r/houseplants is a subreddit with 3.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses plant, monstera, struggling, looking for, and help, 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 did you learn how to water your plants? It'd driving me crazy. I'm tired of chopsticks, scales, hydrometers, and dirty fingers haha."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/houseplants
#1
Plant
12 posts
#2
Monstera
9 posts
#3
Struggling
6 posts
#4
Looking For
6 posts
#5
Help
5 posts
#6
Repot
4 posts
#7
Hanging Plant
3 posts
#8
Plants
3 posts
#9
Philodendron
3 posts
#10
Rubber Plant
3 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 in the mother of god is on my pothos"
89 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Presenting -"
36 posts
#3
Plant ID
: "Found this old photograph and thought this sub would love to see it, does anyone recognize what they’ve got growing here?"
18 posts
#4
Before / After - Progress Pics
: "Update Pothos setup"
17 posts
#5
Humor/Fluff
: "Ma'am, this is not what I intended when I pruned you"
11 posts
#6
Haul
: "Smoll haul"
10 posts
#7
People: FRIDAYS ONLY
: "New to this group…just wanted to share one of my babies. Many more to come!"
7 posts
#8
Stuff: SATURDAYS ONLY
: "Lace Monstera Leaf"
7 posts
#9
watering
: "Shamrock"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/houseplants
Yearly
+169k members(5.9%)
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Last updated: August 31, 2026