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It’s always nice to have a few houseplants in your home - providing some greenery and helping to keep the air clean (although the impact they have is regularly overstated).
There’s even some evidence that they are good for your mental health and can even reduce your energy bills.
Unfortunately many of us are a bit rubbish at taking care of our indoor greenery, with the time it takes between an impulse supermarket purchase and the plant’s inevitable death best measured in days rather than weeks.
Luckily, there are a few plants that can survive - even thrive - when they are neglected by their owners.
Here are 13 of the hardiest.
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13. Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
A slow-growing succulent with thick, fleshy leaves that store water, the jade plant can pretty much water itself for a few weeks. It prefers bright light but it's not essential to its survival. It's also known as the money plant, being a symbol of prosperity in its native South Africa. | Canva/Getty Images