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For anyone who'd like to have plants (but always kills them).

Which House Plant Are You Least Likely To Kill?

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE TO DEDICATE TO  YOUR PLANT?

**Also known as:** Chlorophytum Comosum
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**Light requirements:** Spider plants prefer bright light for maximum growth but will still flourish in indirect and fairly low amounts of light.
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**Watering schedule:** Regularly, but not so much water so that the soil it soggy (the roots can rot this way).
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**Why it's perfect for you:** It's hard to mess up taking care of a spider plant, and if you do it right you'll be rewarded with little babies (spiderettes) sprouting up all over the place for you to start new plants or give to friends.

Spider Plant

**Also known as:** Mother In Law's Tongue, Viper's Bowstring Hemp, and Sansevieria Trifasciata.
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**Light requirements:** Indirect or bright sunlight.
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**Watering schedule:** Water rarely and make sure the dirt has fully dried between waterings.
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**Why it's perfect for you:** These plants are hard to kill, require little watering AND purify the air inside your home.

Snake Plant

**Also known as:** Hunter's Robe, Ivy Arum, Money Plant, Solomon Islands Ivy and Taro Vine, and Devil's Ivy
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**Light requirements:** Pothos will thrive in any kind of lighting — low, indirect, or bright.
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**Watering schedule:** Let soil dry out completely between waterings.
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**Why it's perfect for you:** These no-maintenance plants have a high reward: the more sun and water they get, the more they'll grow!

Pothos

**Also known as:** True Aloe, Aloë
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**Light requirements:** Indirect or direct sunlight.
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**Watering schedule:** Allow soil to dry between waterings.
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**Why it's perfect for you:** It's really hard to kill an aloe plant, and if you take of it properly you'll be rewarded with little aloe plant babies. You can also cut off one of its strands and use it on your skin for sunburns or dry skin.

Aloe Vera

**Also known as:** Schefflera, Heptapleurum
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**Light requirements:** Bright, indirect sunlight works best.
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**Watering schedule:** Wait for the soil to dry completely between waterings.
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**Why it's perfect for you:** Other than the fact that it's cute as heck, it's very low maintenance and doesn't need to be watered that much.

Umbrella Tree

**Also known as:** Zamioculcas Zamifolia 
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**Light requirements:** Is happiest in bright or moderate sunlight but will do just fine in low light.
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**Watering schedule:** Water only when the soil is dry.
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**Why it's perfect for you:** ZZ plants will actually do better if you forget about them for a while!

ZZ Plant

**Also known as:** Dracaena braunii, Dracaena ellenbeckiana, Dracaena marginata, Dracaena surculosa.
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**Light requirements:** Grows best in bright/indirect light. Low light is fine, but the plant will grow much slower.
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**Watering schedule:** Keep the soil moist, but never soggy. Fertilize in the summer twice per month.
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**Why it's perfect for you:** If you prune this plant, new leaves will sprout in just a few weeks. The perfect plant to shape and play with!

Dracaena

**Also known as:** Lucky Bamboo
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**Light requirements:** Bright indirect light is best (but can still exist in lower light).
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**Watering schedule:** Change the water every few months. A drop of fertilizer during each change will help keep it healthy.
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**Why it's perfect for you:**

Bamboo

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