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25+ Best Indoor Plants to Spruce Up Your Living Space

From easy-to-care-for to absolutely stunning, these plants are guaranteed to delight.

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If you're looking to add a little color and life to your living space—and who isn't these days—then you've come to the right part of the internet. Plants are (typically) easy to care for, add beauty and color, and have even been shown to help reduce stress!

And while outdoor gardening can be great, it's not for everyone. Not everyone has space for an outdoor garden, of course. Plus, planting outside (and particularly planting from seed) comes with its fair share of difficulties. But most of us have at least a room or two—even if we're sharing an apartment—and a window with some light to call our own. Which is why everyone should have at least one or two easy-to-care-for indoor plants!

And to help you out, we've put together a selection of more than two dozen of our favorite indoor plants that anyone can purchase and begin caring for today. From the simple and popular to the uncommonly striking, these indoor plants will allow you to give your green thumb some exercise while instantly adding interest to any room in your home.

From indoor trees to bathroom plants and kitchen plants to bedroom plants, there's an easy-care houseplant here for just about everyone. Novice gardeners and pro gardeners alike will appreciate some of the more out-of-the-way picks on our list (yes, Frizzle Sizzle is the real name of a real plant, and yes, you can really own one yourself).

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Jade Plant

Succulents such as the popular Crassula ovata, known as jade plant, lucky plant, or the money tree, are perfect for indoor-plant newbies. They're extremely durable, need very little water, and remain green all year long. They'll also live for years and years, making them a great "first friend."

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Aloe Vera

Aloe vera plants are not only pretty—and sturdy—but keeping one around has an added benefit: Snap off one of their leaves, and the thick gel-like sap makes an excellent balm for sunburns!

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Passion Flower

Most gardeners think of vines as outdoor athletes, ready to be trained up exterior fences and walls. But climbers can also soften windows inside, so long as you provide them with something to scale (a few nails and fishing wire will do the trick). Plant your Passiflora caerula in a shallow terra-cotta pot, then top it with an upside-down vintage egg basket that acts as a tendril jungle gym.

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Staghorn Fern

A botanical oddity akin to taxidermy, Platycerium bifurcatum's scraggy center leaves give way to antler-like fronds—the "staghorns" of its name. An epiphyte (a plant that grows non-parasitically on another plant or object), this fern wants little more than something solid to grip and a natural medium, such as moss or bark. Plant in sheet moss placed in a wicker basket with an iron pedestal base, carry outside weekly for a watering, and place in indirect light indoors.

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'Nana' Juniper

This evergreen ground cover is a landscape staple but Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' can also thrive in the living room (the juniper sends down serious roots, so the trick is to find a container that allows them to stretch). Repurpose a two-foot-tall industrial cylinder with a drainage hole at the base.

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Paddle Plant

"This little known succulent deserves to take American living rooms by storm," says Tovah Martin, author of The Unexpected Houseplant. Why? Kalanchoe thyrsiflora's wavy, red-tipped leaves read as one massive bloom—one whose striking looks last year-round. "It's also practically unkillable," Martin adds. To ensure proper drainage, place a layer of pebbles and activated charcoal in the bottom of your container before filling it with potting soil; then let the soil dry out a bit between waterings.

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Monterey Cypress

Marketed as mini Christmas trees in December, Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest' often wind up in the garbage come January. Martin gave three of them a new purpose in her foyer. Grouped together in a galvanized metal window box (set atop a tray that catches runoff), the trio functions as a natural privacy screen in her foyer—an idea she lifted from none other than Harriet Beecher Stowe. "I read the she used plants as curtains back in the 1870s," Martin says.

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Pregnant Onion

The funny-sounding name of this curvaceous bulb is the key reason to grow it: Ornithogalum longibracteatum makes babies. Tons of babies. The main bulb continually produces bulblets—perfect for gifting. And its needs are minimal: In fact, not overwatering is the chief requirement. Devise a clever perch by mounting a bathtub claw-foot, which supports a ledge, to a door.

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Prayer Plant

Stunning veined leaves define the prayer plant (they curl up, as though they're in prayer, when darkness arrives). It's a fun plant to add to kitchen counters and windowsills. Make sure it has access to moderate light, and keep the soil moist.

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Salad Burnet

Expand your kitchen-herb vocabulary beyond the usual parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme with this green's crisp, cool cucumber flavor. Says Martin, "Sanguisorba minor is idea for cramped spaces, because it exists in a kind of suspended animation, never growing too big or tall." She gave the plant a dreamy yet practical home by lining a bird's nest with plastic and setting it on a cake platter to watch rogue water droplets.

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Fiddle-Leaf Fig

Okay, Instagrammers: We know what you came here for! The classic fiddle-leaf fig is the darling of social media, and for good reason. It's beyond beautiful and incredibly sophisticated too. The issue with this plant is that it need tons of bright indirect light and regular watering to boot. If you water it too much though, you'll risk dropped leaves. Still, we'd say it's handsome enough to deserve that extra care and attention.

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ZZ Plant

Yes, the ZZ plant is aesthetically striking, and yes, it tolerates incredibly low light levels (in fact, you could leave it in a dark corner if that's the only space you have available). But it's the conversation-starting name that's got us most smitten! Water sparingly, and only when the top few inches of soil are dry.

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Lady Palm

If you're itching to get a gorgeous palm like this one in your home, we recommend starting with a Lady Palm: It's a lot less finicky than most other varieties, and requires only indirect light. Water only when the top inch of soil is dry.

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Snake Plant

No green thumb? No problem: The Snake Plant is practically indestructible. In fact, we'd be impressed if you managed to kill this one. It tolerates low light and can be left to dry between waterings.

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Peace Lily

Large, shiny leaves and thin white flowers make this plant a stylish choice for any living room or bedroom. You'll find that Peace Lilies tolerate low to moderate light conditions, though they'll bloom best in bright light. Between waterings, it's best to let the soil completely dry out.

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English Ivy

Any conversation about hardy plants isn't complete without at least one nod to English Ivy. This unfussy beauty thrives in pots, hanging baskets, or mixed with other taller houseplants in a shared pot. It does have a few light requirements: You'll want to ensure that it has access to moderate light in the spring and summer, and bright light (or additional fluorescent light) in fall and winter. But beyond that, it's a safe bet for any newbie plant-owner.

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Pothos

Moderate or low light conditions will work fine with Pothos, which is why it's a solid choice for bedrooms and living rooms. This easygoing plant features dramatic vining and glossy green leaves, and you'll want to let it dry out completely between waterings.

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Spanish Lavender

Colorful and sweet-scented, this plant may be just that special something your home needs. You can also find it in pink varieties.

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Air Plants

These beauties, which come in more than 600 varieties, can grow practically anywhere. They don't need soil, just an occasional spritz of water from a spray bottle.

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Persian Shield

Add some punchy color to a drab corner, shelf, or table with this small, colorful plant.

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Calamondin Orange

It may be small, but it sure is mighty! This tree plant produces fragrant fruits, which you can harvest and use to make jams and other treats.

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Donkey's Tail Plant

This easy-to-grow succulent is a stunner! Just be sure to give it plenty of sunlight.

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Parlour Maple

Also known as Chinese Lantern, the various species of the Abutilon x Hybridum come in a wide variety of colors, grow up to ten feet tall, and are evergreen, so they are almost always in bloom.

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Albuca Spiralis Frizzle Sizzle

This quirky plant is fun to grow and looks great even when it's not blooming. But when it does bloom you get beautiful flowers with delicate almost vanilla-like scents. It's drought tolerant and likes to start in partial sun.

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Rebekah Lowin Senior Editor Rebekah Lowin is a Senior Editor at The Pioneer Woman, covering home décor, food, entertaining, crafting, gardening, and holiday.

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