5 Types Of Ornamental Plants That Can Grow Without Soil Media

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JAKARTA - Now there are various kinds of ornamental plants. Starting from the brightly colored, hard leaves like plastic, to the creeping ones. In addition to the type, the growing media for ornamental plants can also be different. You don't always have to use soil to grow crops. Other media such as water and charcoal can also be optimal planting media. What types of ornamental plants can grow apart from the ground? The following is the list, published by Popbela, Friday, October 29.

Aloe vera

Besides being suitable for maintenance if you don't want to bother, aloe vera can also be planted in other media besides soil. Aloe vera can still grow optimally in a mixture of gravel and water growing media. Suitable to be placed in a pot as an indoor decoration.

Orchid

This beautiful plant is indeed suitable to be placed indoors. In addition to aesthetics, orchid plants will also not pollute the room because the planting medium may not be in the form of soil.

You can use broken bricks, charcoal, wood shavings, and tile as a planting medium. When watering, use a sprayer so that the water doesn't wet the plant too much.

Cactus

Coming from a dry and barren area, making cacti easy to grow in any medium. You can use sand or gravel as a cactus planting medium. Using these two planting media makes the cactus suitable to be placed indoors because it is cleaner.

Bromeliads

Just like tillandsia, bromeliads also do not require soil or other growing media to grow optimally. Coming from the tropics, bromeliads need sufficient sunlight and can thrive in the shade. Give water occasionally so that this plant does not dry out.

Aglaonema

Aglaonema plants are a favorite of ornamental plant lovers because they are easy to care for. This plant can thrive anywhere, including if you only use water-growing media.

You can put it in a bottle and make sure all the roots are submerged in water. Don't forget to change the water every two weeks to get rid of mosquito larvae and clean the moss that sticks to the bottle.