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What Plants Like Clay Soil?

This article showcases our top picks for plants that like clay soil. We reached out to industry leaders and experts who have contributed the suggestions within this article (they have been credited for their contributions below). We are keen to hear your feedback on all of our content and our comment section is a moderated space to express your thoughts and feelings related (or not) to this article This list is in no particular order.

Devil’s Ivy Pothos

This product was recommended by Max Shak from Nerdigital

The Devil’s Ivy, also known as Pothos (Epipremnum aureum), is another easy-to-care-for houseplant. The long, cascading vines of pothos plants love humidity, so bathrooms are great places to display them.

Boston Fern

This product was recommended by Robert Johnson from Coast Appliances

Boston ferns are wild survivors, highly favored as indoor plants because of their beauty and resilience. They love cool and lowly lit areas, like the bathroom. Because this beautiful fern plant hails from the tropical rainforest, it thrives well in a humid and wet bathroom. Boston ferns can handle the bathroom’s temperature fluctuations and can survive in a windowless bathroom. Every week lightly mist your Boston fern because it loves humidity, and the soil must always be damp because it likes moisture.

Spider Plant

This product was recommended by Brian Jones from Best in Edmonton

This plant is extremely beneficial to anyone who has trouble keeping plants alive. The spider plant is extremely low maintenance and uses very little water and light. In addition, it will create tiny pups, or plantlets, which can be divided into additional plants through repotting. This is unquestionably a fantastic option for anyone looking to begin their collection of houseplants.

Peace Lily

This product was recommended by Jack Williams from Handyman Reviewed

The Peace Lily is one of the few houseplants that effortlessly adds a soothing, tropical atmosphere to your home. Peace, purity, hope, prosperity, and innocence are all represented by the peace lily plant. This plant is revered because it bestows prosperity and health on those who use it, in addition to serving as a flowering plant in homes and offices. The peace lily blocks harmful radiation from computers and televisions.

Bromeliads

This product was recommended by Jack Williams from Handyman Reviewed

Bromeliads can flourish in both light and shade. Low light conditions are necessary for cryptanthus bromeliads, or you could say that they thrive in dark environments. In locations with almost constant shadow and some sunlight, bromeliads do well. They do well in environments with higher humidity levels and can survive solely on fluorescent lighting. An excellent plant for any humid, dark bedroom.

Cast Iron Plant

This product was recommended by Jack Williams from Handyman Reviewed

Cast iron plants were popular houseplants for a good reason—they could thrive admirably in dark spaces and indoor pollution. This plant requires little care and will maintain its size up until it is moved into a bigger pot. Your reliable and dependable plant that performs well in any circumstance will be the cast iron plant. It can also withstand some moderate physical abuse from children, animals, etc. Just be certain to let it dry out in between waterings.

Aglaonema Chinese Evergreen

This product was recommended by Ava Collins from Adelaide Examiner

In the shade or a dim room in your house, Chinese evergreens thrive as houseplants. Chinese Evergreens thrive in either indirect sunlight or medium to low levels of light, making them excellent houseplants for dimly lit spaces. This plant is also renowned for enhancing indoor air quality. This plant thrives best in slightly acidic, well-drained soil.

Lucky Bamboo

This product was recommended by Ava Collins from Adelaide Examiner

A crucial component of feng shui, lucky bamboo is believed to bring luck and fortune. Lucky bamboo plants are found in many homes and offices and can be grown in soil or water. Although lucky bamboo likes some light, it can survive in environments with almost complete shade. Just be sure they’re not close to windows or other drafty areas of your house.

Snake Plant

This product was recommended by Ava Collins from Adelaide Examiner

One of the best low-light indoor plant varieties is the Sansevieria genus. In addition to having a striking appearance, they also require very little upkeep. The snake plant, also known as mother-in-tongue, law’s is a perennial that can live for many years.

English ivy

This product was recommended by Hannah Sanderson from Clever Canadian

A crucial component of feng shui, lucky bamboo is believed to bring luck and fortune. Lucky bamboo plants are found in many homes and offices and can be grown in soil or water. English ivy can be grown as a ground cover outdoors or as a low-light indoor plant indoors. English ivy should be grown indoors in an area that gets indirect light. Keep the plant misted to ensure adequate humidity, and if at all possible, keep it in a cool room at night (ideally around 60 degrees Fahrenheit). Additionally, watch out for pets around the plant as it is toxic.

Maidenhair Fern

This product was recommended by Hannah Sanderson from Clever Canadian

The delicate, fan-shaped leaves of the maidenhair fern are grouped together on dark stems. For these ferns to flourish, the soil must be consistently moist but not soggy. Additionally, they prefer a warm, moisture that is out of direct sunlight. These plants expand and grow, and their stunning foliage is beautiful to behold. For this reason, a lot of homeowners adore having and cultivating this plant in their households.

Prayer Plant

This product was recommended by Hannah Sanderson from Clever Canadian

The prayer plant is a diminutive tropical plant with colorful tricolor leaves that grows slowly. If you give it warmth and humidity, it grows well indoors. Although they can tolerate low lighting well, these plants can be burned by direct sunlight on their foliage. The ideal window receives direct, bright light.

Sedum Morganianum

This product was recommended by Jenna Adams from Avenue Perth

The Sedum Morganianum is the perfect houseplant for novice gardeners, gardeners who don’t like to spend a lot of time on their plants, and gardeners who have pets and/or young children. The Sedum Morganianum, also referred to as Burro’s tail and Donkey tail, is a very tolerant indoor plant that thrives in low light conditions.

Rex Begonia

This product was recommended by Jenna Adams from Avenue Perth

The stunning Rex Begonia has silvery-green leaves with mid-green edges. Reddish stems serve as a complement to the leaves. The vibrant leaves of the rex begonia can get as big as nine inches long and five inches wide. They enjoy humidity and incandescent light. Whenever the soil feels touchably dry, water.

Orchids

This product was recommended by Inez Stanway from Live Laugh Create

Orchids are beautiful flowers that can add a touch of luxury to any bathroom. While they do require more light than some other plants, they can still thrive in darker bathrooms if they’re placed near a window. With so many great options available, there’s no reason to let low-light stop you from adding some green to your bathroom. These plants will thrive even in the darkest corner of the room.

Philodendrons

This product was recommended by Samantha Odo from Precondo

Philodendrons are good plants because they are easy to grow and care for. They are also tolerant of low light conditions, so they can fit right in inside a dark bathroom. These plants can help purify the air in your home as well. Plus, they look so aesthetically pleasing, and their colors will go perfectly with dark colors.

Birds Nest Fern

This product was recommended by Kirsten McKinley from Weddings & Brides

This plant looks really elegant in a bathroom, as it takes up little space but provides a beautiful nature accent in the space. This plant can thrive in low lighting, making it perfect for dark rooms, including a dark bathroom, and it’s so low maintenance that you’ll barely have to do any upkeep on it!

Faux pothos plant

This product was recommended by Nelli Pathy from Forever Leaf

Faux pothos plant is an excellent choice for indoor and outdoor artificial living walls. Its long stems and silky foliage blend perfectly with other real plants and provide year-round freshness while requiring little upkeep. It will also improve your space, allowing you to freely enjoy nature’s wonders.

Mysterious Air Fern

This product was recommended by Bridgette Witte from Culinary Debates

Keep this plant indoors due to its unique characteristics to prevent overwatering. Excellent for displaying in any kind of vase, container, or wherever your creativity takes you on a desk or tabletop. The only thing an air fern needs to stay alive is moisture from the air; it doesn’t need a green thumb.

Calathea

This product was recommended by Jen Stark from Happy DIY Home

Calathea plants bring the glitz and glam of the tropics into your house! Calathea’s colorful and interesting patterns and forms make it an eye-catching indoor plant, earning it the widespread names peacock or zebra plant. Their leaves stay up at night while remaining open throughout the day, making them ideal for a dark space. Calatheas enjoy humidity, so they will thrive in your bathroom.

Variegated Sansevieria Green and Yellow Snake Plant

This product was recommended by Josh Tyler from Tell Me Best

This is a very low-maintenance plant that can thrive in little to no light. It is an ideal bathroom plant because of its air-purifying capabilities. NASA Clean Air Study declared that this plant could effectively purify toxic pollutants from the air, such as xylene, toluene, and formaldehyde. The sansevieria trifasciata plant is a well-rooted starter plant, so it will be very hard to kill even for those without a green thumb but still want some greenery in their spaces. It is very easy to care for as it only needs to be watered when the soil dries.

ZZ Zamioculcas ‘Dowon’ Plant

This product was recommended by Claudia Gancayco from Leg Master

The ZZ plant is known for its hardiness to tough conditions, so it will survive dark bathroom spaces. It will happily thrive in indirect low-light locations or with artificial lighting as a source of light. Consider it as a set-and-forget plant because the ZZ plant hates overwatering. It will rather you forget to water it than to overwater it. Aesthetic-wise, this plant is a simple and subtle decoration but it elegantly adds levels to your space. It grows vertically too, so it won’t take up too much space.

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Written by Zak Parker

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