Have you held back from buying plants because you don’t think your home is suitable for them? Or maybe you’re extremely busy and don’t think you have the time to tend to greenery. This doesn’t mean your house can’t be a stunning green oasis—there are plants that thrive in a variety of conditions and require little to no pampering to grow!
The Best Places To Keep Your Plants For Easy Maintenance
If you have a plant that thrives in high humidity levels, you can station them in a bathroom to keep them happy! Additionally, since you walk in there every day, you’re not likely to forget about your plant and leave it to dry up. Just make sure the plant you choose fares well in lower sunlight levels and warmer temperatures, as bathrooms tend to have such conditions.
You can keep plants in an outdoor space like a balcony or doorstep and let nature take care of it for you! Here, rainfall will water your plants for you, and they’re bound to receive lots of sunlight from being out in the open. A tropical plant native to Southeast Asia is best for this, since they’re most likely to be suited to the Singaporean climate.
Keeping plants in areas you pass by daily will allow you to keep a constant eye on them, meaning you don’t have to go out of your way to look at them. If you’re prone to forgetting about plants, this will help too! Kitchens are an extra-convenient area as it’s near a water source, making watering extra easy.
Now that you have a few spots in mind, let’s fill them with plants! This list has 6 plants which are sure to take root in any home, so read through and find one that’s perfect for you.
Snake Plants
You’ve probably seen this plant used as decor everywhere, even in shopping malls. If they can grow there with barely any sunlight and probably little to no care, they will probably thrive in your home!
Snake plants are native to tropical climates in Asia, so they don’t need much extra help to grow well. They do well even with indirect sunlight and low watering frequencies, so you can keep them basically anywhere! Thanks to their hardy nature and shape, they will also still look good even if you accidentally neglect them for a while.
Pothos Plants
Also known as the money plant, this is another popular houseplant in Singapore. It’s also a species native to the tropical climates of Asia, making it easy to care for! It thrives in bright, indirect light but can grow even in medium to low lighting conditions, and requires low watering frequencies.
Peperomia
These are also known as radiator plants because they love warm, drafty areas. They’re native to tropical and subtropical regions (are you seeing a pattern here?) and like medium to bright sunlight and occasional watering, and thanks to being a pretty drought-tolerant species, they won’t die if you forget to water them for a few days. They also grow well without the need for fertiliser, making them easy to care for!
ZZ Plants
This plant has become popular among homeowners everywhere thanks to its tolerance of a wide range of conditions—you can count on this plant to stay alive if you’ve been struggling with taking care of others! Native to the tropical Eastern African climate, the ZZ plant thrives in medium to bright sunlight but can tolerate lower light conditions, and requires occasional watering every few weeks only.
Succulents
This one’s a little tricky—succulents are hardy creatures with one Achilles’ heel: overwatering. They look great and can withstand basically any condition, but if you give them too much water, they die fast. Take care not to water them too much—lean on the side of underwatering if you’re unsure. Be sure to water the soil directly and not get water trapped between the leaves too, because that can cause your plant to rot!
Air Plants
These little plants are easy to care for and really cute! Air plants are native to tropical climates and require little maintenance, growing even in harsh conditions. However, if you want to take the best care of your air plants, they thrive when they have bright, indirect light for a few hours every day and require soaking in water (they take in water through their leaves, not their roots) once or twice a week. If you keep them in humid conditions like a bathroom, you can water them even less!
Now that you have a variety of plants in your arsenal, you can transform your home into a lush oasis! With just a little effort, your new plants will be thriving in no time.
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