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Believe911 Trivedi

3 years ago

Hello Houzz friends!

I have few indoor plants but they float around the kitchen area. I need some new plants for my empty living room corners. Please suggest some plants that look great in a small living area, dog and kid friendly. Thank you!

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Cecily Grace zone6

3 years ago

Spider plants are always great and very low maintenance. Also fittonia, also known as nerve or mosaic plant. I also really like small leafed ivy, especially the white and green variegated color ones.

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One Devoted Dame
3 years ago
Agree with Grace. <3

Spider plants and Swedish Ivy are easy to care for (I deeply soak mine once every 2 weeks; repot annually) and super easy to propagate. I started off with one of each, a few years ago, and I now have half a dozen spiders. I currently only have 2 Swedish ivies because visitors ask for plants, so I give them away. :-D

The spiders produce offshoot baby plants that can be either left attached or removed at the base of the new plant. Every time my Swedes lose a green leaf (accidental or intentional pruning), I stick the stem in water, and it usually roots within a few days. Mine have lived in water for up to a few weeks, and grow quite the root system, before I stick it in soil.

Pachira aquatica (money tree) is a popular nontoxic plant, too. My kids keep killing mine, though (they water them when I'm not looking, and I lose the trees to root rot). I don't know why they like to water *that* plant and not any others....

I am *such* a lazy indoor gardener; I spend far more plant-time outside. My watering schedule is fairly consistent (and negligent, lol) -- nearly all of my plants are deeply soaked once every 14 days. The only exception I make is for the bonsai tree my husband surprised me with, a few months ago. He gets watered twice a week; I tried once a week, and he suffered too much leaf drop. I've propagated him, too, and I have 15 healthy cuttings that haven't died yet (so, I assume, after several weeks, they've rooted). lol
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socks
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last modified: 3 years ago
A touch of green will look great in your room. Sanseveria are tolerant of low light and tall so a good presence. Pothos very easy. Peace lily is another nice one. Have fun!

edited to add: Most plants won’t like that far left corner but sanseveria might be OK.
Believe911 Trivedi
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you all for your suggestions. Should I get taller plants? It's a small living room so wasn't sure if I should put it on a table or a big plant in a planter
Barbarabug Mccrea
3 years ago
Love hd
Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
3 years ago
A Kentia palm in the back left near the window would be nice. Maybe keep it on a stand to get it up higher away from dog.

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