Best Bathroom Plants (Humidity Lovers)

Bathrooms are warmer and far more humid than the rest of the house, which is perfect for tropical plants that crave moisture in the air. Every plant below prefers high humidity, so the steam from your shower works in its favour rather than against it.

136 plants · Updated June 7, 2026

Alocasia Alocasia spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia 'Jacklyn' Alocasia 'Jacklyn' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia 'Regal Shield' Alocasia 'Regal Shield' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia 'Venom' Alocasia 'Venom' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 10–14 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia Black Velvet Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to pets Alocasia Dragon Scale Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale' Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia Frydek Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks (less in winter) ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia Polly Alocasia × amazonica 'Polly' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks (less in winter) ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Alocasia Zebrina Alocasia zebrina Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Aluminum Plant Pilea cadierei Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Anthurium Anthurium spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Anthurium Clarinervium Anthurium clarinervium Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Anthurium Crystallinum Anthurium crystallinum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Anthurium Pallidiflorum Anthurium pallidiflorum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 10–14 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Areca Palm Dypsis lutescens Medium · Bright indirect light · waters about weekly 🐾 Pet-safe Arrowhead Plant Syngonium podophyllum Easy · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Artillery Plant Pilea microphylla Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Autumn Fern Dryopteris erythrosora Medium · Medium light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Avocado Plant Persea americana Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to pets Baby Tears Soleirolia soleirolii Easy · Medium light · waters every 3–5 days 🐾 Pet-safe Banana Plant Musa acuminata Medium · Direct light · waters every 3–5 days 🐾 Pet-safe Begonia Begonia spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae Medium · Direct light · waters about weekly ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Bird's Nest Fern Asplenium nidus Easy · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Black Gold Philodendron Philodendron melanochrysum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Blue Star Fern Phlebodium aureum Easy · Low light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Bromeliad Bromeliaceae (family) Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Caladium Caladium bicolor Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Calathea Calathea spp. Hard · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Calathea Orbifolia Goeppertia orbifolia Hard · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Cape Primrose Streptocarpus spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Cat Palm Chamaedorea cataractarum Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Cattleya Orchids Cattleya spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Chenille Plant Acalypha hispida Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Chinese Banyan Ficus microcarpa Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Coffee Plant Coffea arabica Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Coleus Coleus scutellarioides Easy · Medium light · waters every 5–7 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Creeping Fig Ficus pumila Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Mildly toxic Crocodile Fern Microsorum musifolium Medium · Medium light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Croton Codiaeum variegatum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Ctenanthe Ctenanthe burle-marxii Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Dendrobium Orchid Dendrobium nobile Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days in growth, every 14–21 days in winter rest 🐾 Pet-safe Dracaena Song of India Dracaena reflexa 'Song of India' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Dumb Cane Dieffenbachia seguine Easy · Medium light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Easter Cactus Hatiora gaertneri Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Elephant Ear Colocasia esculenta Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Elkhorn Fern Platycerium bifurcatum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe False Aralia Plerandra elegantissima Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Ficus Audrey Ficus benghalensis Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Fishtail Palm Caryota mitis Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Flame Violet Episcia cupreata Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Flamingo Flower Anthurium andraeanum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–1.5 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Friendship Plant Pilea involucrata Easy · Medium light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Frosty Fern Selaginella kraussiana Hard · Low light · waters every 3–5 days 🐾 Pet-safe Furry Feather Calathea Goeppertia rufibarba Medium · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days ⚠️ Toxic to pets Giant Taro Alocasia odora Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Gloxinia Sinningia speciosa Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Heart Fern Hemionitis arifolia Medium · Low light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Hindu Rope Hoya Hoya carnosa 'Compacta' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 2–3 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Hoya Bella Hoya lanceolata bella Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Hoya Linearis Hoya linearis Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Hoya Obovata Hoya obovata Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Hoya Pubicalyx Hoya pubicalyx Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Impatiens Impatiens walleriana Easy · Low light · waters every 2–4 days 🐾 Pet-safe Jewel Orchid Ludisia discolor Medium · Low light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Kangaroo Paw Fern Microsorum diversifolium Easy · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Lemon Button Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia Easy · Medium light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Maidenhair Fern Adiantum raddianum Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 3–5 days 🐾 Pet-safe Majesty Palm Ravenea rivularis Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Mandevilla Mandevilla sanderi Medium · Direct light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Mildly toxic Marble Queen Pothos Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Ming Aralia Polyscias fruticosa Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Mildly toxic Mini Monstera Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Mistletoe Cactus Rhipsalis baccifera Easy · Medium light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Monstera Monstera spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera 'Aurea' Monstera deliciosa 'Aurea' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera 'Burle Marx Flame' Monstera 'Burle Marx Flame' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Adansonii Monstera adansonii Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Albo Monstera deliciosa 'Albo Variegata' Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Dubia Monstera dubia Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Esqueleto Monstera epipremnoides Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Mint Monstera deliciosa 'Mint' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Obliqua Monstera obliqua Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Peru Monstera karstenianum Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Siltepecana Monstera siltepecana Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Standleyana Monstera standleyana Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Monstera Thai Constellation Monstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Neon Pothos Epipremnum aureum 'Neon' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Nerve Plant Fittonia albivenis Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Oncidium Orchid Oncidium spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Orchid Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Painted Lady Philodendron Philodendron 'Painted Lady' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Peace Lily Spathiphyllum wallisii Easy · Low light · waters every 5–7 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Peacock Plant Goeppertia makoyana Medium · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Philodendron Philodendron spp. Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron 'Fire Ring' Philodendron 'Fire Ring' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Billietiae Philodendron billietiae Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Birkin Philodendron 'Birkin' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Black Cardinal Philodendron 'Black Cardinal' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Florida Ghost Philodendron 'Florida Ghost' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Gloriosum Philodendron gloriosum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Micans Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Pink Princess Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Selloum Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Spiritus-Sancti Philodendron spiritus-sancti Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Tortum Philodendron bipinnatifidum tortum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron Verrucosum Philodendron verrucosum Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron White Knight Philodendron 'White Knight' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Philodendron White Princess Philodendron erubescens 'White Princess' Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Pilea Pilea spp. Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Pinstripe Calathea Goeppertia ornata Medium · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Pitcher Plant Nepenthes spp. Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 3–5 days 🐾 Pet-safe Polka Dot Begonia Begonia maculata Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 5–7 days 🐾 Pet-safe Prayer Plant Maranta leuconeura Medium · Medium light · waters about weekly 🐾 Pet-safe Pygmy Date Palm Phoenix roebelenii Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Queen Anthurium Anthurium warocqueanum Hard · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Rabbit's Foot Fern Davallia fejeensis Medium · Medium light · waters every 1–2 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Raindrop Peperomia Peperomia polybotrya Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 2–3 weeks 🐾 Pet-safe Rattlesnake Plant Goeppertia insignis Medium · Medium light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Rex Begonia Begonia rex Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Ripple Peperomia Peperomia caperata Easy · Bright indirect light · waters every 10–14 days 🐾 Pet-safe Silver Sword Philodendron Philodendron hastatum Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Stromanthe Triostar Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 7–10 days 🐾 Pet-safe Sundew Drosera capensis Easy · Direct light · waters keep tray topped up 🐾 Pet-safe Syngonium Syngonium podophyllum Easy · Medium light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Ti Plant Cordyline fruticosa Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs Vanda Orchid Vanda spp. Hard · Direct light · waters every 3–5 days 🐾 Pet-safe Venus Flytrap Dionaea muscipula Hard · Direct light · waters every 2–4 days 🐾 Pet-safe Weeping Fig Ficus benjamina Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs White Bird of Paradise Strelitzia nicolai Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Mildly toxic White Wizard Philodendron Philodendron erubescens 'White Wizard' Medium · Bright indirect light · waters every 1–2 weeks ⚠️ Toxic to cats & dogs

What makes a good bathroom plant?

Two things: it should love humidity, and it should tolerate the light your bathroom actually gets. The plants here all prefer high humidity, which a bathroom supplies for free. Match the specific plant to your light — a windowless bathroom needs a low-light-tolerant pick plus, ideally, a grow light.

Do bathroom plants still need watering?

Yes. Humid air keeps leaves happy and reduces brown tips, but it does not water the roots. Check the soil as you would anywhere else and water when the top inch is dry — humidity just means you can usually water a little less often.

Frequently asked questions

Can plants live in a bathroom with no window?

Only with a grow light. Even humidity-loving plants need some light to survive — a windowless bathroom needs a few hours of artificial light a day, or you can rotate plants in from a brighter room.

Which plants love bathroom humidity the most?

Ferns, calatheas, and other tropical foliage thrive on it — the humidity prevents the brown, crispy tips they get in dry rooms. Every plant on this list prefers high humidity.

Will shower steam hurt my plants?

No — most tropical houseplants love it. The warm, moist air mimics their native rainforest understory. Just keep pots draining and the plant out of scalding direct spray.