Lots of the plants I like to recommend are plants that are low maintenance.

Why? 

I want people to enjoy their plants and really watch them grow. The last thing I want is for someone to pick up a plant, watch it die, and then throw it out. Plants are truly beautiful to look at and are sometimes therapeutic to take care of. The life cycle of a plant is truly soothing, I recommend everyone try it out.

So then why recommend high maintenance plants? Well that’s because these plants are SO beautiful to look at. They are truly some of the most beautiful plants to look at and take care of. However, they come with a huge responsibility. Some of these plants, you may not even be able to buy because they might just not exist in the climate you live in.

Venus Fly Trap

Venus Fly Traps are very particular about the environment they are growing in. Especially as a beginner gardener, Venus Fly Trap has lots of prerequisites especially with the soil they need to thrive and the kind of water as well. In addition, Venus Fly Traps are carnivorous and feed on insects. Because of this, you need to be careful with what you feed them. 

So not only do you have to water this plant very specifically, pick the right soil, put them in the right temperature and sunlight, but they also must be FED like an animal. Except what you’ll be feeding them is bugs and insects. 

Definitely a plant to stay away from even if you’re an intermediate grower. 

African Violet

This purple plant is rewarding to watch grow, but also it is one of the hardest plants to grow. 

It is extremely challenging since their water specifications are unique, any drop or rise in temperature can stunt growth or even kill them, sensitive to any sort of intensive light, and picking the right soil is damn near impossible.

Just all these factors alone make the African Violet a plant to steer away from if you are a beginner. 

Bonsai

One of the most beautiful plants. The possibilities are endless with this tree, but only if you are experienced with the bonsai. 

Being unique to Japan and not very common in the US, it may be in your best interest to not grow one as a beginner. Bonsai trees require a lot of attention to detail, especially to the soil, temperature, and water. Literally everything that is a necessity to grow plants is extremely tedious and unique to the plants.

Although extremely rewarding when done right, getting it done right is actually one of the hardest things about the bonsai tree.