Houseplants That Are Almost Impossible to Kill

The wide variety of plants that thrive indoors make for affordable, versatile decor, while having the added benefits of cleansing the air in your home and circulating more oxygen.

But some of us were born with a black thumb rather than a green one and can’t seem to keep plants alive long enough to appreciate them. It could be a curse, or you could just be way too busy to care for your plants.

The good news is there are several hardy plant species that require little skill or effort to maintain in your home. Below are eight houseplants that are made of sterner stuff, so you can get your feng shui on.

• Ox Tongue
• Kalancho thyrsiflora
• Echeverias
• Howea forsteriana, Kentia palm
• Syngonium, Arrowhead vine
• Senecio rowleyanus, string of pearls
• Epipremnum aureum, golden pothos
• Peperomia argyreia, Watermelon peperomia
• Peperomia belly button