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Soilmates: the ones you’ll grow old with

Easy to keep and good to look at: Ease 3 or higher and Presence 3 or higher.

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    Snake Plant

    Ease 4.9 · Presence 3.8. Architectural and modern: one tall, straight shape can hold a whole corner.
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    ZZ Plant

    Ease 5.0 · Presence 3.7. Glossy, upright and a little architectural, it suits a modern room and a plain pot.
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    Golden Pothos

    Ease 4.1 · Presence 4.5. The easygoing classic: it goes with any room, and it looks its best with somewhere to trail.
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    Raven ZZ Plant

    Ease 4.8 · Presence 3.6. Near-black and glossy, it reads modern and a little moody, and it looks best against something pale.
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    Marble Queen Pothos

    Ease 3.5 · Presence 4.3. The pothos for a pale, bright room: the cream marbling reads from across it.
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    Philodendron Brasil

    Ease 3.8 · Presence 4.0. A retro trailing vine with a modern streak of lime: it brightens a bookcase, a hanging pot or any spot that needs a little color.
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    Ripple Peperomia

    Ease 3.8 · Presence 3.9. Small, crinkled and a little retro, it suits a desk, a nightstand or a bathroom sill.
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    Heartleaf Philodendron

    Ease 3.9 · Presence 3.7. Soft and graceful, the vine for spilling down a bookcase, framing a mirror or trailing over a doorway.
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    Peace Lily

    Ease 3.6 · Presence 4.0. A classic that suits almost any room: dark, glossy leaves and clean white flowers in a simple pot.
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    Monstera

    Ease 3.1 · Presence 4.4. Big, glossy and graphic, it’s the classic statement plant for a mid-century or tropical room.
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    Spider Plant

    Ease 3.4 · Presence 4.1. A retro classic that looks modern in a plain pot.
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    Neon Pothos

    Ease 3.7 · Presence 3.7. A shot of chartreuse that wakes up a plain room, at its best against something dark.
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    Peperomia

    Ease 4.0 · Presence 3.4. Small, glossy and tidy, it’s the plant for a desk, a nightstand or a side table, where you see the shine up close.
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    Chinese Evergreen

    Ease 3.5 · Presence 3.5. Patterned leaves that read like a bouquet, at home on a desk or a side table as much as in an office lobby.
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    Rubber Plant

    Ease 3.3 · Presence 3.7. A classic that reads modern: a small indoor tree with big, glossy, leathery leaves.
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    Watermelon Peperomia

    Ease 3.4 · Presence 3.5. Small, graphic and a little retro: silver-and-green stripes that look best up close.
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    String of Hearts

    Ease 3.3 · Presence 3.3. Delicate and a little retro, it suits a bright, simple room where the vines can hang free.
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