10 Best Houseplants for Your Bathroom

Not all plants can live in a bathroom, but having the right ones can make the room more pleasant and welcoming for users. It takes a certain kind of botanical creation to thrive in that level of humidity.

Still, your bathroom is an amazing environment for lots of plants, and having a plant-filled washroom can feel like taking a tropical vacation from the comfort of your own house. Here are the most bathroom-friendly (and low-maintenance) plants to add to your home ASAP, even if you don’t have a green thumb.

Philodendron

This is a coveted plant for all locations in the house, but it will add a particularly rustic and organic look to bathrooms. These tropical plants can grow with trailing vines or stems that grow up to 20 feet long. Others grow in a more upright manner, and both are simple to grow. Leaves will drop if it’s watered too little or too much. Be sure to place these in a bright area, since excessive shade can make your stems spindly.

2. Bamboo

This sustainable, vertical plant will really make your bathroom feel like a spa. Still, bamboo is a hard to control plant in a garden, however it can be grown in containers to avoid this sprawling nature. Still, they can get large, so this does best in large bathrooms that can get at least 6 hours of sunlight daily, but it can survive in low-light spaces without abundant sun.

3. Begonias

Begonias love warmth and humidity. Plus, they look pretty fabulous on a shelf. Rex begonias are particularly lovely, but be sure to avoid totally waterlogged soil from the shower, which can cause root rot. Flowering begonias do best with some direct, early morning sunlight, which foliage-only ones do best in bright light that doesn’t come directly form the sun.

4. Bromeliad

Bromeliads are related to have pineapples, and have quite a striking look. They’ll grow beautifully in bathrooms with a window, and can also tolerate dryness well, if you don’t have a green thumb and forget to water them. Still, they prefer to stay moist, so don’t be afraid to steam the bathroom up during a shower.