10 Low Maintenance Houseplants You Or Your Friend Cannot Kill

Here’s a living, breathing gift you can give to your friends this Christmas or yourself! Plants are the easiest way to give your home a new look without a lot of effort on your part. With all your to-dos, these gorgeous, low maintenance houseplants can be your next stress-relievers. Emphasis on "low maintenance."

Low-maintenance indoor plants

We’ve put together a list with the easiest (and most aesthetic) plants to take care of: minimal sun, water, and soil requirements. Even your most irresponsible friends can’t possibly kill these. And if they do, then that’s perhaps a sign you shouldn’t trust them with your kid? Or dog. Or goldfish.

Devil’s Ivy (Epipremnum aureum)

These plants propagate easily despite its need for low light.

Prayer Plant (Maranta leucono)

It is called a Prayer Plant because their leaves fold up at night like they are praying!

Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)

The Chinese Evergreen does not need a lot of watering but plant enthusiasts say it can purify the air of your home.

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

The Peace Lily (plant aficionados call it the drama queen for its giant leaves) is known as an air-filtering plant for the home.

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)

You can place a Bird of Paradise plant in direct sunlight. It also bears a bright orange flower that resembles a bird in flight. 

Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera deliciosa)

It is also referred to as a monster because of its holes! Avoid putting it where it gets strong direct sunlight. 

Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

This succulent, also popularly known as the lucky plant or money tree, can take three to four hours of direct sun through a window.

ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

The extracts of the roots of this low-maintenance plant are said to be potential source of antioxidants. 

Cigar Plant (Calathea lutea)

When in full bloom, this plant's flowers are shaped like lit cigars thus the name. Warning: it can grow really tall!

Polka dot Begonia (Begonia maculate)

Keep this in partial shade so you don't burn the beautiful polka dot leaves!

This story originally appeared on Esquiremag.ph.

*Minor edits have been made by the SmartParenting.com.ph editors.