6 flowers kids love most, healthy and clean on a desk or coffee table
Air plant
The first choice is the air plant, first because it is easy to grow and needs no soil, and second because it absorbs formaldehyde during the day and carbon dioxide at night, making it a master of air purification!
Care points
1. Container choice: an air plant can attach to anything, a flower basket, a water glass, a shell, or even a few loops of wire.
2. Watering: in summer, when temperatures are high, spray once a day, wetting the entire leaf surface, but be careful that water does not collect in the center of the leaves.
3. Light: light depends on the variety; those with grayish-white leaves need more sun, while those with greener leaves do fine with indoor indirect light.
Sedum lineare 'Variegatum' (thin snow sedum)
Thin snow sedum has dense, tiny leaves, coming in little clumps, fills a pot very easily, and also blooms small pinkish-white flowers, super cute!
Care points
1. Light: shade it at midday in summer; the rest of the time it can take full sun.
2. Watering: thin snow sedum is fairly drought-tolerant, so you do not need to water too often; water when the soil is completely dry, and water thoroughly when you do!
Mini podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Podocarpus stays evergreen all year round, symbolizes good fortune, and can also absorb formaldehyde. Growing it into an old-stump bonsai is a bit too difficult for ordinary people, so just make a small potted plant instead; the decorative effect is the strongest.
Care points
1. Light: small potted seedlings cannot take direct sunlight; in summer place them in a ventilated spot with indirect light!
2. Fertilizer and water: in summer water once every 2 days, watering thoroughly, and keep the potting soil moist; stop fertilizing during the hot season.
Parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
The parlor palm is also called the happy palm; its stems have irregular markings, it is a fairly classic desktop green plant, very shade-tolerant, and very suitable for rooms with poor light!
Care points
1. Watering: the parlor palm likes water and moisture; water every morning and evening, spray the leaves and the air often, and keep the air humidity fairly high!
2. Light: the parlor palm likes a semi-shady environment; too strong light will scorch the leaves, so generally place it on a north or east windowsill.
Dragon's claw fern
The dragon's claw fern has elegant leaf shapes and a graceful form, and is very suitable for growing in teacups, coffee cups and small porcelain bowls; its ornamental value is very high.
Care points
1. Shade: the dragon's claw fern likes a semi-shady environment and cannot tolerate high temperatures; in summer place it in an indoor spot with indirect light, or somewhere a curtain can block the light!
2. Watering: ferns all like water; in summer water once a day, spray the leaves often, and keep the environment moist.
Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
A tall Norfolk Island pine grown in a small pot looks especially elegant, and is most suitable for decorating a desk or office desk!
Care points
1. Light: Norfolk Island pine seedlings like shade, while mature plants like light; in summer give more light in the morning and evening, shade it appropriately at midday, and avoid harsh sun exposure.
2. Fertilizing: the Norfolk Island pine likes fertilizer; during the growing season apply organic liquid fertilizer 1~2 times a month, and usually you can sprinkle some plant ash into the soil to supplement calcium fertilizer.
3. Watering: in summer water once every 2 days; the potting soil must not be too dry or too wet, and every day sprinkle and spray water into the air and on the ground to keep humidity fairly high.
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