The Ten Best Indoor Plants
Indoor plant choice is a wonderful experience as we literally breathe life to our indoors when we pot up our plants. We all want to turn our indoor spaces into the lush jungles they deserve to be and so our top ten should offer some inspiration for you to make the right choice. The plants below have been carefully selected to help bring your space to life while ticking the boxes of low maintenance, low light and air purification.
1. Peace Lily (Spathyphyllum)
A beautiful, lush indoor plant that is a popular choice in many a home. They produce a beautiful white flower that adds charm to any room. Easy to care for and tolerating low light, the Peace Lily is the perfect partner for any indoor pot.
2. Mother in Laws Tongue/ Snake Plant (Sansivieria)
A very hardy plant that will just about handle full neglect., tolerating both sun and shade. What really defines this plant is its ability to offer unique colour bandings and provide a fascinating texture to any setting. They produce pups that you can break off and pot elsewhere or give to a friend.
3. Devil’s Ivy (Epipremnum aureum)
A tropical vine plant that has become a very hardy house plant. Can handle low light and neglect but look for its draping habit to provide some amazing styling throughout the home. Dangle over shelves or window sills for best effect.
4. Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
A wonderfully tough plant that will love you even if you give it utter neglect. It will keep sending lush green foliage and cleaning your air no matter how much you ignore it. A really good plant for shared spaces, air conditioned rooms, and pretty much any space that needs some greenery with minimal effort.
5. Fiddle Leaf Fig (Fycus lyrata)
With a little love and the right conditions, the Fiddle Leaf Fig can bring so much interest to a room. A larger plant that categorises as an indoor tree. Place in a bright spot with indirect light for best results and don’t forget to water!! If you get this right, this plant will send out beautiful large leaves on an intriguingly textured trunk that will be the envy of indoor gardeners around the world.
6. Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Zanzibar)
Beautiful, lush, textured, vibrant… just a few words to describe this indoor favourite. They handle low light and low water and will fill a corner or space in quick time. Be careful around pets though as they are toxic if ingested.
7. Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
A very easy to grow member of the indoor plant family. They send out little “Spiderettes”that will dangle over the side of your pot giving the impression of little floating plants. The variety of greens they are available in are bound to work with any area of the home.
8. English Ivy (hedera Helix)
The unique foliage of the English Ivy and the ease of growing indoors make it one of the most underrated indoor plants available. Plant in a brightly lit area and don’t overwater for best results.
9. Rubber Fig (Ficus elastica)
This plant really makes the list as an ‘indoor tree’. Can tolerate indoor light with minimal care. The foliage colours and large leaf shape define this larger indoor plant.
10. Ctenanthe setosa
Amazing stripy leaves with a striking purple underside give this plant its place in the top 10. A light breeze and this plant looks like it is dancing, and so it should be!! They live very happily in homes as long as the water is kept up. Love this plant and you will be rewarded.