The Hardy Houseplant That Suits a House With Owners Away Half the Year

A guide from Elle Decor turns to specialists on the snake plant, the upright, blade-leaved stalwart that shows up in so many Florida foyers and Hamptons sunrooms. The verdict is that the plant earns its reputation for resilience and asks very little of whoever is looking after it. For a seasonal household, where a residence may sit quiet between visits, that durability is precisely the quality worth having in a plant. It is, in short, a species built to be forgiving.

With reporting from Elle Decor.