¿Está buscando agregar algunas plantas de interior a la decoración de su sala de estar o dormitorio, pero quiere algo más brillante y colorido que una planta típica con hojas de color verde oscuro? Si ese es el caso, ¡estás de suerte! Las siguientes plantas de interior aportan un toque de interés a cualquier espacio con sus tonos vibrantes y su atractivo follaje.
Con tantas plantas de interior diferentes para elegir, no tiene que conformarse con el potos común, el filodendro o la planta araña.
Planta Máscara Africana ( Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’)
La planta de máscara africana es un híbrido compacto de las amadas Alocasias conocidas por sus hojas en forma de escudo o flecha. Su tamaño y forma más pequeños la convierten en una de las variedades más populares utilizadas como plantas de interior. También comúnmente llamada Polly alocasia u oreja de elefante amazónico, las hojas angostas de color verde oscuro de la planta están adornadas con venas blancas que sobresalen y bordes de hojas ondulados y ondulados. Cuando se cultiva en interiores, la planta de máscara africana necesita mucha humedad y luz indirecta brillante.
Violeta Africana ( Saintpaulia ionantha )
¿Quieres escuchar un pequeño secreto divertido? Si bien la mayoría de nosotros pensamos automáticamente en violeta cuando pensamos en violetas africanas, ¡sorprendentemente vienen en muchos otros colores! Las plantas están disponibles con flores en tonos de azul, rojo, rosa y blanco que pueden tener flecos, volantes o flores dobles. ¡Algunos de los cultivares incluso tienen hojas peludas abigarradas!
Estas pequeñas bellezas son algunas de las plantas de interior con flores más comunes. A las plantas les encantan los alféizares soleados donde pueden recibir luz indirecta brillante, pero incluso florecerán en condiciones de poca luz.
Aunque la enredadera de punta de flecha está estrechamente relacionada con el siempre popular filodendro, sus grandes hojas en forma de flecha vienen en varios tonos para darle a la planta un color sutil y discreto. También conocida como planta de punta de flecha o cabeza de ganso, el follaje varía de verde claro a bronce y rosa pálido, con muchos tonos de jaspeado o rayas. Esta planta trepadora prefiere la exposición a la luz solar indirecta o con poca luz, por lo que es fantástica en hogares sin abundante luz natural.
Ave del paraíso ( Strelitzia reginae )
Si está buscando una planta con flores únicas, no busque más que una planta de ave del paraíso. Esta planta de interior tropical es un espectáculo para la vista con su forma única y colores llamativos, amarillo brillante, rojo, naranja y azul. El ave del paraíso está relacionada con la infame planta de banano, que crece hasta convertirse en una gran exhibición vertical de belleza. También es un símbolo de magnificencia, optimismo, anticipación, libertad y superación de los obstáculos de la vida.
Árbol de hoja perenne chino ( Aglaonema sp .)
Sometimes called a red aglaonema, the Chinese evergreen is another popular choice if your home has lower light levels. Beautifully colored foliage comes in many colors ranging from dark green to silver or red; the coloration patterns across the broad leaves can be speckled, blotchy, or even variegated. The Chinese evergreen is a sturdy, easy-to-grow houseplant and is often recommended to beginners or homeowners who may forget to water plants regularly.
Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Coleus plants are known for their stunning foliage and leaves that seem to come in many sizes and shapes. The leaf edges can also be scalloped or ruffled for extra interest. With hundreds of different cultivars available, you can find foliage in green, cream, yellow, orange, red, maroon, and brown mixed in a surprising array of combinations and patterns. These plants are also easy to grow and propagate.
Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
Even though the name of the croton plant comes from the Greek word for tick, there isn’t anything to be afraid of with these boldly colored houseplants. Also known as rushfoil, these exotic plants are loved for vivid markings on the foliage. The thick leathery leaves are adorned with yellow, orange, scarlet, pink, and purple, depending on the variety. Over time, the eye-catching foliage may deepen in color, so it almost looks black. Seeds on a croton plant look like a tick, hence its name.
Flamingo Flower (Anthurium scherzerianum)
The flamingo flower isn’t as well known as some of the other color houseplants on this list, and they can be a little temperamental to grow. But their intricate foliage and exotic blooms make them well worth the effort, especially since their “flowers” last for months with proper care. Instead of true flowers with petals, waxy heart-shaped bracts open in red, orangish-red, or pink with a finger-like projection that houses the tiny flowers. Since this spadix looks like a curlicue on a pig’s tail, these plants are also called Pigtail plants.
Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe sp.)
Kalanchoe are a popular type of succulents that are members of the jade family. Readily found for sale in supermarkets and big-box retailers, plants have dark-green fleshy leaves and small yellow, red, pink, or white flowers. Plants usually only bloom once a year—in masses—but like a poinsettia, you can force flowering by mimicking short day lengths. Give Kalanchoe plants 12 to 14 hours of total darkness daily for 6 to 8 weeks. You can extend the flowering period of these relatively problem-free plants by giving them cooler temperatures at night.
Madagascar Dragon Tree (Dracaena marginata)
The Madagascar dragon tree or red-edge Dracaena is a highly popular houseplant with stiff, narrow green leaves banded in red or pink. It is easy to grow, becoming more tree-like as they mature, and the stems become woodier. Outdoors they can reach a stunning height of 8 to 15-feet tall and spread close to 8-feet wide! When grown as an indoor plant in bright light, they’ll slowly creep up to 6-feet tall, resembling a miniature palm tree.
Nerve Plant (Fittonia albivenis)
Nerve plants are great for terrariums or a shelf in the bathroom because of their love for high humidity. The low-growing, creeping plant grows to about 6 to 12-inches tall and spreads 12 to 18 inches across. Also known as a silver nerve plant or a mosaic plant, their strikingly variegated leaves open in pink and green, red and green, or silvery-white and green. The bright vein patterns on this compact little houseplant make it a knock-out.
When grown outdoors, the palm lily is typically grown as a specimen plant, where its shockingly pink variegated leaves put on a spectacular display instead of tucking it in a group planting. These small evergreen shrubs with long, arching, leathery leaves are native to Australia but grow well indoors if you have a bright spot that gets plenty of diffuse light.
Peperomia (Peperomia sp.)
Another staple plant in many homes, the semi-succulent peperomia, thrives in high humidity spots like your bathroom, above the kitchen sink, or in a terrarium. Dozens of peperomia species are grown as houseplants because of their compact stature and beautiful foliage. The foliage comes in many sizes, shapes, and colors, ranging from dark to light green with variegation in yellow to burgundy. Some of the more commonly grown peperomia species are baby rubber plant, creeping peperomia, cupid peperomia, emerald ripple peperomia, and watermelon peperomia,
Pinstripe Plant (Calathea ornata)
Pinstripe plants, also known as Calathea by some, aren’t as popular as houseplants compared to the more common philodendron, snake plant, or peace lily. Still, they have their own unique appeal making them desirable. Related to the prayer plant, the pinstripe plant sports beautiful bands of green and pink color on its elongated leaves with a purplish-red or burgundy underside. These plants benefit from regular watering, high humidity levels, and bright, indirect light.
Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
The eye-catching little polka dot plant has some of the cheeriest, most colorful foliage of the little, easy-to-grow houseplants. Also known as a freckle face plant, dark green foliage is marked with red, pink, or white splotches—different varieties are bred for their leaf coloration. Polka dot plants may bloom during the summer, putting up spikes of lilac or light pink flowers. Regular pruning helps keep them from getting leggy.
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
Prayer plants have been a staple houseplant for decades because of their brightly patterned foliage. At night, the big oval leaves tend to fold together, appearing like a set of praying hands. The tricolor foliage comprises deep green velvety leaves, with yellow splotches along the midrib and arching red veins spreading out towards the leaf margins. These hardy indoor plants do bloom, but the flowers are small and not very showy.
Purple Shamrock (Oxalis triangularis)
The purple shamrock is a stunning, low-growing foliage plant with rich, vibrant triangular leaves in deep, bright purples with touches of green. The end of every stem (or petiole) has three evenly-spaced heart-shaped leaves, each with three sides, to create a shamrock shape. Some people also say the leaves look like a trio of butterflies joined together at their noses. Also called a false shamrock or love plant, the leaves fold up at night or during low-light conditions, reopening in the morning, or when exposed to bright sunlight again.
Purple Velvet Plant (Gynura aurantiaca)
With uniquely shaped, velvety leaves, the purple velvet plant (also known as the Purple passion plant or Gynura) is a one-of-a-kind plant sure to draw attention to itself. Native to Indonesia, the plant has bright to dark green leaves with thick, dark purple hairs, giving it a fuzzy appearance similar to the African violet yet different at the same time. The purple velvet plant may bloom, producing orange flowers, but most people remove them because of their unpleasant scent. Plants like temperatures a little on the cooler side, preferring 60 to 70°F.
Fuente: https://freshpatio.com
