These indoor potted trees are perfect for the living room and will still grow well if left unattended for half a month
Growing a few potted trees at home is a great idea; they look beautiful in the home, and they are especially wonderful in the living room or in rooms with plenty of space. If you want to grow potted trees that don't need frequent care, then you can choose from the following varieties; they don't need frequent attention, and you don't have to worry about them drying out to death even if you go out often.
1. Dragon Tree (Dracaena fragrans)
The Dragon Tree is very well suited to being grown indoors. It has a great many varieties, including ones with leaves that stay emerald green all year round. It is a very drought-tolerant potted plant; it likes sunlight but is also very shade-tolerant, and it can be grown on a windowsill with appropriate scattered light, where its leaves can even change color. It adapts very well to soil and tolerates poor, lean soil, but the soil must still have good drainage.
2. Umbrella Tree (Schefflera arboricola)
The Umbrella Tree likes a warm and humid environment all year round and can be grown at home even without sunlight, as long as the indoor light stays bright; it also doesn't need frequent care and won't take up much of your time. It has palm-shaped leaves, usually with eight leaflets.
The Umbrella Tree likes a certain amount of air humidity. If the air is dry and stuffy all year round, it easily becomes infested with red spider mites, so keep the air humidity at an appropriate level to help it grow more vigorously.
3. Bonsai Tree
The bonsai tree is a very beautiful work of art. It is very well suited to being grown indoors with sunlight, and it can be kept on a balcony or by a windowsill. Caring for a bonsai tree takes considerable patience, and with proper care it will become a vivid and magnificent work of art.
When growing a bonsai tree, you must provide an environment with plenty of sunlight and avoid placing it in the shade; only when summer temperatures get too high does it need appropriate shading. Give it plenty of natural light plus regular pruning, and it will grow very elegantly and beautifully.
4. Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
The Norfolk Island Pine is a bonsai tree very well suited to being grown indoors all year round. It is very easy to care for, with a very graceful plant shape, and it is easy to maintain.
The Norfolk Island Pine can tolerate appropriate scattered light or a brightly lit environment. Be careful to water thoroughly once the potting soil has dried out; in spring and summer you can keep the soil moist, but you must not water frequently, and even more importantly, you must not let the soil become waterlogged. It likes a warm and humid environment all year round, so avoid frost damage and keep the minimum care temperature above 5°C.
5. Dragon's Blood Dracaena (Dracaena cinnabari)
The Dragon's Blood Dracaena is a very easy-to-grow indoor potted plant. It likes a warm and dry environment all year round and has extremely low water needs; watering just once or twice a month is basically enough. Each time you water, water it thoroughly. The spot where it is kept doesn't need sunlight, as long as the indoor growing environment stays brightly lit.
6. Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina)
If you want to improve the air quality in your home and also want a graceful bonsai tree, then the Weeping Fig is a very good choice. It can effectively remove harmful toxins from the air such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene; its air-purifying ability is quite good.
To care for a Weeping Fig, place it in a spot with scattered light and avoid excessive shading. It doesn't need too much water, but you should maintain a certain level of air humidity and remember to water it regularly. Water thoroughly once the potting soil has dried out.
7. Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)
The Money Tree is especially well suited to being grown indoors. Not only does it carry an auspicious meaning, but it is also easy to care for and doesn't need much light; growing it in a brightly lit indoor environment is enough. It doesn't need frequent watering; when grown indoors, watering thoroughly once every 20-30 days is basically enough. Be careful to maintain a certain level of air humidity, and keep the minimum care temperature above 7°C.
8. Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
If your windowsill or balcony has appropriate light, then the Rubber Plant is very well suited to being grown there. Its leaves are very large and glossy and can stay emerald green all year round. It likes appropriate light and a certain level of air humidity.
The Rubber Plant should be spared from overly frequent watering, and the growing soil must have good drainage. Give it appropriate sunlight and water thoroughly once the potting soil has dried out; the ideal minimum care temperature is above 7°C.