Indoor plants make the apartment cozier and more colorful and ensure good air. We show you which plants are best suited for indoors.
It's not only green and blooming outside, plants are also welcome roommates inside. Not only do they give the apartment more comfort, they are also super decorative and ensure a good indoor climate. But not every plant is easy to keep indoors - some plants need a lot of attention and skill to thrive properly indoors.
Fortunately, there is also the opposite: Plants that grow almost by themselves indoors. Here you can find out which plants are perfect as green roommates and what you have to consider.
1. Kentia Palm
The Kentia palm (Howea forsteriana) is an impressive houseplant that impresses with its simple elegance. With its pretty feathery leaves and its evenly dense growth, the Kentia palm fits into almost any room and provides the right feel-good factor. The slow-growing houseplant can reach an impressive three meters in height over the course of its life if it is well cared for. Luckily, the Kentia palm is very robust: it just doesn't like direct sunlight. On the other hand, it is completely sufficient if it is only watered once a week. However, to ensure that the Kentia palm continues to impress with its pretty appearance for a long time, you should wipe off the dust from time to time: Otherwise, an unsightly layer will quickly form, especially on the large leaves.
A classic indoor plant is also the dragon tree (Dracaena). And rightly so: Not only is the dragon tree a wonderfully decorative indoor plant as a solitary plant, it even improves the indoor climate. The air-purifying plant filters harmful formaldehyde from its environment and thus ensures relaxed breathing. But that's not the only reason for its extraordinary popularity as a houseplant - in addition, the care of the evergreen dragon tree is not difficult at all. On a light uppartially shaded location without direct sunlight, the houseplant only needs to be watered regularly. You should make sure that the substrate is well dried before the next watering, because the dragon tree does not tolerate waterlogging. High humidity, on the other hand, is not a problem for the dragon tree, which is why it is also ideal for baths.
3. Bow Hemp
Burrow hemp (Sansevieria) is known as a houseplant mainly because of its easy-care type. In fact, the plant forgives almost every care mistake and is therefore also suitable for beginners and people without a green thumb. You should only pay attention to two things when caring for the scrunchie: On the one hand, the plants should only be watered when the soil in the pot has completely dried out (this is the case about every two weeks). On the other hand, it should have a place that is as warm as possible - from 15 °C upwards, the sheet hemp feels comfortable. But there's more to the scaffolding than its simple needs would suggest: its upright, sword-shaped leaves with a golden yellow pattern make it a simple yet stylish indoor plant that will complement any room perfectly.
Noble, useful and easy to care for? Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum), also known as Einblatt, possesses all three abilities. In addition to its classic elegance, which it gets from its white flowers in contrast to the glossy green leaves, the peace lily is also known as an air-purifying plant. Scientific studies have shown that the peace lily can absorb and break down harmful gases and thus ensure a favorable indoor climate. And the useful beauty is anything but a diva: If you avoid drafts and waterlogging and ensure temperatures of around 20 - 25 °C, the single sheet feels completely comfortable.
5. Philodendron
The Philodendron (Philodendron) is an extremely attractive green plant with its heart-shaped, beautifully marked leaves. As a climbing plant attached to a stake, the philodendron provides an exotic flair, but it also shows its most beautiful side as a traffic light plant and quickly creates a great curtain of leaves. As a plant for indoors, the philodendron is not only because of its prettyexterior popular. Its easy-care nature also makes it a great houseplant: the philodendron requires little, but offers a lot. The philodendron should only be watered regularly, and the room temperature should never fall below 12 °C.
Especially in dark rooms, many plants grow sickly or even begin to suffer - not so the lucky feather (Zamioculcas zamiifolia): This plant continues to grow undeterred even in shady rooms. Its robust nature in particular makes the lucky feather an ideal roommate. A normal room temperature, no direct sun and a regular sip of water are enough for the plant to be happy. The extremely robust and frugal plant with its leathery, dark green leaves is also a visual enrichment for every house. With a height of up to one meter, it is also ideal as a solitaire and enriches every room with its charm.
Tip: You can find more plants for dark rooms in our special article.
7. Mountain Palm
Straight from the mountains to the apartment - as its name suggests, the mountain palm (Chamaedorea elegans) comes from the mountains, to be more precise from the mountain forests of Mexico. In the house, the mountain palm with its elegant, overhanging fronds provides a touch of sun, beach and sea. But if you think that you have to put a lot of effort into this holiday feeling, you are wrong. The root ball of the plant should only be watered in a full bath about every two weeks so that the roots can soak up water. In addition, placed in a light to partially shaded location without direct midday sun, the mountain palm usually thrives on its own.
8. Efeutute
Efeutute (Epipremnum aureum) always cuts a fine figure, whether as a traffic light, climbing or solitary plant. The shape of their leaves is reminiscent of the leaves of the philodendron, which is not surprising given that both plants are closely related. In addition, the ivy is characterized by an unusual leaf color and pattern, which can range from dark green to yellow to white. The ivy feels particularly well in light to semi-shady locations, but it also tolerates shady places - only their pattern developsnot so colorful here. In addition, the ivy should be watered regularly. If these points are observed, the ivy will thrive and develop amazingly long shoots.
9. Houseleek
With almost 2000 known varieties of houseleek (Sempervivum) there should be something for every taste. The houseleek shines with its almost unbelievable diversity, which is reflected in the colour, shape and size of the plants. Depending on the variety, the beautiful rosette-like foliage not only has a different structure, but can also be green, red or blue-grey. The flowers can also appear pink, red or yellow and white - with the houseleek you have an almost infinite number of variants available. But especially its robust nature makes the houseleek a great plant for indoors. The houseleek only needs to be watered once a week, and the plant does not need fertilizer at all. The perennial succulent is even forgiving of gross care mistakes, which may have earned it its botanical name "sempervivum", which means "always alive".
10. Fiddle Fig
You don't want a small, inconspicuous houseplant but a real eye-catcher? Then the violin fig (Ficus lyrata) is just right for you: With its large, impressive leaves, which are also strikingly veined, the violin fig attracts everyone's attention. But anyone who thinks that such an impressive plant needs a lot of care is wrong. In truth, the violin fig is one of the easier-to-care-for houseplants: it only needs temperatures above 16 °C for good growth, it should be watered from time to time and given some fertilizer about every 14 days - only waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. If the violin fig grows too much if you take good care of it, you can also use scissors, because the plant tolerates pruning very well. However, wear gloves when doing this: the escaping plant sap can cause skin irritation.
Tip: Indoor plants should also be sufficiently fertilized, as nutrients are often used up quickly in pots. A liquid fertilizer like our Plantura organic indoor and green plant fertilizer is perfectly tailored to the needs of indoor plants and is used quickly and easilysimply administered over the irrigation water.
If green houseplants are too boring for you, you will find 10 flowering houseplants that bring a little more color into the house in our special article.