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Pocket plants: the ones that are short king looking like snacks

Tiny or Small on the Scale ladder: they stay short enough for a desk, a windowsill or a shelf.

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    Peperomia
  2. 2

    Aloe Vera
  3. 3

    Zebra Haworthia
  4. 4

    Fairy Castle Cactus
  5. 5

    Ripple Peperomia
  6. 6

    Bromeliad
  7. 7

    Watermelon Peperomia
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    Kalanchoe
  9. 9

    Chinese Money Plant
  10. 10

    Purple Shamrock
  11. 11

    Wandering Dude
  12. 12

    Christmas Cactus
  13. 13

    Moth Orchid
  14. 14

    African Violet
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    Prayer Plant
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    Burro's Tail
  17. 17

    Anthurium
  18. 18

    Rex Begonia
For the patient: Foes that fit this list
  1. 19

    Living Stones
  2. 20

    Echeveria
  3. 21

    Venus Flytrap
  4. 22

    Air Plant
  5. 23

    Nerve Plant
  6. 24

    Calathea
  7. 25

    Rattlesnake Plant
  8. 26

    Polka Dot Plant
  9. 27

    Pitcher Plant
Other lists
Soilmates: the ones you’ll grow old withBest fronds: the ones that are always there, never needyFerns with benefits: the ones that are easy on the eyes, hard on the heartTrophy plants: the ones that you show off on your gridHard-to-kill: the ones that survive with a smilePet-safe: the ones that can co-exist with your crittersLow lights: the ones that love it with the lights offSee all 100 in the PILF-opedia →