Plants reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 248 Reddit reviews across 49 subreddits and 104 posts to rank the best Plants brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/houseplants, r/PlantedTank, r/IndoorGarden, r/Aquariums, r/plants. Top-rated brands include Pothos (5.0/5), Anubias (4.8/5), Snake Plant (4.7/5).
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Subreddits49
Posts104
Brands96
Products7
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#1
Pothos
5.0
(35)
"Both pothos and sansavieria (snake plant) are great for low light."
"Pothos, a common houseplant, works great for this."
"Epipremnum(pothos), philodendrons, spider plant."
"Pothos is hearty. You can also easily propagate and have many!"
"Pothos have been easiest and most rewarding for me."
"Pothos, snake plants are really good and sturdy !!"
"I use pothos, ruellia, aster, prayer plant, spider plant, zz plants and bromeliads in my enclosures for cover."
"I'm bad at fully aquatic plants, but pothos and sweet potato consume a TON of nitrate."
"Pothos comes in a variety of variegation and if you mess up then just take some cuttings."
"Pothos is the go to. Most recommended for chameleons."
#2
Anubias
4.8
(21)
"Anubias nana petite and bucephalandra are good as foreground plants."
"Anubias is an excellent plant for beginners. Low maintenance and light required and looks very nice."
"I have never had one of those things die on me."
"I would say Anubias, Java Ferns, Moss."
"I have 4 different types of anubias in my tank, 10 anubias total. I find them to work really well for me."
"My all time favorite is anubias. They do very well in cold water."
"My favorite plant is anubias and Java fern. Both of these don’t even need to be in gravel and do great attached to rocks or wood."
"ANUBIAS ANUBIAS ANUBIAS ANUBIAS! I adore anubias and so does my betta haha, easily my favourite plant"
"Anubias comes in tons of varieties and are also pretty easy going plants."
"For submerged plants my favorite is anubias frazeri."
#3
Snake Plant
4.7
(15)
"Snake plant and some herbs."
"Snake Plant."
"Snake plants, pothos for low light."
"I started with snake plants and spider plants! They’ve been the easiest things ever."
"Could always go with a snake plant if you think you'll go a while between watering!"
"I second the snake plant. Super easy to care for and doesn’t grow super slowly!"
"Snake plant! You can pretty much forget about them or throw them off a bridge and they'll be okay!"
"Snake plant, haworthia, zz plant."
"Snake plants (*Sanseviera spp.*) Day geckos love them."
"Sanseviera are nice and tough, and no way will it damage them."
#4
Java Fern
4.6
(13)
"If you’re looking for aquarium plants that can be attached to driftwood beyond Java fern and Anubias."
"Java Fern and Java moss are great places to start."
"Java fern, jungle vals, Cripts."
"I love to use Java fern and anubias for my aquascapes."
"I have Java ferns and anubias and just glued them to rocks."
"Java fern has grown in any environment i’ve put it in."
"Java ferns come in a few leaf types and are easy."
"The easiest are java fern and anubias!"
"Excited for the live java ferns to arrive."
"I think it’d be nice with a big bed of java ferns."
#5
ZZ Plant
4.8
(8)
"Pothos, ZZ, money tree, Chinese evergreen."
"My ZZ plant is also in a north facing window"
"ZZ plants"
"Or a ZZ plant (an easy plant that you can maybe only kill by overwatering)."
"I second zz plant, it's hardy as hell and thrives on neglect."
"Zz, pothos, snake plant are all very hardy and can handle most lighting situations."
"Plants that love lots of lights and heat, and can tolerate low lights, you can always try ... zz"
"ZZ plants, Snake plants, some would say pothos."
#6
Java Moss
5.0
(5)
"Could also toss some Java Moss in. That stuff is a weed."
"Java moss. Lovely for adding little decorative touches."
"Java or christmas moss, water lettuce, and me and my shrimps favorite of all is Elodea densa."
"Guppy grass is pretty good too as it grows to take up a good portion of the water column."
"Java moss for sure, mine love it."
#7
Spider Plant
5.0
(5)
"Spider plant. I had one when I was in college."
"I always recommend spider plants for beginners!"
"Spider plants are also good and easy."
"Spider plants and pothos are great for any beginner."
"Spider plant have been pretty hearty for me- usually cheap too."
#8
Hoya
5.0
(5)
"I strongly recommend H. ‘Sunrise’."
"More hoya! Lacunosa, Mathilde, burtoniae."
"Pothos, hoyas, monstera, philodendron, schefflera are my usual go tos!"
"I have hoya cuttings in the net pot with leca and they’re doing really well."
"Look into Hoya, loads of thick vines and every shape and size you could imagine."
#9
Dracaena
5.0
(4)
"My favoritees are dracaena varieties they are hardy af."
"I’m personally a big fan of statement dracaenas in office spaces."
"Any type of dracaena if you won't water often."
"I’ve found draecenias are super resilient."
#10
Rosemary
4.5
(4)
"First one rosemary for sure"
"Top one is rosemary"
"Bay and rosemary are evergreen, happy in pots and you can use them in cooking"
"Rosemary would be nice."
#11
Cryptocoryne
4.5
(4)
"These plants aren’t tasty to my goldfish or grow back faster than they get munched: houseplants grown emersed."
"Can't recommend it enough as a carpenter for the lazy aquarist."
"Not a super bright red but a nice deep red and contrasts great with the light greens."
"I love it, but i planted it heavy... and it still took ~6 months to fill in."
#12
Portland Avenue Nursery
4.0
(4)
"I usually go to portland avenue nursery but there are also people around who sell starts"
"Came here to say Portland Avenue Nursery."
"Portland Ave nursery and H&L Produce are my go to places for plants"
"Try Portland Avenue nursery!"
#13
Monstera
5.0
(3)
"Monstera is actually super easy, don't water much!"
"Monstera, Pothos, Dracaena, and so on…"
"Plants I see in every restaurant: monstera, ficus, snake plants, spider plants, zz plants."
#14
Vallisneria
5.0
(3)
"Jungle Val in the back, micro sword in the front. Loaches love both of em."
"Get some valisneria, it fills out the back and my loaches seem to enjoy weaving between the leaves."
"Vallisneria, anubias, Java fern."
#15
Fatsia japonica
5.0
(3)
"Fatsia japonica, but make it a large pot and don’t let it dry out."
"Fatsia Japonica."
"A Fatsia Japonica would probably be nice."
#16
Comfrey
5.0
(3)
"Came here to advocate for comfrey."
"Comfry under apple trees."
"Comfry."
#17
Payless Nursery
5.0
(3)
"Payless nursery for plants."
"Payless is delightful."
"And add Payless Nursery."
#18
Bromeliads
5.0
(3)
"Bromeliads, ficus pumila quercifola marble pothos. syngonium, anthurium for color."
"Bromeliads would look sick."
"Bromeliads are great because they don't necessarily need 'planted' in a normal sense."
#19
Schefflera
5.0
(3)
"Schefflera is always my must have when I do arboreal tanks."
"Schefflera are my favorite."
"Schefflera aka Umbrella plant. Both the regular and the miniature."
#20
Tiger Lotus
4.7
(3)
"Tiger lotus is another option, your tanks is big enough, it would look great midground."
"My Tiger Lotus and Cryptocoryne Nurii are probably the easiest rooted plants I have."
"I love my Tiger Lotus and Cryptocoryne Wendtii Red."
#21
Peace Lily
4.7
(3)
"I like peace lily for an office plant, it does well with florescent lighting."
"Peace lilies sound like they might be a good fit for the meeting rooms."
"Peace lily"
#22
Sansevieria
5.0
(2)
"Pothos, snake plants are really good and sturdy !!"
"All kinds of sansevieria. This genus is very resilient and has surprising variety."
#23
God's Little Acre Nursery
5.0
(2)
"God's little acre nursery for fruit trees."
"Gods little acre is a hidden gem in Almaden foothills."
#24
Pilea
5.0
(2)
"They’re called friendship plants because they grow so easily."
"Pilea would do amazing there, also any type of sygonium would look nice."
#25
Harlequin's Gardens
5.0
(2)
"The healthiest plants I've ever bought are from Harlequins!"
"Farmer’s market or Harlequin’s"
#26
Amazon Sword
5.0
(2)
"I got an Amazon sword about five years ago. My first plant. It’s still alive."
"Amazon swords are cool really easy and get big."
#27
Giambrocco & Sons Boulder Nursery
5.0
(2)
"The nursery behind Whole Foods in south Boulder is hands down the best and most affordable option with knowledgeable staff Giambrocco."
"If you are anywhere near South Boulder: Giambrocco & Sons Boulder Nursery Located behind the King Soopers on Table Mesa."
#28
Aloe
5.0
(2)
"Aloe! I have a pot filled with aloe that I never water and it does amazingly."
"Aloe! I have many pots with them and the ones that do best are shaded most of the day."
#29
Elodea
5.0
(2)
"It gets really dense and push really easily either regular trimming and replanting."
"Honestly, Elodea has been amazing…grows far faster than the little asbos can mash them up."
#30
Heuchera
5.0
(2)
"For the outdoor ones I like coral bells (heucheras). So far even through a couple snows and freezes I’ve been able to plant them and basically forget them and they thrive anyway"
"Potted heuchera, cyclamen, ferns and hosta should do well."
#31
Susswassertang
5.0
(2)
"- Susswassertang"
"I'd recommend the following plants: Susswassertang, Pilo Moss, Hornwort, Guppy grass."
#32
Duckweed
5.0
(2)
"Some good plants are duckweed and pothos."
"I just added duck weed, guppy grass, pothos, and two moss balls to my tank."
#33
Ficus
5.0
(2)
"Found a great ficus tree. I will add a pothos and some ferns and bromelias too."
"Ficus. You can have so many types and they all can be watered the same day."
#34
Begonia
5.0
(2)
"Begonia, calathea, peperomias, fittonia, alocasia, syngonium, etc."
"Some of the quickest water props for me."
#35
Nepenthes
5.0
(2)
"If you really wanted a carnivorous plant i would look into putting a potted nepenthese in the tank."
"Nepenthes would probably do really well in a setup as long as it was somewhere it wouldn’t get smashed."
#36
Summerwinds
4.5
(2)
"All 3 Summerwinds locations still in the south bay area are excellent as well"
"I get all my gardening stuff at Summerwinds, personally."
#37
Outdoor Supply Hardware
4.5
(2)
"Anything we've ever purchased from Outdoor Supply Hardware is still alive and thriving."
"I 2nd previous post of OSH locations."
#38
Rotala
4.5
(2)
"I have rotala Rotundifolia, ludwigia palustris red, althernanthera reinecki rosefolia and they all thrive in low tech."
"Different types of rotala would be good, doesnt really require co2 , just a good light and good ferts , i rec thrive S."
#39
Bucephalandra
4.5
(2)
"Anubias nana petite and bucephalandra are good as foreground plants."
"Different buces, anubias, and crypts. The basics always look good."
#40
Jade Plant
4.5
(2)
"It's almost indestructible."
"I have a Jade plant that I put on my porch in the spring/summer and I’ll bring it in once the weather gets cold."
#41
Water Wisteria
4.5
(2)
"I have water wisteria that mine like to sleep in."
"I'm having surprising luck with water wisteria."
#42
Monte Carlo
4.5
(2)
"Monte Carlo, and dwarf hair grass, though the first two I mentioned are very low maintenance!"
"Monte carlo can carpet in a low tech setup."
#43
Philodendron
4.5
(2)
"Philodendrons are good, Sansiveria and many others."
"Philodendron are quite easy to take care of!"
#44
Succulents
4.0
(2)
"Succulents might be an easy choice besides pothos when it comes to propagation."
"I've heard succulents are a popular pick for students."
#45
Chives and Lavender
5.0
(1)
"Planting chives and lavender along the border."
#46
Christmas Moss
5.0
(1)
"Fill a tank with Christmas or Java moss and you will never be able to stop the skramp."
#47
Amazon Swords
5.0
(1)
"Amazon swords, they are super efficient at removing nitrates."
#48
Red Myriophyllum
5.0
(1)
"An underrated plant: red myriophyllum. my shrimp absolutely LOVE my red myrio."
#49
Alternanthera
5.0
(1)
"My Alternanthera reineckii or whatever does well for me, I recommend that."
#50
Linearis
5.0
(1)
"My linearis loves my south window!!! Highly recommended."
#51
Wallflower
5.0
(1)
"Plants like wallflower 'Bowle's mauve' and Nepeta 'six hills giant' keep repeat flowering."
#52
Bacopa
5.0
(1)
"I've read that bacopa carolina is goldfish proof."
#53
Stem Plants
5.0
(1)
"Buy stem plants, they grow fast and you can cut them and replant they right in the substrate."
#54
Arctostaphylos virdissima
5.0
(1)
"I’ll second the Arctostaphylos virdissima ‘White Cloud’ and Ribes indecorum!"
#55
Arbutus
5.0
(1)
"For a nonnative, *Arbutus* 'Marina' is a top notch choice."
#56
Microgreen
5.0
(1)
"For greens, you might want to try microgreens—they grow super fast and can be harvested in just a couple of weeks."
#57
Island Mallow
5.0
(1)
"My two showstoppers are an island mallow and bladderpod."
#58
Passionfruit
5.0
(1)
"Passionfruit and Star Jasmine are my favorite wall vines."
#59
Red Fittonia
5.0
(1)
"I noticed that the red fittonia (green w/neon-red veins) stays very short."
#60
Silver Pothos
5.0
(1)
"I have silver pothos in my tank and my gecko hangs and jumps all over the leaves."
#61
Snake Plants
5.0
(1)
"Snake plants are impossible to kill."
#62
Tradescantia
5.0
(1)
"Tradescantia. I've got 1 that's somehow turned into 6."
#63
Yamagami's
5.0
(1)
"Yamagami's in Cupertino has the best veg starts in the area and a great fruit tree assortment."
#64
String of Turtles
5.0
(1)
"The best plant for really tiny terrariums, in my opinion, is String of Turtles."
#65
Couch potato
5.0
(1)
"You want mega snacks? Couch potato’s."
#66
Alocasia Amazonica
5.0
(1)
"Alocasia Amazonica, various syngonium, fittonia/nerve plants."
#67
Maelstrom snap dragons
5.0
(1)
"You want reagents? Maelstrom snap dragons."
#68
Pilo Moss
5.0
(1)
"- Pilo Moss"
#69
Guppy Grass
5.0
(1)
"- Guppy Grass"
#70
Frogbit
5.0
(1)
"Tons of options really. Floating plants like frogbit or salvinia are easy and will provide cover for fry."
#71
Vine Maple
5.0
(1)
"As for trees, Vine maple & Eddie's white wonder dogwood would be my choices for natives."
#72
Wandering Dude
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend wandering Dude if you think you'll overwater a plant. They love water."
#73
Heuchera maxima
5.0
(1)
"Heuchera maxima should do pretty well. Does great with very little light and low moisture."
#74
California Poppy
5.0
(1)
"Perennials: Yarrow, California Poppy, Camas, Self-Heal."
#75
Lemon Button Fern
5.0
(1)
"If you need a filler plant, lemon button fern will probably reach the height."
#76
Pogostemon stellatus
5.0
(1)
"Pogostemon stellatus (octopus plant) grows like crazy for me."
#77
Hydrilla
5.0
(1)
"Any type of hydrilla or fast growing stem plant is great for starters!"
#78
Ficus Pumila
5.0
(1)
"I’ll recommend Ficus pumila 'quercifolia' & Biophytum sensitivum, as they are my favourites."
#79
Sundew
4.0
(1)
"These plants need low-nutrient soil, and you have to water them with either rain water collected from outside."
#80
Gasteria
4.0
(1)
"Plants that love lots of lights and heat, and can tolerate low lights, you can always try ... gasteria"
#81
Haworthiopsis
4.0
(1)
"Plants that love lots of lights and heat, and can tolerate low lights, you can always try ... haworthiopsis"
#82
Red Root Floaters
4.0
(1)
"Red Root Floaters also pretty easy and tend to be good identifiers of how high/low the nitrates are in your tank."
#83
Money Plant
4.0
(1)
"I really like my money plant."
#84
Tiny Orchids
4.0
(1)
"There are a lot of very tiny orchids that like it humid."
#85
Orchids
4.0
(1)
"For long lasting flowers and low maintenance get orchids."
#86
Begonias
4.0
(1)
"Im partial to begonias if you have an area that isn't constantly soggy."
#87
Haworthia
4.0
(1)
"Plants that love lots of lights and heat, and can tolerate low lights, you can always try ... haworthia"
#88
Sempervivum
4.0
(1)
"Sempervivum succulents can't tolerate down to -34℃, the most cold tolerant plant I've ever heard"
#89
Habaneros
4.0
(1)
"Most of the spicy peppers require a lot of heat and sun. Habaneros for example look kind of nice."
#90
Salmonberry
4.0
(1)
"Salmonberry loves the sun. You'll need to water for the first summer or two, but the after the root system gets well established, it should be okay."
#91
Menlo Growers
4.0
(1)
"Menlo Growers for fruit trees in Gilroy"
#92
Lavender
4.0
(1)
"Lavender & rosemary would do great tho maybe not technically natives."
#93
Chamaedorea elegans
4.0
(1)
"*Chamaedorea elegans*/parlor palm, *Aspidistra elatior*/cast iron plant, and *Ctenanthe burle-marxii* are my recommendations."
#94
Aspidistra elatior
4.0
(1)
"*Chamaedorea elegans*/parlor palm, *Aspidistra elatior*/cast iron plant, and *Ctenanthe burle-marxii* are my recommendations."
#95
Ctenanthe burle-marxii
4.0
(1)
"*Chamaedorea elegans*/parlor palm, *Aspidistra elatior*/cast iron plant, and *Ctenanthe burle-marxii* are my recommendations."
#96
Four Winds
4.0
(1)
"I got some Four Winds citrus trees at the OSH in Sunnyvale/Cupertino."
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