Houseplants for Back To School - Royal City Nursery

Easy to Care for Plants - Beginner, Dorm & Classroom Friendly

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

If you’re a certifiable black thumb, you’ll have met your match with the ZZ plant. There’s nothing this stunning plant loves more than to be left alone.

ZZ plants have extraordinary, glossy, laurel-like foliage and look like they could easily be high-maintenance. In spite of their appearance, though, ZZs have little need for light or water. Your ZZ plant will manage just fine in a windowless room with barely a drop of water per month. Making it perfect for any dorm room or classroom!

🌿Low to bright, in-direct light

🌿Water once soil has dried out (approx. once a month)

🌿Air Purifying

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Snake Plant

Sansevieria

If you’re a student or a workaholic, you may find it challenging to find time to eat, let alone water a plant. Snake plants are your perfect match.

Not only are they versatile—they can go in large floor pots, or in small planters for the desk—they’re virtually indestructible. Snake plants are one of maybe 2 or 3 houseplants in the world that could survive being left in a closet for a month. Your snake plant won’t hold it against you if you neglect it while dealing with back-to-back deadlines.

🌿Medium to bright, in-direct light

🌿Water sparingly, on average once a month

🌿Air Purifying

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Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Pothos houseplants are noble, steadfast housemates that generally flourish in all sorts of environments, from bright light to lower light and anywhere in between.

Their natural flow is to trail downward, allowing their heart-shaped leaves to show off in the most fashionable way. However, you can also train them to grow upright with a moss pole or a lattice to keep their flowy, baseball-sized leaves in check for areas of the home with less space.

🌿Medium to bright, in-direct light

🌿Water so soil is constantly moist, but not wet.

🌿Air Purifying

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Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum vittatum

It’s hard to do your best work with sub-optimal air quality! If your dorm room is feeling a little stuffy, nothing clears the air like spider plants can.

These attractive, low-maintenance houseplants are the most efficient at filtering out air pollutants. They also love to reproduce. After a while, you’ll notice little mini spider plants (the “daughters”) forming on the foliage. These little spider plants pull nutrients in from the air and can be left on the “mother” for more air-cleaning power or plucked off and given to your fellow peers.

🌿Bright, in-direct light

🌿Water when top 1-2 inches of soil has dried

🌿According to NASA, spider plants are the BEST air purifying plant there is!

🌿 Pet Friendly

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Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema

A plant that looks as colourful and exotic as the Chinese evergreen is not typically one we expect to thrive in low light. However, these lively-looking plants love to brighten up dimmer spaces. Chinese evergreens are characterized by their shock of sturdy foliage, which can feature any colour combination of green, red, burgundy, yellow, and pink. They’re an ideal plant for desks, counters, and tabletops due to their more compact size.

These fabulous plants look best on kitchen islands, dining room tables, office desks, and coffee tables. Wherever you place it, make sure your Chinese evergreen is safe from cold drafts

🌿Bright, in-direct light

🌿Water once top few inches of soil has dried out

🌿Medium Humidity