I'm pretty sure some of my friends would be wondering how to maintain an indoor plant. Often I hear tell-tale stories of plants dying in a week's time or facing a major disaster when the whole plant just turn yellow and rot. So, here are some tips of how to handle a plant.
The most important factor is facing disappointment.
When you see a dying plant: What to do next?
In most cases, it might just be too late to do anything.
(this is based on my perception and experience)
Then, comes the next important question:
How then can one successfully have a thriving indoor plant?
Ahh... (that is the most important question to ask before having a plant indoors)
Let's get a fact right:
Most indoor plants are not naturally designed to remain long term in an indoor condition,
All of the indoors plants thrive well outdoor. So, when they are placed indoors they just sustain instead of thriving, their survival mode takes place as some species are hardy when you place them indoors.Some species last longer than others, and in most cases they seemed to adapt to the right condition in the room environment.
Again, it depends how versatile is the indoor condition: Is it like a store room or a greenhouse environment?
The most important factor you must consider is Lighting.
Office lighting is good compared to residential lighting.
(due to the working environment - bright lights are required in a workplace)
Place the indoor plant right above the lighting (or the plant will eventually trail to the nearest light source making it very unattractive and leggy)
The other factor that are important is water, soil (or medium) & maintenance.
The factor is different for each different species. I had discovered some require minimum watering but requires good lighting.
Once the plant is placed indoors for a long time, they may not able to handle the pressure when they are placed back outdoors (in most cases, they die out of stress)
These are some of the ideas of how to keep an indoor plants:
See pictures below
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Mother in law tongue.
They can last for months without water, you can just cut the leaves and place them in long clear jars as decor piece. They will eventually dry-up unless you plant them in a soil.
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These are known as lucky bamboo, they were brought from an outdoor environment. I had stripped off their leaves and reveal their inner beauty and best displayed indoors in this style.
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Goose Foot Plant
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They are very hardy and you can place pebbles or shells with water for the medium.
Also you can use soil (even without drainage)
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Other plants that you can consider indoors are:
1) Dumbcane
2) Basket Plant
3) Marble Queen & Money plant (Epipremnum aureum) or Pothos
4) Mother in law Tongue
5) Dracaena species
6) Palms
There are more newer species introduced year after year, select the cheaper ones (if you are buying them)
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HOW TO CULTIVATE AND CARE FOR INDOOR PLANTS:
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BEST INDOOR PLANTS:
Here are the list of the best indoor plants that can thrive and manage well indoors.
Do click on the names that will link you to detailed information about them
& their different cultivars in their species and also about their care & cultivation.
10 Different Types of Philodendron - Names & Images
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
10 Different Types of Colored Syngonium podophyllum - Names & Images.
10 Different Types of Colored Syngonium podophyllum - Names & Images.
