12 green plants to decorate your home
We now know that indoor plants have a real anti-stress effect. So welcome them without moderation, hang them on the wall, put them under glass, combine them in a thousand ways. And play with graphics, colors, the port ... Here are 12 indoor plants to adopt urgently.
Play with graphics with houseplants
These plants with their strong silhouette have an undeniable personality. They are real green sculptures that fully participate in the atmosphere of the room they inhabit.
Æschynanthus - Aeschynanthus 'Twister
Size : 15 to 60 cm. Growth is rather slow.
Watering : moderate. It appreciates drained soils (neutral to acid): do not let it bathe in the saucer full of water.
Which room in the house? Living room, bedroom, hallway, office.
Faux-philodendron - Monstera 'Monkey Mask' - A great houseplant
Dimensions: it develops stems of 2 m and more.
Watering: regular, but not excessive. Make sure that the drainage of the pot is efficient.
Which room in the house? Any room, but away from a heat source that dries out its foliage.
Elephant Ear - Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale
Size: 50 cm x 50 cm.
Watering : copious. Do not let the soil dry out, but keep it very draining.
Which room in the house? Living room. It can stay outside, in the shade, in summer.
Chinese coin plant - Pilea peperomioides
Size : 30 to 50 cm adult.
Watering : Regularly, without letting the soil dry out too much. The plant does not like a dry atmosphere.
Which room of the house ? Anywhere where there is good light, without direct sun.
Pachira aquatica - A real indoor tree
Exposure: bright without direct sun.
Dimensions: 0.30m to 1m.
Watering : regular, let the substrate dry between two waterings, humid atmosphere.
Which room of the house ? A bathroom with a window or any bright room.
Adopt pink as a decorative plant
Pink variegated plants are a hot trend and are replacing flowers at a moment's notice.
Begonia - Begonia T Rex Revolution 'Ruby Slippers
Exposure: shade. Full sun burns the leaves.
Size: 40-60 cm.
Watering: let dry well between two waterings. Do not leave the pot in a saucer full of water. Which room in the house? Living room, cool veranda, office, bedroom.
Aglaonema - Aglaonema sp.
Exposure: good light, without direct sun.
Size: about 60 cm.
Watering : without excess. Let it dry out a little between waterings.
Which room in the house? Any room, except children's rooms, as the plant is toxic. Do not take it out in the garden in summer.
Crassula - Crassula pellucida subsp. marginalis - A small houseplant
Dimensions : 5 to 15 cm high, 30 cm wide.
Watering : very moderate. Let dry between two contributions of water.
Which room of the house ? Living room, office, kitchen.
Syngonium - Syngonium podophyllum 'Pink Allusion'
Exposure : good light.
Size: 1 m.
Watering: Avoid excessive watering. Water to the strict minimum during winter rest, as the plant has limited water needs.
Which room in the house? Living room. Avoid the children's room, as the plant is toxic.
Let go of the most beautiful houseplants
Creeping plants are never more beautiful than when they are allowed to droop.
Dischidia - Dischidia nummularia
Exposure: the plant appreciates the sun, but not direct.
Dimensions : 80 cm and more.
Watering: moderate as for all succulents.
Which room of the house ? Any room where the temperature does not fall below 18°C.
Heart chain - Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii
Size: 1 m and more.
Watering : moderate. The soil must remain well drained (the plant is native to the semi-arid zones of South Africa). Which room of the house? Any room where you can put or hang the pot, because the stems grow quickly: living room, kitchen, veranda, cold greenhouse.
Rush cactus - Rhipsalis cassutha
Size: 1 m high, 60 cm wide.
Watering: this epiphytic cactus requires little water: from February to September, once a week; from October to January, once every 15 days.
Which room of the house? Living room, veranda.
Pothos - Scindapsus aureus
Exposure: good light, without direct sun.
Size: from 1 to 3 m, even more with time.
Watering: water and let the soil dry between two applications. Add liquid fertilizer diluted in the water from March to September.
Which room in the house? Any room where the plant can be made to run or crawl, or where it can be trained against the wall: living room, entrance, office...
When to repot your indoor plant ?
For beautiful plants in apartment, it is advised to repot regularly. This is done once a year in early spring, in March-April. Choose a container slightly larger than the previous one. Count 2cm more in diameter, 5cm maximum.
When to water your houseplant?
Watering needs differ according to each species. For plants that like a fresh substrate, wait for the soil to dry on the surface and water again. Each time, take care to empty the saucer. Tropical plants that like a humid and warm environment will need regular watering. Be careful, they are not aquatic plants either, you must not soak the soil! These plants like their pot to be placed on a layer of wet clay balls. These will then evaporate water and increase the hygrometry of the air. Finally, succulents need almost no watering. We only add water when the soil is very dry. We then spray a little water, only at the level of the ground.
When to prune your indoor plant?
The most important pruning takes place at the beginning of spring, when the vegetation starts again. We prune a few centimeters above a bud or a leaf. Most of the time, the objective is to branch the plant, that is to say to encourage the growth of lateral stems and to keep a compact port. At the end of winter, we do a little housekeeping by removing the stems and faded flowers. However, check the pruning needs of your plant. They are different for each species, some are never pruned!