Sustainable Alternative Faux Plants Can Make A Home Feel Cozy

Plants can help make any space feel more comfortable, cozy and homey. However, while many of us love the look of plants in our homes, they can be quite difficult to maintain and care for. Taking care of plants requires a lot of time and attention, and when you aren’t able to care for these plants, they can start to look a little less warm and cozy. Instead of dealing with the responsibility of caring for your indoor plants, there is a much better and more sustainable alternative—faux plants.

While some people are hesitant about faux plants, we have curated a list of great artificial plants that actually look like the real thing. We also love that many of these faux plants are made with recycled or natural materials that you can feel good about having in your home. If you are looking for the style of real plants, but the ease and convenient of artificial, we have items that will truly be the best of all worlds on this list.

Take a look at our top choices for recycled, artificial faux plants that you are sure to love.

Type of Artificial Plant | Faux Olive Tree
Benefits | Recycled, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Clay Pot
Color | Green
Price | $76

If you love the look of real succulents, but struggle to keep them alive, the consider these artificial succulent plants from Terrain. These artificial plants look just real, without all of the extra effort needed to keep them alive. This particular faux plant features a faux olive tree in a beautiful clay pot. These faux tree plants come in vibrant natural colors that will warm up your space and help bring a little color to your home.

All of these faux plants feature their own individual pots. You can use these olive trees individually around the home, or put them together in a centerpiece or display. We love that these neutral pots have a natural stone-like feel that will go with any existing décor. However, our favorite feature of these succulent pots is that they are eco-friendly and take little effort to maintain.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Fern Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Realistic Look
Color | Green
Price | $155

If you are looking for an artificial plant that looks just like the real thing, take a look at this Riverbend Home Artificial Potted Plant. While this plant is made with plastic, it looks just like the real thing and looks just like a real plant product. These faux ferns look just like the real thing, only they are much easier to take care of. Ferns are notoriously hard to take care of and maintain, but now you can get the look without the hassle.

We love that these 12-inch ferns are made out of durable plastic material and have a realistic look that you are sure to love. This plastic is also odor-less so you don’t have to worry about harsh artificial smell in your home. These plants don’t need any trimming, watering or care—just place them wherever you want in the home and enjoy the fresh look of real ferns all year long.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Tropical Fern Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Look, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor
Color | Green
Price | $68

There is so much to love about this artificial decorative plant from Chelsea Grove. This Artificial Monstera Deliciosa Decoration Plant looks just like the real thing, but requires way less work and attention. This decorative plant is filled with features that you are sure to love. These large tropical fern plants are extremely life-like and feature bold green colors and organic style. These fern plants are extremely realistic looking and completely maintenance-free.

These ferns are large, topping in at 43” tall. They also have an adjustable stem feature as well. We also love that these plants come with natural, decorative black pots that are ready for you to place them around the home. Every detail of these ferns, including the realistic molded trunks and leaves are completely realistic looking—in fact, it is likely that only you will know that these tropical ferns aren’t real!

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Type of Artificial Plant | Banana Leaf Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Style, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Natural Looking
Color | Green
Price | $66

Looking for a decorative plant that will bring a little joy to your home? Take a look at this Vickerman Artificial Paradise Durable Decoration Plant. If you love the look of tropical plants but don’t have the right environment to keep these plants alive, then this Vickerman plant is for you. This Vickerman plant is large in size and looks like a real Banana Leaf plant. In fact, this artificial potted plant comes in at over 5 feet tall and truly looks like the real thing. In fact, you will love the realistic attention to detail and the 10 full leaves that look absolutely realistic. 

These potted paradise plants come with a decorative black pot that is sure to match all of your existing décor. The plastic leaves used to make these plants are also new PE, odorless and durable materials that will make a long-lasting addition to your home. Plus, we love that you don’t have to water these plants regularly like you would with real banana plants, meaning you will save water inside your home.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Succulent Plants
Benefits | Eco-Friendly, Tropical Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor
Color | Green
Price | $32

If you are looking to add some beautiful, colorful succulents to your home, but don’t want to deal with the responsibility of keeping them alive, then take a look at these T&C Floral plants. These decorative succulents look just like the real thing, but you don’t need to worry about watering them at all! Plus, they will always look fresh and beautiful. This particular set features a six pack of individual, yet coordinating succulents that you will love having in your home. 

We love that these succulents don’t require any maintenance and that you don’t have to worry about over-watering or under-watering delicate succulent plants. We know everyone will be surprised that these plants aren’t the real-deal, but that isn’t our favorite feature either. These succulents are made out of eco-friendly materials and paper pulp, so you don’t have to worry about having any harsh chemicals or toxins inside your home.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Faux Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Tiny Natural Rocks, Clear Glass
Color | Green
Price | $116

Whether you are looking for a plant to gift yourself or gift for someone else, Creative Displays has you covered. This tabletop greenery plant is just as beautiful as the real thing, without the hassle. We love that this Creative Displays Plant will always look fresh and healthy. These faux plants come in clear glass containers filled with rocks that have a minimal, modern design and varied shapes that truly look real.

This particular set comes with three individual plants that you can place together in one centerpiece or separate and place throughout your home. No matter where you choose to place these plants, you will love that they require no mess, no watering and no pruning. Plus, you never have to worry about them browning either. Plus, the real river pebbles on the inside of these glass containers will give your plants, that beautiful, natural look most people crave.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Succulent Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Wooden Planter Box, Bold Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Tiny Natural Rocks
Color | Green
Price | See on Amazon

Having a beautiful, fresh centerpiece on your table everyday is a great way to help your house feel more like a home. However, this isn’t always the most practical or cost-effective way to decorate your everyday table. This Winlyn Artificial Arrangement Rectangular Centerpiece looks like the real thing and is truly beautiful to look at. This isn’t the only reason we put this Winlyn Faux Plant (See on Amazon) on our list either.

While normal succulent plants are notoriously delicate and hard to keep alive, these faux plants require no care or watering. However, they still look completely real. In fact, all of these plants have different tone variations and texture that mimic the look of real succulents. These plants are made from PVC which gives them a realistic, rubbery feel instead of that hard plastic look that other faux plants offer—so you can really get the look of authentic, natural plants inside your home.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Ficus Tree
Benefits | Recycled, Green Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Made in the USA, Real Wood Trunks
Color | Green
Price | $60

Looking to add some greenery to your home? Vickerman has you covered with their realistic looking faux greenery. This 4-foot tall artificial natural Ficus bush features dark green leaves, and a realistic look that mimics the real thing. We love that this tall Ficus bush comes in a decorative Rattan Basket. The attention to detail of this bush has it looking realistic, while the 950 individual leaves ensure that your plant always looks full and healthy.  

This isn’t the only thing that we love about this Vickerman tree either. This maintenance-free tree has a real wood trunk to it—which is something you won’t find in most artificial plants. However, one of the top reasons that we put this plant on our list is because it is made right here in the Untied States. The wood for the trunk is from the US, and the entire plant is actually hand assembled right here in the USA using only the best silk and plastic materials.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Dieffenbachia
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Look, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Decorative Pot
Color | Green
Price | $94

As the name suggests, these faux plants from Nearly Natural, almost look like the real thing. While your  guests won’t be able to tell the difference, you will know that these plants actually aren’t real, because they don’t require any care or attention. This Nearly Natural Dieffenbachia Decorative Plant will bring some cozy warmth to your home that you are sure to love.

We love that this plant requires no maintenance—just wipe clean with a soft dry cloth as needed and it will continue to look its best. In addition to using natural, textured materials to create this realistic looking plant, the brand also puts this faux plant in a decorative pot that is sure to make it pop. Whether you want to add this plant to your home or give it as a gift, you are sure to love the quality, natural look of this leafy indoor plant.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Eucalyptus Branches
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Tiny Natural Rocks
Color | Green Grey
Price | See on Amazon

If your home is in need of a fresh floral arrangement, but you aren’t ready to commit to real plants, then take a look at this Aisamco Artificial Eucalyptus Branch Arrangement (See on Amazon). These eucalyptus branches look just like the real thing, but you don’t have to worry about the care, smell or process of drying out the branches in order to get this maintenance-free look. These eucalyptus branches come with three individual stems that are full, healthy-looking and are designed with silver dollar leaves.

We love that the stems of these branches are waterproof and designed to be twisted into different shapes as-needed so you can make the perfect arrangement of flowers with these stems. Thanks to the taller design of these stems, they can also add height to your floral arrangements. These durable stems are made with iron on the middle as well so that they will stay upright when you arrange them. Whether you are looking to display them on their own or put them with other faux or real florals, there is plenty to love about these eucalyptus branches as part of your home décor.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Succulent Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Green Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Individual pots
Color | Green
Price | See on Amazon 

If you love the look of real eucalyptus, but don’t love all of the hassle, then take a look at this Greentime Artificial Eucalyptus Bathroom Set (See on Amazon). These safe and natural bathroom decorations will provide that perfect finishing touch to your bathroom that will help it stay warm, cozy and inviting. This faux plant set features three different plants, each made with high-quality plastic and designed with realistic texture and design to look like the real thing.

You can display these faux plants together or space them out individually throughout the home. There is a eucalyptus pot, a grass pot and a beautiful greenery one that will work together or individually. Plus, we love that they don’t need pruning, sunlight water and they never change in appearance—making plant ownership easier than ever.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Succulent Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Wooden Planter Box
Color | Green
Price | See on Amazon 

Looking for a beautiful centerpiece that you can have on your table each and every day, then take a look at this Supla Artificial Arrangement (See on Amazon). This Rectangular Centerpiece is the ideal shape and size for long dining room tables and has a realistic look that will have your friends assuming you are dealing with the real thing. This wooden planter box has ten individual faux succulents in it that look like the real thing.

We love that this decorative box gives these plants a rustic look, but is still durable enough to work outside as well. This particular artificial plant collection features a blend of colored, green, textured and even trailing succulents that give it dimension and look like the real thing. Use these arrangements for everything from your everyday décor to wedding centerpieces for a show-stopping look that requires minimal effort.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Artificial Potted Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Individual Pots
Color | Green
Price | See on Amazon

If you are looking for a new artificial plant to add to your home, then take a look at this CEWOR Artificial Plastic Bathroom Plant (See on Amazon). While this artificial plant was designed for display in your favorite bathroom, you can put it virtually anywhere in the home and enjoy the beautiful artificial plant look. This set features four individually-potted plants, that can be displayed together or separately.  

These planted pots are made out of high-quality pure plastic that is designed to be more realistic looking than most traditional faux plants. These high-quality PE plastic is also super easy to care for. The pots these plants are in are also made of grey paper pulp, which is strong and durable, but never brittle, and also a more natural options you can feel good about having in your home.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Faux Plants
Benefits | Soft Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, Set of Three
Color | Green
Price | See on Amazon 

If you love the look of eucalyptus but don’t love caring for it—then take a look at this GREEN CHIC Artificial Eucalyptus Plant (See on Amazon). This bathroom-friendly artificial plant can work virtually are in the home. There is a lot to love about this artificial eucalyptus plant. While most people love the look of real eucalyptus, it is notoriously difficult to care for. You don’t have to worry about that with this plant set. Plus, in addition to two different types of eucalyptus, this set features a faux Rosemary plant as well.

You can use these mini fake plants indoor or out and rest assured that they will be a durable and long-lasting addition in your home. We love that these plants are super compact in size and will easily fit inside bookshelves and nooks. Plus, these artificial plants are naturally hypoallergenic so you don’t have to worry about allergic reaction from pollen. However, our favorite feature is that this brand is dedicated to using only high-quality materials produced in an ethical manner.

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Type of Artificial Plant | Faux Eucalyptus Plants
Benefits | Recycled, Tropical Colors, Natural Look, Beautiful Décor, 24” Branches
Color | Red
Price | See on Amazon 

If you are looking for a new, beautiful centerpiece for your home that looks like real eucalyptus, but doesn’t require the same maintenance, then take a look at this faux flower set from Flycooler (See on Amazon). These fun red faux eucalyptus plants look just like the real thing and are perfect for adding a little color in the autumn. The stem of these plants is made with iron wire so you can easily twist them at put them n the perfect shape for display.

These stems will add heigh and dimension to any floral arrangement, or you can easily display them on their own. We also love that you can enjoy plants like this that are naturally hypoallergenic and great for those with allergies. Whether you are putting them in a bridal bouquet or on your table as a centerpiece, there is a lot to love about these Flycooler plants.

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Recycled Faux Plants That You Will Love Having In Your Home

There is nothing that will bring a little warmth and comfort to the home quite like some greenery and artificial faux plants. While so many people love the look and feel of real plants, they can be difficult to keep a live and require a lot of time and attention to help them stay healthy and look their best. If you are looking for the cozy comfort and look of real plants, without the commitment, then we have a number of great options for you on this list. Plus, most of these faux plants are recycled or made out of natural materials that you can feel good about having in your home.

Karen A Mulvey is a personal social blogger and mom with 14 years of experience in the every day world of motherhood and sustainable product research. Karen is on a mission to help everyday families select sustainable, non-toxic organic products, stop stressing about uncertainties on sustainable home goods and apparel, and start living the life they’ve always wanted.

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