r/plants is a subreddit with 536k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses plant, help, struggling, flower, and looking, 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
: "My first time owning an orchid! Any advice?"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help me my pothos is yellowing"
9 posts
Popular Topics in r/plants
#1
Plant
: "Adorable green Plant"
303 posts
#2
Help
: "Can someone Help me with my cactus? I think it’s dying😭"
86 posts
#3
Struggling
60 posts
#4
Flower
: "Rafflesia "Biggest Flower in the world""
32 posts
#5
Looking
26 posts
#6
Lookingfor
26 posts
#7
Plants
: "need help ID-ing these plant stand Plants! any ideas? :)"
22 posts
#8
Identify
: "Can someone Identify all of these, please"
15 posts
#9
Monstera
: "Is this soon to be an edible Monstera fruit?"
11 posts
#10
Indoor
: "Physalis grown Indoor"
10 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
: "Is this soon to be an edible monstera fruit?"
26 posts
#2
Success
: "I managed to turn my bathroom into a rainforest!"
19 posts
#3
Plant ID
: "Went shoe shopping and got distracted by this awesome pinecone"
19 posts
#4
Discussion
: "I fell in love with the tree"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/plants
Yearly
+80k members(17.7%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026