Fake plants

[isabel]

Anyone have recommendations for brands or specific plants (links welcome) that look realistic? I want a couple of plants for my office at work, but I’m not willing to deal with real ones there.

[janegold]

Costco carries some very good ones. I have an olive tree and orchid that both look extremely realistic. Other than that, I like to scour HomeGoods type places - it's a mixed bag there, but I've found a few really good ones, and I'm really picky.

In my office, though, I have a live plant - it's a ZZ plant and they are ideal for black thumbs like me. Mine is probably 7 or 8 years old and thriving, despite my constant neglect.

[Deleted]

What size are you looking for? I found some cute, fake plants for my kitchen and bathroom counters at Home Goods.

For something bigger, a friend of mine got these fake palms from Amazon (they come as a set of 2) and has them on her deck. They look really nice, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet.

www.amazon.com/Fopamtri-Artificial-Decoration-Lutescens-Housewarming/dp/B07T297VNV/ref=sr_1_5?crid=272G0CQNM7IBZ&keywords=ferrgoal+artificial+areca+palm+plants&qid=1656439736&sprefix=ferrgoal+artificial+areca%2Caps%2C52&sr=8-5

[Roc A Bee]

I have a mix of real and fake at home. I think the fake ones are from Target. I always look for a pot that looks substantial or put the plant in a bigger pot for it to look more life like. I feel like the small pots give them away.

[gummybear]

Do you have an IKEA near you? My fake plants are from there. They are adequate and affordable.

[ssmjlm]

I have a mix of ikea and homegoods.

I also have a couple of christmas cactus that are real (at home) and despite extreme neglect, they are doing well.

[isabel]

Thanks, I’ll check these out. Maybe I could get away with a live ZZ or snake plant. My office has no windows, but I can put it on the windowsill in the main area over the weekend so it get some consistent light. I just wasn’t sure if I wanted to deal with that. Watering wouldn’t be a big deal since they don’t need frequent watering.

I’ll see if Homegoods or Ikea have anything I like too.

[nicolewi]

Fake succulents look realistic and very cute.

[Deleted]

If you have a Michael's nearby, I would suggest looking there as well.

[foundmylazybum]

West elm

[fivechickens]

I got mine from Amazon.

Fake plants are ridiculously pricey.

[ohgillian]

I got this in small and medium:

www.target.com/p/small-rubber-leaf-wood-pot-threshold-8482/-/A-83694590

[dexteroni]

Target has some realistic looking smaller plants right now. I bought both of these last week. Some others were less realistic so I’d go look in person.

www.target.com/p/faux-mini-hoya-heart-potted-plant-hearth-38-hand-8482-with-magnolia/-/A-83031050

www.target.com/p/10-34-x-10-34-artificial-eucalyptus-arrangement-threshold-8482/-/A-80371821

[minzy]

One of my work friends has a mini rock garden of air plants in her office, maybe that’s an option. I had never heard of such a thing before, but they take a little water (and then you dry them out). I guess they can go for awhile between watering.

I am thinking about bringing some pothos into the office. I kept one alive for years with no exposure to natural light in my old office.

[isabel]

Jun 28, 2022 21:21:20 GMT -5 minzy said:

One of my work friends has a mini rock garden of air plants in her office, maybe that’s an option. I had never heard of such a thing before, but they take a little water (and then you dry them out). I guess they can go for awhile between watering.

I am thinking about bringing some pothos into the office. I kept one alive for years with no exposure to natural light in my old office.

I do think pothos would be ok. I have two in my living room that are thriving. The only window is from a sliding glass door and there's a covered porch outside of it, so my living room gets almost no natural light. I think I'm going to propogate some pothos and put them between the cubes right outside my office (my coworkers are in favor of this).

[arielroux]

I have a few fake accent trees from Artiplanto that I’ve stuck in random corners of rooms when I can’t think of what else to put there. They’re not the cheapest (though they do have good sales), but the quality is really good and they come packaged really well so that they’re not all jacked up when you unbox them. They also ship really quickly.

[isabel]

Jun 28, 2022 21:49:47 GMT -5 arielroux said:

I have a few fake accent trees from Artiplanto that I’ve stuck in random corners of rooms when I can’t think of what else to put there. They’re not the cheapest (though they do have good sales), but the quality is really good and they come packaged really well so that they’re not all jacked up when you unbox them. They also ship really quickly.

I'm really impressed with these. Very interested to see what they look like in person. They're really not that crazy compared to everything else (and they're having a sale right now).

[arielroux]

I think they look really good. If I remember, I’ll take some pics of the ones I have and post them for you so you can see a non-staged pic. Although, now that I’m thinking about it, I think I’m missing one of my trees from when we moved last summer. How am I just realizing this now?!

[georgeglass]

My office just ordered some from Petals.com

[arielroux]

[mention]isabel [/mention]These are the three plants I have from Artiplanto. Hopefully these pics work and are not huge. The little spiky guy needs a different pot. Also, please ignore the scuff marks on the walls…we still haven’t painted from when we moved in last summer.

And FI tells me I’m crazy and that we did not have another tree lost in the move. Apparently I totally made that up!

[tiki]

This artificial jade was my cubicle companion pre-pandemic. It always looks amazing and very real. I had to leave notes asking people not to water it when I was away.
www.crateandbarrel.com/potted-artificial-jade-plant/s659737