Decorate your Nest with Easy-care Indoor Plants
Decoration plays a crucial role in personalizing your interior and making it a true reflection of your style. Interior plants are an ideal solution for adding life and color to your space. Yet many people hesitate to adopt them, thinking they don’t have a “green thumb” and fearing they won’t know how to care for them. That’s why it’s so important to choose your houseplants carefully, and to make sure they’re easy to care for.
To help you beautify your home without hassle, our real estate brokers have selected plants that are easy to care for, even in winter. Whether you’re an expert gardener or just a beginner, these plants will find their place in your home and prove easy to maintain. Discover our selection of 5 easy-to-care-for houseplants.
Aloe Vera (Aloe)
Aloe Vera, also known as Aloe, is one of the easiest houseplants to care for. All it needs is a source of natural light, and it will flourish without difficulty. Watering should be spaced out, only when the soil is completely dry, which makes Aloe Vera a perfect plant for those who don’t have a green thumb.
Le Ficus Elastica (Plante Caoutchouc)
Very popular in the last few years, the rubber plant or Ficus Elastica is known for its robustness and ease of maintenance. It prefers a bright location, but without direct exposure to sunlight. Watering is moderate, about once or twice a week. Before watering, look at the leaves: if they start to wilt or fall, it means it needs water.
Les Cactus
Cacti are particularly hardy plants and require very little care. Simply place them near a window with good sun exposure, ideally facing south-west. To encourage their growth, you need to recreate their desert environment by watering them very little: once or twice a month in summer. In winter, watering should be almost non-existent, as these plants go into dormancy.
The Monstera
Monstera is a very popular houseplant, often featured on social networks and in decorating magazines. For it to flourish, it’s important to provide it with bright light, but without direct exposure to the sun. Water once a week in spring and summer, and less frequently in winter. Always wait until the soil is completely dry before watering again.
In winter, as the air in the house tends to become dry due to heating, it’s advisable to spray non-calcareous water on the leaves to maintain an adequate humidity level.
Caution: Monstera sap is toxic, so keep it out of the reach of children and pets.
Haworthia
Haworthia is a succulent plant belonging to the succulent family. Like all succulents, it prefers very dry soil. It is therefore essential to water it only once a month, or less frequently if the ambient temperature is more humid.
For optimum growth, it is also important to place it in partial shade, as its fragile foliage cannot tolerate direct sunlight.
In short, integrating plants into your home is a simple and elegant way to decorate your home, while adding a warm touch to your space. Thanks to this list of easy-to-care-for houseplants. You’ll find a wide selection of plants at Alma Plantes et accessoires, located at 350 Avenue Duluth Est, in the Plateau-Mont-Royal, and at Vertuose, at 5409 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, in Mile-End. Thanks to this list, you’ll be able to take care of your plants with complete peace of mind at all times, even during the winter season.
Alma Plantes et accessoires boutique at 350 Avenue Duluth Est.
Vertuose store at 5409 Boulevard Saint-Laurent.
Sources
Bergamotte Paris. https://www.bergamotte.fr/le-journal-vegetal/plantes/tout-savoir-plantes/monstera-nos-astuces-pour-lentretenir
Locas Pepinière. https://pepinierelocas.com/conseil/10-plantes-faciles-pour-votre-jungle-urbaine/
Plantes pour tous. https://plantespourtous.co/products/ficus-elastica-robusta#:~:text=Le%20Ficus%20elastica%20’Robusta’%20aime,il%20se%20d%C3%A9veloppera%20plus%20lentement.
