Entryway Plants: Buying & Care Guide

Get fresh, live front entrance plants to create a welcoming atmosphere! Well-chosen plants for the front door entrance create a stylish and welcoming effect when visitors enter your home. In Feng Shui, some plants are noted for their ability to promote well-being and prosperity when placed near the home’s entrance. Moreover, plants act as natural air purifiers that help filter dust and harmful toxins.

With Lively Root, you’ll find entryway plant ideas for all interior styles and preferences, from blooming plants to tiny succulents or exotic greenery. Hanging plants will cover bare walls beautifully, while large statement or floor plants will add elegance and sophistication to a spacious entryway.

Create the perfect effect with the best plants for your entryway, like the magnificent Monstera Deliciosa or the graceful Cat Palm.

Choose the Right Front Door Plants 

When choosing plants for your home’s entryway, focus on finding greenery that suits your home’s style and needs. If your entryway is spacious, choose larger plants. Tall, upright-growing plants are best for narrow front door areas. Consider the light conditions and pet-friendliness if you’ve got pets. Depending on the furniture near your front door, you could choose hanging plants or small plants for shelves, like succulents or ferns.

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)

• Distinct features: The elegant Peace Lily is a relatively compact entryway plant with deep green foliage and abundant white blooms. These flowering plants for your front door are famous for their air-purifying benefits.
• Level of care: Easy 
• Toxicity: Toxic to ingest 

Cordyline Florida Flamingo (Cordyline terminalis 'Hot Pepper')

• Distinct features: A gorgeous and easy-care plant known for its hot pink foliage, the Cordyline Florida Flamingo is one of the best lucky plants for your front door entrance, believed to ward off evil in Hawaiian culture.
• Level of care: Easy 
• Toxicity: Toxic to ingest

Money Tree Plant (Pachira aquatica)

• Distinct features: Considered one of the best Feng Shui plants for the front door area, the Money Tree Plant stands out with its braided trunk and lush leaves that grow in groups of 5-7, representing the five elements, and attracting good fortune.
• Level of care: Easy 
• Toxicity: Pet-friendly

Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree (Ficus lyrata)

• Distinct features: The unusual Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree with its uniquely shaped foliage is among the most popular modern front door plants. This tropical beauty is often used as a statement plant in interior design.
• Level of care: Requires some extra care 
• Toxicity: Toxic to touch and ingest 

Plants for Front Door Entrance: Care & Maintenance Tips

Keeping your front door plants in great shape is essential to maintaining your home’s entryway neat and welcoming. Here are our tips for providing the best care for your plants:

• Light: Entrance plants may get less light than plants in other rooms. Choose low-light plants or use additional lighting, and rotate your plants occasionally to ensure they get even light. 
• Watering and Feeding: Water according to each plant’s specific needs. In lower light, indoor entryway plants may need more time for the soil to dry before the next watering. Feed your indoor plants with a balanced liquid fertilizer during the growing season. 
• Pruning & Cleaning: Prune any dead or damaged leaves. Entryway plants may accumulate more dust, so clean the leaves gently with a damp cloth once every two weeks.
• Repotting: Repot your plant when it outgrows the current pot, or once you see roots growing out of the pot’s drainage holes. Use a 2-inch larger pot. 
• Common Issues: Entrance hallway plants in dimly lit entryways can easily develop root rot if overwatered. Cold drafts near the door can cause leaf fall, or drooping and curling leaves.

Transform Your Front Door Space With Entryway Plants 

Style your entryway with live plants to add a stylish personal touch and create a welcoming atmosphere. Browse our selection of lush plants to find the ideal fit for your home. Some gorgeous front door plant ideas include matching two identical plants to flank a doorway, decorating entryway shelves with cascading plants, or placing a single large statement plant near the entryway. Use fragrant flowering plants as front door porch plants during the warmer seasons.

Choose the perfect potted plants for your front door entrance, or give a front door plant as a gift to help loved ones or friends celebrate a new home!

Elevate Your Entryway With Stunning Plants for the Front Door Entrance!