Sep 3, 2024

9 plants that can live for over 80 years

Aakanksha Sharma

Indestructible plants

There are so many people who do not enter the gardening space in fear of losing their plants to decay or rot. But, what if there were some low-maintenance plants that could live for decades? Here we mention some of them.

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Monstera

Monstera is one of the most beautiful, and lush houseplants with glossy green leaves and slits in the leaves that look super aesthetic. When Monstera is grown in a semi-wild nature, it can easily grow for over 80 years.

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Pothos

Pothos is one of the most easy-to-grow houseplants, extremely low-maintenance, and can continue to grow for years, at times, even over 100 years!

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​Snake plant

Snake plant is another extremely low-maintenance plant that is easy to grow, propagate, and take care of. The tall leaves of the plants and the yellow-green pattern are a delight to look at, and they can easily live for over 80 years.

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​Jade

The Jade plant is one of the most beautiful, and easy to grow succulents that thrives both indoors and outdoors. Jade is also a plant that can grow well for over 80 years, and the fleshy leaves that are rpelaced with thin, glossy ones are a total beauty.

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​Spider plant

The beautiful arching leaves of the Spider plant look extremely aesthetic and especially so when it is grown in hanging pots. Spider plants are very low-maintenance and will live for over 80 years if taken care of.

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​Aloe vera

Aloe vera is another plant that grows ‘wild’ even with the most minimal maintenance. Aloe vera shoots can continue growing for over 80 years, sometimes even 100, and the only thing to take care of is regular pruning and healthy soil.

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​Chinese evergreen

Chinese evergreen is a compact houseplant with beautiful leaves that are usually a mix of green and red. It is very easy to care for, grows even in low light, and will continue to thrive for years and years.

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​Fiddle leaf fig

The Fiddle leaf fig is a trendy houseplant known for its large leaves and glossy colour. It is said that this plant can live for decades if maintained properly, and when grown straight in the ground (instead of pot), can grow tall enough to look like a tree.

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Rubber plant

The Rubber plant also has the ability to live for over 80 years with ease. The dark leaves and the patterns on them look absolutely aesthetic, and if fed with the right fertilisers, and pruned regularly, it will continue growing for a long time.

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