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 plant, struggling, monstera, looking for, and worst, 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
: "Wish me luck. What preventative antifungal treatment do people use?"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How should I repot this?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Help!! My demdrobium leaves are progressively turning yellow and falling after a root rot."
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/houseplants
#1
Plant
: "Next Steps for my Purple Velvet Plant??"
27 posts
#2
Struggling
9 posts
#3
Monstera
: "I rescued this Monstera from a big box store. Here it is today vs December"
8 posts
#4
Looking For
7 posts
#5
Worst
7 posts
#6
Help
6 posts
#7
Pests
: "I have diagnosed OCD and dread getting new plants in fear of bringing in Pests and exposing my other plants. Any tips to prevent Pests from extending their family to other plants? :)"
6 posts
#8
Plant Identification
: "What is this and how do I care for it?"
5 posts
#9
Spider Mites
: "Spider Mites 😬"
5 posts
#10
Repotting
: "Got around to doing Repotting and other plant chores today. I think I’m about out of room…"
4 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
: "What needs to be done here?"
65 posts
#2
Discussion
: "It’s flowering!!!"
11 posts
#3
Humor/Fluff
: "Watching them grow makes me happy 💚"
9 posts
#4
Before / After - Progress Pics
: "String of turtles thriving"
8 posts
#5
Haul
: "The gang"
3 posts
#6
Plant ID
: "Monstera leaf"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/houseplants
Yearly
+173k members(6.1%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026