Best plants for the bathroom

Plants tend to like humidity so it makes sense to grow some in your bathroom. On the other hand, it’s often a room with higher temperatures and lower levels of light than the rest of the house, which makes it important to choose the correct plant.

Good plants for low light bathrooms

  • Aglaonema [aka Chinese Evergreen]
  • Bamboo
  • Begonia
  • Boston Fern
  • Aspidistra [aka Cast Iron Plant]
  • Dieffenbachia
  • Dracaenas
  • Ficus Benjamina [aka Weeping Fig or Benjamin's Fig]
  • Heart-Leaf Philodendron
  • Neanthe Bella Palm
  • Orchid (Paphiopedilum or Lady Slipper, Phalaenopsis and Oncidium)
  • Philodendron
  • Peace Lily
  • Raphis Excelsa [aka Broadleaf Lady Palm or Bamboo Palm]
  • Spider Plant
  • Sansevaria
  • Sansevieria [aka Mother-in-Law's Tongue, Devil's Tongue or Snake Plant]
  • Zamioculcas Zamiifolia [aka Zanzibar Gem or Zz Plant]

Good plants for lighter bathrooms

  • Asparagus Fern
  • Anthurium
  • Azalea
  • Gardenia
  • Kimberly Fern
  • Orchid (Cattleya, Dendrobium, and Vanda)

If you have any more suggestions for plants that do well in a bathroom, please feel free to add them using the comments form below.

4 comments

  1. bruce

    October 17th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    This was very informative!
    Thank you.

  2. escolme68

    June 1st, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    May 22nd, 2009 Plants tend to like humidity so it makes sense to grow some in your bathroom. On the other hand, it

  3. renn

    September 7th, 2011 at 8:14 am

    thanx… suggest for pictures of plants mentioned

  4. jas

    November 18th, 2011 at 10:21 am

    shame the list are not links to pictures and more information

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