Beginning gardeners, travel lovers and just too busy people prefer to plant flowers that do not require complicated care. An apartment or a study will help to decorate curly indoor plants that are easy to care for, and they are so called in the common people, because they can be clinging and hanging. Among them there are decorative leafy and blooming, but all of them will calmly awaken for several days without water and spraying and will revive the interior. Here are a dozen of the most sought after plants with photos and names.
Indoor ivy
Ivy can either curl along a support or grow in a hanging pot
Common ivy with green leaves is considered unpretentious. He does not care even a dry climate. The plant will take root well near the north window, on the shady side. Variegated species are more moody.
This plant is used to decorate exposed areas. It is better not to touch it and not let animals in it: it contains substances that irritate the skin and mucous membranes, and is especially dangerous for allergy sufferers and children.
Ivy needs the following:
- temperature is about + 20 ° C. The plant will withstand + 15 ° C, but not lower;
- weekly top dressing in summer, in spring and autumn - monthly;
- in hot weather, daily watering with slightly cool water. In cloudy and cold it is possible less often;
- in the heat and in the heating season, it is necessary to maintain a sufficiently high humidity;
- annual transplant;
- autumn shortening of shoots by a third in order to increase the density of vegetation.
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Rafidofora
Rafidofora is sometimes confused with a monster because of similar leaves.
Rafidofora - a plant with cirrus oval (sometimes perforated) leaves on a long petiole. Their base is heart-shaped.
The plant needs:
- humid climate;
- not too frequent watering;
- diffuse lighting;
- spraying every 2-3 days;
- rubbing with a cloth a leaf from dust;
- transplantation every spring (adult plants can be transplanted every 3 years).
As for irrigation, in the summer rafidophor should be abundantly watered every 4 days with cold water. Previously, it should be defended. In cold weather, watering should be reduced to once every 7-10 days.
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Roicissus Cape
Roicissus is suitable for growing both at home and in the office
Roicissus is a very common plant. Evergreen vine belongs to the grape family. It grows in almost any conditions: in the shade and in bright sunshine, in humid and dry climates. It tolerates heat and cold. For decorative purposes it is used due to its spectacular appearance.
Strong shoots need a strong support on which they could curl. In winter, roicissus is best kept in a bright room at a temperature of 10 ° C, but indoor is also suitable.
When placing a plant in an apartment, a number of its preferences should be taken into account:
- bright diffused light (in direct sunlight, the leaves lose their color brightness);
- moderate humidity;
- fresh air (in summer the plant can be taken outside);
- light, semi-shaded or shaded places;
- in heat - regular and plentiful watering, in a cool room - scarce;
- periodically wiping the leaves with a damp sponge.
Nemantanthus also belongs to the type of winding vines and will look great in a cache-pot on the wall or in flowerpots on various openwork stands. More information about this plant: //diz-cafe.com/rastenija/nematantus-uhod-v-domashnih-usloviyah-foto.html
Scindapsus
Scindapsus grows well even if the lighting in the room is artificial
Scindapsus is an Asian plant with leathery leaves. Resistant to temperature changes, lower limit + 12 ° C. He needs regular wetting of the substrate and spraying, especially in the heat. There needs to be a break between watering: if there is too much moisture, the roots will begin to rot. If scindapsus in a cache-pot is placed on the wall as high as possible, then for 2 years it will reach the floor.
The plant is suitable even for rooms on the north side, it can live in a shaded place. Propagated by cuttings all year round, appreciated for the decorative leaves. Curls well if you trim the tips of the shoots from time to time. Cases of flowering in artificial conditions are rare. Liana looks prettier when 3-4 cuttings are sitting in one pot.
Cissus
Cissus should be regularly fed with complex mineral fertilizers so that the foliage is thicker
Cissus is a beautiful and undemanding plant of the grape family, which has elastic, strong curly stems. It is also called a birch, as carved leaves resemble birch leaves. Other names: indoor grapes, grape ivy.
The cissus is held by a curved antennae for support, becoming an adornment of walls, stairs, furniture. He lives well and at low humidity, but then more frequent spraying is required so that the foliage is thicker. Settled water is taken for spraying - to avoid stains on the leaves. It is advisable to water the "birch" regularly and abundantly (not so often in winter), and sometimes give her a warm shower.
Cissus prefers bright sunlight. It grows in the shade, as well as under artificial lighting, but then the leaves will be duller. Destructive for the "birch" direct sunlight, drafts and sudden changes in temperature.
Young shrubs require an annual transplant. As for older plants, only the upper soil layer can be renewed for them each spring, and transplantation is less common. Cuttings can be planted at any time of the year in several copies in one pot, preferably ceramic. Grown or bare shoots are pruned.
It is undesirable to take cissuses out of the house, but if you really want to, then you can. They must be placed in a place protected from the wind, and in August they must be returned to the house. Other beautiful plants can be planted next to the flowerpot of this flower: //diz-cafe.com/ozelenenie/cvety-dlya-posadki-v-vazony.html
Convolvulus begonia
There are about 130 types of decorative begonias.
Convolvulus begonia is a herbaceous plant with light and dark green shiny leaves and white flowers, brought from Brazil. Its bare fleshy shoots reach 1.5-2 m. This is a successful version of a climbing plant for hanging landscaping, arches, openings, balcony grilles, ladders. Begonia is also decorated with trellises.
Curly begonia, like other varieties of this plant, does not like direct sunlight. It is unpretentious, but prefers a rather high humidity. To place begonias in an apartment, it is better to choose windows looking to the northeast or northwest. It blooms from January to April. Reproduction occurs by stem cuttings.
Clerodendrum Thompson
Clerodendrum shoots must be regularly cut to two-thirds of the length - this stimulates flowering
Clerodendrum Thompson is a fast-growing lignified liana with flexible, slightly curly stems, called flower growers "the tree of fate." Emerald-colored leaves with distinct veins attached to short petioles. Beautiful flowers bloom in spring and autumn and delight the eye for quite some time. The bract looks like a flashlight, and the corolla looks like a butterfly. After flowering, orange berries appear.
The plant should be located at the windows looking south or southeast. It is hardy, grows well in conditions that mimic its natural habitat:
- needs bright diffused lighting;
- optimal temperature in the warm months + 20-25 ° C, in the winter - about + 14 ° C;
- regular spraying and watering are necessary;
- You can’t keep the plant near a hot battery;
- when planting, you need to choose soil with the addition of river sand.
Mullenbekia confused
Depending on the growing conditions, the size of mulenbekia can vary from 15 cm to 1 m in height
Mulenbekia is a perennial plant from the buckwheat family. Its thin brown branches are tightly intertwined. The flowers are tiny, but they are not decorative, but small oval leaves. The dark green range of foliage is diluted with a reddish tint along the edges and along the veins.
Liana can grow in warmth and coolness, prefers half-shaded places to bright light. The direct rays of the hot midday sun can kill the plant. It is also advisable to avoid temperature extremes and drafts.
Carefully monitor only the humidity of the substrate: it is necessary to adhere to the golden mean between too much dampness and dryness. Dry air in apartments with central heating does not cause discomfort to Mühlenbekia, it can rarely be sprayed.
Tunbergia
Tunbergia flowers can be of various shades - white, yellow, orange, pink, lilac, violet
Thunbergia is a tropical climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves. It grows rapidly, especially on supports for vertical gardening. In Europe it is known as the "black-eyed Susannah" - because of the dark core of the flower.
Lighting fits her bright, diffused. The plant propagates by cuttings and seeds.
The basic rules for caring for turgia at home:
- at first it is watered sparingly, and after the beginning of flowering - abundantly. Dried soil causes leaf sheets and buds to fall;
- on hot days, they spray the plant with water (preferably in the evening);
- from the moment buds appeared and during the spring and summer, every month a little is fed with liquid mineral fertilizer;
- get rid of weakened stems and fading flowers;
- in the fall, they cut off all the stems of the tunbergia grown in a tub, leaving 4-5 buds on them. The cut points are treated with a potassium permanganate solution, and then they contain the plant in a room with an air temperature of no more than 15 ° C. There it remains until spring, you only need to moisten the top layer occasionally.
Meaty hoya
Hoya can bloom from June to October, and the inflorescences retain their decorativeness for up to three weeks.
The meaty hoya is an ornamental plant from the group of succulents. It is also called wax ivy or weeping vine due to nectar dripping from flowers. The plant has rather large succulent oval leaves. The flowers are white, dense, waxy, about 1 cm in diameter.
The most suitable rooms are rooms with windows facing east or west. It adapts perfectly to both dry and humid climates. It tolerates temperature extremes. In summer, it needs to be fed with phosphorus fertilizer and watered more often. In winter, it is enough to moisten the soil once a week. During the flowering period, it is strongly not recommended to rearrange the pot with the plant to another place.
The scent of flowers can be dangerous for people with allergies, especially hay fever. Before deciding on this plant, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
So, beginner gardeners have plenty to choose from. With little effort, one or more climbing plants can be grown at home. The main thing is to give them at least a little attention, and then they will become a wonderful decoration of the interior.
