5 Hanging Plant Recommendations To Decorate Home Windows

JAKARTA - If you do not have a large space in the house, you can put hanging decorations to save space. Including can decorate the windows of the house with houseplants.

Reporting from My Domaine, Thursday, April 8, Christopher Satch a plant expert at The Sill and professor at the New York Botanical Garden says that you can customize the type of plant to where it hangs.

Whether it's a place exposed to light or dark and humid, you can respond to the room and adjust the type of plant that fits hung there. For a place that is quite light and air like a window, here are recommendations of plants that are able to pamper the eyes.

Tillandsia or water plants

For decoration in the house, plants that are often known as water plants are very suitable. Tillandsia can live in a bright room with indirect light exposure. Interestingly, plants with the shape of elongated taper leaves are able to grow anywhere.

Tilandsia includes epiphytic plants or live hitchhiking on other plants. But, to decorate the house with water plants, it can use wood grain or wood sticks that are almost weathered. Can also mix soil with coconut fiber as a planting medium.

Then, you can simply put the planting medium in a pot and hang it with a woven rope in front of the window. Don't forget to water once a week. If you have a pet, this plant is classified as safe or non-toxic.

Bird's nest nails

Plants with the botanical name Asplenium nidus or known as bird's nest spikes can grow large and elevated if planted in the soil, especially the tropics.

This species of flora is a sweet hanging plant, because the leaves are wavy and grow in the direction of the sun. Ornamental plants nail bird nests prefer a damp room. You can put it on the window without direct exposure to light, over the sink or in the bathroom.

Peperomia

In order for peperomia to be lush and densely leafy, you need to put it in a bright room but not exposed to direct sun. Peperomia is known as a favorite plant because its shape is diverse and easy to grow.

The shape of the leaves is round and 'fleshy' so that it stores water. According to Satch, for those of you who have jedela facing north and east is very good because it is not exposed to direct sunlight.

Philodendron Silver

This plant has a variety of species. For hanging plants, you can choose philodendron silver with vine features and dark green leaf color with silver patches. This plant can dangle beautifully when it starts to grow.

Phiodendron silver requires a bright room and just like previous hanging plants, it cannot be exposed to direct sunlight.

String of hearts

String of hearts has the botanical name Ceropegia woodii and is classified as a tendril plant. It is also classified as succulents. It has a thin stem and a lush dauh shaped like a heart.

Compared to other succulents, string of hearts need to be watered more often but do not like water planting media.

Of the five ornamental plant recommendations above, which one is best suited to hang on the window of your home? Choose according to your taste and take care of it with joy.