Decorative Plants

Anaman in space, functional decoration
By: Anindhita Maharrani | 13:31 WIB - Monday, 13 June 2016 61 SUITABLE FOR MORE INFORMATION, FOLLOW US IN SOCIAL MEDIA If you want functional decoration, choose indoor plants.
If you want functional decoration, choose plants in space.
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As beautiful as plastic plants, the better the original plants. So if you want functional decoration, choose plants in space.

Not just greening the landscape, indoor plants can clear the air, creating a more relaxed atmosphere indoors. A research in 2008 ago even proves, indoor plants lower stress levels of hospital patients.

Maybe you already know the goodness of plants in space. The problem is, there is no time to care for the plants thoroughly.

No need to worry, because you can choose plants in the space easy to care. As quoted by Idea edition 157, June 2016, these three types of plants do not need much sun and water, so you can keep in the room.

Betel ivory

The tribe's tribe plants have striped leaves, yellow and green. Betel ivory can live with the media planting water and soil.

It would be more practical if you plant it in water, so no need to water it every day. Cited Idea Online, put betel ivory in the sun at least every two weeks.

You can make it look more interesting by choosing a unique container. Cut betel ivory along the root or stem, then put in the container until some of the stems are submerged in water. Add a layer of coconut oil about 0.5 centimeters to kill the mosquito larva.

You can also plant it on the ground. Give NPK fertilizer for leaf about three months. When exposed to enough sun, the leaves will be large and many colors. Conversely, if rarely exposed to the sun, the leaves are small and have only one color, green.

Betel ivory has many scientific names because many kinds of similar plants. One of them is Epipremnum aureum. In the west, this plant is also known as ivy, or money plant. Betel ivory can absorb nicotine and filter air.

Sukulen

Nova launch, succulent plant consists of about 60 families and 300 genera. Sedum, peperomia graveolens, haworthia faciata, aloe vera and cactus are some examples.

This plant stores water, because it is thick and fleshy. Succulent plants do not need to be fertilized.

Some species only need to be watered three to four days once. Watering is done in the morning or late afternoon when the sun is not too hot.

You can grow it generatively or vegetatively. Generative breeding is done by sowing succulent seeds on a mixture of abrasive sand medium that has been washed clean and a little fine humus. Cover with a thin layer of media, spray with water until wet, cover with plastic or glass.

To grow vegetatively, you can do it by tillers, stem cuttings, leaves, or grafting. Sukulen should not be exposed to direct sun.

Tillandsia

This plant is also known as air plants. Trubus launch, tillandsia only need treatment once a week. However, you can spray water once a day.

This plant thrives by taking food from the air. Tillandsia absorbs nutrients from leaves and roots. That's why these plants are called air plants.

There are many types of plants that come from Central America and South America. Some species even flower.

No wonder if many people to collect Tillandsia. There are even willing to build a greenhouse Rp8 million to store 100 types of collection.

Understandably, this plant requires sunlight that is not exposed directly. You can learn how to plant it by following the steps of the following Tree Hugger.

The founder of Grow Little Garden, Sing Dih, quoted Idea as giving tips on indoor plants.

Put the plants in the living room, living room, dining room, porch, and work space.
Customize the plant with the interior style of the house.
Wherever possible place the plant near the window, inside the house, in order to get the sunlight but not directly exposed.