JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Bring decorative plants flower into the house will give an irreplaceable feel of beauty. In addition to their amazing colors, plants-ornamental flower plant is also an element of a slick home decor.
Some flower and ornamental plants indoor houseplants also easy to care for and can live for years. So, this certainly won’t be a bother for those of you who are busy.
Reporting from House Beautiful, Thursday (18/3/2021), here are some beautiful and easy to care for indoor flower plants.
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1. Christmas cactus
Decorative plants These indoor classics remain popular due to their simple terms, these plants are not fussy and some can live for decades. Its exotic appearance comes in several beautiful colors, such as white, coral, pink, and red.
The Christmas cactus plant loves bright but indirect sunlight. Water the plant when the soil is dry, but make sure that the water doesn’t pool on the saucers on the pots.
2. Cyclamen
Decorative flower plant Comes in pink, lilac, red, or white, it looks like it floats on top of the heart-shaped leaves. Flower New cyclamen appeared for months.
This ornamental flower plant likes bright sunlight. Make sure you provide this plant with light moisture.
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In addition, Cyclamen also prefers cool weather, which is between 15.5 and 21 degrees Celsius. If it is too hot, the leaves will turn yellow and the plant will die.
Cyclamen flowers will find it difficult to bloom again, so enjoy them when they are in full bloom.
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3. Amarilis
These amazing flowers come from tubers. Place amaryllis flowers in a brightly lit location in the house, too little light causes these plants to die.
Keep the soil moist. Flower bloom occurs about six weeks later and lasts for a month or more.
You can try to make it bloom again next year. To do this, save the tubers, leave the foliage intact but cut off any faded flower stalks, then move to an outdoor shade after the last winter.
At the end of the dry season, leave the tubers dormant, cut off the leaves, and don’t water until the start of the rainy season. Then start watering again, and wait for the flowers to bloom.
4. Orchid of the month
Despite its appearance as light and fragile, the moon orchid is actually a resilient ornamental flower plant. These orchids will bloom for months and can live for years with minimal care.
Moon orchids prefer bright, indirect light, it is best for windows facing east or west. Water once a week until the water comes out of the bottom of the pot.
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5. African violet
This favorite and classic flower comes in purple, pink, and white. African violets bloom almost continuously, some of which are known to live for decades.
African violets like to absorb indirect light on window ledges facing south, east or west.
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Keep the soil slightly moist, and don’t let water drip on the fuzzy leaves as this will cause brown spots.
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6. Poinsettia or red kastuba
Poinsettias are known as ornamental plants for the holiday period, especially Christmas Day. However, it actually blooms for months with proper care.
Choose plants that have tiny yellow flowers, called cyathia, in the center, not those that emit pollen, which means they are past their peak and won’t last the whole season.
Cover your poinsettias when bringing them home.
Water when the soil is dry to the touch, and don’t let it submerge in water.
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7. Kalanchoe
This type of sukule plant boasts glossy green leaves and clusters of bright red, yellow, pink or orange flowers that last for weeks.
Kalanchoe lives and grows best in bright indirect light and prefers to dry between waterings.
Cut off the flower heads when they are wilted, then enjoy the leaves all year round.
Sometimes, the beautiful, colorful kalanchoe flowers will bloom again next year.
8. Hibiscus or hibiscus
Hibiscus is an amazing plant that adapts well to a proper indoor environment. Its large flowers last only a few days and live for several years.
Give it bright light to keep it blooming, and keep the soil moist in the dry season, a little dry in the rainy season.
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9. Peace lilly
This ornamental flower plant that comes with glossy green leaves and white spoon-shaped flowers is a hardy houseplant. With the right conditions, this plant lasts for years almost without maintenance.
Peace lily flowers prefer low to medium light but tend to bloom better with bright filtered light.
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They like soil that is moist, but not soggy.
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10. Gloxinia
This floral ornamental plant related to African violets has beautiful lacy flowers and dark green leaves.
Gloxinia prefers bright filtered sunlight and moderately moist soil.
Apart from that, they don’t like wet leaves either. Enjoy their long flowering period, around two months, but be aware that they are very fussy about their returning flowers.
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