I love plants, I have many in my home and in fact I have a certificate in green house and floral design. 
Needless to say I’m usually very good with plants. Some people on the other hand are not so I have a great suggestion for you, try silk plants. Silk plants look exactly like real plants, they just never die. You do want to dust them off occasionally and spray them with a product that will protect them and make them shine, but other then that no maintenance is required.
When I was in school for my certificate I worked with both real and silk plants. The silk was much easier to use and was preferred for arrangements more then real flowers. Many people have silk plants, my own mother is not great with plants, so she says, so she has silk trees do decorate our home. Trust me unless someone walks up and looks and touches your silk tree or plant, they will never know the difference. There really is no downside to getting a silk plant for your home. Unless your like me and love plants, but even I have a silk plant I bought a few years ago.
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