Do you feel like a serial houseplant killer? You might want to try growing these 6 plants—in your bathroom, nonetheless.
There's a trick to keeping houseplants thriving in dryer climates: It's the bathroom. The typical low light, high humidity, and warmth of the bathroom is exactly what most tropical plants are missing in their lives. So if your houseplants are struggling, gather them up and put them in the tub.
Orchid
Orchids, while a tad bit on the temperamental side, pack so much tropical punch—after all, they keep their gorgeous flowers for months on end. The damp, warm conditions in most bathrooms are a perfect environment for these pretty plants, which grow in bark instead of soil and prefer for that material to be damp but not wet.
Neon Pothos
This variety of Epipremnum aureum is such a bright burst of color that it almost hurts the eyes to look directly at it. Bonus: All varieties of pothos are known for their air-purifying abilities. They are excellent at filtering out formaldehyde and carbon monoxide.
Peperomia
This small-growing, low-light-loving plant comes in a variety of colors and adorable leaf shapes. Its compact size makes it perfect for tight quarters, such as narrow windowsills (but it doesn't like direct sun). This particular striped variety is watermelon peperomia, or Peperomia argyreia.
Tropical Pitcher Plant
Also sometimes adorably referred to as monkey cups, Nepenthes are a widely diverse genus of tropical plants that all display some variation of the distinctive pitcher apparatus. Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to "feed'" insects to these plants—the average household has enough to tide one specimen over. Pitcher plants like their soil to be kept moist, and they love humidity—so they will be quite at home in the bathroom. Their vining habit makes them a captivating windowsill addition.
Snake Plant
This plant, also known as mother-in-law's tongue, viper's bowstring hemp, or St. George's sword, is nearly impossible to kill. Sansevieria varieties tolerate almost any growing condition, from nearly no light to bright light to direct light. They require little to no water, and if you keep them in a humid bathroom, you might never have to water these hardy West African natives at all.
Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron scandens is a South American native that doesn't require much light to thrive. It likes its soil to be kept damp, and while it will tolerate dry conditions, it loves humidity, making it the perfect plant to keep in a low-light bathroom. Best of all, you can train it to happily vine along a windowsill or shelf.
Source: Better Home Garden
