Which houseplants rarely need repotting?

Houseplants you rarely repot

Amaryllis, Aspidistra, Bird's nest fern, Bunny ears cactus, Burro's tail, Calathea, China doll, Christmas Cactus, Clivia, Creeping fig, Crown of thorns, Dracaena, Easter cactus, Echeveria, Fittonia, Gasteria, Grape ivy, Haworthia, Hoya, Jade Plant, Kalanchoe, Lithops, Lucky bamboo, Madagascar Jasmine, Mammillaria, Ming aralia, Mini monstera, Mistletoe cactus, Peperomia, Ponytail palm, Sago palm, Satin pothos, Snake Plant, Staghorn fern, String of hearts, Stromanthe and Yucca: their cards repot them only about every 36 months, once in three years.

Care at a glance

Plant	Light	Water in growth	Water in winter rest	Winter minimum	Repotting
Amaryllis	Full sun	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
Aspidistra	Shade	every 10 days	every 20 days	5 °C	every 36 months
Bird's nest fern	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 12 days	—	every 36 months
Bunny ears cactus	Full sun	every 14 days	every 30 days	10 °C	every 36 months
Burro's tail	Full sun	every 14 days	every 30 days	—	every 36 months
Calathea	Partial shade	every 5 days	every 10 days	16 °C	every 36 months
China doll	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
Christmas Cactus	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	12 °C	every 36 months
Clivia	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	—	every 48 months
Creeping fig	Partial shade	every 5 days	every 12 days	—	every 36 months
Crown of thorns	Full sun	every 14 days	every 45 days	—	every 36 months
Dracaena	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	16 °C	every 36 months
Easter cactus	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 21 days	—	every 36 months
Echeveria	Full sun	every 14 days	every 28 days	—	every 36 months
Fittonia	Partial shade	every 4 days	every 8 days	—	every 36 months
Gasteria	Partial shade	every 14 days	every 45 days	—	every 36 months
Grape ivy	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
Haworthia	Partial shade	every 14 days	every 30 days	—	every 36 months
Hoya	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	10 °C	every 36 months
Jade Plant	Full sun	every 14 days	every 28 days	—	every 36 months
Kalanchoe	Partial shade	every 14 days	every 21 days	—	every 36 months
Lithops	Full sun	every 21 days	—	—	every 60 months
Lucky bamboo	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 7 days	—	every 36 months
Madagascar Jasmine	Full sun	every 4 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
Mammillaria	Full sun	every 14 days	every 30 days	7 °C	every 36 months
Ming aralia	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 12 days	—	every 36 months
Mini monstera	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
Mistletoe cactus	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
Peperomia	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	—	every 36 months
Ponytail palm	Full sun	every 14 days	every 30 days	—	every 48 months
Sago palm	Partial shade	every 10 days	every 21 days	—	every 36 months
Satin pothos	Partial shade	every 8 days	every 18 days	—	every 36 months
Snake Plant	Partial shade	every 21 days	every 30 days	10 °C	every 36 months
Staghorn fern	Partial shade	every 7 days	every 14 days	—	every 36 months
String of hearts	Partial shade	every 14 days	every 30 days	—	every 36 months
Stromanthe	Partial shade	every 5 days	every 8 days	—	every 36 months
Yucca	Full sun	every 10 days	every 21 days	7 °C	every 36 months

How this list is made

Chosen by the repotting interval in the card: 36 months or longer. Every figure on this page comes from the plant cards; each plant’s page lists the sources.

Houseplant care: light, watering, warmth and repotting

Houseplants you rarely repot

Care at a glance

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