Easy to care for houseplants that look after themselves

Even though it is easy to believe that indoor plants are tricky to look after, there are many easy to care for houseplants that will happily co-exist alongside you, no matter how many times you forget to water them. Houseplants are great for interior design and your well-being, but just like our gardens, they do need some tender love and care, with regular watering, checking for pesky bugs, and even adjusting the amount of sunlight they get.

Don't easy to care for houseplants make the best gift for plant lovers? Ideal for placing on your desk, windowsill, or any available corner in your room, e for houseplants introduce vitality and vibrancy into your surroundings. Moreover, they bring forth a multitude of health advantages, all of which contribute to enhancing your environment. Some can enhance our wisdom and focus - like indoor office plants.

Best easy-to-care-for houseplants at a glance

• Best easy-to-care-for houseplant gift: Peace Lily - View Offer at Bloom & Wild
• Best easy-to-care-for houseplant air purifier: Spider Plant - View Offer at OXY Plants
• Almost unkillable houseplant: Jade Plant - View Offer at Etsy

Just like some plants in the garden (hello, bamboo), there are some terribly hardy houseplants that are able to weather any storm - whether that is weeks or even months without water. If you've had enough of plants with intimidating care routines that drain your bank balance, we've compiled a list of easy to care for houseplants - from tall varieties, low-light lovers and trailing plants. We'd recommend steering clear of bonsai plants for now...

Easy to Care For Houseplants 2023

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Signs your easy to care for houseplant needs some love

Garden News writer Marc Rosenburg says: “Overwatering, inadequate light and failure to re-pot are three of the most common causes of house plants keeling over. It’s possible, however, that the rot set in before the plant left the store.”

So, here’s a checklist of the warning signs to look for when scouting for a new easy to care for houseplant.

Leaves – are a hiding place for sap-sucking insects. So, check the underside for this. Plus, leaf yellowing can be caused by pests or nutrient deficiency.

Flowers – are beautiful, yes, but take heed. Avoid the temptation to buy flowering plants where all blooms are at their pretty primes. To clarify, a healthy supply of buds is more valuable.

Roots – growing out of a pot’s drainage holes in excess indicate that it’s pot-bound.

Compost – is something else to take a look at. Why? Gaps between the growing medium and the inside of the pot can tell us that the rootball has dried out.

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Hannah Mellin is a Homes & Garden Product Writer for Modern Gardens, A Modern Kitchen, Yours and Take A Break. She has been working in the Journalism industry for over a decade and has written for an array of brands including John Lewis, Daily Mirror and Grazia. When she's not writing, researching or testing products, she's renovating her Victorian terrace and chilling in the garden with her sausage dog Waffle.