If you need to change the vibe, follow the tribe. Get some indoor plants infused in your home space. Houseplants will give your home the color, warmth and vibrant positive energy. It will freshen up the atmosphere and ease the environment around. And it can even take away your anxiety and stress. If you are worried about the maintenance it might take for the plants, then let me tell you something. You just have to know the watering needs of your plants. There’s no gardening expertise needed.
So let’s get going with Knowing the plants for your friendly cozy, winter space:
Whale Fin Sansevieria
Yes, it does resemble to a whale’s fin. That’s why the name. It is a special kind of a snake plant, commonly known as a whale fin snake plant or a shark fin snake plant. Make sure there is a loose, well –drained, little sandy soil for your plant, this means you have to water it when the soil is dried out. It needs a warm temperature, so choose the coziest part of your home with a partial sun exposure. It is a very easy to care plant with once a year fertilization when it blooms in the spring season. Simply remove the dead and damaged leaves as you see them.
Alocasia ‘tiny dancer’
Being a tropical houseplant, it is carefree to have this one in your space – so small and compact. This variety of Alocasia is a little longer and leaner than the ones you know traditionally. That’s why it can grow up to 2 feet tall from the soil. It has got those curved stems and cup shaped leaves that sway with the wind, like a moment to the left and then to the right…dancing in the breeze. Alocasia needs a warm environment of moisture with bright indirect sunlight. When you find the top layer drying out, water your tiny dancer. It’s winters, so you won’t have to water it much although. But you will have to fertilize it once a month.
Geogenanthus
It has the leaves just like the rubber plant, thick and glossy. Geogenanthus, aka, Geo is not the all green of plants, it has got the black-purple shade giving your room space a pop. Its leaves can grow to 8 inches or even more in size. Let’s see how is it so easy to care plant – It prefers a medium indirect light, with watering to keep it moist (not wet or soggy soil), ideal humidity of your home, and fertilization only once a year. So, say yes to Geo!
Norfolk Pine
Pines and winters, that’s how it is. This evergreen plant is a must to have in your home in the winter season. This little pine is a Christmas tree type, perfect for your festive ready home till the New year. When you grow indoors, it can be 3 to 8 feet tall making it a miniature tree. The pine thrives in a medium light, sandy soil and watering sparingly once in two weeks as it is drought tolerant, and a warm climate inside. Supply fertilizer regularly.
Calthea ‘white fusion’
The fusion of green and white, Calthea is one of a kind prayer plants native to Mexico and tropical America. Again, here also there is a purplish touch to the green. It is a popular tropical houseplant with those visibly white markings on the leaves. Calthea needs a partial exposure in the Sun (special care with the light), a moist and well-drained soil, a little warm temperature. Also, it doesn’t need any fertilizer in winters. But you will find it blooming in summers.
Bay Laurel tree
All year blooming, all year green. So even in winters, you will find it lush green. The evergreen shrub will serve you with leaves whole of the year. The bay needs a full to partial sunlight, a moist well-drained soil which is neutral in nature and blooms well during the summers or in spring season. You can move the pot indoors or outdoors as per the season. You have to water it as much as the soil doesn’t turn wet. Make sure where you place it, you have it cool and humid. Have it, for it is very low maintenance and will give you leaves all year long.
Wintergreen berries
A holiday plant for the winter season that is attractive and care with ease. And it’s just so well thriving in the winters. You can have it as a holiday gift plant. It grows slow but has got the wide spread. Plant it in well-drained soil that is acidic in nature with partial sun exposure. It grows well in summers with white and pink flowers. Water it enough to keep evenly moist. The leaves have got a minty scent when you crush them.
Red Chinese evergreen
Add a shade of red to the greens. Get a beautiful red Chinese evergreen plant in your home. It is also known as Aglaonema red plant. You need little but proper care with bright indirect light, extended watering periods, well drained and a little acidic soil that needs fertilization during summer and spring. Ensure proper humidity for the plant. It will bloom waxy white flowers after some time.
Bird’s nest fern
The fern that can hold enough humidity and moisture in its long erect green fronds. It is one of the easiest, low maintenance indoor plants. The bird’s nest fern is an epiphyte which grows on other plants in its natural rainforest habitat. It is well suited in a warm, humid environment that is in a partial shade. The soil should be moist and well-drained. Water it regularly and fertilize once a month during the growing season.
Majesty palm
Well, you really need a palm to cover that space up in the room. A little height, care free and pet safe too. The majesty palm is a kind of tropical tree that is a native of Madagascar. It’s actually majestic with the long green leaves. The plant needs partial sun exposure with bright indirect sunlight, moist soil that is acidic in nature and proper fertilization. Majesty palms have a tendency to be temperamental, so take care of the light; it should be the right amount.
With these, you have a complete list of indoor plants that you can have in your home space this winters. It will really add to the ambience, at the same time with your mood too. Just give them the proper attention and care, then see them bloom!