Top 5 plants to brighten up your office
Many plants have all the right characteristics to be good co-workers. Here are our top suggestions:
1. Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Zamioculcas, better known by its diminutive name: ZZ plant, is a perfect plant for the office. It looks like no other with its beautiful slender stems and the only way to kill it is to overwater it. It can withstand all kinds of light, does not need to be repotted often as it likes to be tightly packed in its pot and should be watered sparingly.
2. Beaucarnea
It is the very characteristic shape of the Beaucarnea that gave it its nickname of elephant foot. Its bulging trunk at the base resembles a pachyderm's leg. The Beaucarnea tolerates medium light and dry air, it is necessary to let the soil dry completely between waterings. Its growth is rather slow, even more if the light is weak.
3. Aechmea fasciata
If you like spectacular flowers, you will be served with the silver vase and its beautiful flaming pink bloom. Leave a few inches of water in the naturally formed center tank and spray the tips of the silver leaves if the air is too dry. It prefers medium light; avoid direct sun.
4. Peperomia
Peperomia enjoys being cramped in its pot, fears excess water, can tolerate low light and dry air... a perfect partner for your office! Its beautiful foliage adds style to any decor. Some varieties offer really interesting variegated foliage.
5. Miniature Schefflera
If you want a plant that looks like a small tree, this is the small-leafed schefflera you need for the office. It's a plant that often grows upright on a trunk, tolerates low light, and warns you if it's overwatered: its leaves turn black. Spray the foliage from time to time if the air is very dry.
If you want an unusual plant for the office, lithops is an excellent choice. Lithops is commonly referred to as a rock plant because of its rock-like shape. If you have a sunny windowsill, it is the perfect spot to place this amazing fat plant that will produce beautiful little white daisy-like flowers. It is a little capricious on the watering, it is necessary to let dry the soil completely during the period of growth, between March and September, then to stop watering completely from October till February. This break is necessary for the plant; if you don't, you risk rotting it.
