These plants will take your home decor up a notch
Plants can be a valuable addition to your home decor as they add a touch of natural color. However, the real challenge is their maintenance as one hardly finds time to take care of them when kept indoors. Fret not, there are plenty of plants that can easily embellish your space without you making painstaking efforts to maintain them.
Aloe vera
Aloe Vera is often called the "miracle plant" for its medicinal properties that rejuvenate, soothe and heal the human body. It is relatively resistant to most insect pests. Aloe requires well-drained sandy potting soil and thrives in dry and sunny conditions. It requires a moderate level of care to ensure it doesn't shrivel up with excess watering or burn out under too much sunlight.
Snake plant
Available in a number of varieties, this succulent is a great choice for people with small spaces. The snake plant is one of the top air-purifying plants identified by NASA. This plant requires no extra attention, therefore is perfect for travelers. Snake plants can be neglected for weeks but will still stay fresh. Since they rot easily you must plant them in free-draining soil.
Tulsi or Indian basil
This plant has many medicinal properties and also helps in purifying the air and improving the air quality. Tulsi requires regular sunlight and water, so the best place to keep this plant would be by a window. Be sure not to over-water your Tulsi and watch it thrive. In Vastu Shastra, Tulsi is considered very auspicious as they eliminate Vastu anomalies in the house.
Jade plant
Jade is an extremely low-maintenance plant. Jade plant is also commonly known as friendship tree and lucky plant as it is widely believed to bring good luck to its owners. Jade requires little watering and grows easily under extreme drought conditions. During winters, it needs to be watered on a monthly basis, but you need to water it every week in the summer.
Money plant
Money plant is a very undemanding species, therefore, a brilliant choice for beginners. A hardy indoor foliage plant native to southeast Asia, the money plant is commonly grown as a hanging plant. It grows in all forms of extreme climate and can withstand sudden temperature changes. People deck them on windows and doorways for the much sought-after cascading effect of the vines.
