What Plants are Suitable for the Office
This article introduces the best plants for the office and a list of ten recommended flowers for office environments, related to green plants. Let's explore this topic together.
There are many plants suitable for the office, including those with ornamental leaves, flowers, shade-tolerant, sun-loving, evergreen, deciduous, low-maintenance, and high-maintenance varieties... This can make the selection process quite confusing. How should we choose plants?
Some people see beautiful flowers online or in physical stores and want to buy them to keep in the office, or purchase "internet sensation flowers." Often, after a while, these plants do not thrive. One reason might be that these flowers require a greenhouse environment and are not suitable for office settings. Another reason might be a lack of time for detailed care; when work gets busy, there's no time to tend to them. These flowers are like "ephemeral flowers" that bloom briefly before ending up in the trash, which is quite a pity.
The above examples remind us to scientifically analyze the differences in the environment and the plant's response to those conditions, combined with personal preferences and artistic aesthetics, to improve the indoor office environment and achieve the integration of natural beauty and physical and mental health.
The indoor environment of the office is different from the outdoor environment, with more limitations, and the ecological conditions vary depending on different orientations within the office. They can be roughly divided into the following three types:
First, there are areas with large windows that allow natural light to enter the room, such as near east, south, or west-facing windows. These areas have sufficient light or some direct sunlight and can accommodate sun-loving flowers, such as geraniums, hydrangeas, and Chinese orchids.
Second, there are areas far from direct natural light or windows without direct sunlight, such as north-facing windows or corridors. These areas have insufficient light and can only accommodate shade-tolerant flowers, such as schefflera and evergreen plants.
Third, there are offices with artificial lighting or bright areas without direct sunlight. These places can hold semi-shade-tolerant flowers, such as Aspidistra elatior and Clivia Miniata.
Although there are limitations to growing flowers in the office, it doesn't hinder our enthusiasm for doing so. We can choose appropriate plants based on specific conditions.
In response to fans' requests, we have compiled a list of ten common evergreen plants suitable for "lazy people" to grow in the office, including woody ornamental leaf plants and herbaceous ornamental leaf plants. These plants require minimal maintenance, are highly shade-tolerant, require minimal care, have low light requirements, and have long growth cycles, with the main advantage being their ability to stay green throughout the year.
One, Herbaceous Ornamental Leaf Plants
1. Aglaonema modestum
Aglaonema modestum symbolizes beauty and longevity. It is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant that stays green throughout the year, is highly shade-tolerant, and does not require high water and fertilizer. Regular watering should be moderate to prevent root rot, maintaining the soil moist.
2. Begonia
What plants are suitable for the office?
Begonia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant that is both ornamental in flowers and leaves, shade-tolerant, and prefers a moist environment. When kept in the office, it only needs to be watered every three days.
3. Peperomia
Peperomia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant that can be grown in soil or water, prefers a warm environment, is highly shade-tolerant, avoids direct sunlight, requires a growth temperature above 10°C, but it is still fine to keep it in the office during winter. The leaves will not wither, except for some curling due to low temperatures. The peperomia I keep in the office is normal except for the leaf curling caused by low temperatures.
4. Snake Plant
Snake Plant is a perennial evergreen herbaceous ornamental leaf plant. It is highly shade-tolerant, drought-resistant, and does not require much care, making it very suitable for "lazy people" to grow.
5. Asparagus Fern