There are many species of plants that can be grown indoors. To select best species you need to determine what kind of plants you prefer to decorate your house. In urban environment, living plants have become part of the interior decoration. Among many species there are large leaves or small leaves plants, flowering plants or ferns, vines etc to select.
Best Species of indoor plants for interior decoration:
Large-leaved species such as rubber plants (Ficus elastica), Monstera deliciosa, dumb-cane (Dieffenbachia amoena), and Philodendron are especially suited to commercial building interiors. They provide the size required to make them focal points in interior landscaping.
These large leaved-plants, as well as flowering house plants, tropical house plants , and smaller specimens such as ferns , vines, and ivies can serve a similar purpose in the home or apartment.
Ficus elastica or
Rubber Plant is popular as a house plant, however, because of its large, leathery, glossy leaves that can grow to 8 in (20 cm) long or more -- and because it is so easy to grow.
Flat stem segments are long and narrow and connected by a mid-rib. Its deeply indented stems look like crab claws, giving it a second common name, Crab Cactus. In late fall, it bears big, beautiful flowers, which may be red, pink, peach, orange, white, or bicolored.
Fuchsia: Fuchsia plant is vibrant, eye-catching indoor plan which you can hang near a window, where it'll get filtered sunlight. If you hang it outdoors, keep it in a shady location.
Chenille Plant: Fuzzy, tassel-like blooms spill over the sides of the container, making this captivating plant an ideal hanging basket plant -- and a sure conversation starter. Hang chenille plant in a bright window and you'll have a show of blooms from spring through fall.
Zebra Plant has outrageously bold striped foliage and, for 6 weeks in autumn, vibrant yellow flowers emerge from golden bracts for a scene-stealing performance. In the wild it thrives in the regular downpours of the Brazilian rain forest. It will also do well indoors if the humidity is high.
African Violet
African violets, obviously native to Africa, were introduced to Europe in the late nineteenth century. These fuzzy favorites come in hundreds of varieties and grow well in bathrooms and kitchens as they love humidity.
Bromeliad
Bromeliads thrive on neglect as they can endure a wide range of indoor conditions with minimal care. They bloom only once in their lifetime and the flower lasts for about three months. Once it flowers, the plant stops producing leaves and grows other baby plants that grow and flower in two to three years.
Lady Slipper Orchids: Lady Slipper Orchids are among the few terrestrial orchids commonly grown indoors. Its unusual blossoms have a slipper-shaped pouch that is often in a contrasting color to the rest of the flower. It has long, flaring side petals and a showy dorsal sepal (that's the top part of the bloom). Bloom time varies with the species. Flowers last for several weeks and range in color from soft pastels to any exotic combination of rich, earthy tones.
Jelly Bean Plant (
Sedum rubrotinctum) are often grown as Houseplants. These are called succulents or water-retaining plants.
Moth Orchid: Thrives in high humidity, lots of light (but not hot, mid-day sun) and thorough waterings with, unlike many types of houseplants, almost complete drying out between.
Peace Lily: It's also said to remove mold spores in the air, making it great for bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms; purifying the air of trichloroethylene, a chemical found in cleaners and solvents; and removing alcohols, acetone, and formaldehyde. It prefers lots of water, less often and bright, indirect light.
Boston Fern is a classic. This is the most popular of the fern species that originated in Central America and became a fast favorite in parlors and porches in North America during the Victorian era.
Mother-in-Law's Tongue or Snake Plant: It's tall, sword-shaped leaves make stunning vertical accents among a group of leafy, bushy plants. And, because of its ability to tolerate low light levels and low humidity, sansevieria is an extremely adaptable house plant.
These plants brighten up the home-space and create a healthy home environment. They purify and renew the indoor stale air by filtering out toxins, pollutants and the carbon dioxide we exhale and replace the air with life-sustaining oxygen. Home plants also filter pollutants generated by computer equipment, furniture, paint and air conditioners.
Flowering house plants keep us smiling and cheery; green house plants ease our minds and provide comfort, while tropical house plants make us feel composed and sophisticated.
You may check more indoor plants at following sites. I have selected only few which are pretty and add decoration element for homes.
