Plants are the gift of nature and our survival without them is impossible. They provide the peace and serenity to our home along with the priceless gift of oxygen to us.
The plants bring positive vibrations to our home and reduces air pollution and temperature of air also. According to Feng-Shui, there are many plants that bring good luck and prosperity to our home.
Though this might be debatable as per modern science, but one thing is sure that plants bring cheerfulness and calmness to our mind which in turn gives us positive thoughts and energy to perform better.
In this blog we have shortlisted 5 best plants for home that are evergreen and require less care. These plants are beautiful and some of them are really rare variety. If you keep them in your home, no one can ignore praising them.
So let us start with the list.
- Croton Variegatum Petra
- Areca Palm
- Aglaonema Siam Aurora (red lipstick plant)
- Aralia Variegated
- Alocasia Amazonica
1. Croton Variegatum Petra: This is a beautiful plant with colorful leaves. The leaves of this plant has vibrant shades of yellows, orange, red, and green. 
These vibrancy of colors makes the atmosphere very pleasant.
These plants can be put in bright shady area away from direct sunlight. If you keep it in dark space, the leaves might stay green only and might not give hues of colors.
This plant is an excellent air purifier.
This is an indoor plant and should be protected from harsh weather of winter or summers. Otherwise it is a pretty low maintenance plant and is easy to care for.
2. Areca Palm: This is a very common plant used by many studios and channels to show greenery inside a room. It is a beautiful green plant that purifies indoor air, produces more oxygen and regulates humidity levels of indoor air.
Feng-Shui also recommends this plant for good luck. It is safe for pets also if they accidentally chew it.
It is easy to maintain and comes in many varieties, like
- Cascade Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum),
- Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans),
- Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii),
- European Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis), etc.
This plant helps to relieve stress and is best to add elegance to any space in your house. It needs to be watered just twice a week if kept indoor.
It is an indoor plant and should not be put in direct sunlight. It should be kept in bright indirect sunlight or LED grow light.
The maintenance of this plant is easy, but need to be careful to avoid over-watering.
Water it only when top 1 to 2 inch of soil seems dry.
Use liquid fertilizer once a month. Loosen the top soil once a month with the help of gardening tools.
It is an excellent plant to improve home decor as well as purify the air inside the home.
4. Aralia Variegated: It is a bushy plant with beautiful white and green foliage and fancy cut leaves. It looks like a plant from rain forest and can be a decorative piece for your office or home.
It is an easy maintenance plant but should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Just need watering twice a week and fertilizer once a month.
It is an air purifier plant and grows vertically. It can be put in corners of home to give a beautiful look to your house.
In some Asian countries and cultures, this plant is used to make anti-inflammatory, antiseptic ointments.
5. Alocasia Amazonica: This is an indoor plant that can add unique element to your decor. It is commonly known as African Mask Plant, although it does not come from Africa.
It grows on the ground in forests under the canopy of big trees, thus it cannot tolerate direct sunlight. It should be kept indoor with indirect bright light.
They are water loving plants but need the soil to be moist only not soggy. In winters, the water requirement is very low as this plant is in dormant state in winters.
Alocasia are low maintenance plants that need indirect light to grow well. It can tolerate temperatures of 60°F to 80°F and 60-70% humidity.
It needs to be watered once per week during the warm months and once every few weeks during the winter.
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