Unpretentious plants will make the house cozier, and you — a little happier. Watering is rarely needed, there is no need to monitor drafts, temperature and lighting — just a grower’s dream! You can make it a reality by settling at home one of these green beauties.
one Chlorophytum
In addition to its unpretentiousness, chlorophytum is also known as a disinfectant — it perfectly cleans the air. A pot with a plant can be placed in poorly lit places — for example, in the bathroom. Chlorophytum is completely undemanding to light and feels great in the shade. Often it is not necessary to water it — a maximum of a couple of times a week, but make sure that the soil dries out for the next watering, the flower does not tolerate excessive moisture.
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2 succulents
Succulents, which are essentially cacti, are desert dwellers, so they can easily go without water for a month or two. Moreover, they cannot be watered unnecessarily, even if you really want to. Excess water and non-drying soil for cacti is enemy number one. In such a situation, their roots rot and the plant dies. If the weather is too hot outside, the succulent also does not need watering. How to determine that it is time to water a flower? If the dense leaves have shrunk and «wrinkles» have appeared — it’s time.
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3 Dracaena
Dracaena are different — with variegated leaves or plain. Care also depends on the variety: variegated ones love light window sills, but varieties with plain leaves prefer shady places in the house. Water both those and others once a week. If you forgot — it does not matter, the dracaena will calmly endure another week without watering. It is undemanding to temperature, except that in winter it will not grow outside, but it feels great indoors at 10-27 degrees Celsius.
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four Syngonium
Syngonium is a liana, but special. Its stem is very flexible and does not branch. The leaves are neat and small, on long legs. As a home plant, the syngonium is ideal for the interior, it is unpretentious, grows quickly and looks very impressive.
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5 Hamedorea
Do you miss your vacation by the sea? Creating a similar mood at home is not so difficult — get a palm tree. By the way, it looks great in eco-interiors. If you put it in a jute basket, you can close an empty corner in the room. But in this case, it is better for you to immediately buy an adult plant, and not grow it at home from a small bush: palm trees grow very slowly. Hamedorea is one of the most unpretentious types of indoor palms. It rarely needs to be watered, but better take care of the humidity of the air — tropical plants love it. The palm grows remarkably in a moderately lighted place. On a sunny windowsill, it may turn yellow, and in the shade it will slow down or even stop growth. By the way, in nature, the height of the plant reaches 3-5 meters, at home it is much less.
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6 Sansevieria
Glossy leaves of sansevieria in favorable conditions reach a meter in length, and if you provide good lighting, the plant will also bloom. Nature knows 10 varieties of sansevieria, they differ in size, shape, leaf color, but they all have one thing in common — unpretentiousness. In addition to rare watering, it perfectly withstands places with drafts, significant temperature changes and lack of fertilizer.
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