Plant collection
Hard to Kill Houseplants
For those of us who love plants but forget they exist sometimes. These survivors bounce back from almost anything.
- plants
- 15
Plants in this collection
ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Umbrella Plant
Schefflera arboricola
Air Plant
Tillandsia spp.
Non-toxic to pets
Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
Non-toxic to pets
Money Tree
Pachira glabra
Dracaena Janet Craig
Dracaena deremensis
Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Non-toxic to pets
Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia ficus-indica
Non-toxic to pets
Haworthia
Haworthia fasciata
Non-toxic to pets
Echeveria
Echeveria elegans
Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
Non-toxic to pets
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
Dracaena
Dracaena marginata
Yucca
Yucca elephantipes
About this collection
What to know before you choose
No plant is truly unkillable, but some forgive a lot more than others. The plants here are all rated beginner in their care profiles, and most of them store water in thick leaves, stems or roots, so a missed watering or two does them little harm.
That same trait makes them vulnerable to the one mistake they do not forgive: soil that stays wet. Water only once the soil has dried out, use a pot with a drainage hole, and give them as much light as you can; even the tough ones grow better and stay more compact in good light. If you travel often, this is the shortlist to start from.
How we picked
Plants rated beginner in their care profiles that need little water or are listed as drought-tolerant (money tree and umbrella plant, with medium water needs, are the exceptions).
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