Don't just keep pothos and spider plants as houseplants; these species are easy to care for and have both beautiful flowers and foliage.

Introduction

Green plants and potted plants have become essential decorative items in home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it can beautify the room and delight the mood. Pothos and spider plants are the most common indoor plants. They are easy to care for, but their ornamental value is somewhat lacking. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary · Issue 1134" introduces several indoor plants that are well worth having.

Lipstick vine

Lipstick vine, also known as lipstick plant, is a new type of indoor potted ornamental plant. Its leaves are heart-shaped, opposite, emerald green and glossy, semi-succulent, and it is itself an excellent foliage plant; it blooms unusual flowers, with the red corolla extending from within the dark red calyx, shaped like a lipstick tube, hence the name. The flowering period is irregular, and it can bloom throughout the year. It is shade-tolerant and highly adaptable to the environment. A single cut stem can grow into a full pot, making it very easy to care for.

Heartleaf ice plant

Heartleaf ice plant, also known as heartleaf aptenia, is a succulent in the Aizoaceae family. Its leaves are thick, emerald green and glossy. It blooms small red flowers shaped like peonies, hence the name. It is native to southern Africa. Both its flowers and foliage are beautiful, making it good for foliage and flowers alike. As an ornamental plant, it is widely distributed around the world and is often grown as a hanging potted plant suspended on balconies and other places, with an excellent decorative effect. The difficulty of care is extremely low, and it is as easy to grow as pothos and spider plants. The flowering period is very long, through spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Goldfish plant

Goldfish plant, a close relative of lipstick vine in the Gesneriaceae family, has thick, emerald green and shiny leaves and creeping growth. It is an excellent hanging potted flowering plant. It blooms small orange-red flowers whose shape closely resembles a goldfish, hence the name. It is native to Central America and is cultivated in both southern and northern China, mostly as an indoor potted ornamental. Its vitality and reproductive capacity are extremely strong, and it easily fills a pot. Care is super simple.

Purple necklace

Purple necklace, a trailing succulent, is similar to string of tears and string of pearls. Its leaves are thick and change color: emerald green when light is insufficient, turning purple-red when light is sufficient, with a very obvious change, showing different colors in different seasons; it blooms small yellow flowers and flowers in three seasons of the year: spring, autumn, and winter. Its vitality is tenacious, and it can be cared for extensively. One stem can grow into a full pot in a year, making it super easy to grow. It has requirements for light, so it is best hung on a balcony or other place where it can receive sunlight.

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe, the most popular indoor potted flower in Western European countries, was originally called "Christmas kalanchoe" and is an essential decorative plant for Christmas. In China, it follows local customs and is named "longevity," implying good fortune, and it has many admirers. It likes a shady growing environment, has low light requirements, and is suitable for placement on a north-facing balcony. It is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, and it will not die even if watered once every ten days to half a month, making it very easy to grow. Its flowering period is extremely long, and it bears flowers throughout the year.