Melo Villareal
10 Easy to Grow Indoor Plants for Beginners
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly taken its toll on all of us. In the meantime, we are forced to spend most of our lives at home. Since our house’s view tends to be plain and tiring to look at, adding indoor decorations can help freshen up your home. Some of the decorations you can try are mini plants.
While planting these seems to be a struggle for some given that gardens are scarce, it is possible to buy or grow plants that can easily be managed and preserved. Here are some of the easy indoor plants you can grow:
Moses in the Cradle
Also known as Moses in the Cradle, Tradescantia spathacea is a plant that originated from Mexico and is connected with the Wandering Jew plant. The plant offers a sophisticated and unique look as the lance-shaped leaves are colored dark green with purple-red undersides.
In preserving the plant’s natural colors, you must make sure to keep the plant away from the sunlight. Also, Moses will be preserved so long as the room has a 40% humidity rate and if fed with a water-soluble houseplant fertilizer. The price of this plant is approximately Php 180.00.
Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderiana, also popularly known as the Lucky Bamboo, originates from Southeast Asia and symbolizes happiness and good luck. This is why the Lucky Bamboo is the ideal plant gift concerning personal and business affairs. What makes the plant unique is that it can be grown in either plant or water.
If you’re growing the plant in water, then it should be replaced per week. If you’re growing the plant in soil, then it must be kept damp. The plant also thrives in indirect light. The Lucky Bamboo is approximately priced at Php 200.00
Zebra Plant
The Zebra Plant, known as “Haworthia fasciata,” has a great growth and propagation rate when properly taken care of. The Zebra Plant best thrives when it is near sunlight. Given that the Philippines is a tropical country, it may be best to grow this plant during the summertime near your window.
You can also grow this in your outside garden as the plant will soon have small, white, or pink flowers. Also, you must make sure to water the plant when the soil has dried. The Zebra Plant is approximately priced at Php 270.00
Satin Silver Pothos
The Satin Silver Pothos, known as “Scindaptus Pictus,” originates from Asia’s tropical rainforests. This is a vine plant that has leaves colored dark green with a silver marking patterns. The main requirement of this plant is that it must have plenty of sunlight. Thus, the plant must be placed near the window.
Since the plant thrives in a tropical environment, it would be best to not have air-conditioning in the room. Other requirements include twice a week watering and moist soil that drains water freely. The Satin Silver Pothos is approximately priced at Php 200.00.
Money Tree
Another plant that can bring you good fortune is the Money Tree. The Money Tree started in East Asia and is known for bringing luck and prosperity. The trunks have a unique braided design that “trap fortune within its folds” and has five leaves representing earth, fire, metal, water, and wind.
What is luckier is if the plant has more than five leaves. The Money Tree to easy to care for must be placed near the window for sunlight at all times. The plant must also be watered every one to two weeks. This plant is approximately priced at Php 250.00.
Fortune Plant
The Fortune Plant is the easiest plant to care for. The plant is also known for bringing cheer into a room, which is why one person tends to own plenty of these. This plant is easy to grow because it does not require soil to grow.
Instead, all you need to do is find a pot and fill it up with a pebble layer and water. The pot’s water must be replaced per week. Also, the plant must be placed in a place with artificial sunlight. The Fortune Plant is approximately priced at Php 250.00.
Jade Plant
The Jade Plant is another convenient plant to grow, given the undemanding process. This plant must be exposed to indirect light. The best place for the Jade Plant to thrive would be near the windows to receive its daily need for three to four hours of sunlight.
Also, the soil must be able to drain water to prevent too much moisture. Moreover, this plant must be watered to the point that the soil is moist. The Jade Plant is approximately priced at Php 250.00.
Philodendron Selloum
The Philodendron Selloum originates from South America and has shiny dark-green leaves. In maintaining the plant, it must have access to indirect light. This means that the plant must be located in the window.
You can observe the plant’s health by determining if the leaves’ colors are fading. The plant’s soil must also be able to retain moisture, especially when watering. It must be watered daily since the Philippines is a tropical country with humid weather in enduring the plant’s survival. The plant is approximately priced at Php 450.00.
Calathea Prayer Plant
If you’re looking to add some greenery to your house, then the Calathea Prayer Plant is the perfect decoration. This plant has dark green with velvet-colored leaves that has maroon undersides and geometric designs. When taken care of properly, the plant is known for producing endless leaves.
For the plant to survive, it must have plenty of indirect sunlight. The plant will also need plenty of distilled and filtered water daily. Moreover, the soil must be kept moist and not excessively wet. This plant is approximately priced at Php 900.00.
Fittonia
Fittonia is widely recognized as the nerve plant. This is because of how the plant has a deep-green color with colored veins. The veins’ uniform color may be white, red, green, and pink.
The most valuable factors in this plant’s sustainability are temperature and humidity. Since the Fittonia came from a tropical forest, the plant must be under shade to avoid full indirect light. Furthermore, the plant must have moist soil while thoroughly watered. This plant is approximately priced at Php 350.00.
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