Keep a large plant in the living room: easy to care for, beautiful, and twice as effective at absorbing formaldehyde

Keeping a few plants at home not only makes you feel comfortable, but also improves the air in the house. For flower lovers who want to buy new plants for display in autumn and winter, Huahua first recommends the following 15 large flowers and plants. Just 1 pot can give your home a fresh new look, and the style of the room will instantly change. What's more, the formaldehyde-absorbing effect can double, and everyone who sees it praises it!

Fiddle-leaf fig

Placement: near the balcony, by the window, at the entrance

The mushroom-shaped fiddle-leaf fig has huge leaves and a straight main trunk. Placed at home, it looks clean and tidy, and can be either elegant or luxurious. It is a popular internet-famous green plant right now!

Care notes:

1. The fiddle-leaf fig likes light and ventilation. Place it in a sunny spot and avoid direct sun exposure. During the growing season, water once every 7-10 days, and adding liquid fertilizer once a month is enough.

2. In winter, protect it from wind and keep it warm so the leaves stay glossy green and do not drop.

Rubber plant

Placement: hallway, entryway, by the door

The rubber plant has glossy leaves and is relatively shade-tolerant, so keeping it indoors is low-key and full of character. In autumn and winter, it can grow normally without problems at temperatures above 5°C. When temperatures are low, it needs to be moved indoors or into a heated room for care.

Care notes:

1. The rubber plant should be cared for with a lazy approach; keeping the potting soil slightly dry is better.

2. If conditions allow, add some nitrogen fertilizer each month to strengthen the plant, or mix some sun-dried crushed eggshells into the potting soil as fertilizer.

Bird of paradise (Strelitzia)

Placement: south side of the sofa, near the balcony

The bird of paradise represents freedom and looks ethereal. Placed at home, it is full of a "fresh and clear" vibe. Put 1 pot in the living room, and without much decoration, it instantly turns into a botanical garden.

Care notes:

1. The bird of paradise likes light and moisture. When potting, be sure to mix in more sandy soil for planting.

2. Water after the soil dries. Often spray the leaves with a watering can to avoid yellow edges and dry curling.

Areca palm

Placement: south-facing balcony, near the window

The areca palm is lively; keeping 1 at home is lively enough, and it has a "vacation" vibe. No need to go to Hainan for a vacation; you can enjoy the tropical style at home.

Care notes:

1. The areca palm likes coconut coir soil and leaf mold soil rich in humus. Water by the principle of drying before watering and watering thoroughly.

2. In autumn and winter, move it indoors. Below 5°C, it needs to be kept warm. Flower lovers without heating can wrap old clothes around the flowerpot to keep it warm.

Monstera

Placement: north balcony, dining room, TV wall or north side of the sofa

The monstera can be large or small. Among flower lovers, keeping a monstera for more than ten years is no problem at all. Such a long-lived green plant must be recommended.

Care notes:

1. The monstera is shade-tolerant and should avoid strong light. Water once every 10-15 days.

2. The leaves can be wiped with beer mixed with water (1:20), which can speed up growth. Beer water can also be used for watering; once a month is enough.

Snake plant

Placement: by the door, entryway, left and right of the TV cabinet, bedroom

The snake plant counts as a lazy person's plant. Not only is it easy to care for, but placed at the door or in the entryway, it can ward off evil and protect the home. Highly recommended.

Care notes:

1. The snake plant likes looser soil. Do not plant it too deep, as that easily affects the sprouting of small shoots.

2. Watering 1-2 times a month is enough. You can also soak soybeans in water for a month and use it as fertilizer water; the effect is better.

Radermachera sinica (China doll)

Placement: balcony, near the windowsill, both sides of the sofa and TV cabinet

Under the Radermachera sinica are you and me. Many flower lovers have kept Radermachera sinica at home. Its lush, glossy leaves look full of happiness. Don't be afraid you cannot care for it well; Huahua is here to help!

Care notes:

1. Radermachera sinica likes warm, indirect light. Water about once every 5 days and keep the potting soil slightly dry.

2. For fertilizer, it is best to use the cake residue left after oil pressing and ferment it into fertilizer water. It is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients. Apply fertilizer once a month.

Schefflera

Placement: balcony, by the window, in a spot with good light

The schefflera has many leaves and a strong ability to purify the air. A home with elderly people or children, or a newly renovated house, is very suitable for keeping 1 pot.

Care notes:

1. The schefflera is suitable for planting in fertile leaf mold soil and peat soil. Water once a week. You can ferment some rice-washing water or fruit peel water yourself and use it for watering to keep the soil acidic.

2. In winter, it is afraid of cold and will enter dormancy, so reduce watering and keep it warm.

Large-leaf pothos

Placement: study, dining room, near the sofa and TV cabinet

If you are tired of keeping regular small-leaf pothos, you can try large-leaf pothos. Its leaves are naturally as big as a palm, and the dark green color is more impressive.

Care notes:

1. Large-leaf pothos is tougher. Water once every 2-3 days. You can often spray water on the leaf surfaces and the pothos pole to increase humidity.

2. Pothos fertilizer is also indispensable. The most natural fish-tank water or turtle-tank water is suitable, or self-fermented fruit peel water is also fine.

Philodendron bipinnatifidum (split-leaf philodendron)

Placement: the four corners of the living room, beside tables, cabinets and the sofa

The Philodendron bipinnatifidum is relatively large. Its leaves naturally have holes, ever-changing. Keeping 1 pot at home is very interesting and highly ornamental.

Care notes:

1. Philodendron bipinnatifidum has strong adaptability, and care is best kept regular. Choose breathable sandy soil and leaf mold soil for planting, and water 1-2 times a week.

2. For fertilizer, conventional nutrient solution can be used, or beer water (1:20) can be mixed for watering.

Money tree

Placement: at the entrance, hallway, near the balcony

The money tree, popular throughout China, is also very popular abroad. Its leaves are emerald green and dense, and it also has the good omen of "attracting wealth." It is suitable for keeping both at home and in the office.

Care notes:

1. The most important thing in keeping a money tree is ventilation. If the placement is good, half the success is already achieved. Next is controlling watering; watering less is the safest.

2. If yellow leaves appear, remove them quickly and control watering to avoid spreading and root rot. If necessary, dig it out, deal with the rotten roots, and replant.

Selenicereus anthonyanus (Rick Rack cactus) / Hylocereus undatus (dragon fruit cactus)

Placement: balcony, windowsill, bedroom, near the TV cabinet

The Hylocereus undatus belongs to the cactus column group. Its ease of care goes without saying, and it has no thorns, so keeping it indoors is very safe. This kind of lazy person's plant is the first choice for beginner flower growers.

Care notes:

1. The Hylocereus undatus is heat-tolerant and drought-tolerant. It is fine not to water it for ten days to half a month, but when watering, never pour water on the column, to avoid causing rot.

2. In winter, keep it warm below 0°C. Put another pot outside it, or cover the pot surface with plastic film to keep it warm.

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