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Photo: Courtesy of the retailer While there’s no shame in gifting a bouquet of flowers, if you want to give a piece of greenery with some staying power, you’re much better off going with a plant. But choosing a houseplant to gift — especially when you don’t know what kind of light the recipient’s home has or how dedicated your friend will be to keeping a plant alive — can be challenging.
Bullene explains that calatheas are nicknamed “prayer plants” because, like hands folded in prayer, “their leaves actually open and close throughout the day, depending on the time and the light they’re receiving.” This also makes them particularly special. They need to be watered only about once every seven to ten days , so they’re not particularly high maintenance.
$32 Buy at Amazon Buy $32 Buy at Amazon Buy Costa Farms Snake Plant Sansevieria Zeylanica If you’re gifting to someone without any plant experience, experts recommend the sansevieria, commonly known as the snake plant. Bullene says it’s “pretty much indestructible,” so “it builds someone’s confidence and makes sure they’re gonna be set up for success.
$19 Buy at The Sill Buy From $23 Buy at Amazon Buy Costa Farms ZZ Plant Another great option for beginners is the equally hardy ZZ plant. “If the person travels a lot, it only has to get watered once a month,” says Ries, while Bullene explains that, since ZZ plants are native to Africa, “they’re used to periods of flood and drought, so they’re really drought tolerant. It’s a great plant for someone who travels a lot or maybe is going to forget to water for a few weeks.
$14 Buy at Amazon Buy $14 Buy at Amazon Buy Pilea Peperomioides Commonly known as the Chinese money plant or coin plant, the flat-leaved Pilea peperomioides is one of our experts’ top picks for plant hobbyists who have already mastered the ZZ and sansevieria. “What’s super-fun about this guy is it pops out these little babies in the soil, so it’s multiplying constantly,” says Marino, who loves that the recipient can go on to give the propagations as gifts themselves.
$24 Buy at Water & Light Buy Hoya Carnosa Rope Plant Like the beginners’ plants, the hoya, Heibel’s choice for an intermediate-level gift, can tolerate some dry time but will need more attention than a ZZ or sansevieria. The hoya is a flowering plant with what Heidel calls “the most amazing flowers,” but it’s a slow grower and is best for plant parents who don’t need instant gratification to keep up their confidence.
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