There is no doubt that a living room will always look more beautiful if, in addition to the decoration, you include a natural detail that evokes nature, such as a plant. However, not all of them are feasible inside the house. So you have to choose house plants that, really, adapt to the space and conditions that you provide.
Do you want to know what those plants can be? Here are several suggestions so that you can make the decision yourself.
Fern
The Ferns they have the characteristic that they do not need much light to live. As long as you provide them with the necessary moisture, the plant can remain healthy for a long time.
Now, a fern that is given light is not the same as one that is deprived of it. Although both will be healthy, in the case of not receiving light, the leaves will look more limp.
Aspidistra
If the previous one hasn't convinced you, this one might. The Aspidistra is a plant with green leaves that does not need natural light; if it is given to her, perfect, but if not, she is used to living in dark places, and will continue to look perfect.
All you need is a watering from time to time and some care so that the leaves can grow upwards without problem.
Cacti and succulents
If you don't want to have to deal with too much houseplants, then cacti and succulents may be your best option. There are many species to choose from, from those with spikes, those that don't, those that bloom...
And in the kingdom of succulents there are hundreds of them that are as or more beautiful than other types of plants.
Bonsai
Bonsai can be one of the indoor plants, but be careful. Not all bonsai species are suited indoors. In fact, the experts themselves already warn that all bonsai are from outside, but that there are some that, due to their conditions, they live indoors because it is easier for them to survive.
The most common indoor bonsai species are: Carmona (difficult to care for), Serissa (very difficult to maintain); Ficus (very easy to care for) and Sageretia (has some complications when it comes to maintaining it).
Potoo
Potos are another very suitable choice, especially since they require indirect light, but they also adapt if there is none. In this case, if it receives light, the leaves will be green to yellow; if you don't have that light, they will look full green.
You can put it on a piece of furniture or a table, but you could also choose to hang it and let the branches fall from the ceiling in a nice waterfall.
Trunk of Brazil
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This plant is ideal if you have a very dim living room but with a temperature that does not drop below 20 degrees (either because of the heating or because of the orientation for the summer). So, you can afford a plant that it is only going to ask you for a high and constant humidity.
If you also give it some light, you will have a plus, because the contrast in its leaves will be much more striking.
Rubber plant
Before we have talked to you about Ficus as bonsai, but now we will tell you about it as a plant. It is one of the easiest to take care of and the least problem is going to give you.
They only require a watering from time to time (once a week or every two weeks in winter, one or two a week in summer) and little else.
It needs a bit of light to thrive, but it adapts to whatever you give it. In the market you can find a few different species.
Senecio
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This is one of the lesser known houseplants, but it's actually perfect. It's actually a succulent, and it doesn't like water at all, so pouring it in very occasionally is enough. You can have it hanging as the twigs fall and form a very pretty waterfall.
Its color is green and the most characteristic are the branches that it forms, which are like threads from which the leaves come out, very small and abundant in each twig.
zamioculca
This living room plant is perfect if you are one of those who forgets to water the plants. And it is that, within the thick leaves that it has, it stores water, in such a way that just by spraying it when you remember, and by pouring water on it from time to time, you will be giving it everything it needs.
In return, he will give you a plant with a tall trunk that can grow quite a bit in your living room (Hence, it is good to place it in a corner when it starts to grow a lot so that it decorates that part by itself.
Monstera delicious
Also known as Adam's Rib, this is one of the house plants most chosen by many, especially professionals. It is not recommended if you have cats, because it is toxic for them (also for dogs).
Adapts to any luminosity that you give her, although the best thing for her is to give her some indirect light. It tolerates low temperatures very well, but beyond zero degrees it would suffer damage.
Pilea
Better known as the Chinese money plant, they say that it is a plant that brings abundance to the homes where they put it. So you can consider it as one of the living room plants to put.
This is very simple to take care of, it only needs a lot of light, without being direct, and moderate watering, ideally with distilled water.
Of course, due to its size, you can have it in two different ways: hanging, or on the ground. If you decide on the second option, you will most likely need a stake so that the leaves do not fall to the ground and to help them grow upwards, not to the sides or downwards.
There are many houseplant options on the market. Our recommendation is that, before buying one, you know a little about the species to see if it is the most suitable for your living room, especially due to the light and temperature conditions that you can provide. You should also take into account if you have children and / or pets, as some are toxic.
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