1. EPIPREMNUM AUREUM (POTHOS) https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikerose/this-adorable-norwegian-couple-showed-us-the-5-best
- Pothos is undoubtedly one of the most popular house plants. In fact, to be honest, it is so common that it is often considered boring.
- Pothos is a versatile plant; it looks gorgeous on moss poles, in pots trailing down bookshelves, and in hanging baskets gracefully hanging in your balcony.
- Poths are hardy plants which makes them perfect for new plant parents.
2. PORTULACA (MOSS ROSE)
- It is an annual flowering plant. Perfect for adding a pop of color to your hanging garden
- It comes in a huge variety of colors and needs the minimum amount of care to get it to flower.
- The only possible way to kill this plant is possibly by overwatering it.
- It is a succulent plant; this plant likes long hours of bright direct sunlight.
- Viewing this plant blooming in bunches is a pleasure to your eyes.
3. PHILODENDRON
- This plant group contains hundreds of species with beautiful foliage plants.
- These are one of the easiest plants to grow in indoor as well as outdoor spaces. It is a very forgiving plant; hence can tolerate beginner mistakes.
- You can train them up a trellis or put them in a hanging basket. If given perfect conditions, it will not fail you to give a perfect jungle vibe that you have been wanting.
- Some examples of philodendron species are good for beginners: philodendron hederaceum, philodendron “lemon-lime,” philodendron “brasil,” and many more.
4. CALLISIA REPENS (TURTLE VINE)
- It is a fast-growing plant with trailing stems. The stems are densely clothed in small fleshy leaves.
- Callisia adds different textures, shapes, and habits of growth to hanging baskets. It can also be kept on tabletops by maintaining it bushy.
- There are many different varieties of this plant with different leaf structures, variegation, color over the leaves, color on the underside of leaves, etc.
- It likes bright sunlight and moist soil; as this is a fast-growing plant, you can supplement its growth with a regular fertilizer application.
- This plant, due to its fast-growing nature, requires regular pruning. Otherwise, it will start to look scraggly.
5. MONSTERA ADANSONII (SWISS CHEESE PLANT)
- Monstera adansonii is a tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and beautiful fenestration on the lamina of the leaves.
- It is a notoriously easy plant to grow, which needs medium to bright indirect sunlight, a moderate amount of watering, and one in while fertilization to supplement growth.
- This plant will take over your indoor or outdoor spaces with its long trailing vines if given a conducive environment.
- The number of fenestration on this plant increases with the plant maturity and the intensity of sunlight(*but mind you, no direct sunlight, it will surely cause sunburn).
6. BOSTON FERN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Clean_Air_Study
- It is a tropical plant.
- It has a brushy appearance, flowy whimsical-looking fronds, and the small bright green textured leaves can bring a lot of dimension to the indoors and outdoors.
- Ferns, in general, like a lot of humidity, moist soil, and indirect sunlight.
- Ferns can sometimes be picky about their surroundings, but it never hurts to give a go in your backyard or garden.
7. STRING OF HEARTS
- This plant has really won the hearts of people in the plant community
- It's an easy plant to care for and insanely easy to propagate
- As the name suggests, this plant can have a long string like a vine with small, adorably cute heart-shaped leaves.
- This plant like really bright sunlight, well-drained soil, and a low watering schedule
I hope this list of plants may have given the reader a good idea to enjoy the gardening hobby. Keeping their sanity in check during the seemingly never-ending struggle with the pandemic brings heavy lockdown measures.
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