Picture this: it's a gloomy, rainy afternoon and you're trying your best to find some serious motivation to get that report in. But everything is dull and you really just want to be in bed. Suddenly, you look over at your loyal desk buddy—there it is, all green and happy to be there with you.
Somehow, you start feeling a hint of motivation tugging at your mind. "I'm not alone", you think to yourself—and you're truly not! As long as you've got a plant at your workstation, study table, dining table, or any other such place, you'll always have a companion to be by your side through thick and thin!
So, if you've been considering adding mini indoor plants to your space, let this blog be your sign!✨
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• 10 Best Small Indoor Plants for Your Desks & Tables!
Give yourself the gift of picture-perfect companions in the form of mini indoor plants with these 10 small indoor plants for desktops and tables!
1. Dwarf ZZ
Shop the Dwarf ZZ Plant for Your Desk!
Looking for a loyal companion that's also as cute as a button? Then you've come to the right place!
The Dwarf ZZ is an excellent indoor plant with its unparalleled air-purifying abilities and stunning looks. The best part? It doesn't take up a lot of space indoors and demands practically no time or attention from you.
You can rest assured that if you're pulling an all-nighter, the mini ZZ will be right there with you!
2. Big Leaf Fittonia
Bring Home Your Own Big Leaf Fittonia
Another stunner here to be your forever companion is the absolutely gorgeous Big Leaf Fittonia! This beginner-friendly small house plant is an excellent addition to any space.
Why? Its textured foliage and intricately veined patterns make for timeless green accents, brightening up any space effortlessly.
With very little care, this plant will stick with you through every report you need to write up and every coffee cup you stack up during your all-nighters.
It listens and it doesn't judge! 🌱
3. Variegated Elongated Cactus
Shop the Variegated Elongated Cactus for Your Space!
The Elongated Cactus is an eye-catching sight in itself. But make it variegated and it's even more of a head-turner!
If you're looking for those picture-perfect small plants for office desks and tabletops, this plant is the one you want! Its thick, fleshy leaves are excellent lookers, making every space look 10x more beautiful.
The best part? The Elongated Cactus will never complain! You're pulling nights? It'll be right there with you! You're cribbing about your submission? It'll listen!
There's nothing this Cactus can't do🌵
4. Lucky Wheel Bamboo
Shop the Lucky Wheel Bamboo!
The Lucky Wheel Bamboo truly lives up to its reputation of being one of the luckiest plants ever. This designer Lucky Bamboo is an excellent, low-maintenance small house plant to add to any space.
With its ability to thrive in both water and soil, this plant is ideal for you if you're always too caught up with work or studies. It'll sit there, look pretty, and make every day a little better.
Simply feed it with a water-soluble fertilizer like Ugaoo's Lucky Bamboo Fertilizer once a month, and watch it thrive!
With good care and lots of love, the Lucky Wheel Bamboo will brighten up your life and bring you neverending luck! Now, who doesn't want that? 🍀
5. Echeveria Hybrid Plant
Shop Your Own Echeveria Hybrid!
Echeverias are the perfect small indoor plants for living rooms and tabletops, whether you're a fan of minimalist aesthetics or maximalist plants with a lot of personality. Basically, the Echeveria Hybrid can do it all!
As a succulent, this plant is super fuss-free, making it perfect for busy or even first-time gardeners.
Want to make a collection of succulents on your desk to cheer you up a bit more? Then pair your Echeveria with stunners like the Haworthia cymbiformis or the Christmas Cactus.
With just a little care, you'll have a green buddy that accompanies you through every high and low, and looks gorgeous doing it!💚
6. Golden Sedum
Shop the Golden Sedum for Your Tabletops!
As you can see, the Echeveria had a little bit of a dark, mysterious aura. So, we're switching aesthetics with the bright and super stunning Golden Sedum!
This stunner is a golden-green wonder with its spikey little leaves and wonderful trailing growth pattern. Sedum plants make for the most perfect mini indoor plants, looking tailor-made for tabletops and desks.
The best part? This stunner is also super low maintenance and non-distracting, so you can focus on your all-nighter without worrying about your plant's health!
Show it some love and you'll have a loyal coworker or gorgeous decor piece for a lifetime!🪴
7. Philodendron Brasil
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There are plants with a dark aesthetic and those with a golden, light aesthetic. And then there's the Philodendron Brasil—this stunner can do both!
The wonderfully variegated leaves of the Philodendron Brasil make it a timeless and effortless looker, ideal for every space imaginable.
Whether you're looking for a quiet companion to share your solitude or a vibrant wonder to brighten up those gloomy days, the Brasil can do it all!
Another plus? This plant, too, is super fuss-free and an ideal match for beginners and busy gardeners.
Yes, you're right, it's a match made in heaven for you!✨
8. Syngonium White Butterfly
Shop the White Butterfly Plant!
Looking for mini indoor plants that will leave heads turning? Then you're in the right place!
This stunning Syngonium White Butterfly is the poster child for the most picturesque small house plants and plants that will stick with you through thick and thin.
Feeling down? The White Butterfly will cheer you up! Feeling ecstatic? It'll hype you up even more!
Is there anything it can't do? Nope! This Syngonium plant does it all and looks absolutely gorgeous doing it all!🌟
9. Crassula Ovata
Add the Crassula Ovata to Your Space!
The Crassula ovata is honestly... beyond words.
These stunning succulents are excellent mini indoor plants that sit on tabletops and desks like they own the place! (they truly do own the place though)
From being super low-maintenance to being the perfect little harbinger of luck, this indoor plant does it all!
Sitting on some work through the night? You can rest assured that with the Crassula Ovata there, you won't have to go through it alone!
Maybe you just want the perfect small house plant to liven up your space? This one does that, too!💛
10. Peperomia Angulata
Buy Your Own Stunning Peperomia Angulata!
Want a plant more unique than most others that you've laid eyes on? Then the Peperomia Angulata is your best friend!
This absolutely wonderful semi-succulent is super easy to maintain and looks just stunning with its variegated, ovate leaves.
What makes it unique? Its wonderful 'flowers' that grow like upward-reaching tails, making the plant a collector's favorite.
If you want unique, the Angulata is the way to go!🌿
Whether you're looking for succulent-like mini indoor plants or small Snake plants to add to the charm of your space, there's something for every occasion! So, take your pick and adorn your space with plants that will become your loyal companions through every stage of your life—from work and breakups to studies and submissions!
