Pick a favourite and see what it says about you
A benefit of having spent more time at home than you would have liked this year is, well, the chance to have spent more time at home. It’s been an opportunity to fashion your living space into something perfect. Maybe you found yourself tablescaping for the first time in your life – or even mantelscaping if you’re lucky enough to live in a period property with a fireplace. One thing you may also have realised is that a home resplendent in (living) houseplants is bound to be a happy one.
Find out what your favourite says about you – and where to buy it online – below.
IMAGE | CANOPY PLANTS
BEGONIA MACULATA, £22 AT CANOPY PLANTS
When you walk into a room – or when people walk into your room – everyone notices you. That said, you like to have it both ways when it comes to attention: you’re as happy on the sidelines as you are in the spotlight.
IMAGE | PRIMROSE
DRACAENA SANDERIANA, £9.99 AT PRIMROSE
Your positivity is contagious – even NASA cites you as one of the best at ‘purifying the air’. It’s no wonder your alias is ‘lucky bamboo’.
IMAGE | HOUSE OF PLANTS
AGLAONEMA CUTLAS, £17.50 AT HOUSE OF PLANTS
You are respected for being both tough and low maintenance, but – perhaps unsurprisingly – have little interest in animals or children.
IMAGE | SHUTTERSTOCK
ALOE VERA, £8.95 AT THE NUNHEAD GARDENER
In spite of your hardy appearance, you’re very into skincare. You also know all the words to ‘WAP’, but that’s another matter.
IMAGE | PATCH PLANTS
You’re not a heavy drinker, but you are partial to a sundrenched girls’ (or lads’) holiday – ideally to the east coast of Australia, where you’re originally from.
IMAGE | HORTOLOGY
PHOENIX CANARIENSIS, £24.99 AT HORTOLOGY
You can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, but that doesn't help much with your mood: you're quite spiky. And yet still a legend.
IMAGE | BEARDS & DAISIES
FICUS GINSENG, £15.99 AT BEARDS & DAISIES
You possess an external cuteness that belies your alleged ‘healing properties’. By this, we mean that you’re great at conducting counselling sessions for your friends. Wisdom is something you have in spades.
IMAGE | CROCUS
MONSTERA DELICIOSA, £19.99 AT CROCUS
You refuse to leave people’s houses long after the merrymaking has ended. Some people think you’re cool; others, basic. But, as implied, you aren’t going anywhere.
IMAGE | THOMPSON & MORGAN
Anthurium Aqua in Sierglass, £29.99 AT THOMPSON & MORGAN
You’re fine with being vulnerable, so you bare your soul for all to see. Others may be too distracted by your beauty to take the time to truly understand you, though.
IMAGE | POINTLESS PLANTS
CHLOROPHYTUM, £12.99 AT POINTLESS PLANTS
You are very focussed on your ‘growth’, though sometimes you have no idea what direction you’re actually growing in – never mind what direction you’d like to be growing in. But who cares when you’re this fun?