Plants are excellent elements to add to your space, providing fresh air while contributing to your home styling. Of course indoors are known to receive less natural lightning and poor ventilation, we have rounded a list of species that can thrive even in these conditions.
Croton (Croton lawianus)
Known for it’s large, colourful leafs varying in shades from green and yellow to red and purple. With his shiny leafs and long life span the croton is a must element for a tropical touch.
Care: Crotons require hours of sunlight, meaning your best choice is setting it near windows and spaces that receive comprehensive lighting. No, this boy does not adapt to low temperatures and/or to the presence of air conditioning. It strives in warmer climates and can reach 2 to 3 meters in height, allowing for branches to be pruned and replanted. The soil is best kept moist, but not soaked.
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia amoena)
One of the most popular plants around green houses, reaching a height of 50 centimetres can be seen with white veins under it’s foliage, blossoming in the summer and spring and is also sensitive to low temperatures.
Care: Well adapted to intermediate luminosity, but best choice is to be placed near windows and natural light. Humidity is a key, water it once a week depending on your location and temperature levels. Make sure soil is wet but not too soaked, it has a high concentration of calcium oxalate, a chemical that can be toxic if ingested and causes asphyxiation. Meaning out of reach for pets and children.
Cylindrical Snake Plant (Sansevieria cylindrica)
An ideal indoor plant, with it’s cylindrical long ass vertical leaves, he does a great job on air purification.
Care: A strong plant that is hard to kill unless overwatered. It needs to be watered once every 15 days and doesn’t require pruning. Not a fan of misting and so make sure you pour water in the soil, and not on the leaves.
Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys Pubescens)
Know for its shape, its name means “hairy bamboo.” The “hair” function is to protect it against plagues.
Care: Its leaves and stalks are vibrant green and can reach up to 15 meters in height and 15 centimeters in diameter, so pruning is recommended. Unlike other bamboo species, it can be planted in vases, provided that there is a reasonable spacing between stalks. Make sure at least 1 inch of the soil has dried before next watering, keep the soil wet but not soaked.
Split-Leaf Philodendron (Monstera deliciosa)
Showing off its distinctive leaves that looks as though they’ve been cut precisely by a master splinter type zen shit, anyhow with a dip of green to your space and more clean air for your lungs.
Care: Make sure it receives light but not direct sunlight. Misting twice a day and watering once a week, make sure the soil is wet but not too soaked. Fun fact you can grow a lot of them from cuttings.
Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana)
Another tropical art to consider adding into your space, with high fronds that lean forward shading the ground beneath.
Care: Thrives in medium to bright light, a fan of daily misting. The 1st inch of the top soil should be dry before waterings, making sure you don’t drown your plant.
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum)
Growing up to 4 feet tall and wide with broad, shiny leaves and an abundance of large, cupped spathes. and a great air purifier while absorbing humidity.
Care: Can thrive in low light and medium to bright light. Water weekly and always make sure to check the top 1st inch of the soil before watering.
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai)
Known for its vibrant orange and blue inflorescences. Native to South Africa, it is widely cultivated in warm temperate and tropical regions. Aside from the widely recognised shape of its flower, which resembles the head of a bird, Strelitzia reginae is also admired for its brilliant floral coloration.
Care: This one requires full light so its best placed near windows it can do good in darker places too make sure there is at least medium light in that space. Watering should be weekly, make sure the soil is moist and drained.
