The Best Watering Cans of 2024

The Bloem is a big, sturdy 2-gallon watering can for watering a lot of plants quickly. The water flow through the removable rose is a heavier, more concentrated, drenching spray compared to other watering cans we found, so you may want to avoid any seedlings.

The wide wrap-around handle makes it easy to carry this can long distances and to control it while pouring.

The Novelty 30601 Indoor Watering Can is a fine choice for watering medium-sized indoor plants. The wrap-around handle is easy to carry, and the offset opening keeps water from splashing out.

However, water flows out the spout more quickly than other indoor cans, making it harder to precisely water small plants. Plus, the plastic material doesn’t match most decor, but if you have storage space, it could be a nice buy.

If you want to water seedlings, the 2-liter Layboo is your best bet. Out of all the watering cans we found, the Layboo’s removable rose produced the best spray pattern for young plants—a consistent, focused, fine spray about 6 inches in diameter when poured from hip-height.

Both the rose and the entire front spout can be removed for cleaning, a big advantage if you’re planning on keeping this watering can outside where leaves, bugs, and other detritus can blow in and block the flow.

If you’re not a fan of the Homarden’s copper color, opt for the stainless steel 51-ounce Fasmov for watering your indoor garden. Lightweight with clean modern lines, the Fasmov has a slightly curved spout that’s especially good for watering high hanging plants.

The square handle makes it awkward to hold water at some angles, and the spout is attached above the bottom of the can, requiring repeated rocking to empty. But if you’re planning on leaving this out by your succulent collection, it’s design will blend right into your decor.

The Umbra Stainless-Steel Quench Watering Can is the best-looking modern can we sampled. It’s an excellent display piece.

This small can holds just over a quart of water, and will do a reasonable job of watering houseplants—but the center hole slops out water if you tilt the can too far, and it costs twice as much as our top picks.

This medium-sized green-and-copper can is fine for outdoor watering. Large, rounded handles on top and side make it easy to carry and control.

The problem with this can is water management. Our sample continuously dripped water from a side-rivet attached to the top handle when the can was full, and it's easy to splash water out the front of this can when pouring it. The 1-inch-wide spray from the rose was an oval shape, not round like other cans’ sprays, which makes it harder to predict where the water will go. However, this could also make it ideal for watering long, narrow garden beds.

This medium-sized plastic watering can produces a smooth, even spray out of its removable rose. It also has a large, open top that makes it a breeze to fill at low-profile sinks.

It’s great for watering outdoor containers and small plots, but reconsider if you’re looking for something for the indoors—it drips and slops a little too much when full and when pouring overhead.

The Bloem Aqua Rite is a no-frills can that’s fine for watering container plants, but the narrow handle makes it unpleasant to carry a full can more than a few yards.

Water also splashes out easily when the can is tilted forward, and there’s no rose for watering seedlings or other delicate plants.

The Behrens 2-gallon steel watering can looks like it belongs in Grandpa’s barnyard. This sturdy, massive can feels heavy, and is difficult to lift overhead thanks to its small handles.

It may work well for strong gardeners who are watering a large area on the ground, but only if they’re not traversing the entire yard since water slops over the top easily when it’s full.

The watering rose head, which has a wide spray circle that can be unwieldy at times, is also not removable, making it hard to clean out debris.

The Kensington London Indoor Watering Can is a good choice for people who want a thick, easy-to-grip handle to precisely water small indoor plants. It has a large, open top which makes it easy to fill, even at indoor sinks.

But to the same end, it’s also easy to spill. Water can pour out of the top or suddenly spurt out of the spout if you tilt it a little too far forward, making it frustrating to use.