Hallways are great places to put plants. Believe me, when there are no more empty spaces in the other rooms, it’s time to fill the corridors, or at least give them some life. This is what happened to me just two months after I started decorating the home with some pots, and in the end they ended up telling me: don’t buy more, we won’t fit.
Of course, with a few long screws driven into the wall and several hanging pot holders (or shelves, if you prefer) you can do a lot, like turning a dreary white wall into a kind of vertical pot garden full of color. So, Here is a list of easy-care indoor plants for hallways.
When choosing plants for a hallway It must be clear that it is important to look for those that take up little spacesince these places are usually narrow. If we want to put shelves and place some pots on top, we can choose some plants that are somewhat wide, but not too tall.
These are the ones I recommend:
Chlorophytum comosum (Headband)
La tape or spider plant is a perennial herb that It has green or green tapered leaves with a white center whose maximum length is 40 centimeters
. It produces several stolons, that is, stems from the end of which sprout plants that end up having their own roots. And it also blooms, in spring, producing white flowers.It may be in hallways where little natural light enters, although it is preferable that it be placed in those in which there is a lot of claritysince this way it will have a better development.
Codiaeus variegated “Zanzibar” (Variegated Croton)
Image – Gardenbabu.com
In a corridor we are interested in putting narrow plants, the common croton It does not work for us, but the cultivar »Zanzibar» does. East has elongated and thin leaves, green, dark red or yellow, all in the same specimen. In addition, it reaches a maximum height of 1,20 meters, so you will not have to worry about anything.
Its maintenance is not excessively complicated: You just have to ensure that it does not lack light, and water it with a water that has little lime (That is, it is slightly acidic, with a pH of 5-6. If in doubt, you can measure the pH of the water with a meter such as this; and if you see that it is very high, reduce it with lemon or a little vinegar) a couple of times a week in summer, and less frequently the rest of the year.
Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia (Dracaena marginata)
Image – interiorplants.ca
Well known still by its former scientific name, Dracaena marginata, it is a slow-growing shrub that has a very thin trunk, about 10 centimeters thick when mature. Its leaves are lanceolate, of a color that, depending on the variety, can be green or reddish-green. It can measure up to 5 meters high, but indoors and in a pot it is difficult for it to exceed 2 meters.
It is a plant that needs a lot of natural light, otherwise it will lose its leaves prematurely. In addition, it has to be watered occasionally.
golden (pothos)
Image – Wikimedia Commons / Carl E Lewis
The golden she is a climber that gives a lot of play. You can use it as a pendant, to decorate the door and / or window frames, or the staircase. It tolerates pruning well, and adapts very well to living indoors. In addition, it is perennial, and its leaves are green-variegated.
The only one that you can not miss it is light and some watering from time to time. Guide its stems wherever you want, and prune if necessary in late winter.
Phalaenopsis (Butterfly Orchid)
Our Phalaenopsis They are plants that are not only small and pretty, but also low weight when grown in clear plastic pots with pine bark as a substrate. Therefore, you can have them hanging from a support as pendants, or on shelves. They have dark green leaves, and flowers that remain open for weeks in spring and sometimes in fall as well.
They are cared for in the following way: you have to water them with rain water (or as pure as possible) filling the plate that you will put under them only when you see the white roots or they are beginning to be. When you finish watering, leave the dish with a sheet of water, no more, so you will ensure that it is well hydrated. If the humidity in your house is low (check it on a meteorology website in your country), put containers with water (and aquatic plants, if you want) around it, or spray the leaves once a day with water.
Sansevieria trifasciata (Tiger tongue)
Image – Flickr / Ahmad Fuad Morad
La most common sanseviera it is also the most interesting to place in a corridor. There are several cultivars: some that have silver-green leaves, others green with a yellow margin, others whitish-green with darker green stripes, and others that have more yellow than green. They reach a height of between 50 and 140 centimeters high, and you also have to take into account that they produce several suckersbut these can be separated in spring when they are about two inches tall.
It is an ideal plant for beginners or for those who do not have much experience, since You only need one watering a week in summer, and less the rest of the year. It cannot lack light.
Solenostemon (Coleus)
The collusion They are plants with colorful leaves and, therefore, very showy. They are ideal to have in the corridors, since in addition they grow very well in pots. Normally they do not exceed 50 centimeters in height if they are indoors, but they can reach the meter in some occasions.
So they can keep the color of their leaves it is important to avoid putting them in those corridors where there is little light. They need a lot of light, but yes: they should never be placed right in front of the window, as they would burn.
zamioculca
Image – Wikimedia / Andreas Hammerschmidt
La zamioculca It is a very elegant plant that looks great in the hallways. It has thin, fleshy stems, as well as glossy dark green leaves. It can be up to 60 centimeters tall, but it grows slowly. Because, can stay in the same pot for years: when you see that its stems have already occupied it all, then it will be advisable to change it to a larger one.
Another good thing about it is that resists drought well. In fact, you can go on summer vacation for a week and come back to find her exactly the same as you left her. But, like others we have seen, it must also be in an area where there is a lot of natural light.
Do you know other indoor plants that can be put in the hallways?
