Popsugar Living House Plants Funny Plant Name Ideas Show Your Houseplants How Much You Care With These 31 Punny Plant Names 13 August 2020 by Haley Lyndes View this post on Instagram A post shared by JEFF l Plant Enthusiast (@_thevibespace) on Jul 27, 2020 at 11:43am PDT If you've collected your fair share of plants over the years (or past few months), it's safe to say you've committed to being a plant parent — congratulations! Being a green mom or dad is awesome, and it comes with all sorts of quirks, like talking to your plants, playing music for them, and naming them, among other things. Of course, you don't have to do all three, but identifying your leafy greens by name definitely has its benefits. Not only will humanizing your plants help you speak out loud to them more often (which is good!), but it'll remind you of your plant's weird necessities . . . like how Christofern likes indirect sunlight and how Teeny Weeny only needs to be watered a few times a week. It takes some getting used to, but once you've established your green kids' names, your care for them will only get better. If you're interested, have a look at a few that we've come up with, ahead. 1 Regina George View this post on Instagram A post shared by JEFF l Plant Enthusiast (@_thevibespace) on Apr 8, 2020 at 3:43pm PDT "On Wednesdays, we wear pink." — Mean Girls 1 / 31 2 Holly Golightly View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angel’s Botanical Garden (@angelsbotanicalgarden) on Apr 12, 2020 at 5:35pm PDT For a plant whose nickname is string of pearls, the name Holly Golightly seems appropriate. (Rewatch Breakfast at Tiffany's if you don't get it!) 2 / 31 3 Monterey Jack View this post on Instagram A post shared by Apron Saint (@apron.saint) on Jun 15, 2020 at 10:07am PDT Since monsteras are known as "swiss cheese plants," we just had to give it a cheesy name. 3 / 31 4 David Rose View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jane Of The Jungle YYC (@jane.of.jungle) on Feb 28, 2020 at 11:40am PST You'd have to name your greenovia dodrentalis — succulents that resemble roses — after the true star of Schitt's Creek. Ew, David! 4 / 31 5 Gillyweed View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Nghiem (@bahnaesa) on Jul 28, 2020 at 6:42am PDT Gillyweed is a plant from Harry Potter that allows humans to breathe underwater when it's consumed. 5 / 31 6 Kitty Purry View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emily Sanchez (@classycasita) on Apr 4, 2020 at 12:15pm PDT Since prayer plants are non-toxic to pets, you might as well name one after Katy Perry's cat, Kitty Purry. 6 / 31 7 Stretch Armstrong View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bri Saintt🌵 (@eargardn) on Feb 23, 2020 at 12:46pm PST For a rubber plant, the name of this retro toy makes a great name idea. 7 / 31 8 Christofern View this post on Instagram A post shared by @littlegreenfriends on Jan 17, 2018 at 11:18pm PST Like Christopher, but with fern at the end. It sounds very prestigious, but it fits ferns perfectly! 8 / 31 9 Prick View this post on Instagram A post shared by @littlegreenfriends on Jan 1, 2017 at 9:29pm PST Don't get too close to your cactus, it may prick you! 9 / 31 10 Teeny Weeny View this post on Instagram A post shared by JEFF l Plant Enthusiast (@_thevibespace) on Jul 27, 2020 at 11:43am PDT She wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini . . . but "she" is a plant. If you remember the Yoplait Yoghurt commercial or know the song, you'll get it. 10 / 31 11 Velvis View this post on Instagram A post shared by andrea (@myjungleroom) on Jan 24, 2020 at 9:15am PST The philodendron micans' leaves are so soft, they feel like velvet. Take it up a notch with a name inspired by a velvet Elvis painting. 11 / 31 12 Salad View this post on Instagram A post shared by andrea (@myjungleroom) on Nov 22, 2019 at 11:01am PST OK so you're not going to eat your plant as salad, but how funny is it to name it one? 12 / 31 13 Fernie Sanders View this post on Instagram A post shared by andrea (@myjungleroom) on Apr 4, 2019 at 1:27pm PDT Feel the Bern. 13 / 31 14 Creep View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🌱 Stu 🦊🌱 (@plantastic_mr_fox) on Jul 4, 2020 at 8:12am PDT "So I creep, yeah, just creepin' on . . ." This trailing plant has a mind of its own, hence the name Creep. Playing TLC's "Creep" to your plant is a nonnegotiable. 14 / 31 15 Morgan Treeman View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🌱 Stu 🦊🌱 (@plantastic_mr_fox) on Feb 16, 2020 at 4:20am PST We can almost hear Morgan Freeman's calm voice just looking at this tree. 15 / 31 16 Devil's Snare View this post on Instagram A post shared by @plantswithben on Jun 20, 2020 at 7:13pm PDT Another name from the Harry Potter series, a devil's snare plant is known to constrict or strangle anything that comes in its path. 16 / 31 17 Melonie View this post on Instagram A post shared by @plantswithben on Nov 2, 2019 at 11:49am PDT The watermelon peperomia is known for its watermelon-esque design, hence the name, Melonie. 17 / 31 18 Silver Fox View this post on Instagram A post shared by @plantswithben on Jun 8, 2019 at 7:08pm PDT The silver pothos' leaves develop a cool silvery design, making the name "Silver Fox" totally appropriate. 18 / 31 19 Nervous Nancy View this post on Instagram A post shared by @plantswithben on May 21, 2019 at 1:21pm PDT Nervous Nancy only makes sense for a plant nicknamed a "nerve plant." 19 / 31 20 Mandrake View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ciara (@thejungleupstairs) on Jul 16, 2020 at 5:52am PDT Harry Potter stans . . . need I explain? A mandrake plant is a loud plant with a human-like root in the Harry Potter series. 20 / 31 21 Tree Diddy View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ciara (@thejungleupstairs) on May 13, 2020 at 6:17am PDT Just look at this tree, it's a total puff daddy. 21 / 31 22 Orlando Bloom View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ciara (@thejungleupstairs) on Mar 11, 2020 at 5:54am PDT Chinese evergreens will occasionally produce flowers, so if you want it to bloom, name it after the actor. 22 / 31 23 Robert Planttinson View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ciara (@thejungleupstairs) on Oct 2, 2019 at 11:57am PDT If you're an R-Patz fan, the name Robert Planttinson will make your heart throb. 23 / 31 24 Medusa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ciara (@thejungleupstairs) on Sep 13, 2019 at 6:10am PDT In Greek mythology, Medusa had wild hair made out of venomous snakes. So naturally, this is a perfect name for a snake plant. 24 / 31 25 Figlicious View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rustic, White & Wood (@rusticwhiteandwoodinteriors) on Aug 10, 2020 at 8:26pm PDT There's fergalicious, and then there's fiddle leaf figilicious. 25 / 31 26 Halleighhoya View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindsey | Fancy Plants Chic (@fancyplantschic) on Aug 12, 2020 at 8:51am PDT This plant is called the hoya linearis, and you'll rejoice having it around your home. 26 / 31 27 Marty View this post on Instagram A post shared by @phytofemme_jen on Aug 11, 2020 at 8:05am PDT Since this is called a zebra plant, it only makes sense to name it after Marty the zebra in Madagascar. 27 / 31 28 Charlotte View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan A. (@foliage.filipina) on Aug 10, 2020 at 2:55pm PDT Charlotte's web is the cutest story, and spider plants are cute, so Charlotte it is! 28 / 31 29 Blue Ivy Carter View this post on Instagram A post shared by lucaso plants (@lucaso.plants) on Jul 17, 2020 at 3:35pm PDT Because it'd be rude NOT to name your ivy plant after Beyoncé's daughter, Blue. 29 / 31 30 Bill View this post on Instagram A post shared by KaYan (@adashofkayenne) on Aug 12, 2020 at 7:16am PDT Money trees are supposed to bring good fortune, which is why naming it Bill (like a dollar bill) is so fitting. 30 / 31 31 Burnie Sanders View this post on Instagram A post shared by @sunkissed_blues on Aug 10, 2020 at 6:17pm PDT Sorry, we had to throw in another Bernie pun! When in doubt, heal your burns with a little aloe vera. 31 / 31 House PlantsPlantsHumor