Herself’s Houseplants

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Indestructable house plants

According to The Texas Master Gardener Handbook, house plant section the 21 house plants that can withstand the most neglect are:


Anthurium aemulum, Climbing Anthurium
Aspidistra elatior, Iron Plant
Chamaedorea elegans ‘bellas’, Dwarf Parlor Palm
Cissus rhombifolia, Grape Ivy
Crassula arborescens, Jade Plant
Dieffenbachia amoena, Dumbcane
Dracaena fragrans Massange, Dracaena
Euphorbia mili, Crown of Thorns
Ficus elastica, Indian Rubber Tree
Ficus benjamina ‘Exotica’, Java Fig
Hemigraphis colorata, Hemigraphis
Howeia belmoreana, Kentia Palm
Pandanus veitchii, Screw Pine
Peperomia obtusifolia, Peperomia
Philodendron cordatum, Philodendron
Sansevieria trifasciata, Snakeplant
Sansevieria laurentii, Goldenstripe
Sansevieria zeylanica, Sansevieria
Scindapsus aureus, Devil’s Ivy
Syngonium podophyllum Arrowhead, Syngonium

Having grown several of these plants, I’d tend to agree.

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