16 Hard to kill house plants to brighten up your office desk

Houseplants help purify the air, create a more positive atmosphere, and can even boost productivity. If you’re not great at gardening, here are the best plants for your office that are hard to kill, even for distracted and busy professionals like ourselves.

Aloe Vera Plants

The soil of this plant needs to dry out between waterings, so depending on your climate, you could only water it once every two weeks.

Snake Plant

This is plant also needs water once every two weeks. Just leave it alone, and it will flourish.

Spider Plant

This plant will grow baby plants that are easy and inexpensive to maintain.

Barrel Cactus

The soil needs to dry between waterings, making it a low maintenance plant.

Jade Plant

A flowering succulent, this plant will go dormant if you forget to water it.
This plant needs plenty of sunlight. Its soil should dry out between watering entirely but don’t wait too long to give it water.

Dracaena Species

This plant can survive in drought-like conditions, they are sturdy, and they look attractive.

Sansevieria Spear Plant

This plant can survive without water up to a month, survive in near total darkness and or full sunshine for extended periods.

Bromeliads

Once this plant blooms, aside from the odd watering, they require very little care.

Zamioculcas Zamiifolia

The ZZ plant is very easy to maintain. Its roots store a considerable amount of water, so you barely need to water it. It can also tolerate prolonged periods of low light.

Cacti

This plant thrives on neglect. It can contain a considerable amount of water enabling the plant to withstand even the most forgetfully office dwellers. Cacti do prefer higher light, so a window is a right place for them to thrive.

Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra)

This plant survives the worst of conditions, actually preferring low light.

Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema)

This plant adapts to most conditions but prefers low or indirect sunlight. Soil can stay dry for a few days between waterings.

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)

This plant does best when ignored. It can handle low light but gives more flowers in bright light.

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

This plant prefers warm, humid conditions.

Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

This is one of the most stress-free plants to maintain, nearly impossible to kill. They need to dry out between waterings and are very tolerant of all types of light conditions.

Prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura)

This plant will flourish in a sunny spot with warm temperature.

While the plant species listed above are undoubtedly low-maintenance in the world of plants, many people still manage to kill these plants… typically from over-watering or underwatering when they go on holiday. So make sure to follow the instructions, and ask a friend to look after your plant when you are away for more than a few days!