The best houseplants for beginners

Indoor plants need light

It’s amazing how much a few plants can decorate in a house or apartment. But if you are the type of person who is capable of killing even a fake plant, it is highly recommended that you do not buy difficult-to-care plants.

Everyone knows someone who has a “green hand,” who seems to be able to get their plants right just by being around them, talking to them, or even putting on some music. If you want to try your luck with your »green hands», Here are the best indoor plants for beginners like you.

Selection of the best indoor plants

And here we show you more:

pachira

The Pachira is a tropical tree

The Pachira, also known as the money tree, is a traditional symbol of good fortune and good luck. Legends say that a farmer prospered after learning to braid the young logs of this green plant. And we can see why: its unusual trunk gives this tree a unique appeal. Usually, each stem has between five and six leaves, but it is considered good luck to discover one that has seven. Think of it as if you want to find a four leaf clover.

This beautiful tree is very easy to care for for those novices who are also looking for a little luck and extra prosperity.

Young Pachira aquatica, a plant widely used indoors

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Croton

The croton has different colored leaves

Image – Flickr / Carl Lewis

This shrub is able to survive in extremely low light levels. It is very beautiful. The leaves have the colors of gold, pink and orange tones. In addition to keeping the substrate somewhat damp, it will be enough to wash the leaves with distilled or rain water to keep it looking good.

The only downside is that this plant is poisonous. Therefore, make sure that children and pets are kept away to prevent them from ingesting them.

Greedy

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golden

Potos is an easy-care climbing plant

If you are looking for a plant with heart shaped leaves well suited to low light areasmaybe it’s time to buy a Epipremnum earbetter known by its common name: poto.

This tough plant is often grown with its stems hanging over the edge of shelves or in small pots that add a hopeful touch to the room where it is located. You can even cut a stem and place it in a glass of water to obtain a new copy.

Tape

The ribbons are very popular plants in the interior of the houses

Image – Flickr / Maja Dumat Follow

These plants used to be scattered throughout our grandmother’s house when we were little. Tapes have been cultivated for years, and… they are so popular today! Its scientific name is Chlorophytum comosumand develop green or variegated lanceolate leaves. They usually produce runners, which can be separated and planted in individual pots.

In addition, they easily root in water, and they are practically invincible. They only need some light, and moderate watering.

The tape is a plant that absorbs moisture

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Spathiphyllum

The flower of peace is a perennial plant

These small plants of Chinese origin are among the indoor plants easier to grow and care for. They can tolerate a wide range of light conditions, and only need moderate watering, so they generally last for years.

And do you know what the best part is? They are very resistant and also act as an air purifier for the interior of the home.

The flowers of the peace lily are usually white

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cissus rhombifolia

Image – Wikimedia / Salicyna

If you are interested in hanging some baskets, the cissus rhombifolia is a Perfect complement for any room. The color and shape of its leaves make it a very decorative plant, so don’t hesitate to get one.

It is a small plant that will give you a lot of satisfaction. You just have to place it in a bright room and remember to water it from time to time.

Succulent

Succulents are plants that want light

Succulents and cacti they are ideal plants for those who are far from having a »green hand». They are very adaptable, and can survive some weather conditions better than other plants.

They need to be located in a place where they can have direct sun all day. And although they resist drought well, they will grow better if during the summer they are watered once a week, and the rest of the year every fifteen days. You will find them in any garden store.

Succulent garden with agaves

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Lucky bamboo

Lucky bamboo is a fast growing plant

Does Feng Shui sound familiar to you? Not only are they popular plants that help balance the energies in your home, but they are also used for attract happiness, health, love and abundance. Fortunately for you, it doesn’t take a lot of luck to see one of these natural wonders grow. We have seen these plants grow in very inappropriate conditions (poor lighting and poor air quality), and with owners who forgot about it.

If you want to make sure this plant helps you get the love you deserve, keep your water fresh by changing it every week, and don’t forget to keep the water levels about an inch from the base of the reeds.

Lucky bamboo with its intertwined branches

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Small indoor plants

If you don’t have much space, don’t worry. There are several indoor plants that don’t grow very big, and are also suitable for beginners. Some of us have already seen (succulents for example), but there are others that I want to show you:

Anthurium

Anthurium is a houseplant

Belonging to the genus Anthurium, is a perennial herbaceous plant that produces red or pink inflorescences during practically the whole year. Its leaves are green, somewhat leathery, very sensitive to direct light.

Despite this, it is very easy to care as long as it is watered with rainwater or lime-free and kept in a bright room, away from drafts.

Anthurium or Anthurium, is a genus of American tropical herbaceous plants

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Ficus line up

Ficus pumila can be grown as a hanging plant

Image – Wikimedia Commons / Forest & Kim Starr

It is often thought that Ficus are all huge trees, but the truth is that there are exceptions, such as the Ficus line up. This houseplant has green leaves, which sprout from hanging stems, and can therefore be grown in pots during all his life.

Of course, it is important that it is in a bright room, near a window for example, and that it be watered about twice a week.

Fern Nephrolepis

Nephrolepis are easy-care ferns

Of all the ferns found in nurseries, there are none quite like the Nephrolepis. Its green fronds (leaves) can grow upright or, more usually, drooping which is why they can be kept in hanging pots.

Put it in a bright room but without direct sun, and water it from time to time. If you want you can even take it out to the garden or to the balcony during the spring, always avoiding exposure to the star king because otherwise it would burn quickly.

nephrolepis high

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Tillandsia

Tillandsia is a tropical plant

This is a type of bromeliad whose leaves, colors and size vary greatly depending on the species: they can be greenish, greyish, bicolor or variegated, more or less fleshy, with few roots (tillandsia aeranthos) or with many.

In any case, they are all taken care of the same: light but not direct, and more or less followed waterings in spring-summer and somewhat spaced the rest of the year.

Tillandsia growth

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African violet

The African violet is a plant sensitive to excessive watering

It is a precious houseplant belonging to the genus Saintpaulia. Its leaves are fleshy, dark green on the upper side and purple on the underside.although without a doubt what attract the most attention are its flowers, small, but with very beautiful colors.

Of all the ones on this list, the African violet is perhaps the most delicate. It needs light but not direct, and very controlled irrigation since it fears waterlogging.

Saintpaulia ionantha plant

Indoor plant care

Indoor plants are not difficult to care for

Indoor plants are very beautiful plant beings, which are often thought to be very delicate. Of course, there is no lack of reason: these plants are grown indoors precisely because if they were left out all year, they would most likely die as soon as the temperatures dropped a bit.

And it is that, in reality, there are no indoor plants as such, but there are tropical plants that, when grown in temperate regions, have a hard time in autumn-winter. Thus, it could almost be said that each community has its own list. For example, him loaded with figs (fig tree) is a tree-tree that, while in the Mediterranean it is kept in gardens, in areas where there are moderate frosts it is kept indoors.

For all this, it is interesting to know more or less what care these plants require:

  • Location: in general, they must be kept in rooms where a lot of natural light enters, away from drafts and a little away from passageways.
  • Humidity: Most of the plants that are kept as ‘indoor’ are native to the tropical rain forests, where the humidity is high. So feel free to put a humidifier, glasses with water around it, or even spray its leaves with lime-free water daily in spring and summer.
  • Irrigation– The frequency of watering will vary throughout the year. During the summer it may be necessary to water about 3 times a week, but the rest with one a week or every ten days will be enough.
    When in doubt, check the soil’s moisture with a thin wooden stick or by weighing the pot after it has been watered and again after a few days.
  • Subscriber: it is highly recommended to pay during the warm months of the year with a universal fertilizer (for sale here!) or liquid guano (for sale here!) following the indications specified on the product packaging.
  • Transplant: When you see roots coming out of the drainage holes, or when more than two years have passed since the last transplant, change it to a larger pot, in spring.
  • Plagues and diseases: If they are properly cared for, indoor plants usually do not have problems. Now, otherwise they could have mealybugs, Red spiderthe White fly; and if overwatered the fungi will rot their roots. The former are treated with insecticides such as diatomaceous earth (for sale here!) or potassium japan (for sale here!); for the fungi nothing like a good fungicide based on copper and to control the risks a lot.

Enjoy your indoor plants 🙂.

The best houseplants for beginners

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