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23 Best Faux Plants That Look Real 2023

March 15, 2023
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Ultimate Guide To The Best Faux Plants That Look Real -find the best faux plants that look real 2023. Find large faux trees, fake plants, artificial olive trees, and more for your home decor.
Ultimate Guide To The Best Faux Plants That Look Real -find the best faux plants that look real 2023. Find large faux trees, fake plants, artificial olive trees, and more for your home decor.
Ultimate Guide To The Best Faux Plants That Look Real -find the best faux plants that look real 2023. Find large faux trees, fake plants, artificial olive trees, and more for your home decor.

Last Updated on April 14, 2023

If you’re looking to buy the best faux plants that look real –  you’ve hit the jackpot. Time and time again, I’m asked, “Is that plant real? How did you care for it?” Every single time I can’t help but chuckle. As soon as I reveal that my plants are fake, I get a “SHUT UP!” which I love because it wasn’t too long ago that designers would crinkle their noses at me. But I’m happy to declare that faux plants are no longer a faux pas. But, before we jump in, check out these posts if you’re specifically looking for faux olive trees or faux fiddle leaf fig trees to zhush up your home decor. Now buckle up, and let’s start shopping this epic roundup of my favorite artificial plants.

RELATED: Get my best tips on how I decorate with artificial plants, making them look more realistic.

Table of Contents

  • Ultimate Guide To The Best Faux Plants That Look Real
  • Faux Plants Are Trending 2023
  • Small Potted Faux Plants To Elevate Coffee Table Decor
  • Large Affordable Faux Banana Leaf Tree
  • FAQs – How To Clean Your Faux Plants
    • 1. Do fake plants collect dust?
    • 2. I have layers of dust on my artificial plant. How do I clean the leaves?
    • 3. My faux plant looks symmetrical and fake. Help!
  • Discover More Home Decor Ideas

Ultimate Guide To The Best Faux Plants That Look Real

Guide to the best faux plants that look real - Fake plants are no longer a faux pas. Elevate your home decor with these 23 artificial plants that look so real you'll fool an interior designer!
Find the Best Faux Plants that Look Real
  1. Bird Of Paradise Artificial Plant – this faux plant is 5′ tall, but you’ll want to grab a planter.
  2. Tall Faux Palm Tree – this palm is also 5′ tall – again, pop this in a planter.
  3. Large Fiddle Leaf Fig Artificial Tree – this faux plant is one of the best sellers from this entire post. It’s 6′ tall and looks real.
  4. Tall Potted Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant – this is one of the pricier plants of the round-up, but it does come with a modern planter.
  5. Small Artificial Olive Tree this little cutie comes in at $35 and stands 32″ high.
  6. Large Faux Monstera Plant– under $75.

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Decorating with faux plants for me is a personal preference, but there are so many reasons all things fake are necessary. No one is here to judge you, whether kids, pets, allergies, or time. A few years back, bought a real snake plant. It’s the easiest plant to keep alive, and I can attest to that. Give it water, set it in a corner, and forget it. However, I plopped it on the hardwood floor near a window, and the condensation from the ceramic pot ruined my hardwood floors…and that is how the only real plant I owned met its death by curbside. Since then, plants silently scream when I near them.

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7. This artificial Bird Of Paradise Palm Tree looks incredibly real and is available in 2 large and in charge sizes.

8. 3-1/2″ Faux Palm Tree – this size is perfect for popping in a dead corner.

9. Tall Faux Rubber Plant – this one is 51″ tall and $99.

10. Potted Travellers Palm – BTDubs, this might be the best faux plant that looks real outta this whole list.

11. Potted Faux Maiden Hair – this is the faux plant I have sitting in my bedroom (pictured below – black wallpaper with gold velvet curtains).

12. Burlap Wrapped Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree – 3 sizes, including one large faux tree that is 8′ tall!

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Faux Plants Are Trending 2023

Adding fake plants to your decor elevates the look without fuss and maintenance. Like I said earlier, years ago, after declaring my love of faux plants on Instagram, I was shunned by interior designers. Back then, any and all faux greenery was a home decor no-no, but these days lovers of all things home decor seem to be singing a different tune. These faux plants are not your momma’s old-school silk foliage. Besides, who has the time and energy to haul real plants to the bathtub, water, drain, and haul them back? Not this lady.

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This photo from CB2 makes my heart sing! Check out those modern planters.

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When shopping for fake plants, I tend to steer clear of anything too decorative. You’re not fooling anyone with those glued-on fake raindrops, and yes, the berries with the plastic seams look, well, plastic-y. That grassy hay in the pot? Tread lightly, my friend, and keep it simple.

Small Potted Faux Plants To Elevate Coffee Table Decor

guide to the best faux plants and trees that look real - Fake plants are no longer a faux pas. Elevate your home decor with these 23 artificial plants that look so real you'll fool an interior designer! - potted faux plants and artificial trees
Smaller Potted FauX Plants Are Perfect for Bookshelves and Coffee Tables

13. Potted Boston Faux Fern this artificial plant is perfect for a dresser, credenza, or bookshelf.

14. Pretty Small 16″ potted faux plant

15. Faux Soft Fern Drop-In Plant – I have these scattered around the house. They don’t look fake and come in 2 sizes.

16. Potted Faux Maiden Hair Fern

17. Set Of 3 Mini Potted Faux Plants – I love to pop these on my built-ins

18. Set of 2 Small Faux Olive Trees

19. 21″ Faux Monstera Plant – comes with the small cement pot

20. Artificial Potted Bird Of Paradise Plant

As you can see from this roundup, I gravitate towards faux palm trees, potted olive trees, and the bird of paradise plants. That being said, this little bundle of 3 faux boxwoods will literally knock your socks off, and it’s tough to argue with $20.

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RELATED: Created this Artificial Flower Arrangement in Resin with this simple DIY tutorial.

Large Affordable Faux Banana Leaf Tree

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Large Faux Plant – Banana Leaf Tree
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This large faux banana tree found here is incredibly affordable and measures 5′ tall, Be sure to follow my tips on how to decorate with faux plants to make it look a bit more realistic. In this photo, the branches are too perfect.

A touch of greenery gives a room life, so I only decorate with beautiful faux plants. When I find them, I buy them immediately. My first fake plant purchase was the ever-trending faux fiddle leaf fig tree that lived in the dining room. It’s a tall fake tree that doesn’t look plastic or cost a million dollars. Hands down, my favorite is this one, but the second and third runner-up is this 5′ tall faux potted plant and these 2 fake trees that look real. It’s now the moment of truth…have I swayed you towards the greener side of the artificial plant bandwagon?

FAQs – How To Clean Your Faux Plants

1. Do fake plants collect dust?

Like anything else in your home, faux plants will collect dust, but if you take them outside once every couple of weeks and give them a shake, they shouldn’t become a dust factory. If it has large leaves, feel free to wipe it with a microfiber towel or Swiffer Duster.

2. I have layers of dust on my artificial plant. How do I clean the leaves?

This trick I learned from my mom. She introduced me to this Plant Cleaner. Take your faux plant outside, spray it, and let it drip dry. All that dust and dirt will melt right off.

3. My faux plant looks symmetrical and fake. Help!

Don’t skimp when placing your plant or tree in a basket or planter. You’ll often want to rehome your new greenery in something a bit more special. You can also add a bit of Spanish moss to hide the original plain plastic vessel.

Also, be sure to adjust the branches carefully. Giving an extra bend or curve helps create a more realistic look.

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Kyla Herbes is an interior designer and home decor content creator based in Chicago, IL. She shares daily doses of home decor, corners of her home, interior styling tips, and will inspire you to do it yourself. House Of Hipsters has been featured in Architectural Digest, Apartment Therapy, House Beautiful, HGTV, The Huffington Post, Refinery29, Rue Magazine, and Style Me Pretty Living. Kyla has also made appearances on BravoTV and WGN TV and was named a Better Homes and Gardens Style Maker 3 years in a row.

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    Carolyn
    March 6, 2019

    Love this post. I use faux plants indoors and outside for landscaping touches in both Wisconsin and Florida. I like your shopping suggestions! Several of my plants are ages old, like several years. Spray cleaners work like magic for thick dust (bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens) and outside environmental buildup. Hobby Lobby’s Design It: Silk Plant Cleaner is my latest find. I undecorated the Christmas tree I leave up year around last summer. Three years of dust dripped off after spraying. (I took it outside)

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    Sarah Alexandra
    March 7, 2019

    wow. Faux plant is really great for any home decoration and it is also helpful to make home more freshness. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful article.

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    Pam Tanner
    March 7, 2019

    thank you for this post! SO helpful!!

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