How to choose indoor bonsai plants? These eighteen are the most suitable
As urban construction continues to develop, the greenhouse effect produced by buildings is very obvious, and people increasingly like to grow potted plants indoors to regulate the air and improve the home environment. Due to the particularity of indoor environmental conditions, plant care and management are accordingly more unique. Below let us take a look together at the eighteen bonsai plants best suited for indoors!
Alocasia macrorrhizos (drip-guanyin)
Alocasia macrorrhizos is a plant of the genus Alocasia in the family Araceae. When used as an ornamental plant, it is called "drip-guanyin" because if the environmental humidity is too high, water drips down from its broad leaves, and its flower is a spadix inflorescence with a large green spathe outside, opening into a boat shape, like a seated statue of Guanyin. The unique function of Alocasia macrorrhizos is that it can absorb dust from the air. This characteristic is the same as that of many poisonous flowers and plants. It can improve the home environment, purify the indoor air, and give people a fresh feeling.
African jasmine
African jasmine is an evergreen (climbing) shrub or small tree of the genus Fagraea in the family Loganiaceae. Its only similarities to jasmine of the family Oleaceae are that the leaves are opposite and the flowers are fragrant. Because the transliteration of Fagraea is similar to jasmine, and also to make the name sound nicer and easier to sell, florists gave it a new name, "African jasmine." It is distributed in southern China and Southeast Asian countries. Its full plant shape plus its green and verdant leathery leaves make it very likeable, and it is a popular indoor foliage plant.
Peace lily
Peace lily is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Araceae, with verdant leaves and a white spathe. It is very fresh and elegant, with good ornamental value. It can filter indoor waste gases and has a certain cleaning effect on ammonia, acetone, benzene and formaldehyde. It began to be used for potted ornamental cultivation in the early 20th century, and by the 1980s it was already very popular in Europe. It can also be used as a cut flower and is regarded as the "flower of innocence," carrying the meaning of purity, calm, peace and well-being.
Silver queen
Silver queen is a plant of the genus Aglaonema in the family Araceae. Its leaf color is beautiful, it is especially shade-tolerant, and it has a unique air-purifying ability. Placing a potted plant as an accent in a hall or room makes one feel bright and comfortable. At present, cutting leaves for flower arrangements for leisure or decorating outdoor environments has already become fashionable. In addition to ornament and air purification, it is also a very good feng shui plant. Placing a pot of silver queen at home can play a role in attracting good fortune and warding off evil.
Maidenhair fern
Maidenhair fern is a perennial herb of the genus Adiantum in the family Adiantaceae. It is named maidenhair fern because its stems are slender and its color resembles iron wire. It is also an indicator of calcareous soil. Because it fears dryness and strong light, it must be placed in a place without direct sunlight for care. It likes shade, has strong adaptability, and is easy to cultivate. It is suitable for year-round indoor potted ornament. Small pots can be placed on a desk or coffee table, while larger pots can be used to decorate the windowsill, corridor or living room of a shaded room.
Dwarf umbrella tree
Dwarf umbrella tree is an evergreen shrub of the genus Schefflera in the family Araliaceae. It is a large potted plant, suitable for placement in hotel lobbies, library reading rooms and museum exhibition halls. Potted plants arranged in guest rooms, studies and bedrooms have a strong contemporary feel and can bring fresh air to smoking households. The leaves can absorb nicotine and other harmful substances from smoke-filled air, and through photosynthesis convert them into harmless substances of the plant's own. In addition, it can reduce formaldehyde concentration by about 9 mg per hour.
Spider plant
Spider plant is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant of the genus Chlorophytum in the family Liliaceae. It is easy to grow, has strong adaptability, and is one of the most traditional hanging plants for the home. Spider plant can carry out photosynthesis under weak light, can absorb more than 80% of indoor harmful gases, and has an extremely strong ability to absorb formaldehyde. At the same time, it can absorb almost all carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide given off by stoves, electrical appliances and plastic products, and can also decompose benzene and absorb relatively stable harmful substances such as nicotine in cigarette smoke. Therefore, spider plant also has the laudatory name of "green purifier."
Aloe
Aloe is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant of the genus Aloe in the family Liliaceae, native to the Mediterranean and Africa. Because it is easy to plant and is an ornamental plant with both flowers and leaves, it is quite popular among the public. Aloe is a rising star among plants that combines food, medicine, beauty and ornament. Its exudates have been widely used in medicine and daily chemicals, and in Chinese folk tradition it has been used as a natural medicine for beauty, hair care and treating skin diseases.