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Indoor Plant Care & Design Guide

Indoor plants can improve indoor air quality and make a home more inviting. This guide discusses 12 popular indoor plant options for different interior design styles and provides care tips. The plants discussed include snake plants, spider plants, peace lilies, ficus lyrata, and monstera deliciosa. Pairing plants with the right planters and pots can help achieve different looks from Scandinavian to contemporary. Proper light, water, and soil conditions are outlined for each plant.

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Indoor Plant Care & Design Guide

Indoor plants can improve indoor air quality and make a home more inviting. This guide discusses 12 popular indoor plant options for different interior design styles and provides care tips. The plants discussed include snake plants, spider plants, peace lilies, ficus lyrata, and monstera deliciosa. Pairing plants with the right planters and pots can help achieve different looks from Scandinavian to contemporary. Proper light, water, and soil conditions are outlined for each plant.

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Plants can be as expressive as a work of art,

Indoor plants not only make your space more


inviting and fresh, but they also make your home
air healthier. 

Plants add life


li and color to a space, while also
bringing you closer to nature, make you happier
and absolutely improve your life quality, so how
donʼt we use them in our interiors?

In this indoor plants guide you will find the top


12 interior designers favorite, some tips to select
the best planter to get a specific look and the
basic information to take care of your indoor
plants.
I hope you get inspired to incorporate nature into
your home and into your life. 

With love,
SNAKE PLANT
SNAKE PLANT + ROPE/SEAGRASS BASKET
This plant and combination is perfect for a
Scandinavian or Japandi look. Make your home
fresher with this combination!
SPIDER PLANT

Prefers bright and indirect Water them well, dry out


lighting. between waterings.
Keep plants in bright to moderate indirect Water every few days
sunlight. Spider plants do not appreciate
direct, hot sunlight, which can burn their

The spider plant is considered one of the


most adaptable of houseplants and the
easiest to grow. This plant can grow in a
wide range of conditions and suffers from
few problems, other than brown tips.

The spider plant is so named because of


its spider-like plants, which dangle down
from the mother plant like spiders on a
web.

Scientific Name: Chlorophytum comosum.


Common Name: Spider Plant, Airplane Plant, Ribbon Plant.
Origin: South Africa.
Height: 60 centimetres.
Spread: 20-45 centimetres.
Soil: Well draining soil.
Light: Bright, indirect light.
Ligh
Water: Frequent watering.
Toxicity: Mild hallucinogenic effect to felines.
Perfect to be used as a hanging plant because of it beautiful
shape.
Use in boho/tropical hanging planter to get a fresh touch.

Take advantage of its fresh beauty and shape to


add color combining your spider plant with a
vibrant colored pot!

FIND YOUR
STYLE
PEACE LILY

Needs little amounts of Does not need large amounts


sunlight to thrive. of water to survive.

Peace lilies are a popular choice for


offices and homes. When it comes to
indoor plants, peace lily plants are
some of the easiest to care for.

These lovely plants not only brighten up


a living space, but are also excellent at
cleaning the air of the room they are in.

Scientific Name: Spathiphyllum.


Common Name: Spath or Peace Lilies.
Origin: America and Southeastern Asia.
Height: 12–65 centimetres.
Spread: 3–25 centimetres.
Soil: Well draining soil.
Light: Medium to low light. Lives best in shade.
Ligh
Water: Approximately once a week.
Toxicity: Mildly toxic to humans and animals when ingested.
Tropical / Scandinavian Style

Maybe a
Contemporary Look?

+
VERSATILITY
AND
EASY CARE
While they come in a variety of types and sizes, the standard
peace lily houseplant reaches to about 3 feet (1 meter) high.
The large, glossy leaves of the peace lily are usually deep
green in color, although there are variegated varieties that
have splashes or stripes of cream.

Or a pop of color?
Perfect for almost all the interior design styles!
Just pick the right pot to get the desired look!
FICUS LYRATA

Requires a lot of bright and Water about 2-3 times


indirect sunlight. per week.

The Ficus lyrata is a perfect indoor


specimen plant. The plant features very
large, heavily veined, violin-shaped leaves
that grow upright on a tall plant.

The Lyrata gives off a simplistic & modern


plant design that pairs nicely with neutral
colors and trendy interior decorations.

Scientific Name: Ficus lyrata.


Common Name: Fiddle-leaf fig.
Origin: West Africa.
Height: 30-180 centimetres.
Spread: 12-34 centimetres.
Soil: Well draining soil.
Light: Needs Bright, Filtered Light.
Ligh
Water: Keep soil evenly moist at all times.
Toxicity: Toxic for cats and dogs if eaten.
If your interior is minimalist,
scandinavian or contemporary, the
CONTEMPORARY
Fiddle-leaf fig could match better with
your interior design style. This plant is
perfect to add movement and color into
the space.

It is perfect
pe to incorporate into a
decoration of neutral backgrounds to
make the shapes of its leaves pop! Use
the tallest in spaces with double height,
corners or in a dead space.

Scandinavian or
Mid Century Modern
Looking

Perfect for almost all the interior design styles!


Add contrast with a
Just pick the right pot to get the desired look!
contemporary pot
MONSTERA

Best in medium to bright Keep the soil consistently


indirect light. lightly moist.
Water once a week.

Monstera deliciosaʼs iconic, split leaves are so


pretty that theyʼve been featured extensively
in art and design recently, but even more
stunning is the plant itself.

Also known as a split leaf philodendron, this


easy-to-grow houseplant can get huge and
live for many years, and it looks great with
many different interior styles. Itʼs safe to say
this plant isnʼt going away anytime soon.

Scientific Name: Monstera deliciosa.


Common Name: The Ceriman, Fruit Salad Plant, Monstereo.
Origin: Southern Mexico, south to Panama.
Height: 60-80 centimetres.
Spread: 75 centimetres.
Soil: Slightly-sandy or well draining soil.
Light: Requires a balance between sun and shade.
Ligh
Water: Water moderately once a week.
Toxicity: If eaten or chewed can cause immediate swelling.
SNAKE PLANT + ROPE/SEAGRASS BASKET
This plant and combination is perfect for a
Scandinavian or Japandi look. Make your home
fresher with this combination!

EXPRESSIVE
as a work of art

Monstera Deliciosa should


be potted in peaty and
loose soil for proper
aeration and drainage.
You should get a pot with
drainage holes in the
bottom, and prevent the
roots from rotting.
ro

Give a tropical and fresh


touch to your spaces. Its
leaves have a spectacular
design, use solid color
planters to highlight the
shape of its leaves.
Provide support sticks if you prefer a more
upright plant.
ORCHID

Bright space. Water once a week.

The Phalaenopsis or 'Moth Orchid' is


the most common orchid due to its
ease of production and the
availability of blooming plants
year-round.

Perfect to add elegance and to a pop


of color in any space.

Scientific Name: Phalaenopsis.


Common Name: Moth orchids.
Origin: Asia.
Light: Bright spaces.
Water: Approximately once a week.
A PLANT WITH PURPOSE
Orchids are ideal for
bathrooms that do not get too
cold. As epiphytes, they thrive
in humidity.

Orchids can bloom for weeks,


and since they are smallish
plants, you can cluster several
together for quite a show. Golden Pot perfect for a
Glam style
Take a good look and try and
find plants that bloom with
colors that compliment the
color scheme of your space.
This will give your interior
space a tidier appearance,
while also helping to make Orchids are perfect to be used in sophisticated, elegant and
focal points pop and to create glamorous interiors such as glam or contemporary style.

a harmonious composition.

If your are looking for a pop


of color  an orchid can add ADD A POP OF Concrete pot for a

COLOR!
life and a lot of elegance to Contemporary style
the space.
GOLDEN POTHOS

Thrives in both bright indirect Water once every


light and low-light. two weeks.
Once every 6-7 days in the warmer
months/9-10 days in the winter.

Pothos is arguably the easiest of all


houseplants to grow, even if you are a
person who forgets to water your plants.
This trailing vine has pointed, heart-shaped
green leaves, sometimes variegated with
white, yellow, or pale green

It's an excellent plant for locations such as


offices and dorm rooms. One advantage of
growing pothos is that they are high on the
list of plants that can help purify indoor air.

Scientific Name: Epipremnum aureum.


Common Name: golden pothos, Ivy Arum, Money Plant.
Origin: French Polynesia.
Height: Up to 2 meters.
Spread: 45 centimetres.
Soil: Well draining soil.
Light: Prefers bright, but indirect light.
Ligh
Water: Let the soil dry out completely between waterings.
Toxicity: Toxic to cats and dogs.
BE CREATIVE!
Try a hanging planter that match
with you interior design style!

Make your Golden


FRESH
Pothos grow in water!
1. Select a glass jar, vase, or
& STYLISH
bottle.

2. Fill the jar with clean water.

3. Add fertilizer.

4. Add the plant.

5. Change the water every 2–3


weeks.

6. Make sure roots are below


the water line.

7. Add fertilizer every 4–6


weeks.

8. Clean algae as often


o as
needed.
ALOE VERA

Place in bright, indirect sunlight Water approximately


or artificial light. every 3 weeks.

The aloe vera plant is an easy, attractive


succulent that makes for a great indoor
companion. Aloe has won over many
home gardeners for its hardiness and
tolerance of forgetful waterers.

Aloe vera plants are useful, too, as the juice


from their leaves can be used to relieve pain
from scrapes and burns when applied topically.

Scientific Name: Aloe vera.


Common Name: Aloe vera.
Origin: Arabia.
Height: 60-100 centimetres.
Spread: 30-91 centimetres.
Soil: Well-drained, sandy potting soil
Light: Bright, sunny conditions.
Ligh
Water: Water deeply, but infrequently.
Toxicity: Oral ingestion of aloe vera is potentially toxic.
A PLANT WITH PURPOSE
Known for its many health and
beauty benefits, aloe vera
plants are also beautiful and
easy to care for.

Perfect to be used in a Mid


century Modern style, fresh,
scandinavian, japandi or
minimalist interior design
decor.

Get a Japandi look with a


“Unfinished” pot

Mid Century Modern or Minimalist


look?
SUCCULENTS

Prefers bright and indirect Water after fully drained.


lighting. Let soil dry out completely.

Succulents are a group of wonderful plants,


many of which make great houseplants
because they are survivors that adapt easily
to typical household environments and are
very easy to care for.

Succulents make up a broad category of plants


with thick, fleshy stems and leaves.

Scientific Name: Succulent plant.


Common Name: Succulents.
Origin: Africa.
Height: 3.5-4 inches.
Spread: 1-1.5 inches.
Soil: Well draining soil.
Light: Indirect to bright light.
Ligh
Water: Fully drain/dry the plant between waterings.
Toxicity: If ingested, could harm cats and dogs.
CONTEMPORARY

RUSTIC

SCANDINAVIAN
SUCCULENT
PLANT GUIDE
CACTUS

Thrives under brignt and Water only when the soil


direct sunlight. has dried out.

Cacti and succulents are now a very common


houseplant. They come in a vast range of
shapes and sizes from the petite to the grand.

Tropical cacti are adapted as houseplants


because in their native environments they grow
on shaded forest floors under an array of other
tropical plants and thrive with less light than
many other plants.

Scientific Name: Cereus Cactus.


Common Name: Cactust, Cactaceae.
Origin: South America.
Height: 24-60 inches.
Spread: 51 inches.
Soil: Superior draining soil.
Light: High light conditions.
Ligh
Water: Frequent watering.
Toxicity: Dry out completely between waterings.
Cacti + Spot Light =
Contemporary and Ultra Dramatic Style

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Perfect for almost all the interior design styles!
Just pick the right pot to get the desired look!
DRACAENA WARNECKII

Prefers bright and Should generally be


filtered light. watered once per week.

Dracaena Warneckii is a dracaena family


native of tropical Africa. This dracaena species
is known for its sword-like green leaves that are
rigid and sharply pointed.

What makes Warneckii a popular interior


houseplant is not only due to its beautiful
leaves but also because it can be grown in
the form of a cane or in the form of a bush.

Scientific Name: Dracaena.


Common Name: Dracaena Warneckii.
Origin: Africa.
Height: 12-48 inches.
Spread: 12-120 inches.
Soil: Well draining soil.
Light: Does best in a good light situation.
Ligh
Water: Frequent watering.
Toxicity: Consumption is toxic for dogs.
CHINESE EVERGREEN

Prefers lower light conditions, Water moderately. Not too


but tolerates high light. much, not too little.

While most houseplants require a bit of effort


in providing appropriate growing conditions,
growing Chinese evergreens can make even
the novice indoor gardener look like an expert.

This tropical foliage plant is one of the most


durable houseplants you can grow, tolerating
poor light, dry air and drought.

Scientific Name: Aglaonema.


Common Name: Chinese evergreens.
Origin: Asia and New Guinea.
Height: 10-40 inches.
Spread: 12-36 inches.
Soil: Potting soil, perlite and sand.
Light: Medium to low light or indirect sunlight.
Ligh
Water: Moderate watering.
Toxicity: Toxic to dogs, cats and horses.
Use tall planters to make your
space look more elegant and
sophisticated.

TEXTURE
& COLOR
it's a good idea to use plants at the end of side boards, bench
seats, and TV units to help soften the hard edges of these flat
surfaced pieces of furniture. There is a softness in plants that
help warm a home by its organic shapes that make an
exquisite contrast with the straight lines of the space and
furniture!
Plants can be as expressive as a work of art,
Indoor plants not only make your space more
inviting and fresh, but they also make your home
air healthier. 

Plants add life


li and color to a space, while also
bringing you closer to nature, make you happier
and absolutely improve your life quality, so how
donʼt we use them in our interiors?

In this indoor plants guide you will find the top


12 interior designers favorite, some tips to select
the best planter to get a specific look and the
basic information to take care of your indoor
plants.
I hope you get inspired to incorporate nature into
your home and into your life. 

With love,

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