

It can survive in dim light situations, but you'll get more of those magnificent white blossoms if you keep the lilies in medium to strong indirect light.

Bird’s Nest Fern

If you have furry friends, perhaps easier beginner plants like the ZZ plants and snake plants, won't be the best pick. If you happen to have an inquisitive cat or dog, I would suggest keeping those plants out of reach.  Instead, go for a bird's nest fern, a beautiful tropical plant with tasseled fronds that adds a pop of color while being pet-safe.

Providing enough warmth, moisture, and humidity to a thriving bird's nest fern can be very crucial. A fine location to install a bird's nest fern indoors can be beside a tub or shower in a bathroom, here the houseplant will get maximum warmth and humidity, however, it must also have access to some light source.

Pilea Peperomioides

If you're quirky, you might like a weird plant baby to match your personality. This is another one of the non-toxic species that can add a pop of green to a home with pets is the pilea peperomioides.  

It's visually appealing because the foliage sure does look like miniature lily pads and it also doesn't require a pond to thrive. It's very easy to look after except that the soil requires drying out completely between watering sessions. In some climatic regions, that could even mean watering the plant just once in many weeks, and, an additional perk, is that it self-propagates once it's properly cared for.  

Small "pups" will appear in the plant's soil surrounding the parent plant to reward you for all the affection.

Houseplants are a welcoming and pleasant touch to any house, though if you're unfamiliar with them, you may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of varieties available -big plants, little plants, dangling plants, and the fan-favorite succulents barely scratch the surface. Well, now that you’ve made it to the end of the article, you know that’s where our list of the best indoor plants for the home comes in and saves the day. Also check out the best fertilizers for your garden.