5 Types Of Mini Ornamental Plants Suitable For Minimalist Houses

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JAKARTA - Indoor ornamental plants have various types of benefits such as filtering the air, increasing the humidity of the room, and adding to the touch of nature in the house. However, not everyone has room to put indoor ornamental plants.

Well, you can choose one of these mini-sized ornamental plants to be placed in the corners of the house which requires green energy. Each plant has its own characteristics. However, planting many variations can be a miniature of the landscape or a beautiful window threshold decoration.

Baby tears or which also has the name hemianthus micranthemoides. It is a mini plant that also has small leaves that make it dubbed a baby tear plant. You can grow baby tears in a small terarium or under a glass cloak in a room that still gets sunlight. This plant really likes moisture which will keep it fertile.

Succulent plants pamper their lovers with unique plant leaf shapes, one of which is the string of pearl plants. This round and unusual plant leaf shape helps it thrive in the country of origin, South Africa. These leaves maximize water retention while minimizing the surface area of the leaves which will result in water loss due to evaporation.

The plant, which is also called the shell's tail, is popular and easy to grow. Leaves are shaped like tears and grow downwards. This plant has flowers that appear at the end of the summer, the flowers are hanging, small in size. There are red, yellow, and white flower colors.

Water plant is usually perched in branches in a warm and humid environment. It will absorb humid air using the scales on its pointed leaves. Put it on the floating wood, arrange it in the basket, or make a mini-earthless terarium to put this plant. The water plant grows very slowly and requires a little partial sunlight. For watering, just dip the planting medium into the water so that the plants remain hydrated.

This plant has a soothing aromatherapy fragrance. Its soft, smooth-haired leaves, and tiny flowers are very adorable and easy to touch. This plant grows slowly, reaches only one inch high and props slowly forming a thick hairy mat in a container that is exposed to full sunlight. Wooly tyhyme is watered as needed if the soil surface feels dry when touched.