Indoor ornamental plants for some people are very important and become one of the very nice and beautiful looks that can create natural nuances, and can also give the house a more lively feel, can absorb pollutants, a more soothing atmosphere, and as a room decoration that will add a more beautiful impression.
Before deciding to plant indoor ornamental plants, you need to consider several things such as how to care, can be placed in a room with minimal light or available room lighting conditions and so on. This indoor plant will look beautiful in a room because there are many decoration elements in each room that can be chosen according to taste.

For the laying of ornamental plants keep in mind that ornamental plants that have a smaller size can be placed for example on the living room or office table, bookshelves, on window sills, some accent chairs and so on, but if you have a larger type of plant can be placed in the corner of the room, next to the sofa, next to the cabinet according to taste. Here are some types of indoor ornamental plants that can beautify the appearance of the room of the house including:
- Orchid Plants (Orchidaceae): orchid flowers are ornamental plants with beautiful flowers, usually these plants are used as decorations in the house or in offices. For easy maintenance, but at the time of watering more carefully and the lighting system requires bright light.
- Lucky Bamboo Plants (Dracaena sanderiana): choosing bamboo as a home decoration can be an option because it can bring the house to look aesthetic, beautiful, lush. This plant requires little light and for planting lucky bamboo can live in water without using soil media.
- Suppirir plants (Adiantum peruvianum): including the type of fern plants choosing this plant can provide a sensation to be more beautiful, fresh, good for relaxation, and health such as being able to neutralize kidney problems, facilitate urine, nourish the bladder and so on. This plant can be placed on the terrace of the house or indoors according to taste.
- Yellow Palm Plants (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens): Palm trees can indeed be the right choice to decorate the house and maintain the appearance of the house so that it can still look attractive and beautiful. For easy maintenance, it is very suitable for beginners and can be placed on the terrace of the house or indoors.
- Succulents and cacti: these two types of plants have differences, namely cactus plants always have protrusions or areoles as a place for thorns to grow, while for succulents have petals that are similar to leaves. Both of these plants tend to be easy to care for and will look more beautiful if placed in a small room and window sills.
- Monstera plant: large-leaved plants of unique shape can give an interesting and beautiful decorative decoration. One form of ornamental plants that is suitable for planting in pots or in a limited room, this plant develops in bright and indirect light, for care of it is very easy
- Calathea plant (Stromanthe Sanguinea Triostar): actually this plant is one of the ornamental plants that is quite popular because it has a beautiful pattern on each leaf and has various patterns. However, this plant is often found whose leaves suddenly turn yellow, the edges of the leaves curl, the leaves wither so that over time they can die this is due to the use of improper planting media, such as errors in watering, calathea needs a moist planting medium but not too wet, the planting media must be loose better without soil, and too often change the plant pot to be less good.
- Chinese Money Factory (Pilea peperomioides): has a slightly rounded and slightly tapered leaf shape with a size that is not too large and has a green color that can spoil the eye, can give a unique, elegant, and charming touch. For growth to grow optimally can be dried in the sun twice a week very suitable in place on the table, office space, living room.and the care of this plant is relatively easy, just give fertilizer once a month.
- Aloe Vera Plant: One of the most important things in the care of aloe vera plants is proper lighting because this plant needs bright light, so it can be placed on a window exposed to sunlight. Aloe vera is one of the most widely used medicinal plants, so that the appearance of aloe vera plants is bigger and upright, you can try using a rubber band and then put it into the plant and the results are more upright and beautiful.
- Peace Lily (Spathippyllum): has such a diverse appearance and function that it is not surprising that many love this plant because it can offer blooming and long-lasting white flowers, glossy oval leaves, and many benefits of this plant such as reducing mold spores in the air, an excellent air purifier, reducing the development of mold in the bathroom and so on however, in addition to having many benefits, there are many factors that this plant is difficult to flower, for example regarding planting media that has not been replaced with a new one for a long time, lack of nutrients, lack of fertilizer, therefore fertilizer should ideally be given fertilizer at least once a month, lack of sunlight and excess sunlight also affect therefore it must be stored in a place exposed to indirect sunlight or stored in a place exposed to partial sun, then the growing medium is less humid and the last of the age factor.
- Rubber Plant (Ficus Elastica): this plant has large and wide leaves when it is young, its leaves are heart-red and dark green when the leaves age. The plant grows quite high. Many benefits of this plant for example can reduce allergies, treat swelling, cure ulcer disease and so on and is very suitable to be placed in the corners of the room.
- ZZ plant (Zamioculas Zamiifoilia): what is interesting about this plant is that from the leaves and stems, the dark green leaves grow parallel to a symmetrical size and look shiny, while its uniqueness can be seen from the base of the stem like swelling. This plant does not need many conditions to stay alive and can grow in low light because in general it can live anywhere and to plant it can use soil or water then the care does not require special care, for watering can be done every two to three days and pruning the old stems to look neat and add a touch of elegance to the room.
- Spider Plant (Chlorophytum Comosum): this ornamental plant can be used as decoration or garden, and can be added to the terrace of the house by hanging or indoors according to taste, not only that this plant has the benefit of being able to purify the air, not easily die, help relieve breathing and so on. For treatment is very easy can be watered two to three days once a week.
- Betel Ivory (Epipremnum aureum): to plant this type of plant is very easy care and can be planted in the ground or only in water, for its growth grows by propagating and has a leaf shape that is like a striped heart combination of yellow, light green, white, dark green, very good placed on the wall attached, on the shelf of the living room and this plant has benefits that can absorb toxins in the air.
- Snake Plant (Sansevieria): this type of plant is very suitable to be placed in any room you like, care is easy that watering the plant is done every two weeks during the summer and once a month during the cold monsoon. and has the characteristics of long, pointed leaf shape, thick and hard texture, the color is a combination of yellow, light green, and dark green, so it can give a modern touch.
Conclusion:
When choosing indoor houseplants it is necessary to consider care requirements such as watering, moisture and fertilizing needs, and choose the right plants for example, pay attention to function and be adjusted to needs, choose plants with good endurance, adjust to the climate where you live. Choose a pot or container that is adapted to the plant in order to complement the interior design style. Proper laying of plants can also increase their own attractiveness.

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