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20 Indoor Plants That Are Easy To Care For

Green thumb or not, there’s a pretty houseplant that would love to be your roommate.

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Plants in white pots on shelves against a white wall

(Photo: Maksym Ponomarenko/iStock)

Plants are a great way to bring the outside in and add a pop of colour to your home. And while some indoor plants—like the notoriously finicky fiddle-leaf fig—are high-maintenance, others can thrive just about anywhere. From trendy cascading plants to sturdy succulents, we’ve rounded up 20 pretty indoor plants that are easy to care for.

Pilea peperomioides in a brown pot

Pilea peperomioides

Likes lots of light but no direct sun. Water when soil is slightly dry.

Originally posted in 2019, updated in 2022.

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