Typical potted plants

Green plants improve the room climate, beautify your own four walls, create comfort and promote our inner well-being. Bamboo and Cyprus grass conjure exoticism into your own four walls. Roses and orchids create a romantic atmosphere. Lemon and orange trees spread a fresh citrus scent in the room, and under a palm tree, the holiday beach comes a little closer in your own living room. No wonder that on average every German household is home to a potted plant.

How to make your home green and blooming: everything about the origin, location and proper care of typical potted plants.

Potted plants from A to G

aloe vera

• Origin: South Africa, Arabia
• Leaves: Fleshy and lance-like, with pink serrated margins
• Growth: As a rosette of leaves, circular in all directions.
• Location: Robust plant, tolerates drought and frost.
• Care: Needs little water. Do not pour on the rosette! Water little in winter. Fertilize with cactus fertilizer.
• Note: Robust plant, even in drought and light frost.
• Tip: Well suited for bright, warm rooms.

azaleas

• Origin: Mountain forests of East Asia
• Blossoms. From white to violet, with double and single flowers.
• Growth: miniature plant or flowering standard.
• Location: Bright, no direct sun. Airy but not drafty. Partial shade in summer. Cool from September at 10 to 15 degrees.
• Care: Bales must never dry out. Irrigation water should be adapted to the air temperature.
• A notice. Spray a lot.
• Tip: a weekly immersion bath is ideal.

bamboo

• Origin: Grasslands of China
• Leaves: Evergreen. Short, narrow leaves on thin, strong stems.
• Growth: Low, up to 60 cm high depending on the variety. Culms are dense, initially upright, later overhanging.
• Location: sunny to bright all year round. Can stand cooler in winter. Up to 16 degrees.
• Care: Water abundantly all year round. Fertilize every 2 weeks in summer and every 6 weeks in winter.
• Note: may be offered to cats instead of cat grass.
• Tip: Perfect for an Asian style of living.

bromeliad

• Origin. tropics South America
• Flowers: Cone-shaped with reddish bracts.
• Growth: sprawling rosettes of leaves.
• Location: As bright as possible, no blazing sun, warm all year round.
• Care: Keep well moist with low-lime water in summer. Fertilize a little weekly. Limit watering and fertilizing in winter.
• Tip: To help the flowering, you can cover the bromeliad with ripe apples in a plastic wrap for two weeks.

"Calla" - Zatedeschia

• Origin: South Africa
• Flowers: Yellow, calyx-like spadix.
• Growth: intensively colored flowers sprout like small trumpets out of the sparsely branched green.
• Location: Sunny to semi-shady. After flowering in May bright, cool place.
• Care: Plenty of water and weekly fertilizing with liquid fertilizer from December. In the dormant period from May, quite little water supply without fertilizer.
• Note: Place in a warm spot with plenty of light in winter to encourage flowering.

chili

• Origin: tropics of South America
• Flowers: white flowers from June to September. Later bright red pods.
• Habit: Perennial, small bush or woody perennial.
• Location: Sunny.
• Care: Water regularly. Avoid waterlogging. Fertilize moderately.
• Note: Hottest variety: orange habanero. It has three times the amount of hot capsaicin compared to the other varieties.
• Tip: good to use as a spice, for example to spice up sauces.

fern

• Origin: tropical rainforests
• Leaves: In the case of the sword fern, long, sword-shaped fronds with crescent-shaped leaflets.
• Growth: Broadly sprawling or dainty, depending on the variety.
• Location: Light to semi-shady all year round. Even in winter not below 18 degrees. High humidity.
• Care Keep evenly slightly moist. Fertilize once a week in summer.
• Note: belong to the oldest plants in the history of the earth.
• Tip: Only water in tempered water.

Ficus Benjamina

• Origin: tropics
• Leaves: Evergreen, mostly dark green and shiny.
• Growth: tree-like or as a climbing species.
• Location: Light all year round, no full sun.
• Warm in summer, cooler in winter, not below 16 degrees.
• Care: Water moderately in summer, in winter in a cool stand dryer. Spray more often. Fertilize moderately every 2 weeks in summer and every 4 weeks in winter.
• Note: increased leaf fall in drafts and temperature fluctuations.
• Tip: ideal for damp rooms, such as the bathroom.

rubber tree

• Origin: Southeast Asia
• Leaves: Large, strong.
• Growth: The leaves sprout on the up to 3 m high, thin trunk.
• Location: Thrives well on west, east and even north windows.
• Care: Water evenly with lime-free water. Too much water is just as harmful as too little water. Fertilize every two weeks. Water less in winter, do not fertilize.
• Note: Dust the leaves regularly so that the plant can breathe freely.
• Tip: Frequent changes of location lead to leaf fall.

Potted plants from H to Z

hydrangea

• Origin: mountain forests of Japan
• Flowers: Depending on the variety, hemispherical, ball-shaped or plate-shaped in pink, red, white or blue
• Growth: deciduous shrub. Bushy and upright growing.
• Location: Bright, without direct sun. Cool (around 16 degrees), well ventilated. Shady in summer.
• Care: keep well moist with lime-free water. Pour into the saucer too. Supply with rhododendron fertilizer.
• Tip: Blue-flowering variety turns pink if the substrate is not sufficiently acidic.

cacti

• Origin: dry areas of the world
• Leaves: Depending on the variety, flat, broad or spherical ribs.
• Growth: Balls or ribs often forming colonies, densely spined or hairy.
• Position: In full sun, protect green species with few spines from the blazing midday sun.
• Care: water sparingly with lime-free water in summer. Fertilize every four weeks with cactus fertilizer.
• Note: wreath or wart cacti sometimes develop enchanting flowers overnight.

tuberous begonia

• Origin: South America
• Flowers: From white to pink and orange to shades of red.
• Growth: bushy, upright or hanging.
• Location: partial shade. In summer also outdoors, sheltered from the wind. Store the tuber in the peat bed in the basement for the winter.
• Care. Water regularly with lime-free water. Fertilize once a week. After the flowers have faded in September, the watering is reduced until the leaves wither. Start watering in spring.

linden tree

• Origin: light woods Africa
• Leaves. Room lime: large, rounded to heart-shaped, hairy leaves.
• Growth: Evergreen, as a shrub or tree. With good care, white flowers appear with yellow stamens.
• Location: Light and airy all year round. Fertilize every 1-2 weeks in summer and every 3-4 weeks in winter. Spray more often.
• Tip: Can be cut back.

orange tree

• Origin: Mexico
• Flowers: Seductively orange-scented white flowers with yellow inflorescences.
• Habit: bush-like shrub with lush green leaves.
• Location: sunny and airy. In the sunny months the temperature should be around 20 degrees, in winter around 5 degrees.
• Care: Water regularly and plentifully. Fertilize once a week in summer, do without in winter.
• Note: February is the best time to repot.

orchid

• Origin: Southeast Asia
• Flowers: Medium-sized, delicate inflorescences on a tall stem with leathery leaves.
• Growth: In nature, the plant grows epiphytically, i.e. perched on trees. Their numerous aerial roots indicate this.
• Location: Light to semi-shady. No direct sun. Ideal: 20 to 25 degrees. White and pink flowering varieties tolerate cooler temperatures.
• Care: Keep evenly moist. Water more sparingly in winter, but spray. Use orchid fertilizer.

Palm tree

• Origin: tropics and subtropics
• Leaves: Comb-like, pinnate, long fronds, slightly overhanging.
• Growth: Fronds are attached to thin stems, which are always grouped together.
• Location: bright, warm all year round, not below 16 degrees even in winter, young plants not below 20 degrees.
• Care: Always keep moist in summer, water a little in winter when it is cooler. Fertilize every 3-4 weeks in summer and every 6 weeks in winter.
• Tip: trunk remains as thick as when purchased.

passion flower

• Origin: South Africa
• Flowers: Up to 10 cm large flower plates made of white sepals and petals with a halo.
• Growth: Perennial climbing plant. Grows up to 2 m high.
• Location: Very bright, but not blazing midday sun. Bright at 6 degrees over winter.
• Care: Water plentifully in summer, fertilize weekly until August. Guide the shoots up loosely on sticks or rings in the pot or on a trellis.
• Tip: Cutting back encourages new blooms.

roses

• Origin: Europe
• Flowers: in the kissing rose, red flowers. Other species in all colors except blue.
• Habit: Bushy, deciduous dwarf shrub.
• Location: Sunny and airy. Nice on the balcony and terrace in summer. Bright around 5 degrees over winter. Place warmer from February to sprout.
• Care: Water regularly during the growth phase. Drier over winter. Fertilize every 14 days until the end of July.
• Tip: remove faded leaves. This strengthens the plant.

citrus tree

• Origin: Mediterranean
• Leaves: Long-lived, with dainty white flowers from which the fruit ripens.
• Growth: Branchy shrub or small tree.
• Location: Light and sunny all year round, warm but airy. Hibernation at 15 degrees.
• Care: Water abundantly with low-calcium water in summer, water sparingly in winter. Fertilize every ten days from February to August.
• A notice. If the plant is too warm in winter, it reacts with heavy leaf fall.

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