If you decorate your apartment and your home with houseplants, you bring a piece of nature into your home. This can be a small cactus that blooms wonderfully or a beautiful yucca palm that adorns a bare corner. Potted plants can find their place in every corner, on the windowsill or on the table.
Indoor plants are an attractive eye-catcher for the home
When the eye falls on a houseplant that is in beautiful bloom or that makes a corner particularly attractive, then we feel good. Once there was a time when indoor plants were spurned, today they are the focal point in every apartment. However, giving in to the desire for indoor plants goes hand in hand with the question of which plants should you bring into your apartment. For example, if you have an apartment that faces north or is in the basement, you should not put up plants that like it sunny. Not only the location, but also the maintenance is important. For example, if you are not at home all week, plants that have to be watered every day are out of the question. But that's not all that matters. Very important: If there are animals in the household, especially cats, they like to grab and eat plants. You should also make sure that the flowers are not poisonous.
The right plants and the right place
Plants that require little light should be placed by the north window. There are plants that like this location best. Of course, these plants have to be cared for differently from indoor plants that like the sun. There are small indoor plants for the north window, for example room ivy, begonia species, the harp bush or the hen. The flamingo flower and the African violet also like it dark, but now and then a little sun. In addition, the purple turkey, the dragon tree, the indoor fern or the dwarf pepper are ideal flowers that prefer dark rooms.
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Tip: Illnesses in houseplants! You should also examine the plants that are inside, mostly for disease pests. If a plant is ailing, it could be pests, but also a lack of nutrients.
Plants from the aeronaceae family are poisonous to pets:
- Window leaf (Monstera deliciosa)
- A leaf (Spathiphyllum)
- Efeutute (Sindapsus pictus)
- Tree friend (Philodendron scandens)
- Philodendron species
The following plants are suitable for the bathroom:
- Flaming sword, guzmania or cyprus grass
- Ferns also love high humidity
- Bromeliads
- Maranthe, African violets and orchids
The right location
If you always think about your plants, how do they stand in nature and what living conditions do they have there, you will find the right location. When you think about the fact that all plants need light, sometimes more or less, you know that plants have no chance of survival in a dark stairwell. There are certainly areas in an apartment that are quite dark. Corridors, bathrooms with no window or one
tiny. Corners in large rooms are also dark. They are often not attractive, but they don't have to be. Because there are also indoor plants for dark areas for these areas. You should know that green plants thrive in the shade rather than flowering plants. The plants in the shade are usually not particularly lush.Plants that love shade:
- Philodendron
- Heavy fern
- A leaf
- Zamy
- Window leaf
Caring for indoor plants
Every plant has different needs and needs to be looked after differently. Nevertheless, there are some basic things: Every plant needs light, some more and the other less. This means that there are plants that love the blazing sun and plants that feel comfortable in partial shade or shade. Nevertheless, they also need light so that photosynthesis can take effect. Every houseplant needs water. There are differences here too. One plant loves it moist, the other only needs watering once a month. The application of fertilizer is just as different and should be tailored to each plant. You should also remember that plants that have been comfortable on the windowsill all year round will turn brown and die in winter. The reason is to be found in the heating air, they do not tolerate the heat or they have to have more water. If you really want to do something good for your plants, you should put them in winter quarters that are cool and dark.
Repotting plants
Those who love their plants are guided by their needs. Watering plays a role here, as does fertilizing or repotting. Especially when the plants have grown too big, they should be repotted. Care should be taken not to repot during the growth phase. The best time is still in winter or, after the season, in autumn. When repotting, as much old soil as possible should be removed. This guarantees that no possible pathogens will move into the new pot. After repotting, water well and put the plant in its usual place.
Pests on house plants
Many think that indoor plants are not attacked by pests as often as the plants that stand outside. But that is not the case. Even with indoor plants, it is worth taking a look from time to time to remove any pests in good time and not only when the plant dies.
Pay attention to the rest period and growth
If you want to enjoy beautiful flowering plants, you should pay attention to the rest period and the growth of indoor plants. It is usually not a problem if you only pay attention to a few minor details. If the plant is growing, it needs a lot of light and water, and it should also be fertilized regularly. This is the only way to create a blooming miracle from a simple plant. Here again applies: the plant should get its correct location. There is
also a rest period in which the plants regenerate. Some won't change, others will take off their leaves. Don't panic here, because it is a protective function of the plant. During the rest period you shouldn't fertilize either, just give some water from time to time.Things to know about plants for dark rooms
- Most plants need a lot of light. They grow best near windows or under artificial plant light.
- The minimum of light a plant needs to live is 700 to 1000 lux.
- Most plants do not start to thrive until around 10,000 lux.
- On cloudy winter days, the light intensity can be between 400 and 500 lux, which is very little.
- Instead, it is up to 90,000 lux on a sunny summer day. That makes all the difference.
What you should also bear in mind is that if you move the plant about a meter away from the window, you are already depriving the plant of 20 to 50 percent light intensity. Not many plants can take this. But there are also some who get along quite well with little light:
- Green lilies need z. B. not much light. However, their color often fades and the interesting stripe color is no longer so clearly visible.
- The single sheet is also quite adaptable in terms of lighting conditions. It gets by with very little light and is also very frugal.
- Shade to partial shade like cob thread, alocasia and xanthosoma.
Some ferns also get by with relatively little light, but they shouldn't be too dark either. Belong to them Lady fern, Leather fern, nest fern, Rib fern, Sword fern, Hart's Tongue Fern and sickle fern. A classic that is easy to care for and satisfied with little light Zamioculcas zamiifolia, also called cardboard palm or tropical arum, an arum plant. Although it has only been cultivated here for a good 10 years, it is very popular and can be found in many households. Although she actually likes a lot of light, she can also cope with little. In addition, it requires little water and maintenance.
- It is just as easy to care for Cobbler palm (Aspidistra). It's not a beauty, but when you make it bloom, it looks pretty good.
- Ivy is also a very frugal plant. There are many different varieties that can also be planted together. That gives an interesting effect.
No matter which plant, none can do without light. If there is not enough, a plant light is recommended.
