Having trouble finding the right plants to brighten your home? Most house plants are tropical in nature and our homes do not mimic their growing environment. Insufficient light, high temperatures and improper watering are the usual cause of plant failure. The good news is some adapt better than others. Listed below is a partial list of some tough plants along with their growing requirements.
- House Ivy (Philodendron ), pot or hanging, low-medium light, moist water
conditions but
allow to dry between waterings;
- Peace Lily. (Spathiphyllum ), pot plant, low-medium light, moist water
condition;
- Corn Plant (Dracaena ), floor plant, low-medium light, moist water
condition; but allow
to dry between waterings;
- Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia ), floor plant, medium light moist water
conditions but allow to
dry between waterings;
- Snake Plant (Sansevieria ), floor plant, bright light, dry conditions;
- Weeping Fig (Ficus Benjamina ), floor plant, bright-light, moist water conditions but allow to dry between waterings.
House plants are a great source of pleasure when we are unable to garden outdoors during the winter months, as well as adding to the overall decor of a home. Placing house plants in the proper location will add to your growing success. Listed below are plants and locations where they will grow best.
- East facing window: achimenes, African violet, begonias,
gloxinia.
- Sunny south window: crown of thorns, bougainvillea, geranium,
herbs, cacti, succulents.
- West window: amaryllis, asparagus fern, Christmas cactus, jade
plant, ficus, Norfolk pine.
- North window: coleus, English ivy, ferns, peperomia, spider
plant, spathiphyllum.
- Plants that thrive on existing light, (which may be indirect daylight and artificial lamp light at night): Chinese evergreen, bromeliads, dracaena, dieffenbachia, palms, philodendrons, sansevieria.
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