It’s likely one of your main considerations will be where to put the plants around your home so you don’t create clutter, a potential easy accident, or in an overly busy area where they could be damaged. Beyond that though, you’ll obviously be buying for their aesthetic and the positive benefits they bring to a home. Further still, we know that life is ever more fast-paced, so you’ll be pleased to know that it doesn’t take much to care for these small plants. Let’s run through some choices.
Peace Lilies
Peace Lilies are exotic and attractive looking because of their large shiny leaves and unusual white flowers. Despite originally native to South and Central America, Peace Lilies need a moderate level of light and water. This plant is a great air-purifier and good for the soul too; in Feng Shui it is considered an aura purifier.
Aloe Plant
Aloe Plants are succulents which means they store a lot of water in their leaves. Just like their relatives, they enjoy the sun and prefer that their soil is completely dry between watering. They cannot tolerate standing water. Aloe are extremely easy to care for and great for treating minor burns and rashes too. It’d be perfect for an unused windowsill or two.
Swiss Cheese Plant
So named for its huge glossy leaves that grow with holes and splits, the Swiss Cheese Plant is a gorgeous and unique looking plant. It’s not hard to care for the Swiss Cheese Plant, it just needs a light watering when the soil looks dry and enjoys a bright room with indirect sunlight. However, it is quite shade tolerant too.
Fiddle Leaf Fig (Lyrata Compacta and Suncoast Cultivar)
One of the most-popular lovely looking house plants around. The large, vibrant, green paddle leaves are a particular draw of the Fiddle Leaf Fig. Given that it can absorb a lot of moister through its leaves, it likes a regular misting but will also benefit from watering via the soil in summer if looking particularly dry. It’s also a great choice for air-purification.
Mother in Laws Tongue (Snake Plant)
The Mother in Laws Tongue is so named for its rather striking sharp, long looking, leaves (sharp like a stereotypical mother in law’s tongue). The leaves are quite stunning also for their dark-green colour with a vertical light-green band of colour at the borders. Despite any negative feelings the name stirs, this is a fantastic house plant. It does well in low light and is equally happy in a very bright room. It’s great for air-purification too.
