Why you should get houseplants 🌱
➡ Benefits, how to start your houseplant journey and beginner friendly plants
Not only are indoor plants brilliant for decorating purposes, you can also rely on them to upgrade your health, provide clean air and boost your overall wellbeing. Plus, many of our houseplant suggestions below, like the spider plant, are fairly low maintenance, making them perfect for beginners.
Houseplant benefits
- 🌻 Houseplants reduce stress and increase well-being.
- 🍃 They improve the indoor climate and air quality.
- 🌵 Houseplants dampen noise and improve the acoustics of a room.
- 🌼 They look beautiful and therefore are a real decorative eye-catcher.
- 🌱 Caring for plants is a wonderful hobby and offers balance, relaxation and the opportunity to learn new things.
Where to start
Just get your first plant. It's easy as that. You don't need fancy and expensive equipment. There are just a view things you might want to take into consideration before getting started. You can learn about those in our free plant guide. Just let us know whether you are a beginner or already have some experience with taking care of plants.
Beginner friendly houseplants
Here are a few examples for beginner friendly, low maintenance plants. If you want a more detailed list with more indoor plant options, you can click here.
Spider Plant
A well-grown spider plant is a magnificent thing. The plant grows easily in baskets or atop columns with long, slender, arching leaves. Over time, a mature plant will send out plantlets, or offsets, on long stems that form an impressive hanging display. These plantlets can be easily repotted to create new specimens. Spider plants are not picky about water, light, or temperature.
Snake Plant
Snake plants feature green on green bands on sword-like leaves. And they are exceptionally tough. They like plenty of light, but they can handle less if necessary. And they are not too particular about watering, as long as it is not too much. They also thrive in an office environment.
Golden Pothos
There is a reason golden pothos is one of the most popular hanging plants. In its native habitat, golden pothos grows into a tree-swallowing monster with huge yellow and green leaves. As a houseplant, the plant will grow aggressively from pots or trailing baskets with minimal care. It also will easily root in a simple glass of water.
Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa has large leaves that develop holes (also called fenestrations) as the plant ages. This plant is quite easy to care for, though it does need a support structure, such as a moss pole in its container, as it grows. Keep it in bright, indirect light, and maintain moist but not soggy soil.
🌺 Coded by Melina Rother