Best Bathroom Plants for Every Light
What native-climate records add to a bathroom shortlist A steamy bathroom is not automatically bright, and humidity alone does not make every plant a match. These records compare four moisture-loving candidates without turning outdoor climate into an indoor watering schedule. The ranges below are the middle 50% (p25–p75), not recommended indoor setpoints. Reference taxon POWO native range Annual mean temperature Annual precipitation Relative humidity Solar radiation Evidence Spathiphyllum wallisii (peace lily) Colombia to Venezuela 18.8–20.7°C 2102–3281 mm/yr 67–68% 16.7–18.3 MJ/m²/day 10 climate points; low confidence Goeppertia orbifolia (calathea orbifolia) eastern Brazil 22.8–24.6°C 1370–1870 mm/yr 66–69% 17.2–18.2 MJ/m²/day 12 climate points; low confidence Maranta leuconeura (prayer plant) central and eastern Brazil 20.9–23.1°C 1332–1606 mm/yr 60–65% 16.9–18.1 MJ/m²/day 30 climate points / 154 usable records; medium confidence Epipremnum aureum (golden pothos) Mo’orea in the Society Islands 25.7–25.9°C 2451–2644 mm/yr 63–64% 20.0–20.1 MJ/m²/day 6 climate points; low confidence What this changes in this guide: Choose by light first, then use the climate ranges to understand why stale wet soil and low light remain risky even for plants associated with humid habitats. ...