Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra Elatior)

Consider bringing one of these plants into your kitchen. They’re all pretty easy to care for, which means you can’t really mess this up.


Add an unusual cast iron piece to your kitchen in the form of this hearty, hassle-free houseplant. Bright green and leafy, the cast iron plant can tolerate much more than your average houseplant, including extremely low light, extreme and fluctuating heat, and infrequent watering. No matter how bad you think you are at keeping things alive, you’d be hard-pressed to kill this evergreen. Put it in the corner of your kitchen, breakfast nook, or dining room.

Why it’s great for the kitchen: Its cute and fitting name isn’t the only reason to add this plant to your kitchen decor. You never know what climate your kitchen will be (one day, it’s sticky and humid from the simmering stovetop; another day, it’s dry and hot from the hours of the oven being on). No matter what happens in your kitchen, though, this plant will survive it.