What is the best indoor plant to clean the air?

What is the best indoor plant to clean the air?

How often should you water houseplants? Most houseplants need watered every 1-3 weeks. You should monitor your houseplants and water when they need it, rather than on a schedule. Frequency of watering will depend on the size and type of plant, size and type of pot, temperature, humidity and rate of growth.

Where should I keep my indoor plants?

Remember that your plants do not need direct sunlight at all possible hours of the day as this can scorch the leaves and the roots of the plant. Most plants will be happy with a window that is either West, East or South facing. So do not look to have too many plants facing a Northerly window.

What is indirect sunlight?

Indirect sunlight is sunlight that doesn't shine onto a plant at full strength, but is weakened by something coming between it and the plant. For outdoor plants, indirect sunlight is caused by such things as clouds covering the sun, or leaves from trees above the plant breaking up the full strength of the sunshine.

Which plants can be grown in small pots?

A popular mid-summer bloomer, Moonbeam Coreopsis bears hundreds of small, soft yellow flowers. Astilbe (Astilbe species, zones 4 to 9). Astilbe stands out among the longest flowering perennials.

What are small indoor plants called?

Echeveria. The echeveria is one of the most common types of succulents. Little plants like these are more commonly found at office and home desks due to their easy care and small size. A common cause of death, however, is overwatering. Make sure to let your plants' soil dry completely before giving them another drink.

Which indoor plant is good for home?

Bromeliad is a perfect plant to grow indoors, most of the varieties of this plant thrive easily in a container in shade. Indeed, it is a tropical plant but you can grow it anywhere, indoors. It can even grow in luminescent light.

Are Kalanchoe easy to care for?

This houseplant is very easy to take care of and will produce an abundance of long lasting flowers with very little care. It is a good choice for people that tend to forget to water their houseplants, as it likes to be on the drier side. Kalanchoe is a succulent, which means its leaves store water.

Do indoor plants need sunlight?

Light. As with watering, every plant has different light requirements. Many plants prefer direct sunlight, but this may be hard to get inside a house. Placing a plant in a window might offer enough light, but some houseplants will need supplementing from a grow light (see Lighting Indoor Houseplants).