r/houseplants is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, plant, monstera, help, and propagation, and they frequently recommend/review houseplant, houseplants, and house plant.
A community focused on the discussion, care, and well-being of houseplants!
Popular Themes in r/houseplants
#1
Advice Requests
: "How do I make this monstera not die"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What’s wrong with my parlour palm?"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I feel so upset! Left my pilea pepperomiad in the care of a friend for 3 weeks and it lost half its leaves!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/houseplants
#1
Struggling
12 posts
#2
Plant
11 posts
#3
Monstera
: "Real advice on first time house plant owner - Mini Monstera"
5 posts
#4
Help
4 posts
#5
Propagation
: "Light help for Propagation of tropical trees seeds"
4 posts
#6
Growth
: "Unruly Growth lol"
3 posts
#7
Begonia
: "Anyone out there have a bigger Begonia maculata (spotted Begonia) than this?"
3 posts
#8
Flower
: "Guys, guys, guys please tell me it’s a Flower spike?!"
3 posts
#9
Looking For A Plant
2 posts
#10
Fast Growing Plant
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/houseplants
Houseplant
212 reviews
#1
Pothos
4.8★ from 20 reviews
#2
Spider Plant
4.8★ from 14 reviews
#3
ZZ Plant
4.8★ from 13 reviews
Houseplants
146 reviews
#1
Pothos
4.7★ from 33 reviews
#2
Snake Plant
4.1★ from 9 reviews
#3
ZZ Plant
4.5★ from 6 reviews
House Plant
140 reviews
#1
Pothos
4.9★ from 29 reviews
#2
Snake Plant
4.8★ from 23 reviews
#3
ZZ Plant
4.9★ from 12 reviews
Flair Used in r/houseplants
#1
Help
: "Baby philodendron brazil help!"
57 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Drimiopsis maculata randomly popped up outside my house"
19 posts
#3
Humor/Fluff
: "Tried to keep deer away and they sought revenge"
8 posts
#4
Plant ID
: "Red Prayer Plant"
7 posts
#5
Haul
: "Bought in Ikea 2 years go!"
4 posts
#6
Before / After - Progress Pics
: "Unruly growth lol"
3 posts
#7
watering
: "ZZ Plant 🌿 🌿"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/houseplants
Yearly
+172k members(6.0%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026