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title: "My brother is moving into an apartment with north/north east facing…"
description: "My brother is moving into an apartment with north/north east facing windows. I’d love to gift him some plants because he has huge 12ft windows. What would be…"
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author: "leah_timmer"
published: "2026-04-09T20:30:41.935919Z"
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# My brother is moving into an apartment with north/north east facing…

_Posted by leah\_timmer on 2026-04-09_

My brother is moving into an apartment with north/north east facing windows. I’d love to gift him some plants because he has huge 12ft windows. What would be the best ones for him? I would say he’s a beginner plant keeper. Thanks!

## 6 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2026-04-09

Plants that thrive in my North windows: pothos, scindapsus, trailing philodendrons, my orchid (it shouldn’t, but it does lol)

### SandiSand commented on 2026-04-09

I’m just here Following this post 😊

### AudPod commented on 2026-04-10

Agree with the pothos recommendation if you think he won’t mind messing around with the trailing stuff.

I think a peace lily would work perfect, especially for a beginner - they thrive no matter where I put them, do well in self watering pots AND droop when their thirsty so they’ll remind him when they need more water in case he forgets.

### Mads commented on 2026-04-11

Is he an under or over waterer by nature? 😄 If over, I’d recommend begonias! A north window would be great for most begonias, and they’re very rewarding.

If an underwater, of course there’s snake plants… and Aglaonema! They’re great in a variety of light levels, don’t mind drying out, are resilient, but also have an endless array of colors and leaf patterns to choose from. 💚🤍🩷❤️🥰

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### Tiny Turtle commented on 2026-04-11

I have 2 pothos that thrive in self watering pots with only sun from a issue shady skylight. The self watering pots help when I was starting out to keep me from overwatering or when I would forget about them.

### Magpie commented on 2026-04-14

My spider plant loves her north facing window.

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