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Now for the fun part: Read on to find and shop the best indoor plants for 2021.
Best Low-Maintenance Houseplants
Ignore the tiny voice in your head that says, "I want to garden but I just can’t keep anything alive” because these damn-near indestructible picks are your saving grace. The below houseplants thrive on being left alone (which is very relatable) and require watering twice a month, maximum.
Red Anthurium Flamingo Flower Plant
Ruby Rubber Tree
Calathea Orbifolia Plant
Best Plants for Small Spaces
We’ve never met a tiny room that didn’t look just a touch more inviting with the addition of a strategically placed houseplant. Choose an indoor plant with an unexpected burst of color—like pink, purple, and neon yellow.
Four-Inch Polka Dot Plant
Nerve Plant
Braided Money Tree
Ponytail Palm Plant
Best Indoor Hanging Plants
Hanging plants can populate your house without taking up precious square footage, and you can position them without obstructions for optimal lighting. Not to mention that there's something undeniably chic about an unexpected burst of green above your head. Who needs a Balinese hotel lobby when you can have gorgeous hanging plants overhead at all times?
Boston Fern Hanging Plant
Rhipsalis Baccifera Plant
Raphidophora Hayi Plaque
Philodendron Brasil Hanging Basket
Best Plants to Propagate
A propagating houseplant is the gift that keeps on giving. Patience is the name of the propagation game, so choose a plant that you genuinely love—you’ll have its offspring all around you! Propagated houseplants will help create a natural flow throughout your space.
Hanging Spider Plant
Bloomscape Potted Pothos Plants (Three-Pack)
Maple Eclair Propagation Hanger
Grown Up InstaCollection Plants
Best Floor Plants
If you’re dreaming of luxe palms nestled in slouchy straw baskets, you’re not alone. A massive houseplant lends gravitas to your room and helps anchor the textures in your home. If your space is stainless steel and gray everything, a smooth ceramic-based bush may be just your vibe. If controlled chaos is more your vibe, opt for palmy plant that’ll let it all hang out.
Potted Date Palm Plant
Potted Fiddle Leaf Fig Bush
Potted Bird of Paradise Plant
Benjamin Money Tree
Dried Flowers
Dried flowers are quite literally frozen between life and death, but that’s precisely what makes them an invaluable part of your indoor landscape. They're often overlooked when it comes to indoor plants, but since they won't die in the dark, you can rotate them throughout your space as you see fit.
Dried Pampas Grass
Dried Natural Yarrow Bouquet
Preserved Floral Bunches, Set of Three
Dried Star Flowers
Flower Arrangements
Fresh-picked flowers are an easy way to brighten up a countertop, and local farmers markets tend to have plenty of prearranged, seasonal bouquets. But if you're not comfortable poking around market stands right now, a bimonthly (or monthly) flower delivery service can be a convenient alternative. You'll be sent in-season blooms, and the fixed drop-off date will give you something to look forward to on the day it arrives.
Farmer's Choice Bouquet
Shus Flower Peony Lover Bouquet
Designer's Choice Floral Arrangement
The Meringue Bouquet
Air Plants
Have a cold tile or steel appliance-overload situation in your place? Air plants crave stable, humidity-filled environments and can warm up any space—so we’re looking at you, bathrooms and kitchens.
Newwe Geometric Metal Airplant Pot
The Cathy Succulent
Tillandsia Xerographica Air Plant
The Rex Air Plant
Best Air-Cleaning Plants
Thanks to their ability to purify the air you breathe, these indoor plants will bring you one step closer to the oasis of your dreams. Depending on their size, they can live anywhere you want. But if you want to home in on their full benefits, place them in areas you spend the most time—of course, that's basically all corners of your house right now, but once things go back to normal, look to bedrooms, home offices, and living rooms.
Red Prayer Plant
LiveTrends Air Plants in Teak Planters, Set of Two
Golden Gate Ficus Bonsai
Nepenthes Pitcher Plant
Best Low-Light Plants
Finding a houseplant for a space that gets limited natural light doesn't have to be filled with trial and error (a.k.a. yellowing leaves). Peace lilies, snake plants, and monstera deliciosas are all durable picks that can spruce up even the most cobwebbed corners of your home.
Preserved Fern Kokedama
Peace Lily Plant
Monstera Deliciosa Plant
Potted Snake Plant
Best Trailing Plants
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and your living green wallscape won't be either. But with time and some creativity, you can set your plants trailing, vining, and climbing up a storm. Set them in a wicker basket or a hanging planter, and watch the long, droopy stems bring greenery into neglected spaces, like empty window sills, dressers, or showers.
English Ivy Plant
String of Succulents Collection, Set of Three
Tradescantia Tricolor Plant in Striped Pot
Scindapsus Picta Satin Plant
Best Succulents and Cactuses
Blame it on their low profiles (literally) or prickly edges, but succulents and cactuses don’t always get the shine they deserve. As unassuming as they are alone, when clustered together, they can dress up a narrow window sill or a barren kitchen countertop. And since they're so “smol,” you can pot them in all kinds of quirky planters.
Sahara Succulent
Pink Christmas Cactus
Mother of Thousands Succulent
Best Pet-Friendly Plants
Pets love sniffing, licking, and snacking, but the last thing you want is for them to be ingesting poisonous leaves. You can rest easy with the picks below, knowing they’re safe for the furry friends in your life.
Variegated African Violet Plant
Friendship Plant
Victoria Birds Nest Fern in Grower Pot
Areca Palm Plant
Brionna Jimerson is Glamour's social media manager. You can follow her journey to turn her apartment into a botanical garden here.
