Do you love long, hot, steamy showers? Well, these plants do too! Here are the five best plants for a hot, humid bathroom:
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Dracaena
Dracaena ( Dracaena marginata) not only looks like a boss with its sword-like leaves and red edges, but its nickname “Dragon Tree” sounds pretty bad-ass too! Dracaena is the type of plant you keep in your bathroom when you need to kick ass and take names. Best part? When you get home and have to wash off all the sweat you worked up with a steamy shower, Dracaena will love that too. In fact if Dracaena does not get enough humidity, its ends will turn brown and curl (direct sun can also cause this). If this happens to your Dracaena while you are on vacation, no worries. Just mist it.
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Dracaena Stats:
- Light Preference: Filtered (through sheer curtain) indoor light/semi-shade spot.
- Temperature Preference: 65 – 78℉
- How often to water: Approx every 7-10 days. When soil feels dry
- How often to Fertilize: Low need; Feed them lightly annually
- Pet Friendliness: Toxic to cats and dogs
- Size: Approx 6 ft with pruning, spread of 3 to 10 feet
Peace Lily
The Peace Lily is perfect for a bathroom oasis. This is for the person who takes relaxing bubble baths so hot that the water steams. Turn your bathroom into a sanctuary. Not only does it love humidity, but it will also cleanse the air. NASA recently put it on the list of “Top Ten Household Air Cleaning Plants.” That is why it is one of the the five best plants for a hot, humid bathroom.
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Peace Lily Stats:
- Light Preference: Partial Shade to Low Light
- Temperature Preference: 68 to 85 degrees
- How often to water: Keep soil moist; will sag when needs water
- How often to Fertilize: Every 6 months
- Pet Friendliness: Toxic to cats and dogs
- Size: 24 inches to 50 inches
Grape Ivy
The Grape Ivy (Cissus rhombifolia) is also called the Oak-Leaf Ivy and Venezuelan Tree Vine. Grape Ivy loves humid, hot regions. So if you aren’t steaming up your bathroom frequently, make sure to mist the leaves. Even though this tropical plant is not really an Ivy, it is still a climber. So, it can create a dramatic effect along shelving or window trim.
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Grape Ivy Stats:
- Light Preference: Indirect Sunlight
- Temperature Preference: 65 to 80 degrees
- How often to water: Approx 7-10 days — allow enough time so soil dries out between watering
- How often to Fertilize: Every other month, except in the winter
- Pet Friendliness: Non-toxic
- Size: 18 inches with trailing vines up to 10 ft
Prayer Plant
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With a name like Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura ), this is another one to add to the list of plants meant for a relaxing hot bath. The strikingly beautiful leaves of the Prayer plant fold up at night (like praying hands), bringing some life and movement to your oasis. Best of all, they need humidity. So, the bathroom of someone who enjoys hot showers gives this guy the best chance of survival. That is why it is one of the the five best plants for a hot, humid bathroom.
Prayer Plant Stats:
- Light Preference: Bright, Indirect Sunlight
- Temperature Preference: 60 to 80 degrees
- How often to water: Enough so soil is moist but do not let it get soggy
- How often to Fertilize: Every two weeks
- Pet Friendliness: Non-toxic
- Size: 12 inches
Philodendron
Philodendrons (Philodendron Selloum) by nature LOVE humidity. In fact, a hot steamy shower is their medicine. So at the end of a long day when you hop into the shower to wash they day off, you can feel good knowing you are making your plant smile too. Philodendrons are also pretty low-key, so perfect for the lazier plant carers amongst us.
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Philodendron Stats:
- Light Preference: Bright, Indirect Sunlight
- Temperature Preference: 55 to 90 degrees
- How often to water: Allow first inch of soil to dry out between watering
- How often to Fertilize: Every 4-6 weeks
- Pet Friendliness: Toxic to dogs and cats
- Size: up to 8 feet
