Halloween plants | Gardening On

Halloween is one of the holidays that characterizes the month of October. In America, it is one of the most famous, and many plan to decorate their homes, gardens and exteriors with a “dark and gloomy” theme. But did you know that there halloween plants who can also help you?

With minimal care, you could even have them for a long time. Do you know which ones they are? Do not worry, below we are going to tell you a little about some of those plants that you can have.

nertera

As you know, the favorite color for Halloween is not black as you might think, but orange. And the Nertera is one of the Halloween plants that best match for this celebration. Actually, the plant has green leaves, but its fruits are orangeor at most pale reds, and they are very attractive.

The plant itself is tiny and its fruits are like tiny berries, but since it produces many, it will look like a whole bunch. You can have it both indoors and outdoors (be careful with the cold and frost).

Carnivorous plants

If you want to give your decoration a wicked touch, why not put Venus flytrap? They are carnivorous plants that, because of how they are, will look like mouths with serrated leaves waiting for some unsuspecting person to come to their side and, wham, to bite them.

This will remind a bit of the horror movie “The Shop of Horrors”, only the plant itself was another design.

The ghost plant

We do not say it, it is that this Indian pipe actually looks scary. To begin with, it is completely white, stem included, and it is parasitic, because it takes nutrients from other plants through the roots.

Also, it only grows in very, very dark places because it doesn’t need the light. Is it a ghost plant or not?

White banana

Because of the name it will not scare you, we are sure, but it is one of the Halloween plants that will triumph. And it is that, the Actaea pachypodaas it is scientifically known, or doll eyes, is a plant that can grow up to 60 centimeters.

It will provide you with clusters of very pretty white flowers. Until suddenly you see that it has something “special.” And it is that from these flowers a kind of white, round berries will emerge, with a black point, connected to a red stem. In short, they really look like eyes.

We remind you that they are poisonous, so do not eat them.

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe are succulent plants that are characterized by having fleshy, deep green leaves. However, the flowers they put out can be orange, and those are precisely the ones that we recommend to have as Halloween plants in your decoration.

In addition, they are very easy to care for so you will not have a problem with it lasting a long time at home. And it is one of the plants that many supermarkets usually bring in their temporary offers, so it can be even cheaper.

Brain cactus

The Mammillaria elongata ‘Cristata’ It is one of the Halloween plants that can give you the most repulse. It’s actually a succulent cactus that grows in a way that looks like a real brainhence the fact that it is so striking.

Being a succulent, the care it will need is minimal, so you can get one and make it last a long time at home. Even afterwards you can think of putting some red and pink coloring to simulate that it is a fresh brain (yes, liquids that are not going to harm the health of the plant).

Bleeding fungi

Do you want a plant that secretes a red liquid like blood? Well yes, this, the Hydellum peckii is what you need. It is a fungus that, when it is wet and it is a young specimen, secretes red liquid through the pores of its cap.

Aesthetically it looks a lot like a strawberry and cream dessert but be careful, it is poisonous.

Devil’s claw

With this Halloween plant we have conflicting opinions. And it is that the well-known ‘unicorn plant’, due to the large and horny fruits that it produces, over time they are transformed into woody pods with thorns, like long and curved claws that give the feeling that if they catch you they will not release you again.

The plant itself is called proboscidea louisianaand its flowers are white or pink, very similar to those of orchids, with purple spots. So they are ideal for this celebration.

Cobra lily

Can you imagine a plant that appears to be made of snakes with sliding tongues? Well, do not imagine too much because the Darlingtonia californica is already a reality and although it is called a cobra lily, it is actually a carnivorous plant.

Of course, it has the peculiarity that it is a pitcher, that is, it has a “tongue” that it sticks out to catch insects.

Corpse flower

Specifically we are referring to the Amorphophallus titanuma plant that can grow to more than 3 meters. It is characterized by a foul stench. Of course, it only blooms after 10 years and the flower only lasts 24 to 36 hours.

That is why it is so striking and when any of these flowers has bloomed it has been on the news and everything.

Aconite

This plant itself may not scare you, because it also has beautiful flowers. But the story behind it can make it worthy of being among the Halloween plants.

And it is that yesteryear it was used to kill wolves. The reason is that the flower has a deadly toxin between the blue-purple and white hooded petals.

Japanese blood grass

We refer to the Commandeda type of plant whose leaf tips turn blood red. Separately it will not say much but, can you imagine planting it and covering the entire garden with it? It will appear that blood has flowed there.

As you can see, there are many Halloween plant options that you can choose from, and even some other plants that we have not mentioned here but that would also be perfect for that celebration. In fact, if you have any recommendations, tell us in the comments so that everyone knows about it. How about now doing a Decorative Halloween with plants?