Bathroom plants: 25 houseplants that love humidity
A bathroom with a window is a little paradise for plants that love humid air: the steam from the shower reminds them of the tropical forest. Ferns, calatheas and fine-leaved plants keep their leaves green there, without brown tips.
Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum6 dBrightMediumAlso called flamingo flower
Sprenger's asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus6 dBrightEasyAlso called asparagus densiflorus
Asparagus fern
Asparagus setaceus5 dBrightMediumAlso called asparagus setaceus
Rattlesnake plant
Goeppertia insignis5 dShadeMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called calathea lancifolia
Calathea medallion
Goeppertia roseopicta5 dShadeMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called calathea roseopicta
Peacock plant
Goeppertia makoyana5 dShadeMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called calathea makoyana
Staghorn fern
Platycerium bifurcatum7 dBrightMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called platycerium
Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe burle-marxii5 dShadeMediumAlso called fishbone prayer plant
Creeping fig
Ficus pumila4 dBrightMediumAlso called ficus pumila
Air plant
Tillandsia7 dBrightEasyAlso called tillandsia
Nerve plant
Fittonia albivenis4 dShadeMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called fittonia
Peace lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii5 dShadeEasyAlso called spathiphyllum
Blue star fern
Phlebodium aureum6 dBrightEasyAlso called phlebodium
Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata3 dBrightMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called nephrolepis
Bird's nest fern
Asplenium nidus5 dShadeEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called asplenium
Guzmania
Guzmania lingulata7 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called bromeliad
Baby's tears
Soleirolia soleirolii3 dBrightMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called soleirolia
Polka dot plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya4 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called hypoestes
English ivy
Hedera helix5 dBrightMediumAlso called ivy
Prayer plant
Maranta leuconeura4 dShadeMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called maranta
Areca palm
Dypsis lutescens5 dBrightMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called areca
Parlour palm
Chamaedorea elegans7 dShadeEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called chamaedorea
Majesty palm
Ravenea rivularis4 dBrightMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called ravenea
Aluminium plant
Pilea cadierei5 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called pilea cadierei
Cretan brake fern
Pteris cretica4 dShadeMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called pterisOur tips
The condition is light: a bathroom without a window doesn't suit any plant in the long run. With a small window, choose the ones on this list that cope with partial shade.
Humidity doesn't replace watering: check the soil as you would anywhere else. And avoid succulents and cacti, which hate humid air.