Easy houseplants
Forgiving — wrong-spot, wrong-water, still alive.
28 plants in this cluster
“Easy” means: forgives a missed watering, tolerates light that isn't quite right, doesn't fuss about humidity, and rarely surprises you with a pest or disease. The plants on this page have all of those properties.
Difficulty is the single most over-claimed attribute in plant content. Snake plant and pothos are easy; nearly everything else has at least one quirk. We've kept this list strict.
If you're new to houseplants, start here. If you've killed “easy” plants before, the cause is almost always overwatering — read the water requirement on each plant's page.