These pickax have promising foliage that will institute sunniness to every corner of your home .
During the cold winter calendar month , having a verdant indoor hobo camp can be a welcome escape . In increase to the fresh feel that potted greenery can make for to your household , it can also be a with child manner to add vivacious color . By using contrasting hues , texture , and human body , anindoor gardencan be just the kick of color your home necessitate to get you through those drab winter month — and beyond . Looking to create acolorful home jungleof your own ? We ’re rounding up five houseplant varieties that make a statement whether styled by themselves or as a lush radical .
Aglaonema ‘Golden Fluorite’
Aglaonema , also known asChinese evergreen , provides incredible leaf color in an easy - to - keep up bundle — and ' Golden Fluorite ' is one of the good varieties . yellow , greens , and white suffuse the shiny leafage with a beautiful blush of pink wine - red execute down the center of each folio . Aglaonemacanhandle the desiccant tune indoorswhile providing gorgeous colour in practically any room of your home .
Because this plant prefers the woodland understory in the " savage , " it ’s secure to place it in collateral light , off from the temperature variation of window and vent . Keep the grime on the moist side , but do n’t let the works sit with wet feet , and make indisputable to empty the saucer after lachrymation .
Neoregelia ‘Guacamole’
If you ’re not growing bromeliads yet — especiallyNeoregelia — you’re missing out . Theircolor variation is unreal , their shape is architectural , and their care is minimum . The ' Guacamole ' varietal has stiff , arching yellow - green leaf with acute burgundy band . It ’s compact enough to bunch several in a row or showcase it alone on a ledge .
Indoors , neoregelia apprize plenty of lighter , which will aid keep their color hard . They alsolove a humid surroundings , so a pebble tray can be a helpful resolution for increase ambient moisture . As for water , they bring home the bacon their own cup in the center of their leaves . fill up it each week ( dump any dusty water first ) and slabber a trivial on the soil to keep the plant glad .
Philodendron ‘Birkin’
' Birkin ' is a sensational newerphilodendronwhose creamy , one - of - a - form diversification come out almost blanched as it unfurls large pin - striped leafage on an erect plant . The variegation of each individual leafage is dramatically different , adding to its solicitation . White may nottechnicallybe a color , but the variegation on this plant is so unusual ( and so strong ) that it still counts in our book . Even near news ? Thecare could n’t be well-to-do . Give the plant bright indirect light and water when the land is on the ironic side .
Dracaena ‘Harvest Moon’
' Harvest Moon ' is a strikingDracaena fragransthat you could showcase on a stand in your dull corner becauseit can handle the lower light story . There , it will land an architectural comportment to the elbow room with golden , strappy leaves that are edge with deep greens . Like mostdracaena , you may get away with letting the top in of soil juiceless out between lachrymation , but never have this plant get bone wry . It also apprize any supernumerary humidness you’re able to provide , which will help keep the leaf bakshis from turning dry and brown .
Begonia ‘Positively Peridot’
The ' Positively Peridot ' begonia is , in a word , sensational . It has acid - green leaves that are deeply lob and splatter with rich Bourgogne tones and red margin . The crinkled , somewhat lush grain is outstanding , and for those close - up shots , tiny light - hitch hairs beautify the delicate violent margins framing each leafage . Rhizomatic begonias make good houseplantsas long as you succeed four rules : Keep them away from heating vents ; err on the side of dry when watering ; do n’t cover those engrossing coarse-textured rootstock with soil ; and give it bright , indirect light .
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Credit: Marianne Willburn
Credit: Marianne Willburn
Credit: Marianne Willburn
Credit: Marianne Willburn
