Unpretentious and spectacular plants for home and office

Indoor plants create a pleasant atmosphere in the room, pleasing to the eye, helping to concentrate and purify the air. It is only important to choose the correct them! Not to blame themselves for the next dead flower, try to settle in the apartment plant, which steadfastly with you survive a difficult period in my life and always will thank you when you are about them remember.

Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum)

Perennial shrub with green or white-green narrow leaves and drooping mustache air, which after flowering appear tiny young plants. Despite the seeming unpretentiousness looks very impressive. It grows in any soil, in a pot of any size, in the sun and in the shade, in a cold or a warm room, almost anywhere. If the month do not water, fade, fade, droop, but will not die. At regular watering is very responsive, quickly grows into a huge bush. It cleans the air of toxins.

Sansevieriya (Sansevieria), or pike tail

Perennial succulent plant. Linear or lanceolate erect leaves length from several centimeters to half a meter typically collected in the rosette. A large variety of cultivars with colored foliage of dark green to almost white and variegated forms.

Well grows on the south window, and in the corner of the half black, but on a sunny window, the leaves will be more vivid. Can be transplanted every few years when sansevieriya literally cease to be placed in a pot.

Sansevieriya does not suffer from dry air, it does not need to spray. The only requirement for the soil is a good drainage (at least one-third of the volume of the pot). Cold drafts sansevieriya not terrible. Watering should be rare: in dense, leathery leaves retained moisture reserve. In winter, the plant can not watering at all: growth will stop, until spring sansevieriya will rest.

Epipremnum (Epipremnum)

Decorative vine with heart-shaped leaves variegated coloring. Epipremnum shadow-but with a strong lack of light variegated leaves become completely green and shrinking. Undemanding to soil, endures a rare watering. Not tolerate a low temperature (below 15 degrees) and drafts. For a more decorative better to plant in one pot a few cuttings and put the grown vine on ringlet ground: with aerial roots epipremnum easily take root and will release several new shoots. Thanks to these same roots easily climb walls. Clean air from formaldehyde and xylene.

Artur Karnoza Hoya (Hoya carnosa), or wax ivy

Ampelnye vine with thick leathery leaves and shoots up to 6-7 meters. It grows on the south window, and in the northern room. It can easily tolerate a rare watering, but afraid of waterlogged soil, so the need for good drainage. Transplanted waxy ivy rarely, when there is no room in the pot. Under favorable conditions (bright ambient light) abundantly blooms. Fragrant flowers are collected in a captive star shaped inflorescence-umbrellas.

Crassula (Crassula), or money tree, Crassula

Small tree up to one and a half meters tall with branched stems and fleshy, rounded dark green leaves. Like all succulents, money tree loves the bright sunlight and permeable loose soil. It can easily tolerate a rare watering and dry air. With a lack of light shoots stretched out, the leaves become smaller. Afraid of waterlogging. If in doubt, whether watering, watering is not needed! Jade the root system is small, shallow pot is required, transplant - when the green mass and threaten to outweigh overturn the pot.

Tradescantia (Tradescantia)

Ampelnoe herb, familiar to all from childhood. It has up to 70 types of the most diverse colors. It grows in warm and cool place, in well-lit and shaded areas, but low light leaves lose color brightness. Compared with the rest of the plants in this article, is growing really breakneck pace, but it was so quickly lose decorative effect: lower leaves die off, exposing the shoots. From time to time you need to pinch, and best of all once a year to update the plant: tear the tops of shoots and stick into the damp earth.

Monstera deliciosa (Monstera deliciosa)

The fast growing vine with large (up to 45 cm) carved leaves. Not capricious, but prefers a light place and periodic spraying. He loves abundant watering. With a lack of water and light the leaves are shrinking, losing motley color and cuts. Covers an area of ​​two square meters, at home grows up to five meters in length, so it is better to find a suitable place for her where she can not hurt anyone.

Ficus benjamina (Ficus benjamina)

Tree with flexible branches and small glossy leaves rich-green or variegated color. Perhaps, of all plants listed in the article, the most demanding of conditions of detention, but not inferior to others in survivability. He likes spraying, regular watering, diffuse glare and temperature in the range 17-22 degrees, but is willing to compromise. Sometimes a suitable temperature and watering. When you move to a new location, or errors in the care may lose leaves, but be sure to escalate again.

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In fact, many plants can be completely unpretentious, if their needs will coincide with the microclimate of your home or office.