Top 5 Houseplants That Survive Your Worst Month

For people who mean well, forget to water for three weeks and still want something green on the windowsill.

1. 1

   ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

   It stores water in its rhizomes, puts up with a dim corner and seems to grow better the more you ignore it.

2. 2

   Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata)

   Looks like architecture, needs water about once a month and is too stubborn to die.

3. 3

   Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

   It droops dramatically when it's thirsty, then perks up within an hour, the most forgiving guilt trip in botany.

4. 4

   Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)

   The Victorians kept it alive in gaslit, smoky parlors, so your north-facing apartment won't bother it.

5. 5

   Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

   Its swollen trunk is a built-in water tank, and the shaggy hair-flip leaves give a lazy shelf real personality.