7 Indoor Plants That Thrive with Minimal Attention

2. The Cascading Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

A lush, variegated Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) with long, cascading vines hangs from a doorway in a cozy home setting. Its heart-shaped green and yellow leaves create a beautiful living curtain next to a dark green velvet drape. This image is a great example of using hanging plants for indoor plants decor living room spaces, with a warm wooden bookshelf filled with books and another potted plant visible in the background, adding to the comfortable, lived-in feel.

Alright, if the Snake Plant is the strong, silent type, the Pothos is its cheerful, chatty, and slightly wild best friend.

This is the plant that made me feel like a true plant wizard for the first time. Its sheer will to grow is just so rewarding!

My Pothos Takeover

I started with one small Golden Pothos that I bought on a whim. I put it on top of a bookshelf and kinda forgot about it.

A few months later, I noticed these gorgeous, variegated leaves had created a green waterfall down the side of the shelf. I was shocked! It had grown several feet without me even really trying. It’s no wonder they sometimes call it devil’s ivy; it grows like crazy and is nearly impossible to kill.

That one plant has since become maybe… five? Six? I’ve lost count. It’s the plant that keeps on giving, because it’s ridiculously easy to propagate and make more plant babies.

The Easiest Plant to ‘Read’

If you’re nervous about watering, the Pothos is your guy. It literally tells you when it’s thirsty.

When the leaves start to look a little soft and droopy, it’s asking for a drink. That’s it! I just let the top inch or two of soil dry out, and then I give it a good watering. There’s no complicated schedule to remember.

It’s also super chill about lighting. While it loves bright, indirect light to bring out the beautiful colors in its leaves, it will absolutely live its best life in lower light conditions too. It just might grow a little slower, that’s all. It is so forgiving.

Styling Your Space with Vines

This is where your inner creative soul gets to play. The Pothos is a trailing plant, so it’s perfect for adding that lush, bohemian flair to your home.

Put one in a hanging basket in the corner of a room and let its vines hang down. Drape them over a curtain rod or across the top of your kitchen cabinets for an instant touch of green. My favorite one is on my mantelpiece, its vines weaving between picture frames.

You can even get a small trellis and train it to climb up a wall for a simple DIY living wall effect. The possibilities for plant styling are honestly endless. It’s a fast-growing, forgiving, and beautiful vine that adds a playful energy to any room.

We’ve had the tall and mighty, and the wild and vining. But what if you need something that’s just effortlessly chic and modern, a plant that looks like a piece of art and asks for basically nothing in return?

Click the “Next” button, because the sleek and glossy ZZ Plant is coming up, and it’s the definition of low-maintenance sophistication.