Indoors Without Ventilation, These 7 Ornamental Plants Can Thrive

Illustration of easy-care indoor plants (Unsplash/Kara Eads)

JAKARTA – In addition to channeling hobbies, placing plants on the work table can beautify the decoration. In addition, plants are also useful for emitting a positive aura in the room.

If your room is ventilated or not exposed to the sun and uses air conditioning, then the following plants can be used for decoration. Anything? Here is the list.

1. Peace Lily

Peace lily or Spathyphillum can still grow if placed in a room with dry air and dim light. Therefore, peace lily can decorate your workspace. The peace lily has glossy green leaves and striking white flowers. This ornamental plant can grow vertically between 30 centimeters to more than 1 meter.

2. Pothos

Pothos houseplants only need to be watered when the soil in the pot is dry. This plant is also known as Devil's Ivy. The leaves are marble green with white markings. Uniquely, the less light, the white color will fade. But it still grows and germinates even though it will be rarer if it is occasionally not exposed to the sun.

3. Lucky bamboo

Many people think that lucky bamboo is a lucky plant. The exotic impression with the color of the green stem can be felt when placing this plant in your room. The most beautiful when using patterned ceramic pots. You can also plant it in a clear pot so you can see the roots.

Lucky bamboo planting media can be with water. But change the water once or twice a week to keep growing.

4. Philodendron scandens

One of the philodendron varieties that is easy to care for even if placed in a room without ventilation, is philodendron scandens. The shape of the leaves is like a betel leaf, and is beautiful when placed in a hanging pot. This plant also grows well under fluorescent lighting.

5. Ficus benjamina

Ficus benjamina is one of the most popular office plants. Ficus has dark green leaves, small branches, and often the trunk is twisted or weaved. This type of plant is often also grown for bonsai.

Although this plant likes the sun, but ficus benjamina can grow well under bright fluorescent lights.

6. Bird's Nest Fern

With the botanical name Asplenium nidus, it is very hardy if grown in an office environment including in an unventilated room. To be happy and beautiful, spray water once to twice a week.

7. Sanseviera trifasciata

Sanseviera plants are known to clean the air. If placed in a cubicle room and without exposure to the sun, these plants can still grow. Reported by Garden Guides, Wednesday, December 1, this plant is not only tolerant of low light but also tolerant of low humidity.