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These "Unkillable" Plants Really Will Survive Your Constant Neglect

10.02.12

Let's get the dead plants out of the way. Contrary to popular belief, Mother-In-Law's Tongue (also known as Snake Plant), isn't all that hardy—or, at least, it was unable to survive extreme neglect. I found myself removing the stiff, dried-out leaves until there was nothing left.

Of the plants that died, however, Mother-In-Law's Tongue was the last to hang on for dear life. The Peace Lily went first and the Lucky Bamboo dried out pretty quickly too (perhaps because it lived in a small vase of water).

You might have better luck with these plants, though.

Some plants are actually thriving despite being under my (lack of) care:

Air Plants : Air plants or epiphytes don't need soil to live on—they grow on other plants or objects and take their nutrients from the air. Pretty cool, right? I bought three of these 2-inch plants on Etsy for about $3 a piece and put them in magnetic tins so I could hang these mini terrariums on a metal board above my monitors. You're supposed to mist these guys every now and then; although I haven't in the last two months, they don't look to be suffering.

Source: Lifehacker