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181 reviews from r/houseplants, r/vegetablegardening, r/Aquascape and 28 more subreddits

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#1

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4.7
(24)
"Wakame salad is refreshing and tasty!"
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"Hummus is a staple in my diet!"
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"Easy-care plants like spider plants are great for adding greenery and are safe for turtles."
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"Pothos are hard to kill and safe for turtles, making them a perfect choice."
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"It loves humidity, has shallow roots, and does well in shaded areas."
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"Cape sundew is another very easy beginner plant that is very hard to kill as long as you meet the basic requirements of light and water. No dormancy needed."
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"Pothos, English ivy, and a Venus flytrap are great plants to have!"
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"Both are very pretty and very resilient."
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"Spider plants tolerate a lot of variation in light and are pet safe."
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"ZZ plants tolerate a lot of variation in light and are pet safe."
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#2

Aquatic Plants

4.5
(22)
"I love sagittaria subulata."
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"Looks like it may be water wisteria!"
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"I had great success with hornwort which you can either float or secure as a stalk plant."
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"They don’t need much light at all and they do really well in the cold water. My axolotls love them."
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"They make a lot of visual impact and are so easy to care for."
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"Super easy, super hardy, beautiful pink sheen to the leaves."
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"Christmas Moss on that wood will make it look like an Aquatic bonsai tree."
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"A bunch of different Anubias’ attached to the driftwood, creating a beautiful aquascape."
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"For substrate planting on a low tech, short tank stick to crypts, dwarf sag and micro/chain swords."
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"Valisneria Nana would look great in the back left. Doesn't get as huge as Jungle Val and makes an awesome back drop jungle style look."
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#3

Pothos

5.0
(7)
"Pothos the best."
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"I'd suggest Pothos (aka Devil's ivy). Super easy to grow and care for."
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"They work like a charm. They are champs at purification."
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"The marble pothos are so pretty."
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"So many varieties for whatever look you like and they can be grown vertically or trailing!"
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"Pothos has always been the easiest for me!"
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"I have good luck with pothos ivy."
#4

Hornwort

5.0
(5)
"Hornwort, anacharis, water wisteria, water sprite, limnophila, pearlweed, frogbit, duckweed, pothos."
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"Hornwort, anacharis, and guppy grass."
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"Hornswort and pothos imho."
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"Hornworth never failed me."
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"Hornwort, pennywort, valisneria, Bacopa caloliniana, and helanthium (a carpeting grass) grow super quick in my sand with no root tabs."
#5

ZZ Plant

4.5
(4)
"ZZ plant!"
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"They can also deal with low light."
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"I also like begonias and zz for house plants."
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"ZZ plant, peace lily, some anthuriums have solid green leaves."
#6

Vegetables

5.0
(3)
"Tomatoes are a great addition to any garden."
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"Sweet potatoes do well in various growing conditions."
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"Lettuce grows well in many environments."
#7

House Plants

5.0
(3)
"Spider plants are easy to care for and grow well."
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"Peace lilies thrive well in various conditions."
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"Monstera is a great terrestrial plant."
#8

Drosera

4.3
(3)
"Dormancy can be a breeze with a beginner plant. They are cheap, colorful, ludicrously easy to propagate, and grow fast."
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"Drosera Rotundifolia can tolerate colder climates."
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"Drosera Intermedia is suitable for outdoor conditions."
#9

Snake Plant

5.0
(2)
"Snake plant is great for a surface."
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"Great for improving air quality."
#10

Buceplant

5.0
(2)
"Buceplant is a great source for aquarium plants."
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"Buceplant and coop aquarium are pretty trustworthy."
#11

Planta

5.0
(2)
"I love Planta"
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"Identification, watering, light, fertilizing, humidity needs"
#12

Hoya

5.0
(2)
"They are fine being ignored for a while."
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"A hoya linearis is very forgiving if you miss a watering and grows well in all different kinds of substrate."
#13

Pinguicula

5.0
(2)
"Pinguicula Primuliflora is easy to care for and captures lots of small bugs."
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"I don’t know why no one says pinguicula. I’ve murdered all of the plants listed so far, but my pings are going strong."
#14

Gardening

5.0
(2)
"A great selection of vegetables and herbs for any garden!"
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"Radish, lettuce, dwarf peas, and kale are all beginner-friendly spring crops that you can grow in pots."
#15

Aquarium Plants

5.0
(2)
"Fantastic hardscape! I would love to see some vallisneria planted back left and then grown out to flow over to the right side of the tank."
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"Some crypts and hair grass would look great on the right side."
#16

Gardening Supplies

5.0
(2)
"Mulch is essential for keeping the soil moist and protecting plants from heat."
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"Using large containers with plenty of mulch helps retain moisture and reduces stress on plants."
#17

Plants vs. Zombies

4.5
(2)
"Speedrunners like using gloom shroom."
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"It's pretty op once you got it in between roof levels, that thing fcking shreds."
#18

Peperomia

4.5
(2)
"It was one of the first plants that allowed me to practice."
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"The Peperomia verticillata – 'Red Log' was previously in the pot and did ok, but it has since been replanted and is thriving much better now."
#19

Herbs

4.5
(2)
"Most herbs thrive well in various conditions."
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"I grow herbs in containers with great success."
#20

Calathea

4.5
(2)
"They like to be moist but not wet"
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"Big ass calatheas! They love a bright bathroom."
#21

Aquatic Plant

3.0
(2)
"Java Moss took off and covered the logs in my axolotl tank."
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"Anubias died in my axolotl tank."
#22

Bamboo

3.0
(2)
"Clumping bamboo is really cool."
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"Running bamboo is a nightmare."
#23

Basil

3.0
(2)
"Pruning basil encourages bushier growth and more leaves."
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"The basil has flowered and gone to seed, indicating the end of its life cycle."
#24

Bird of Paradise

5.0
(1)
"I always thought the Bird of Paradise plant looked really classy."
#25

Zanzibar Gem

5.0
(1)
"You really can't do anything wrong with this sturdy guy."
#26

Orchid

5.0
(1)
"It was surprisingly easy to handle."
#27

Peach Lily

5.0
(1)
"So easy to keep alive and always growing new leaves."
#28

Spider Plant

5.0
(1)
"Water about once every 1-2 weeks."
#29

Red Current

5.0
(1)
"Absolutely gorgeous pink flowers in the early spring."
#30

Amazon Frogbit

5.0
(1)
"If you don't have that much surface agitation I'd definitely recommend amazon frogbits as they do pretty well"
#31

Salvinia Cuculata

5.0
(1)
"For floaters im a huge fan of Salvinia Cuculata with Red Root Floaters and a smaller plant like azola or duckweed."
#32

Sundews

5.0
(1)
"I did my sundews and pitchers inside last winter and they did fine."
#33

Grow Bags

5.0
(1)
"I also suggest grow bags for container gardening. They’re cheap and easy to store when not in use."
#34

Green Onions

5.0
(1)
"Green onions are almost bulletproof."
#35

Loose Leaf Lettuce

5.0
(1)
"Loose leaf lettuce…very easy to sprout, comes to fruition quickly."
#36

Java Fern Windelov

5.0
(1)
"Java fern, I prefer windelov, Anubias although I have always had bad luck with it."
#37

Boursin

5.0
(1)
"The vegan Boursin is delicious!"
#38

Aquarium Decor

5.0
(1)
"Excellent scaping. I’d copy this tank layout."
#39

US Dept of Agriculture

5.0
(1)
"The USDA provides a helpful search tool by state for plant characteristics."
#40

Missouri Botanical Garden

5.0
(1)
"The Missouri Botanical Garden has an excellent search facility for plants."
#41

LEANFIT

5.0
(1)
"My partner likes the LEANFIT Organic Plant Protein chocolate flavour. Mix it with Kirkland almond milk and some dates. Very tasty."
#42

Fittiona

5.0
(1)
"The Nerve plant is a beautiful addition to my home!"
#43

Costco

5.0
(1)
"Chia seeds, hemp hearts, cashews, and walnuts are essential buys at Costco."
#44

Flowers

5.0
(1)
"Marigolds are apparently a good choice for terrestrial plants."
#45

So Delicious

5.0
(1)
"So Delicious ice cream bars are a perfect dessert!"
#46

Pemberton Farms

5.0
(1)
"The marantas and oak-leaf ivy are easy to please."
#47

Washington State University

5.0
(1)
"This guide provides excellent tips for gardening in the fall and winter."
#48

Black Kow

5.0
(1)
"Use the best potting soil you can buy and add bagged compost like Black Kow."
#49

Unreal

5.0
(1)
"Unreal coconut chocolate bars are a great treat!"
#50

Savage Garden

5.0
(1)
"Genuinely makes it possible to grow anything of that sort."
#51

Beyond Meat

5.0
(1)
"Beyond burgers and sausages are fantastic alternatives!"
#52

Robin Wall Kimmerer

5.0
(1)
"Both phenomenal."
#53

Morning Star

5.0
(1)
"Morning Star black bean burgers are very satisfying!"
#54

Native Ornamental Grass

5.0
(1)
"A great choice for ornamental grass in Michigan, similar to bamboo."
#55

MATLAB

5.0
(1)
"The presentation 'the art of control engineering' by the MATLAB team is a great resource for learning about system identification and surrogate modeling."
#56

Buce Plant

5.0
(1)
"Buce Plant has been great. Bucephalandra and Cryptocornye are my favorites."
#57

aquaticplantman

5.0
(1)
"Aquaticplantman offers excellent quality plants for Canada."
#58

St Gaya

5.0
(1)
"St Gaya are hearty, require minimal special conditions and are cheap and easy to find. Plus they look stunning and get fairly big pitchers pretty fast. Great plant to make all your mistakes with."
#59

Back to Eden

5.0
(1)
"Changed my life as a gardener, both in terms of direct application of method and also in teaching me to be less neurotic and anxious about trying to figure it all out."
#60

James Prigioni YouTube Channel

5.0
(1)
"He has so many excellent videos for beginners and folks growing in raised beds and containers."
#61

Tomatoes

5.0
(1)
"Bush beans, radish, onions from sets and tomatoes are the easiest for beginners."
#62

Tradescantia

5.0
(1)
"Tradescantia is a favorite of mine!"
#63

Sansevieria

5.0
(1)
"Sansevieria add a lot of architectural interest, do well in modest light and require very little water."
#64

San Diego Seed Company

5.0
(1)
"LOVE SD seed company and wanna do a quick little shout out to them."
#65

Plantnet

5.0
(1)
"Happy new growth"
#66

Heartleaf Philodendron

5.0
(1)
"More full and lush, climb the best, great with indirect light, low light/high humidity"
#67

Flour

5.0
(1)
"High yield"
#68

Yayo

5.0
(1)
"I personally love yayo"
#69

Amazon

5.0
(1)
"Nice dense background corner plant"
#70

Java Moss

4.0
(1)
"Java moss is a great option for crayfish."
#71

Fiddle Leaf Fern

4.0
(1)
"Fiddle leaf fern? Has height and spreads out from the middle to the top."
#72

Begonias

4.0
(1)
"I also like begonias and zz for house plants."
#73

Water Wisteria

4.0
(1)
"Stem plants (I used water wisteria) and anubias work well."
#74

Philodendron

4.0
(1)
"Philodendron melinonii gold."
#75

Pilea

4.0
(1)
"I like the pilea peperomoides."
#76

Pilo Moss

4.0
(1)
"It grows like crazy."
#77

Dragon Tree

4.0
(1)
"Really easy to care for in my experience."
#78

Cryptocoryne

4.0
(1)
"Grows well without CO2, just takes longer."
#79

Rose of Sharon

4.0
(1)
"Watch it or it will spread from the seeds dropping."
#80

P. Afra

4.0
(1)
"It's important to pinch the buds to encourage lateral growth."
#81

Sarracenia

4.0
(1)
"Sarracenia Purpurea is a good option for outdoor growing."
#82

Tomato

4.0
(1)
"Planting tomatoes with basil enhances flavor in salads."
#83

Aurora

4.0
(1)
"Yours look much more active though, nice!"
#84

Monte Carlo

4.0
(1)
"Similar growth conditions to Cryptocoryne parva."
#85

Ebay

4.0
(1)
"Facebook and Ebay sellers also have quite a good variety."
#86

Venus Flytrap

4.0
(1)
"Venus Flytraps are great for outdoor growing and can tolerate harsher winters."
#87

Cape Sundew

4.0
(1)
"The most common recommendation is a cape sundew."
#88

Lettuce

4.0
(1)
"Lettuce has done very well this season."
#89

Cucumber

4.0
(1)
"Cucumber has grown well."
#90

Jalapeños

4.0
(1)
"Jalapeños have been successful."
#91

Roma Tomatoes

4.0
(1)
"Roma tomatoes have thrived."
#92

Carrots

4.0
(1)
"Carrots are just being harvested now."
#93

Hardy Kiwi

4.0
(1)
"It's a hardy plant that produces tasty kiwis without the need to skin them."
#94

Broccoli

4.0
(1)
"Broccoli is good for health."
#95

Myrio

4.0
(1)
"Thin, fuzzy, slender, and tall plant"
#96

Corn

4.0
(1)
"Somewhat profitable"
#97

Radishes

3.0
(1)
"I wish I’d done a second planting of radishes."
#98

Greg

3.0
(1)
"It's okay"
#99

Pogostemon

2.0
(1)
"More fragile and can die easily if uprooted."
#100

Primuliflora Ping

2.0
(1)
"My primuliflora ping was easy and doing really well until I thought it could use more light and died."
#101

Toxic Plant

2.0
(1)
"Highly toxic to humans and pets, but visually appealing."
#102

Snow Peas

2.0
(1)
"The snow peas died in the heat."
#103

Cauliflower

1.0
(1)
"Cauliflower took a ton of space for zero yield."

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