r/plants is a subreddit with 559k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses plant, struggling, looking, lookingfor, and help, and they frequently recommend/review houseplant, plant app, and plants.
A place to share pictures and discuss growing, maintaining, and propagating houseplants and outdoor decorative plants.
Popular Themes in r/plants
#1
Advice Requests
: "Fiddle leaf fig rehab?"
26 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for arrowhead plant (white butterfly) URGENT!"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "More plants. Its becoming a problem!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/plants
#1
Plant
68 posts
#2
Struggling
44 posts
#3
Looking
25 posts
#4
Lookingfor
25 posts
#5
Help
21 posts
#6
Worst
7 posts
#7
Pests
: "I have these weird bugs infested in my plants."
6 posts
#8
Plant Identification
: "What plant is this?"
6 posts
#9
Care
4 posts
#10
Gift
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/plants
Houseplant
28 reviews
#1
ZZ Plant
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Pothos
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Snake Plant
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Plant App
17 reviews
#1
Planta
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
PictureThis
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Plantnet
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Plants
16 reviews
#1
Snake Plant
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Spider Plant
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
ZZ Plant
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/plants
#1
Help
: "idk what i’m doing!"
23 posts
#2
Success
: "Looks so happy !"
7 posts
#3
Plant ID
: "What is this beautiful flower? And does it do well in tropical climates?"
6 posts
#4
Discussion
: "It took us years to Grow this money plants 🤌🏻☘️"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/plants
Yearly
+72k members(14.8%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026