What Flowers are Suitable for Lazy People
Do you know about these? What flowers are suitable for lazy people and a list of 10 plants for beginners with small flower cultivation experiences, the following is an introduction for you.
Nowadays, people's living standards are constantly improving, and they all like to keep some flowers and plants at home. However, many people cannot keep the flowers well. Various flowers and plants die within a month after being brought home, either with yellow leaves or rotten roots. This is mainly because some flowers are delicate and not suitable for beginners, while others are afraid of too much water and cannot survive if overwatered. Below, Xiao Mei will recommend some plants suitable for lazy people. They are tough and easy to care for, do not need frequent watering, and can look beautiful indoors.
1. Snake Plant
Snake Plant, also known as Mother-in-law's Tongue or Sansevieria, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asparagaceae family, Sansevieria genus.
It is a very stylish green plant with upright leaves like swords, thick, leathery texture, and beautiful snake-like patterns with golden edges on both sides.
There are many types of Snake Plants, including large ones that can reach more than one meter high, and small varieties like Golden Snake Plant, which are only about 30-40 centimeters tall.
Snake Plant is a very drought-resistant plant, mainly due to its leathery leaf surface. This layer of leathery material can effectively prevent excessive evaporation of water.
At the same time, Snake Plant is very afraid of waterlogging. Its roots grow well in loose and breathable soil, and if the soil is always moist, it is easily rotten.
In summary, watering Snake Plant should not be too frequent. Even in the peak growing season, you can water it every three days or more, and in winter, it may not need watering for a month or two.
▲The characteristic of lazy person's pot is that it can keep the soil moist all the time, so the Snake Plant planted in a lazy person's pot does not last long and is prone to root rot.
Snake Plant is a lazy person's plant, but it does not grow well in a lazy person's pot. It is better to plant it directly in a regular pot and control your hands to water less.
2. Cactus
What Flowers are Suitable for Lazy People
Cactus is the same as cacti, belonging to the Cactaceae family, which are succulent plants. Their native growing environment is the desert, so you can imagine how good their drought resistance is.
The leaves of cacti plants have almost all退化 into spines, mainly to prevent excessive evaporation of water. Moreover, whether it is a cactus or a cacti, the thick and juicy flesh is a tissue for storing nutrients and water, so it has strong drought resistance.
When growing cacti at home, most of them start to rot from the base after being kept for a while, which is mainly caused by excessive watering.
In fact, you don't need to pay attention to cacti. It is completely sufficient to water them once or twice a year, making them the perfect lazy person's plant.
On the contrary, if you water them every now and then, keeping the potting soil moist all the time, the cactus will not grow well and may even rot the roots, like the picture above.