First off, we aren't great at growing and caring for plants. It's not for the want of trying, I promise. We water, we feed, but whatever we try to keep alive tends to eventually either and die. I do have a peace lily which is doing quite well though.
The reason for my post is that the wife and I want to get some large houseplants to put in corners of rooms to add some greenery. I personally have always been a fan of Monsters, so that's in the pipeline. The issue we have is that our house gets a ton of direct sunlight at the front of the house during the morning, and just natural light in the afternoon. The rear of the house gets the opposite. We've had plants of windowsills, dining tables, coffee tables, and all but our Snake plants have withered.
Any advice on what could survive in these conditions, as well as living with a family with 2 rambunctious children would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Looking for a large/tall houseplant or tree that will do well in this space
Favorite easy tall plants?
Easy to take care of houseplants for a beginner
Honestly? Just walk into any flower or plant store and have a look around. Pick one that looks beautiful to you and take him home. If it dies it dies and you’ll just have to get another one, but if it doesn’t then you’ll have a plant that looks beautiful to you.
There’s really nothing inherently difficult about taking care of a plant either. For the most part the houseplants you’ll find for sale in general don’t want direct light, and you simply water them when the top part of the soil is dry. Depending on a lot of conditions that might be once a week, or twice a week, etc, it’s impossible to say. The most important thing is that you need to have a pot that has holes on the bottom for the excess water to drain out.
I say this as someone who just started growing houseplants last year. I spent so much time reading blog posts and reddit posts for recommendations, and even more time looking everything up to make sure I can handle it, and in the end none of it has actually mattered because my first plant was just something I saw in the flower shop at the train station one day when I was going home. I bought him… and now I have over 20 plants of different species and only one of them has died.
In short, don’t worry about it. Just get one that looks nice and go from there :)
Edit: If you have an IKEA by you that’s another place you can look too. I’ve gotten a couple of my plants from them.
The plants I like the most in my collection are the ones with the biggest leaves… so all of the philodendrons. There’s just something about those big leaves that I really like.
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You could go with Money Plants . They're really hardy and are best suited to apartments and homes.
Alternatively, if your house has some sort of central cooling and/or has a cool ambient temperature, you could also go for Jasmine - it has a nice smell and if you wanted to make some money on the side, you could sell the blossoms to nearby temples - Indian women love to wear them in their hair. You can also try getting Periwinkles . They're tough, fairly low-maintanence and their beauty lies in their simplicity.
For outdoor plants to keep in apartment balconies, bougainvillea are both beautiful and very tough - they need a bit of a warm climate and plenty of sunshine, though. Another one, while not being pretty would be Mother-in-law's tongue - this is very low maintainence and is very hardy.
I like gardening in my spare time, so I hope it helps.
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Reorganizing this room. Bar will be moved elsewhere. Looking for a large and tall houseplant or tree that does well in eastern facing light. Three large windows in front with a ton of natural light.
Any ideas?
I would LOVE a tall houseplant but I don’t want a difficult one, if I can help it. Snake plants are the obvious choice but I don’t really vibe with them that much, unless y’all know of a nifty variety that you like!
Thanks so much :)