Category Archives: Houseplants

The Best Indoor Vine Plants and Climbers (With Pictures of Houseplant Vines)

Indoor Vine Plants and Climbers

Indoor vine plants and climbing plants are great houseplants to bring nature into your home environment. The best indoor vine plants and climbers can be used in hanging baskets, trained to climb, or just put in a pot on a high shelf. The trailing vines and green leaves of indoor climbing plants can complement the décor of any interior. Trailing house plants often grow well in low light—just perfect for shade, dim rooms, or offices.

Indoor Hanging Plants: Easy to Care for Hanging Houseplants (With Pictures)

easy to care for hanging houseplants

Indoor hanging plants with dangling stems are excellent for creating vertical greenery in your home. Trailing houseplants, vines, and indoor climbing plants sit well on shelves, windowsills, or suspended from the ceiling. Many types of hanging house plants grow well in low-light conditions as long as they get high humidity and regular watering. Whether you want to grow hanging plants in the shade or a sunny spot, there is a perfect draping plant for you.

The Best Hanging Flower Basket Ideas (With Pictures and Plant Care Guide)

Best Hanging Flower Basket Ideas

Having beautiful flowers in hanging baskets can provide stunning floral displays at eye level. Depending on the hanging basket flowers you choose, you can have blooms from spring until fall. Use a single species to create a mass of colorful blossoms. Or, you can combine different colored flowers to hang in a basket together. Hanging baskets are excellent to beautify a front door, or add color to a porch, decking area, or garden arbor.

The Best Plants for Hanging Baskets (Flowers and Other Plants)

The Best Plants for Hanging Baskets

Hanging baskets are a beautiful addition to any room or outdoor area. The best plants for hanging baskets have bright, colorful flowers, dangling stems, and lush foliage to create a stunning look. Hanging basket plants can be annuals or perennials, and some thrive in the shade, whereas other plants need full sun to blossom. Whatever type of flower you choose for your hanging basket, you’ll find they are surprisingly easy to care for.

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) Care: How to Grow Bird of Paradise Plant Indoors (With Pictures)

bird of paradise plant indoor

The Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) is a stunning exotic tropical plant with distinct flowers and leaves like a banana plant. Bird of paradise flowers look like the head of a crane or birds from the family Paradisaeidae—commonly called “birds-of-paradise.” Although this is a tropical flowering plant, birds of paradise can grow in pots indoors. Bird of paradise flowers can be orange, yellow, or white with hints of blue.

Majesty (Ravenea) Palm Care: How to Grow Ravenea Plant Indoors

majestic palm

Majesty palm (Ravenea rivularis), or the majestic palm, is an elegant tropical palm tree plant with large feathery fronds that can grace any home. When grown indoors, containers limit the size of the Ravenea rivularis (majestic palm). As a houseplant, majesty palms can grow in most bright locations. You can also grow a potted majesty palm outdoors if you live in warm climates.

Palm Plant Care: How to Grow Indoor Palm Trees as Houseplants

caring for houseplant Palm Trees

Indoor palm plants are an excellent addition to add a touch of the tropics to any interior décor. Most indoor palm trees or small potted plants are easy to care for. Their two essential care requirements are plenty of bright, indirect light and moist soil. If you get these conditions right, palm plants can thrive indoors for many years.

Indoor Palm Plants: Types and Care – Types of Indoor Palm Trees to Grow as Houseplants (With Pictures)

potted palm plants

Indoor palm plants are excellent for bringing some of the tropics into your home. Most types of palm houseplants have arching fronds with thin pointed leaflets on each stem. Growing indoor palms can improve the aesthetics of any room in your house or office. Even though they have some specific care requirements, growing palms indoors in attractive pots is relatively straightforward.

Areca Palm Care: Complete Guide to Growing Areca Palm Tree Indoors

areca palm tree

The areca palm (Dypsis lutescens) is an ornamental tropical palm with long, arching fronds and a bushy appearance. Also called the butterfly palm, golden cane palm, or yellow palm, this is a popular indoor palm tree. Areca palm is also known as Eureka palm but this name is incorrect as it’s a result of incorrect pronunciation of “Areca.”

Begonia Maculata Care: How to Grow Polka Dot Begonia (Wightii)

begonia maculata

Begonia maculata is also called the polka dot begonia due to its silver-spotted leaves. The silvery spots on the dark, olive-green angel wing-shaped leaves create striking foliage. This eye-catching houseplant is relatively easy to care for indoors. The spotted begonia—also called ‘Wightii’—must be one of the most dramatic indoor plants you can grow.