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Easy care houseplants are great for your indoor environment. The fresh
green foliage and colorful flowers can make a room come alive like
magic. Plus, taking care of plants and having an interior green space in your
home has unique health benefits. It lifts your spirits, and beats the
winter blues, all while removing toxins and adding oxygen and humidity
to the air you breathe. Easy care houseplants can endure heat and dryness and they are great for gift-giving. They are ideal as Mothers Day flowers because they will last long after that special occasion. So, if you forget to water or the air is dry, they won't just wither up and die, but you must water them. Then there are the sub-irrigation systems where you fill the reservoir and the plant is watered from the bottom. This can make watering African Violets and other hairy leaved houseplants that don't like to get wet a lot easier. The Cast Iron Plant AKA the Aspidistra-elatior is
a tough, coarse-leaved easy care house plant that has dark green leaves
and some are variegated with striped leaves. They can endure a
considerable amount of heat and dryness, need no direct sunshine, and
can stand a wide variety of growing conditions for an indoor plant. Maidenhair Fern is one of the most common indoor ferns with its
delicate, lacy light green fronds and slender black stalks. It is
popular as a decorative plant to place in shady corners. The Chinese Evergreen is
a handsome foliage plant with large, dark green leaves growing out one
from the other on a center stem. This plant can be grown in water as
well as in soil. The African Violet prefers humid air, so it is vital that you find ways to increase the humidity levels. You can get a room humidifier or place plants on a humidity grow tray. Pothos are low maintenance and make great accent plants to decorate
the home, but they contain calcium oxalates which is toxic. Plant can
cause irritation and vomiting if ingested, and the sap from the plant
can cause dermatitis and allergic reaction in sensitive people. Keep
out reach of children, cats and dogs. Lucky Bamboo are low maintenance plants that can live in water or soil under a variety of light conditions. These plants are also toxic. Flamingo Flower is a beautiful, exotic tropical plant with smooth, waxy leaves that range in colors of white, pink, coral, and red. They are also toxic. Caladium are beautiful ornamental foliage plants with brilliantly colored, variegated leaves that are heart-shaped with veined patterns. They are toxic also. Choose a plant with an open
look rather than a thick bushy houseplant with leaves closely packed
toward the center. In this way the plant will get enough light and avoid
leaf drop. Your plants should have bright colored foliage and show no
signs of wilting. There are the hardy varieties of easy care houseplants which need little care. They are not fussy in their demands and can adapt to most conditions in the home. Most plants prefer an even daytime temperature around
seventy degrees and about ten degrees cooler at night. Plants will not
thrive in rooms that are overheated or too cool. Thermal drapes and dual-pane windows will be good to protect plants from heat and chills. Easy Care Houseplants: The Way to Add Life and Beauty to Your Home
The Snake Plant
and the Mother-In-Laws Tongue are easy care houseplants for growing indoors. They have tall fleshy,
green foliage that can grow to 4 feet tall. They will grow under almost
any condition except when overwatered. A moisture meter will be ideal in
determining your plant's water needs.
The Rieger begonias is a flowering easy care houseplant that blooms year
round. It thrives in bright indirect light and high humidity.
The
Christmas Cactus is a traditional holiday plant that blooms in
December. It has flat jointed leaves shaped like crab claws with bright
red flowers and makes a great gift for the holidays. This plant like
bright indirect light and humid air.How to Select Your Plants
You must always apply preventive measures to
make sure your plants are free of pests before you bring them home. One
infested plant can infest all the other plants so examine them
carefully. How to Care for Your Plants
Plants
must be fertilized to replace minerals and nutrients depleted through
waterings; however, the season of the year should be your guide.
Fertilize regularly during growing periods (March through September)
with the dose at half of the recommended rate. Do not fertilize at all
during the winter months.
The kind of plant pot and the size is
key in good plant development. It should have enough room for the roots
to grow but not be too large. Clay pots allow the plant to breathe
through the sides of the pot. This protects the plant from overwatering
which can lead root disease.
Once you become successful with
your easy care houseplants, you may even want to increase your
collection and display them on plant stands. This can be done through
the propagation of seeds, stems, roots, leaf cuttings, and bulbs.
Propagating houseplants make great gifts that are thoughtful as well as
economical.