We all love flowers and decorate our apartments and houses with them. But not all flowers are suitable for this. According to popular belief, some plants can spoil the atmosphere in the house and even cause quarrels between households. Therefore, when buying a new plant, it will not be out of place to find out what kind of energy it has and whether such a plant will bring harm. Among flower growers, there is even a list of plants that must be in every home. Next, we consider in detail which flowers have positive energy and are considered medicinal.
It is believed that harmony and happiness in the house brings a flower Spathiphyllum. In another, the plant is also called "female happiness." And no wonder he was called so. It turns out that the plant helps single unmarried women meet their soul mate, and it brings mutual understanding and love to married women. People also say that Spathiphyllum fulfills desires about a child. For this you need to buy a plant and put it in your room. In addition, the flower produces substances that soothe the nervous system. At night, it cleans the air in the room from toxins and makes it moist. With that, you can put such a flower in all rooms (photo1).
According to popular belief, Uzumbar violet brings love to the house. Otherwise, it is also called the "flower of love." Violet helps to maintain peace in the family, as well as to avoid various conflict situations. At the same time, white violets relieve depression, sadness, feelings. Help cope with fatigue. Red and pink violets are suitable for the kitchen. They improve mood, protect against diseases and give a sense of calm. Violets with blue flowers are useful for creative people. They fill the space with energy, give a sense of calm. Contribute to the spiritual growth and strengthening of the character of Saintpaulia with purple flowers (photo 2).
Another plant that according to national signs should be kept in the house is Myrtle. This flower in many nations is considered a symbol of a happy and long marriage. That is why it is given to the wedding of the newlyweds. But the thrown out and lost plant with itself "takes away" well-being and happiness. So Mirta needs careful and constant care (photo 3).
Anthurium belongs to the "male plants". This plant has magical properties. It, like Spathiphyllum, helps single girls find a soul mate. It also affects family relationships: - helps to maintain harmony in marriage. Often this plant is inserted into bouquets together with flowers of Spathiphyllum (photo 4).
The beautiful flower is the Dekabrist of Schlumberger. It is called so because it blooms in December. According to signs, if the flowers did not appear at the appointed time, then there will be happiness and good changes in life in the family. With the Decembrist, a selfish person can become gentle and good-natured (photo 5).
Be sure to buy in the house Ficus. The plant has beautiful fleshy and smooth leaves. In the evening, it fills the air in the apartment with oxygen and cleanses it of toxins. Such a plant can dispel doubts and anxieties. Usually it is put in the bedroom. Ficus can improve the relationship between wife and husband. If you are near the ficus for a long time, you can calm down and get rid of aggression, worries, disturbing thoughts (photo 6).
Well, and of course not to do without Gerani. Her sheets can treat runny nose, otitis, muscle and headaches. It not only decorates the house, but also relieves it of pathogenic microbes and dampness (photo 7).
The Village turned to professional florists and found out the key points that need to be known so that home plants could stretch in your apartment for more than a month, cut flowers stood longer, and watercress rose on the window sill.
What plants are best suited for home keeping?
Ilya Shinin: “The most unpretentious plants are not abundantly flowering, often decorative and deciduous species. These include monstera, anthurium, scandus, syngonium, spathiphyllum, crassula, echeveria, various sedums, various types and varieties of ficus, ferns. Purchased in the store plant must be transplanted into a suitable soil. "
Venus Shakurov: “If you need plants that do not require special care, choose ivy, chlorophytum, tradescantia, aglaonema or cacti. There are more capricious ficuses, palm trees, flowering azaleas or orchids, but they become a full-fledged component of the interior. Some plants can be kept at home in the winter, and in the summer they can be put on the balcony: roses, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, cineraria. Recently, conifers also received room status: they can be raised at home for quite a long time, and then transplanted into the garden. ”
What trends are most relevant in the field of phytodesign?
Andrey Doubles: “Trend number one is green walls. A vertical carpet of plants is created due to the fact that they are planted in panels of synthetic felt with prepared pockets of a certain size. They have built-in automated drip irrigation. You can define any style and ornament with the shape and color scheme. ”
Irina Volkova: “No one, of course, says:“ This season in Kalanchoe fashion ”. Trends in phytodesign relate more to the decoration of vases and pots than plant varieties. For example, it is now accepted to plant all sorts of trees in giant designer pots. Especially good in them look small tangerine, lemon, olive, myrtle trees. Another popular trend is florariums in glass. Plants are planted in transparent vases, aquariums and banks so that the soil, pebbles and roots can be seen. Super Trend - a variety of unpretentious succulents in a long wooden box. It is interesting to look at cacti with colorful flowers on the tops, planted in one broad cache-dish. Returns style „ hall in the sanatorium “: this is when one huge plant is placed next to the sofa or chairs. The second life began in suspended structures for plants a la macrame. But the most important thing is to forget about artificial flowers. All designers and florists agree on one thing: a plant that is where it can be touched and examined should be alive! Better use dried flowers. Lavender, eucalyptus, branches of cotton in beautiful bottles, dried lotus boxes will do. ”
venus Shakurov: “If we talk about current plants, then today it is, perhaps, ficus, dracaena and orchids. As for formats, mini-greenhouses are popular now, that is, a variety of miniature flowers planted in close proximity to each other. However, such gardens require careful and painstaking care. ”
How to choose plants depending on the interior?
Irina Volkova: “If you have Napoleon III style chambers, you should consider buying plants of exotic forms (ferns, palm trees, monsters): this was how the aristocrats designed the houses. In modern high-tech interiors, plants of simple forms, with clearly readable leaves, will be looking upwards, without carelessness and falling down (for example, amaryllis and anthurium). Eco-style or loft interiors can be supplemented with a selection of plants planted in a large wooden box with wrought iron fittings, or the florariums themselves. And if suddenly you want to add to the apartment of vanity in the spirit of Miss Umbridge from „ Harry Potter, “pay attention to begonias and camellias, resembling bush roses, as well as campanulas and azaleas, similar to miniature lilies. Suitable pots can still be found in IKEA, Crate & Barrel, Zara Home, H & M Home, as well as in the Wonderwood workshop or on floristic bases such as the Azalia network. ”
How to select plants depending on the purpose of the room?
Andrey Doubles: "In small bedrooms with sealed windows it is not recommended to place a large number of plants, since in the dark they absorb oxygen and emit carbon dioxide, which can cause headaches. Plants with fragrant flowers (gardenias, lilies) should also be avoided. It will be enough to have a couple of small pots with decorative-leaf plants on the window or on the nightstand. Can be placed next to the bed a pot of lavender, the scent of which soothes and helps to fall asleep. True, lavender in the conditions of an average apartment does not live very long.
In the kitchen, it is better to keep plants with dense leathery (and not pubescent) leaves, since it is easier to wash off the fat from them. If you have a gas stove, plants that can quickly purify the air from harmful impurities will not interfere - various types of chlorophytum and aglaonem.
In the choice of plants for the living room there are no significant restrictions. Ficuses will feel good about a large window, in the darker part of the room - monstera and philodendrons. Beautiful flowering plants are appropriate as an alternative to bouquets and compositions of cut flowers.
In the bathroom with a window, you can place plants that require high humidity: various orchids, ferns, saintpaulias, small aroid, maranth. In the bathroom without windows flowers will live only if the illumination fitolamp. Approximately the same situation with the hallway. The shade-tolerant aspidistra, which is not afraid of drafts, will survive in the corridor, but only if there is more light. ”
What should buy pots?
Ilya Shinin: “The best pots for keeping indoor plants were and remain clay. This material breathes, and consequently, the root system is in optimal conditions. "
Venus Shakurov: “The most convenient way is to use pots with built-in autowatering system. It can be purchased separately and installed in the type of pots that fits your interior. The shape of the pot can be any, but you need to follow the size. Focus on the previous capacity: the new one should be three to four centimeters larger in diameter, which will ensure a comfortable growth of the root system, and hence the growth of the ground part of the plant. Too large pots will greatly slow down the development of colors. ”
Andrey Doubles: “The most common poisonous house plant that can grow to the ceiling is dieffenbachia. Professional landscapers avoid it. ”
Ilya Shinin: “There are plants that contain poisonous, potent substances in their juice or parts. As a rule, they belong to the families of aroid, kutrovy, amaryllis and milkweed ”.
Venus Shakurov: “Ficus, hydrangeas, euphorbia, azalea, monstera, croton and many other plants contain some poisonous substances. If there are small children in the house, they should be protected from attempts to try the flower, but in general, all these plants are perfectly safe for both people and animals. Allergies can be caused by flowering plants like rhododendron, cyclamen, pelargonium and others with pollen. ”
Why do potted plants that we buy in bloom die quickly after purchase?
Ilya Shinin: “When buying a free-flowering houseplant (azalea, cyclamen, campanula, rose and others), it should be borne in mind that this is primarily a vygonochnaya culture. That is, to make the plant to bloom abundantly, the manufacturer uses special agrotechnical techniques that can not be recreated at home. Therefore, the purchase of such a plant should be regarded as an alternative to cut flowers or a bouquet. The only thing that can be done is to transplant the plant after flowering from the substrate into the appropriate soil in a timely manner and create the necessary environmental conditions for the species. ”
What greens can be grown at home without difficulty?
Andrey Doubles: “Dill, parsley, mint and lemon balm grow quickly and easily. Seeds require minimal conditions: bright window sill and timely watering. Thyme and laurel will also work, but they are better to buy with a ready-made bush. ”
Ilya Shinin: “At home, watercress, green onions, lavender, laurel, rosemary, and chili will feel good. Do not forget about pelargonium and citrus, which saturate the air with volatile production, thereby cleaning it and providing a bactericidal effect. "
What flowers are useful to keep in the workplace?
Ilya Shinin:“Cacti and succulents best get along with the technique around which dry, heated air is formed. Even in such conditions it is necessary to water them once a week, not more often. Perfectly on the desktop, today you will feel fashionable today zamiokulkas, a tropical plant with small fleshy leaves. True, it does not bloom. I advise you to put a small flower on the table so that it does not dominate over the other objects and does not distract from work. ”
How to choose fresh cut flowers for home?
Irina Volkova: “In classic interiors, vases with caps of hydrangeas look great. These flowers are difficult to endure cold, heat and lack of water, but their beauty overlaps any torment associated with processing. Before installing in the water, be sure to cut the stem into three or four centimeters (it is better to cut it straight in the water and in no case use scissors).
In winter, pay attention to anemones and ranunculus: unfortunately, their season is short. These flowers adore all florists! It is better to put them in simple transparent vases: the pattern that creates the stems in the water is almost more beautiful than the flowers themselves.
The kitchen will look great floristic counterparts of food: bouquet cabbage brassica, berries of Hypericum, floral artichokes, blackberries and peppers. Incredible aroma settled in the house of freesia, lily, chamelacium, fresh green eucalyptus. Austerities will give calla and amaryllis.
At home, I often put my favorite and beloved royal proteus. If you want something terrible, but fascinating, bring proteus, leucosperm and leucodendron to your home. ”
What should I do to make the flowers stand longer?
First, remove the foliage that may be in the water from the flowers. Otherwise, it will fall into the water, begin to rot, infect the stem with bacteria and, as a result, the whole flower. In addition, the leaves also love to drink water, so if they are not removed, the flower itself will get much less power.
Cut the stem with a knife at least three centimeters and immediately lower the flower into the water (or rather cut the stem directly in the water). So there will be less chance that the air will clog the vessels through which water enters the flower.
Plants with a woody stem (protea, hydrangea, pittosporum) are put in hot water for a short time in order to uncork the vessels.
The more often you change the water and cut the stem a little, the longer your flowers will stand.
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Creating comfort in your own home, it is very difficult to find the right wallpaper, carpets, furniture and other items. It is equally difficult to find the right indoor plants that will not only please the eye, but also be useful for one reason or another. We offer you a selection of 25 indoor flowers with photos and names that must grow in the house.
Azalea
Colorful ornamental shrub of the heather family. Originally a flower from India, China, the mountains of Siberia and the Caucasus. The leaves of the flower are small, symmetrical on long legs. The flowers are large multi-colored, curly. Azalea has a lot of interpretations about growing at home. Many sources say that the lush and blooming azalea in the house will bring good luck to the household in the business sphere.
Aloe (Stoletnik)
Shrub with dense and fleshy arrow-shaped leaves. The ends of the leaves are covered with spines. The plant may be light green in color or with small white specks. Aloe can be called a "home doctor", it is an indispensable plant in the house. It helps with colds, headaches, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, diseases of the throat and nose, diseases of the oral cavity, furuncles and ulcers. Excellent tool in home cosmetology. Effectively stops bleeding.
Anthurium (Male happiness)
Lush houseplant with shiny, dark green, heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are large in the shape of a cob with a single petal around. The flowers are most often brilliant red. Hailing flower from South America. It is believed that Anthurium brings happiness to its male master. The flower symbolizes courage, passion, strength, freedom, love.
Araucaria
Evergreen coniferous plant in the form of a miniature tree with a pyramidal crown. Instead of leaves the plant has soft needles of a green-yellow color. Araucaria in the house will fill the dwelling with freshness and pine aroma. Serves as an excellent air purifier.
Wax ivy
Evergreen climbing plant of the family rostovnevye. The plant possesses heart-shaped or oval leaves of dark green color. Blooms inflorescences umbrella on a long stalk. In the inflorescence can be up to 25 flowers of white, pink or red. Originally from China. It is believed that the plant protects households from various misfortunes and removes negative energy. The plant cleans the air well and kills germs.
Geranium
Lush houseplant with curly, light green, basal leaves. The flowers are small, lush, on high stalks, in an inflorescence umbrella. Flowers may be white, pink, red. Geranium is famous for its antiseptic, bactericidal and antiviral effects. Very often the plant is used in home medicine for the treatment of acute respiratory infections, otitis media, osteochondrosis, sciatica, headache, toothache, normalization of pressure, indigestion and wound healing. Geraniums are attributed to the mystical properties of the definition of household diseases, the plant begins to wilt and disappears when someone gets sick.
Hippeastrum
Perennial bulbous houseplant of the lily family. Originally from tropical America. Leaves are belt-like, dense, dark green, up to 60 centimeters in height. Stem single juicy dense, up to 90 centimeters in height. The flowers are large, lily-shaped, collected in an umbrella inflorescence of 2-6 flowers. Color flowers can be very diverse. The plant cleans the air well.
Cactus (Echinopsis)
The cactus has a spherical symmetrical body with small needles. The color of the cactus body is dark green, the body is ribbed. Cactus blooms, with good care, at the end of spring and every year. Cactus throws a shaggy soft arrow at the end of which a bud opens. One bud blooms for 1-3 days. Flowers exude a wonderful fragrance. You need to put a cactus in places where any radiation is possible (computer, TV and other equipment). Cacti attract money and protect the house from thieves.
Calla
Lush houseplant with heart-shaped leaves in a white speck or monochromatic, dark green color. Leaves on long legs. Single flowers on long stalks. The flower consists of one colorful folded petal and the middle of the cob. The color of flowers can be white, pink, red, beige, yellow. Originally from flower from South Africa. Calla has magical powers to transform aggressive energy into the energy of joy and celebration. Calla is considered to be a talisman at home, and also a generator of good and joy.
Calathea
A bushy houseplant covered with large oval leaves with a grooved pattern. The leaves are dark green with light green or burgundy patches. The leaves are located symmetrically on high succulent legs. It blooms with small yellow silt white flowers. The flowers are low on separate legs. Calathea cleans indoor air well. The flower is considered to be an absorber of negative energy. According to many beliefs, Calathea brings peace to the family.
Kalanchoe
Lush houseplant with scapula or oval leaves. The leaves are dark green, shiny, on separate legs, basal. The flowers in the inflorescence of an umbrella, small, color may be different. In the house of Kalanchoe, it is considered to be a full-fledged “home healer”. The plant is able to heal wounds, regenerate skin, cure rhinitis, cure gastric ulcer, cure varicose veins and so on.
Camellia
Lush bushy houseplant. The leaves are oval, shiny, dark green. The flowers are large, red, on separate pedicels. Externally, the flower is similar to the peony flower. Camellia in the house, to good luck in creative and career endeavors.
Myrtle
Tree houseplant. The trunk of the tree is thin, single. The crown of the tree is formed from small branches and small frequent leaves. Crown myrtle in the form of a ball. It is considered to be a myrtle plant, able to give eternal youth. The plant brings family happiness and eternal love into the house.
Oxalis
Bushy plant. The leaves of the plant are purple. Externally, the flower looks like a "flock of purple butterflies." Oxalis blooms with small white flowers in umbellate inflorescences of 5-10 pieces. The flower tends to trail. Oxalis can be eaten in salads and as a substitute for sorrel. The flower is recommended in the house to those who want to attract the attention of the opposite sex. Oxalis has the ability to exacerbate feelings and strengthen intuition.
the Rose
Room rose has many varieties. Shrub rose looks similar to street roses. Wicker rose in the room does not grow. Tree rose or Chinese rose, according to beliefs brings misfortune. The shrub rose in the house is the oldest symbol of wealth, love and prosperity.
Sansevieria (Teschin language)
Bushy massive plant. The leaves are juicy, large, sword-shaped. Leaves can reach 2 meters in height. The leaves of the plant can be plain dark green or interspersed with white and even with a light stripe in the middle of the leaf. Sansevieria promotes family well-being and harmony. Traditional medicine has not overlooked the medicinal antiseptic properties of the leaves of the plant. Leaf juice heals wounds and stops blood.
Saintpaulia (violet)
Low-growing houseplant. The violet leaves are oval, dense with a rough surface. The color of the leaves is gray-green. Each sheet on a separate leg. The leaves are located in the root part of the plant. The flowers are correct, on separate stalks. The flowers can be pink, red, purple, white, yellow or multi-colored. It all depends on the species. According to beliefs violet brings family well-being. The plant is considered a symbol of eternal love.
Spathiphyllum (Women's Happiness)
Lush houseplant with shiny, dark green, heart-shaped or oval leaves. Corrugated sheets. The flowers are large in the shape of a cob with a single petal around. The flowers are white, frosted. Hailing flower from South America. It is believed that Spathiphyllum brings happiness to its master woman. Flower will return, tenderness, hope, love.
Gold money
Weaving indoor vine plant. The leaves are oval or heart-shaped, dark green. The leaves may be edged with a yellow stripe or with yellow blotches. The plant is in most cases used as an excellent air purifier. The flower is able to transform the energy of laziness into mobility.
Jade (Money Tree)
Indoor tree plant. The trunk of the tree is dense, it can be both low and high (depending on the subspecies of the plant). The leaves are small, oval, juicy, dark green. The leaves are symmetrically arranged along the branches. According to Chinese beliefs, the leaves of the tree resemble coins. It is believed that the plant attracts money to the house.
Ficus
Tall houseplant. Stem tight. single, can be up to 1.5 meters in height. The stem can be brown or burgundy. The leaves are large, oval, juicy, dark green. Ficus maintains an even energy balance in the house. Excellent air purifier.
Chlorophytum
Bushy houseplant. The leaves are light green thin and bendable, xiphoid. In the middle of the leaf is a bright strip of leaves on the bush a lot. It comes from a subtropical plant. Chlorophytum is an excellent air purifier. The plant is able to fill the air with useful phytoncides. In the people the plant is called "family happiness." According to beliefs, brings happiness, comfort and peace to the family.
Cyclamen
Lush bushy houseplant. The leaves are dark green. gray, matte. In the leaves whitish blotches. Flowers solitary on their own stalks. Flowers look like butterflies. The color of the flowers can be varied. Most often the flowers have the correct natural gradient. The plant has a powerful energy. Excellent antidepressant. It drives away bad dreams and dispels fears.
Citrus tree (lemon, mandarin)
A citrus tree in a house can be either a lemon or a mandarin. The trunk of the tree is strong and massive. The leaves are small, dark green color, on thin branches. Crohn on such indoor trees, often spherical. Most often, with proper care on the tree fruits are formed. The citrus tree in the house is an excellent air purifier. Also, the plant fills the house with citrus freshness, which improves the sleep of the household and improves the general mood.
Eucalyptus
Bushy houseplant. The leaves of the plant are small, dark green, symmetrically located on separate legs. Eucalyptus cleans and refreshes the air. Eucalyptus leaves have very beneficial properties for asthmatics. Also, the plant is very useful for people with diseases of the bronchi and runny nose.
People tend to improve their homes, decorate them, create comfort in them. perfect for this purpose. It is difficult to find a house in which there is at least one flower. The green color of the leaves improves mood, the plants clean the air, fit perfectly into any interior.
Today it will be a question of houseplants useful and dangerous for the house. Perhaps someone will be surprised to learn that many well-known flowers to us can be dangerous to humans. You can learn more about this in this article.
Home Useful Plants
According to Feng Shui, each room in the house corresponds to a certain plant. However, there are those that are recognized as universal, they are suitable for any room. With them we will begin to get acquainted with the most useful plants for the house.
Begonia
Unpretentious in the care of the flower attracts room flower gardeners with bright colors that bring positive energy to the house. It contributes to the achievement of harmony, the development of intuition. Begonia creates a special hospitable atmosphere in the house.
Such a useful plant for the house (you can see the photo below) is recommended to get emotional people who are upset about trifles. Masok Begonia is ideal for people engaged in trade and commerce.
Spathiphyllum
If you ask fans of indoor floriculture: "Which plants are useful to keep at home?", Then surely in the long list you will hear spathiphyllum. In Russia, he is more familiar with the name "female happiness." He is loved by the fair sex, because it is considered that he brings happiness in his personal life.
Those who have not yet found family happiness will be able to find their soul mate, and the couples will reach an understanding. The flower will refresh the feelings between the spouses.
Many people are sure that they know which plants are good for the house - of course, those that clean the air. And decorative bamboo absorbs negative energy. The unusual plant attracts good luck to the house, it is considered a symbol of health and longevity.
Probably not for nothing that the wise Chinese call it happy bamboo. Its rapid growth has become a symbol of rapid development in all directions. Bamboo, according to experts, can very smoothly change the flow of energy, so it is considered a powerful protector from negative energy, and therefore one of the most useful indoor plants for the house.
Jade, or money tree
By the second name, it is easy to guess that this plant symbolizes financial well-being, prosperity in the house. It is considered that the jersey must be planted himself so that the flower absorbs the energy of the house and the care of the owner. When he grows up, it should be decorated with coins and red ribbons to enhance its properties.
Violets
Many lovers of these plants do not know the meaning of these flowers, but subconsciously grow them in their home. Feng Shui Specialists consider them one of the most useful home plants. Delicate and fragile violets bring positive energy to the house, increase vitality, help to create a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere. Violets are a symbol of loyalty and love of life. They bring owners material well-being and good luck.
Ficus
This useful plant for the house with large shiny leaves activates creative activity, helps to tune in a positive way and relax. With the advent of hot-tempered and unbalanced people will become calmer. It absorbs anxiety, eliminates negativity.
Plants for the kitchen
Most have, as a rule, in different rooms of the house. What plants are good for the kitchen? For landscaping this room, it is necessary to choose temperature-resistant, low-maintenance and drought-resistant plants.
Chlorophytum
The plant perfectly moisturizes and cleans the air. Even one flower is enough for a kitchen of up to 10 square meters. m. Therefore, it is often called the "air orderly." The plant is undemanding in the care, due to the peculiarities of the root system can accumulate nutrients. For the kitchen is the perfect option.
Epipremnum is golden
Luxurious evergreen creeper, very fast growing. Usually used for vertical gardening. A cindepsus cleans the air perfectly, easily tolerates temperature fluctuations and artificial lighting. Due to rapid growth, the plant needs to be periodically fertilized.
"Teschin language" (sansevieriya)
This plant is so hardy that it can be placed next to the stove. As well as the cultures listed above, well cleans the air from harmful impurities. Sansevieria develops normally with a lack of light, although it grows a bit slower in this case.
Sansevieria has many varieties with different patterns on the leaves. Therefore, you can choose a plant for any kitchen interior.
Kitchen plants should be well clean the air, be as hardy as possible to temperature extremes. But do not try to turn the kitchen into impassable jungle - one or two flowerpots with flowers are enough to maintain the necessary humidity.
Plants for children
Not all plants that are useful for home can be placed in the nursery. For this room should choose a culture that does not harm the health of the child - will not cause allergic reactions and produce toxic fumes. Caring for them should be as simple as possible: sometime, your child may become involved in floriculture.
Lemon Tree
Like other members of the citrus family, it fills the air in the nursery with freshness and pleasant unobtrusive aroma. Essential oils that secrete leaves, reacting with air ions, destroy microbes. Inhaling phytoncides, the baby will fall asleep faster.
Cypress
This plant looks like a pretty Christmas tree. Cypress produces phytoncides that destroy bacteria and fungus. Another important property of this plant is the ability to attract dust to itself, making the air in the child's room cleaner and fresher.
Chinese rose (hibiscus)
With proper care, this plant will delight almost year-round flowering. Chinese rose cleans the air, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system of babies. In order for a child to become interested in caring for plants, pick up original flower pots for them.
Bedroom plants
Want to pick a plant for an adult bedroom? In this case, it should be guided by the same principles as when choosing a green pet for the nursery. Next, consider a few popular options.
Myrtle and Eucalyptus
Perfectly clean and refresh the air in the room. Myrtle and eucalyptus relieve bronchospasm, for this reason, these useful home plants are recommended for asthmatics and allergies.
Aloe
The plant effectively reduces the content of harmful impurities in the air. At night, it absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen.
In accordance with the teachings of Feng Shui, it is desirable to use in the bedroom plants of red color, which symbolizes consent and mutual love.
All of these plants have positive energy, create a pleasant homely atmosphere. The list of useful plants can be represented as follows:
- botanical violet;
- spathiphyllum;
- chlorophytum;
- myrtle;
- chrysanthemum;
- hibiscus;
- violet,
- eucalyptus;
- lemon Tree;
- sansevieria.
Plants that should not be grown at home
There are a number of plants that are not suitable for indoor floriculture. This is due to the fact that they emit toxic substances dangerous to humans. These include:
- oleander;
- dieffenbachia;
- evergreen ivy;
- spurge;
- nightshade;
- monstera;
- primrose.
In addition, there is a lot of controversy over which plants have negative energy. It should be recognized that all this is individual, and therefore evidence of negative or positive energy can be subjective. Moreover, the poisonous juice of the listed plants will be released only when they are broken, and it can cause significant harm only when it is consumed inside.
Therefore, if there are no children and animals in your house, and you really liked the flower from the “black list”, do not deny yourself the pleasure and buy a plant. In other words, planting flowers in the house, be guided by your own taste. Useful flowers for the home not only purify the air, but also create a cozy atmosphere.
Feng Shui: flowers in the house
In accordance with this Chinese teaching, all the plants according to the types of energy they release are divided into specimens with a male aura and pointed leaves (Yang) and a woman with round leaves (Yin). In order to create a favorable microclimate and balance in a dwelling, it is necessary to grow both yan and yin plants.
The first should include asparagus, dracenum, sansevieriya, chlorophytum, citrus. They pull up and direct the movement of energy. Female flowers - jade, violet, begonia, cyclamen.
Filter negative energy that comes from the outside, and saturate the home with positive. On the southern windows it is better to have geraniums with red or pink buds; a cactus is more suitable for a northern sill. A pomegranate tree located on the western window will enliven the relationship of the spouses. And if in the same place to establish a white chrysanthemum or a lily, households will be able to realize their creative potential, improve relations with children.
Specialists in feng shui do not advise to put flowers near the bed. There is no need to use many plants in this room: they saturate the room with Yang energy, which is why the relationship of the spouses may suffer. It is believed that the putrefactive processes that occur in flower pots negatively affect the sleeper, which is why, if you follow the teachings of feng shui, the living flora in the bedroom should be used sparingly.
For the kitchen, it is advisable to pick flowers with light sprigs and round leaves - violets, begonia or geranium, it is allowed to use fruit-bearing varieties. Trapetscantia is suitable for an amulet room design.
For the children's room the best option would be citrus fruits, chlorophytum, ferns, Chinese rose, cyclamen. They effectively clean the air, improve brain function, normalize the emotional state and memory of the child.
But yucca, cactus, monstera or dieffenbachia have a heavy energy for children. Oleander, nightshade, euphorbia can provoke allergic reactions in babies.
As the Feng Shui supporters assure, the plants that are useful for the home, for the most part, have a beneficial effect on the health of the inhabitants - they improve mood, relieve fatigue and headache. House flowers purify energy, prevent negative influences. In order for the plants to have a beneficial effect, you need to select them correctly, find the best place for them and carry out competent care.
Artificial flowers
According to Feng Shui, the positive symbols are all the plants in the house, with the exception of the dried and poisonous ones. Dried plants are recognized as energy absorbing vampires. have a positive biofield, they can be placed in areas where a living plant simply cannot grow. These are areas near water or fire.
Decorative flowers can be placed in the bathroom and in the kitchen above the work surface. The most powerful plants that will bring harmony and happiness to homeowners are decorative analogues of chrysanthemum, lotus, magnolia, peony and orchid.
In each house there are indoor flowers, which not only decorate it, but also delight with their presence. Picking flowers correctly, you can create a blooming island on your window sill all year round.. Long-blooming unpretentious plants give joy, good mood and benefit by cleaning the air.
When growing flowers at home of course i want to care for them was minimal, and flowering lasted as long as possible. There are many such plants and you can stop your choice on the purchase of Clivia, Decembrist, Indoor gerbera or Saintpaulia, etc.
Decembrist
When selecting a plant, you need to pay attention to the requirements for growing conditions, because the duration of flowering and the appearance of the flower will depend on it.
Top 10 flowering houseplants
Abutilon (room maple)
It blooms from spring to autumn, and as the day falls, the number of peduncles decreases and the plant enters a resting phase. But if you make dosvechivanie fluorescent lamps, to provide feeding and watering flowering does not stop. The leaves are like maple leaves, hence the second name. Flowers abutilona like lanterns of different colors.
In the care of unpretentious, he needs a lot of bright light, regular watering, the temperature limit 18-25 ºС. The plant is fast-growing, its height reaches 1.5 m. In the spring shoots abutilona need to be cut to 1/3 of the length. To stimulate flowering, top dressing should include potassium nitrate and superphosphate.
Anthurium plant with large glossy leaves and flowers, shaped like hearts.
It needs constantly moist soil, it can grow even in the shade, but it blooms and develops better on the southern and western window-sills. For abundant flowering, the winter temperature should not be lower than + 15 ° C, summer + 25 ° C.
He likes spraying, but only settled for at least two days, and preferably with purified water.
Fertilizers are desirable organic fertilizers (Humate, "Ideal", "Darina"), because The plant is sensitive to an excess of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and mineral salts.
Balsam blooms almost all year round. It is photophilous, but it is necessary to exclude hit on it direct sunshine. In autumn and winter, when there is a lack of sunlight, it continues to bloom beautifully under artificial light. He loves moisture very much, both in the soil and spraying on the leaves, especially on hot days. Cultivation temperature + 15 ÷ + 25 ° C. does not like crowding, so the neighbors must be at a distance from him, otherwise he will drop foliage.
Excellent propagated by apical cuttings. At 3-4 years of age requires transplantation and rejuvenation, old plants bloom worse.
Begonia
- a heat-loving flower, loving moisture, but not spraying on the foliage. To maintain the humidity between the pots of flowers, you need to put containers with water. When the air temperature is below + 16 ° C, begonia will not bloom. He likes bright, diffused light, leaves fade in bright sun, flowers fade, begonia loses its decorative effect. Feed to stimulate flowering should be given begonias every 2 weeks alternating organic mineral fertilizers for flowering plants.
For shaping the pomp of the begonia shrub and the formation of more side shoots, periodically it is necessary to trim the tops of the shoots, using them for reproduction.
Begonias wide variety: there are bush, they are always flowering, tuberous, terry, ampelous.
Classic windowsills from the time of our grandmothers. Unpretentious, light-loving plant, loving abundant, but rare watering. Growth temperature + 8 ÷ + 25 ° C. Geranium likes a lot of air, so in the summer it should be put on balconies or in the garden. Growing pots should not be large, in order to get a lush flower bush in one pot you need to plant three seedlings.
Royal Pelargonium
It differs from geranium in larger flowers and a smaller, almost absent smell of leaves. Care is the same as for geraniums.
For more abundant flowering and giving the bush a compactness in spring, pelargonium needs to be cut offleaving 3-4 internodes.
Hibiscus (Chinese Rose)
Hibiscus is an evergreen flowering shrub. The lifespan of one flower per day, in hybrid, terry forms up to 3 days.
Demanding to sunlight, abundant watering and fertilizing. In the summer you need to spray daily. With insufficient watering drops buds and flowers. Hibiscus needs to be replanted annually, in adult plants the top layer of soil is removed and a new one is added.
Depending on the method of pruning, hibiscus can be grown in the form of a tree or a bush. The height of the flower can reach 1.5-2 m.
Hibiscus responds very well to regular feeding every 2-3 weeks.
Coleria
Unpretentious plant, preferring light penumbra and moderate watering. Loves high air humidity, but absolutely does not tolerate leaf spraying.. Pots with Coleria should be put on pallets with expanded clay, filled with water.
The temperature during flowering should be + 23 ÷ + 26 ° C. Winter level + 16 ° C. Once a month it is necessary to feed Koleria with liquid fertilizer for orchids.
Pakhistakhis - a plant without special claims. The main abundant watering, high humidity, regular pruning. Optimum temperature + 20 ÷ + 26 ° C. When the temperature rises, it draws out and exposes the shoots, while dropping it drops the foliage.
Light is needed diffused, likes fresh air, but not drafts. Very fond of spraying leaves.
Pachistachis is necessary, as the shoots grow, cut and pinch the tops, so that it will bush up and not stretch out.
Evergreen shrub blooming all year round. The lifetime of a flower is one day.
It prefers bright diffused light, from direct sunlight you need to shade. Winter temperature of growing +20 ° C, summer + 24 ° C. Watering copious as the soil dries. needs increased air humidity, so pots with flowers are put in trays with wet expanded clay or sphagnum moss.
Ruellia is very sensitive to drafts and dry air, which can cause leaf fall.
To form a plant can be a bush or vine.
Choosing flowering plants for landscaping at home or office you need to understand that although they will have a short break between the flowering waves. The flower during this period is resting and gaining strength. Give even unpretentious colors, a little attention. and in return, they will give you a magnificent and long flowering.
