- Botanical Name:Viola tricolor var. hortensis
- Sun Exposure: Full
- Soil Type: Well-draining, Loamy
- Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (6.5-7.0)
10 Beautiful Beginner-Friendly Houseplants for People Who Kill Everything
Love greenery but not particularly blessed with a green thumb? You can still transform your home into a lush, lively paradise. How? We’ve rounded up a collection of easy-to-care-for houseplants, perfect for plant-lovers who accidentally kill everything. And no, these aren’t your average succulents (which can actually be difficult to maintain). Here are the most beautiful beginner-friendly houseplants that anyone can keep alive.
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Any Variety of Pothos
Pothos are one of the OG beginner-friendly houseplants, and for good reason. They are incredibly forgiving and will do well in virtually any room of your home (as long as that room has some light). You can give a pothos a pole or stake to climb up or let it trail and vine nice and long. With these, you don’t have to worry much about underwatering – they will droop and start to crisp up when they need a drink, but it takes a lot of neglect to kill a pothos by underwatering. Make sure you don’t overwater your plants: Put your plant in well-draining soil and a pot with drainage and let it dry out slightly between waterings.
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Rope Hoya
Hoyas don’t often appear on lists of beginner-friendly houseplants and perhaps with good reason – within the genus, they vary wildly in hardiness. Luckily, however, the rope hoya (AKA hoya carnosa compacta) are is both easygoing and resilient. They can take a wide variety of light conditions, but thrive in bright (and sometimes even direct!) light. Keep them happy in a chunky, well-draining soil mix and set them in a south-facing window. One neat feature of this plant that will help you take care of it? Their normally-juicy leaves will get wrinkly when it’s super thirsty, letting you know it’s time to give it a good drink. Let it dry out between waterings, give it plenty of light and plant food, and it may even bloom for you!
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Angelonia
- Botanical Name:Angelonia angustifolia
- Sun Exposure: Full
- Soil Type: Well-draining, Rich
- Soil pH: Slightly Acidic (5.5-6.2)
This beauty is also known as the summer snapdragon. Not only does it love the sun, but it also only needs to be watered about once a week. It’s an excellent choice for hot, sunny spots and can thrive in a container.
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Black-Eyed Susan
- Botanical Name:Rudbeckia hirta
- Sun Exposure: Full
- Soil Type: Well-drained, Loamy, Clay, Sandy
- Soil pH: Acidic Acidic to neutral (5.7 – 7.0)
The Black-eyed Susan is one of the easiest flowers to grow in full sunlight. Often found in open woods, prairies, fields, or along roadsides, this wildflower spreads quickly. These flowers appear in late summer and early autumn and resemble the structure of daisies or coneflowers—typically yellow petals surrounding a brownish-black center.
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Calibrachoa
- Botanical Name:Calibrachoa
- Sun Exposure: Full
- Soil Type: Well-draining, Rich
- Soil pH: Slightly Acidic (5.0-6.5)
Calibrachoa—also known as “million bells” due to its proliferation of beautiful blooms—thrives in full sun but can tolerate partial shade and even a bit of drought. This species, which resembles petunia, is available in various colors, including bi-colors and veined patterns. This flower is also known as the mini petunia and trailing petunia.
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