If you’re looking to liven up your space, designers recommend using plants for a quick style upgrade. From lush ferns to indoor trees, these statement-making plants instantly elevate any space.
Designers shared the plants they use for a quick style upgrade at home. From lush ferns to indoor trees, these statement-making plants instantly elevate any space.
Before you decide which indoor plant you’d like to get, there are a few things to consider: how much sunlight it needs, how much water it needs, and whether it’s safe for pets, if you have any.
Popular Plants for a Quick Style Upgrade
- Ferns: Searching for a lush plant to enhance your space? Look no further than ferns. Popular types, like the Boston Fern, only need bright, indirect light and regular waterings to survive indoors.
- Majesty Palm Plant: Bring a dose of the tropical life into your home with the Majesty Palm plant, an air-purifying option that requires between four to six hours of bright, indirect light every day.
- Birds of Paradise: If you favor a more-is-more design approach, you’ll appreciate this plant’s distinct disposition that can enliven the dreariest of spaces. Just be sure to water them regularly and keep them in a bright spot.
- Monstera Deliciosa: An island adventure might not be on your calendar, but the Monstera Deliciosa is the next best thing. Its leaves—with unusual hole formations and ridges—have given it the nickname Swiss Cheese plant.
- Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree: Don’t worry if you can never remember to water your plants. The fiddle leaf fig tree can thrive without water for up to two weeks.
- Olive Tree: Plant parents love trendy olive trees for their sophisticated flair, but keeping them alive doesn’t come easy. They do best when placed near a south-facing window with loads of sun, and they thrive with soil that drains easily.
- Cactus: Most cacti only need to be watered about once a week, which is perfect if you tend to be forgetful. And while you can find many floor options, there are a slew of tabletop plants that are ideal for small spaces.
- Rubber Plant: Add style to your space in an instant with a low-maintenance rubber plant, which has broad, glossy leaves. Give it bright, indirect light and keep its soil moist (but don’t overwater it).
- Lemon Tree: If patience is one of your strong suits, a lemon tree is for you. They never fail to energize a room but do require some work—mist them with water regularly (let the soil dry completely between waterings) and provide them with a great deal of sunlight.
- Calathea Plant: The Calathea plant’s reptile-like, two-tone leaves will add interest to any tabletop. What’s more, this popular low-light plant is also known to be pet-friendly.
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