# Anniversary gift: a houseplant. What kind should I get?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 11, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-gift-a-houseplant-what-kind-should-i-get/663268 "2013-07-11T23:28:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-gift-a-houseplant-what-kind-should-i-get/663268/1 "2013-07-11T23:28:32Z")

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Got an anniversary on the horizon, and it’s always hard to shop for the other half. However, I think I have a genius idea: a houseplant. We have two kids, 5 and 3, and very handsy. So it needs to be resilient, something away from the kids (maybe a hanging basket?), and easy to take care of. Low light in the living room as well. Anyone with a green thumb with suggestions?

Something cooler than a Pothos, though. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-gift-a-houseplant-what-kind-should-i-get/663268/2 "2013-07-12T03:29:40Z")

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Closed as a duplicate of this thread.

> **[Anniversary gift: a houseplant. What kind should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=696260)**
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> Got an anniversary on the horizon, and it’s always hard to shop for the other half. However, I think I have a genius idea: a houseplant. We have two kids, 5 and 3, and very handsy. So it needs to be resilient, something away from the kids, and easy...

Gukumatz,  
IMHO Mod