Foliage plant care tips to keep the green leaves in your home lush and green

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Now more and more families and even companies and businesses like to place foliage plants to decorate their environment and improve indoor air quality. But often, these green plants develop symptoms such as yellowing leaves and leaf drop after a short while. So how should these indoor foliage plants be cared for? Today we will talk about indoor green-leaf plant care tips.

Watering tips for foliage plants

You should follow the principle of "don't water until dry, and water thoroughly when you do." But in summer, besides watering the pot, you also need to spray water on the leaves to keep them moist, which is good for growth. In winter, you should water less to prevent yellowing leaves, poor growth, and even death caused by low water temperature and too much water.

Indoor environmental conditions for foliage plants

Foliage plants are mostly cultivated and enjoyed indoors. Modern homes have good heating equipment, but in places with poor light, ventilation and air exchange are poor. If ventilation is not smooth, foliage plants will suffer from stuffiness, and indoor humidity often becomes too high, so attention should be paid to ventilation and air exchange so that foliage plants grow well and are not harmed by dampness or being too dry. In addition, ventilation and air exchange, with circulating air, can reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.

Fertilizing foliage plants

Foliage plants are generally fertilized about once a month, at most once every 15 days. It should be light and dilute, not thick or concentrated. Fertilizing should stop in winter and during high-temperature days.

Light requirements for foliage plants

They should not be placed in strong sunlight for too long. Each week, foliage plants should be placed outdoors for at least one day to one and a half days, in the morning or in the afternoon and evening, to get sun. For some foliage plants with a stronger need for light, fluorescent lamps can be used to supplement it, such as Monstera deliciosa, Philodendron, rubber tree (Ficus elastica), and Dieffenbachia. If they lack light for a long time, their leaves will turn yellow or pale green.

Recommended indoor potted green-leaf plants

1. Pothos

Pothos is believed to be very common to everyone. It can often be placed in offices and studies. Pothos is like a small air purifier. It can absorb harmful gases in the air such as formaldehyde, benzene, and trichloroethylene. Moreover, its vitality is strong, and its formaldehyde-absorbing function can rival that of spider plant.

2. Lucky bamboo

Lucky bamboo symbolizes wealth and peace. Placing lucky bamboo at home can add wealth energy and give people psychological suggestion. In addition, the varied shapes of lucky bamboo can be pleasing to the eye and absorb waste gases such as carbon dioxide in the room, which can freshen the air.

3. Sago palm

Sago palm is also called iron tree. The leaves of the iron tree have very rich medicinal value. They can clear heat, stop bleeding, and dissipate blood stasis. The specific symptoms are dysentery, blood in the stool, stomach pain, blood in the urine, excessive menstruation, and swelling and pain from falls and blows. Placing a sago palm at home can absorb harmful gases released by household appliances and plastic products.

4. Parlor palm

Parlor palm is also a relatively common home potted plant. It can simultaneously purify harmful substances in the air such as benzene, trichloroethylene, and formaldehyde. It is a "high-efficiency air purifier" among plants and is very suitable for placing indoors or in newly renovated rooms.

Potted plants suitable for keeping at home also include spider plant, asparagus fern, cactus, aloe, money tree, Aglaonema, Anthurium, snake plant, and so on. Especially for families who have renovated their homes, they can place more plants such as English ivy, spider plant, and pothos, which absorb formaldehyde.

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