The 10 Best Office Plants

It’s important to have a great area to work, no matter where you are working from. It’s a known fact that a potted plant at your desk can help make your work environment much more pleasant. In fact, the best office plants may even help to improve air quality.

We’ve put together this list of the best office plants that will help improve your work environment, are low maintenance, and may even help the air quality in your cubicle or home office.

Why Plants are Great in an Office

No matter what type of office you work in, whether it is a big office with lots of other people or a home office just by yourself, plants are great to have around.  The right plants may help with air quality and make your work environment more pleasant.

Not only may they help to remove toxins from the air, but plants are known mood boosters, which is especially useful in the middle of a stressful work day.  So they can help to purify the air, increase oxygen levels, and make the space feel more natural and pleasant.

10 of the Best Plants to Keep on an Office Desk

Now you can add almost any plant to a desk and it will do a great job.  But there are some candidates that stand out a little more because they help with that air quality as well as looking smart.  Some are also very easy to keep and need minimal maintenance to thrive.

Aloe Vera

This great indoor plant is great for guys and gals! Aloe vera has a very nice look to it with its long, spiky leaves.  It looks great as decoration but also does great things for the air quality in your office or home.

Aloe Vera likes bright light so you can place them pretty close to your desk or computer.  They help with great air quality and also have the added benefit of being a great first aid plant for when you get cuts or burns!

Bamboo Palm

This is another great looking indoor plant that does a great job at improving your office’s air quality in no time at all.

They say the bamboo palm is one of the easiest plants for office desks to grow and maintain. Personally, I’ve never been able to keep one alive. However, if you have the right conditions, they need a lot of sunlight and humidity, they can be a beautiful addition.

Peace Lily

Peace Lilies are great indoor houseplants that are great for removing toxins from the air as well as increasing oxygen levels. They also look very good on your office or home desk because of their great, big leaves.

These plants are great at removing toxins like formaldehyde and benzene from the air.  They also look striking in your office or home with an upright growth habit that looks great on a desk! Peace lilies can be dramatic when they need watered, however.

Ponytail Palm

Another great looking indoor plant for guys and gals is the Ponytail palm. It has many great benefits and great looking leaves, being a little larger than some of the plants.

One of the great things about this plant is that it can help to remove xylene from your office.  It also does a great job at removing formaldehyde too so is another great indoor houseplant for helping with air quality in your home or office space.

Lucky Bamboo

This is another great plant that requires almost no maintenance at all to look great in your office or home desk space. Lucky bamboo does great things for improving great air quality so it makes great sense to have it on your desk!

These plants can be grown in water, so there’s no soil to worry about.  It also makes great air quality by removing formaldehyde, xylene and benzene from the atmosphere of your office space too.

Spider Plant

This great indoor plant does great things for your office or home desk space because of its great air quality benefits.  Spider plants are great at removing xylene and formaldehyde from the atmosphere as well as benzene so they make a great addition to any office or home!

Spider plants can also survive in low light conditions, which is perfect for those who like to work in darker rooms. As long as you have a glimmer of natural light somewhere in your office, however, these plants are great for people who like to keep their office or home on the dimmer side.

Cactus

Cacti are great indoor plants that require little to no maintenance and remove great air pollutants from the atmosphere.  If you have a cactus in your home or office, it is also great for stealing away nasty toxins like benzene!

They look great, don’t need much water which makes them very easy to grow, too. They are the ultimate houseplants for someone on the go.

Pothos

Pothos are great indoor plants that do great work in removing great air pollutants like formaldehyde and xylene.  These plants also look very nice so they make great looking houseplants for the office or home!

They can be grown both indoors as well as outdoors which is an added bonus if you live somewhere warmer than other locations around the country.

English Ivy 

English Ivy is great for growing in your office or home because it does great work at removing formaldehyde and benzene.  It also looks great with its small leaves that look great on the desk space!

These plants are slow growers, but do well if you provide them with enough water to keep their lush green color alive for as long as possible.

Snake Plant

Snake plants are great indoor houseplants because they remove great air pollutants from the atmosphere.  They also do a great job at removing formaldehyde and xylene, great for those who work around these chemicals on a daily basis!

They also require very little care to look their best so it’s easy to keep them alive without much worry, too.

Great Plants for an Office Space

These 10 houseplants are great examples of plants that work best in any office. They look really smart and may even remove some of the most common pollutants and toxins from the air. 

Pick one that will work well for the space and conditions you have for the best kind of office decor. The green, living, growing kind that has huge practical benefits!