Excellent indoor plants to have in your house or apartment

In recent years, growing indoor plants has become popular not only among adults, but also among young people. This fact was published in a 2017 report by the Garden Media Group (an American publication specializing in gardening). According to the report, in the United States, about 37% of so-called millennials – generation born at the turn of the 20th century to the 21st – have indoor plants in their houses or apartments.

The rhythm of modern life, in general, does not allow most people to be in contact with external green areas and, moreover, nobody wants to work too hard with plants. Fortunately, there are very resistant species, which we are going to talk about in this post.

O awesome.club offers a selection of plants for your home that will remain beautiful even if you forget about them for a while.

The plant comes from Mexico and is also called “stone flower”. It survives in arid and stony terrain due to its ability to store water for future use. The flower should be watered once a week in summer and only once a month in winter.

In addition to the decorative benefits, it is also practical. The ancient Aztecs discovered that this succulent has a cooling and invigorating effect on the human body.

2. Kentia or Kentia Palm

(Howea foresteriana)

This plant resists perfectly in shady, dry and hot environments and even in cold temperatures. The higher the humidity in the environment, the less water it will need. Among the valuable qualities of the plant is its ability to purify the air.

This fast-growing plant prefers to be in the shade, so it survives well in even the darkest apartments. For normal growth and well-being, it only needs moderate moisture, both in the air and in the soil. By the way, syngonium purifies the air. Furthermore, practitioners of feng shui believe that the plant can improve a person’s mood and general well-being.

It is one of the most popular types of the wave of green residential apartments. In summer, depending on the weather, it will have to be watered up to 3 times a week, but in winter, once every 2 to 3 weeks is enough. In addition to the decorative function, the plant also has medicinal properties: its leaves, bark and juice are used in folk medicine.

This representative of the pepper family is popular with beginners in the field of plant cultivation. In exchange for simple care, she will enrich the air in your apartment with oxygen and remove toxins from the premises.

This vine will become a wonderful element in any interior decor. It is a natural humidifier and air purifier. Something essential nowadays in apartments in big cities. The only drawback of the plant for its owners is the need to keep it in a place inaccessible to children and pets, since it is toxic.

The plant belongs to the same family as aloe vera (aloe vera), whose medicinal properties are widely known. Haworthia leaf juice can be used on cuts as a bactericide and antiseptic. The plant likes shade and moderate watering. It easily survives prolonged drought. You can place it in the kitchen or on the table, so it’s always at hand.

Not to be confused with the Brazilian araucaria, common in the south of the country and in the mountains of the southeast. Raucaria heterophylla or Norfolk pine is native to Australia and grows to around 1.5 meters, so it can be used as a houseplant. In addition to bringing a natural and super pleasant pine scent to your home, it can be used as a Christmas tree.

This vine is today an excellent option for anyone who wants to have an abundant green landscape at home, but does not want to fill it with pots. Ivy can reach 20 to 30 meters, so you must provide a support on which it can climb. Having ivy in a city apartment is not only stylish, but also useful, as it cleans the air of many harmful substances.

Although the popularity of flowering indoor plants today is not as high as it was before, this species has its strong point. Geranium scares away mosquitoes and other unpleasant insects. In addition, many varieties of flowers perfectly withstand the absence of light and drought.

This is one of the most famous indoor decorative plants. Tradescantia is undemanding: it loves light, but can be in the shade, it loves humidity, but it can cope without water for a while, in case you forget to water it. The plant cleans the air of dust and toxins, improves mood and helps fight stress.

12.Chinese umbrella

🇧🇷Cyperus alternifolius🇧🇷

Of all the undemanding plants listed, the Chinese parasol is the only one that requires abundant watering. And with just one goal: to release most of the moisture into the air. She will make an excellent company for flowers that need a lot of moisture.

This plant is able to improve the environment even in rarely ventilated spaces. It regulates the level of oxygen in the air, as well as decontaminating it from harmful substances. The only restriction is to keep animals away from the plant.

Do you have ‘pet plants’ at home? Share your experience of making your environment more pleasant with our team in the comments.