16 Best Places to Buy Fake Plants That Look Like the Real Thing

In addition to live plants, Afloral sells dried flowers, grasses and artificial houseplants. It also offers a limited selection of faux trees, like a faux Norfolk pine tree for $68.

Amazon has a massive selection of artificial greenery and offers the option to filter your search by price, brand, container type, material, occasion and more. Many are great for both indoors or outdoors and come with decorative pots. Customer reviews and the ability to see the retailer's best sellers and top choices are helpful.

The popular home brand has a range of live and fake greenery, as well as trendy pots to save you the trouble of hunting for one. Some plants, including the faux potted echeveria succulent, are priced as low as $39, while others, like the faux dracaena ($229), are more expensive.

Wayfair offers a wide range of artificial plants in different sizes, prices and types — including ferns, boxwoods and dracaenas. The site is easy to navigate and allows you to view indoor or outdoor picks, and filter your search based on plant height.

The Sill carries live plants but has an admirable faux collection of more than 20 plants and trees. The large trees range from $275 to $375, while the tabletop and hanging plants start as low as $55. They even have charming stem sets and preserved artisan moss. Their artificial plants and stems are made from fabric, plastic, wire and foam, while larger selections are made from concrete and wood bases. (Check out the Sill's FAQ section for advice on how to properly clean and dispose of the plants.)

You may think of Home Depot as the home of tools and lumber, but the big-box retailer also carries artificial hedges, shrubs, topiaries, trees and evergreens from an array of brands, including Nearly Natural and the National Tree Company. And if you're looking for ways to deck out a fence, check out the selection of leaf lattice screens and privacy screen hedges.

This online retailer offers a variety of affordable faux flowers and plants, including the artificial olive tree by Christopher Knight Home. To streamline your search, check out the trending items and customer preferred selections. And be sure to consult their online reviews for real consumer feedback.

On the Lowe's website, you'll find more than 1,000 fake plants and flowers, with succulents starting as low as $8 and indoor dracaena plants priced at $30. Use the filters to choose plant type, from garlands and wreaths to trees and flowers, and refine your search by brand, price and rating.

At Walmart, the faux greenery is affordable and you can filter products by type, price, brand, height and plant container. Plus, you can return products you don't like by mail within 90 days of receipt.

From mossy hanging baskets and potted bamboo to a mixed pine, pinecone and berry artificial plant set, the picks at Michael's are worthy of trying out. Plus, you'll find a great variety of prices fit for any budget.

Pottery Barn has a wonderful collection of faux greenery that's perfect for the season. Along with fake palm trees and potted maidenhair ferns, they have iced pine wreaths, holiday eucalyptus and potted pine berry ball topiaries you can place on your porch or backyard to replicate real ones. You can even find teardrop pinecones for stairwells, walls, doors and mantels.

Terrain's fake plants have a modern and sleek look. You'll find synthetic olive trees, lemon tree branches and pricier items like a Norway spruce. If you want to upgrade your mantel or doorway for the holidays, shop the garlands, wreaths and evergreen swag that's festive and realistic enough to fool any guest.

Founded in 2002, Nearly Natural has more than 75 years of botanical experience, with a section they call "artificial plants that look real." Be sure to check out the selection of "real touch" plants, including the watermelon peperomia hanging bush plant ($96) and money tree, that look and feel authentic.

The artificial plant assortment at Urban Outfitters is more limited than other brands, but you'll find a fair number of live options, faux garlands and dried flowers, like these Banksia Hookeriana stems ($23).

This Wayfair-owned brand is known for its contemporary decor, including faux plants and trees. There are more than a dozen options on their website, many nestled in cement pots or plastic bases for your convenience. Some are sold in various sizes, including this faux reed plant, which a customer commented "added a modern touch" to her front porch.

World Market has a well-curated mix of synthetic options ranging from faux monstera trees to rubber plants. And if you're in need of artificial plants just for the holiday season, you can find a number of colorful wreaths, including this red faux berry twig glitter design.