21 Best Plants for a Study Table that Boost Concentration and Productivity

Heartleaf Philodendron also called Sweetheart Plant is a climbing plant which bears magnificent glossy, dark-green, heart-shaped leaves and whose stems can grow to 6 ft.

Sweetheart Plant is an easy-care, spectacular plant which freshens the air by removal of trichloroethylene from indoor air.

Philodendron scandens grows best in medium to bright indirect light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils. Learn more on how to grow and care for Heartleaf Philodendron.

ZZ Plant also called Zanzibar Gem, Zuzu Plant, Aroid Palm or Emerald Palm is a highly tolerant plant with attractive glossy foliage which is perfect for a study table.

Zanzibar Gem grows to a height of 90 cm from a stout underground succulent rhizome and is a good indoor air cleaner which gets rid of benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene from indoor air.

Zamioculcas zamiifolia thrives in medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, fertile, free-draining soil. Read more on how to grow and care for ZZ Plant.

Chinese Evergreens are compact plants with colorful sword-shaped leaves on short stems that will add a splash of color in indoor spaces and are ideal for a study table.

Chinese Evergreens are popular, easy-care, air-cleaning plants that frshen the indoor air by getting rid of benzene and formaldehyde.

Aglaonema require medium to bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, well-drained soils. Learn more on how to grow and care for Chinese Evergreens.

Spider Plant also called Airplane Plant, Spider Ivy or Ribbon Plant bears beautiful, slender, arching leaves which grow from a central crown and can reach up to 1 ft long.

Airplane Plant is an excellent air-cleaning plant which removes benzene, formaldehyde, xylene and toulene from indoor air.

Chlorophytum comosum thrives in medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Spider Plant.

Pothos also called Devil's Ivy, Devil's Vine or Money Plant are popular trailing plants with colorful, heart-shaped leaves and are easy to grow even for a beginner.

Money Plants are good indoor air cleaners which get rid of xylene, toulene, benzene, formaldehyde and ammonia from indoor air.

Scindapsus aureus grow best in medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, moderately warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Pothos.

English Ivy also called Common Ivy or European Ivy is a trailing plant with lobed leaves whose colors vary from simple green to complex mixtures of white, cream, grey and yellow.

The Common Ivy is a good indoor air cleaner which gets rid of benzene, formaldehyde, xylene, toulene and trichloroethylene from indoor air.

Hedera helix thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils. Read on how to grow and care for English Ivy.

Nerve plants also called Net Plant, Lace leaf or Snakeskin are low growing plants with a minimal outward spread, easily recognisable from their network of white, pink or red veins.

Popular Fittonia varieties include Fittonia argyronuera, Fittonia argyronuera nana (Dwarf Snakeskin Plant), Fittonia vershaffeltii (Painted Net Leaf) among other varieties.

Fittonia require medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil to thrive. Read more on how to grow and care for Nerve Plants.

Aluminium Plant or Watermelon Pilea is an evergreen, compact plant which bears attractive, dark-green oval leaves, each bearing raised silvery patches.

Watermelon Pilea is a low growing plant which grows to a height of about 1 ft only and 18 in. wide which makes it perfect for a study table.

Pilea cadierei thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Aluminium Plant.

Parlour Palm is a slow-growing plant which bears beautiful, dense, deep-green, feathery foliage on arching branches with a minimal outward growth which makes it perfect for a study table.

The Parlour Palm is also a good indoor air freshener which gets rid of xylene, toulene, benzene, formaldehyde, trichloethylene and ammonia from the indoor air.

Chamaedorea elegans grows best in medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Parlour Palm.

Snake Plants also called Mother-in-law's Tongue, Devil's Tongue, Jinn's Tongue, Bow String Hemp and Snake Tongue bear charming, architectural, long, narrow, succulent leaves.

The Mother-in-law's Tongue Plants are hardy plants with reknowned air cleaning properties and get rid of formaldehyde, benzene, xylene, toulene and trichloroethylene from indoor air.

Sanseviera thrive in bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, loose, fertile, free-draining soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Snake Plants.

Peace Lily also called White Sails or Spathe Flower is a popular plant with dark-green, glossy leaves and white blooms will add cheer in any space.

Spathe Flower freshens the air by increasing oxygen concentration and gets rid of xylene, toulene, benzene, formaldehyde and ammonia from indoor air.

Spathiphyllum wallisii requires bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth, moderately humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Peace Lily.

Chinese Money Plant also called Missionary Plant, Pancake Plant or UFO Plant is a low growing plant with eye-catching, round, dark green leaves that are held on long petioles.

The Missionary Plant is an erect, succulent, evergreen perennial growing to a height of about 1 ft only making it perfect for a study table.

Pilea peperomioides thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and moderately humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Chinese Money Plant.

Asparagus fern also called Asparagus Grass or Lace Fern bears beautiful, feathery, needle-like branches can gracefully droop downwards.

Asparagus Grass adapts well to a wide variations in light, heat and frequency of watering and does not demand a humid atmosphere like true ferns.

Asparagus plumosus grows best in medium to bright, indirect light, cool to average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soils. Read more on how to grow and care for Asparagus Fern.

Cast Iron Plant is a compact plant with glossy, dark-green, upright leaves and easily adapts to varying indoor growing conditions and can withstand some level of neglect.

The Cast Iron Plant grows to a height of about 1.5 ft to 2.5 ft where the leaves, about 12-20 in. long are grouped in small tufts of 2-4 leaves.

Aspidistra elatior thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Cast Iron Plant.

Emerald Ripple Peperomia is a compact, perennial, plant which bears small, eye-catching, heart-shaped, deeply ridged leaves.

Emerald Ripple Peperomia is a slow-growing plant with a minimal spread which grows to a maximum height of about 1 ft making it ideal for a study table.

Peperomia caperata requires medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, warm, humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, free-draining soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Emerald Ripple Peperomia.

Peacock Echeveria or Mexican Peacock Echeveria is a charming plant which forms a rosette of short, beautiful and tightly packed leaves on a short stem.

The leaves in Peacock Echeveria are covered with a white to bluish bloom and they have reddish margins making them a sight to behold.

Echeveria desmetiana thrives in bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Peacock Echeveria.

Satin Pothos also called Silver Pothos, Silver Vine or Silver Philodendron are evergreen, trailing plants which bear pleasant, matte, green leaves covered in silver blotches with a satin sheen.

Silver Pothos are low maintenance and generally pest resistant plants which if kept away from draughts, direct sunlight and with moderate watering, they will thrive.

Scindapsus pictus grow best in medium to bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, moderately warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Satin Pothos.

Aloes are compact plants with a stemless rosette of fleshy leaves and tubular, frequently yellow, orange, pink or red flowers borne on a pendant at the apex of simple or branched leafless stems.

The most popular species of Aloe Plants is Aloe barbadensis, the Aloe vera or "true aloe". Others include Aloe aristata (Lace Aloe), Aloe variegata (Partridge-breasted Aloe), Aloe jucunda, Aloe humilis (Hedgehog Aloe) and Aloe mitriformis.

Aloe Plants thrive in bright light with some direct sunlight, average warmth away from drafts and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Aloes.

Haworthia Plants magnificent plants with firm, tough, fleshy leaves, usually dark-green in color while others have softer leaves with translucent panels through which sunlight can reach internal photosynthetic tissues.

The rosette of leaves in Haworthia Plants is 1.2 in. to 12 in. wide. When sun- or water-stressed leaves change to reds and purple. If deprived of nitrogen the leaves become paler.

Haworthia grow best in bright light with some direct sunlight, average to above average warmth and slightly moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Haworthia Plants.

String of Pearls Plant or String of Beads Plant is a charming plant which bears pendant thread-like stems on which spherical green leaves grow and it resembles a neck-lace of beads or pearls.

The fleshy leaves and stems store water, which allows the String of Beads Plant to go for a considerably long period without being watered making it perfect for a beginner.

Senecio rowleyanus thrives in bright light with some direct sunlight, moderate warmth and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for String of Pearls Plant.

Arrowhead Plant also called Goosefoot Vine, Arrowhead Vine, African Evergreen, Arrowhead Philodendron, American Evergreen or Nephthytis bears interesting leaves which dramatically change in shape as the plant ages.

Goosefoot Vine young leaves are arrow-shaped and borne on erect stalks, the variegation is boldest and brightest at this stage. With age the stems acquire a climbing habit and require support while the leaves become lobed.

Syngonium podophyllum requires bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil. Read more on how to grow and care for Arrowhead Plant.

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