With a little care and the right choices, you can make your home a lush tropical paradise. Discover some inspirations and treatments:
One indoor tree can make your apartment, no matter how small, look like a Tropical paradise lush. But since everything has a price, some conditions are non-negotiable: for example, you need to have a ceiling high enough to comfortably accommodate the plant and natural light to make it feel at home.
So no, the dark corner of a room is probably not the best place for this. The best thing to do is buy a young tree and let it grow and adapt to the conditions in your home. Many species can thrive this way if cared for properly.
Check under the The 17 best trees to grow indoors and the main care have with each of them:
1. Estrelicia (cesalpinia)
If you are looking for a jungle vibe, choose the tree of heaven. “Inland, they usually reach a maximum of about 1.8 meters in height and the leaves naturally divide as they mature,” says Eliza Blank, from portal The Sill.
Needs: strong sun and high humidity.
2. Dragon tree (Marginal dracaena)
“For that mid-century feel,” Eliza recommends these tall, slender plants. Indoors, they can grow to over 3 meters, but don’t expect straight vertical growth.
Needs: Medium to high indirect sunlight. “It will drop the leaves if it doesn’t get enough sunlight,” she warns.
3. Norfolk Pine (Araucaria heterophyllous)
Although they somewhat resemble Christmas trees (sometimes used instead), this tropical plant has much softer, more delicate leaves.
Needs: full sun and acid soil.
4. Caryota
Featuring lush leaves with scalloped edges, this bushy palm variety will transport any setting to the tropics.
Needs: lots of light and lots of water.
5. Oliveira (European oil)
As long as you’re willing to move them outside occasionally (or regularly during the summer months), potted olive trees can be quite happy indoors for short periods of time.
Needs: good drainage and ample direct sunlight.
6. Triangular ficus (Triangular ficus)
“The same genus as the classic ficus elastica and ficus lira, but with a unique triangular leaf and an open, airy habit,” is how Jesse Waldman of Pistills Nursery describes this lesser-known (and much less demanding) alternative.
Needs: strong light and low humidity.
7. Dracaena (Dracaena fragrans)
With a charming palm tree silhouette and yellow-green striped leaves, dracaena needs filtered sunlight.
8. Camedorea-elegant (elegans caller)
Its long palm-like leaves sprout profusely around a central stem and can grow quite large indoors as well.
Needs: Low light and high humidity.
9. Umbrella tree (Schefflera Amata)
“This larger-leaved version of the classic ‘umbrella plant’ is easy to care for,” says Jesse. According to him, the “soliel” version features neon leaves.
Needs: on average light and standard watering.
10. Yucca (yucca elephants)
In addition to being exceptional in air filtration, these pointed plants add a distinct touch of the desert to any room.
Needs: Partial sunlight and little water (they are resistant to drought!).
11. Lira ficus (Ficus lyrata)
While not the easiest plants to keep alive, these broadleaf beauties are super popular “and can grow well over 10 feet indoors,” Eliza points out.
Needs: strong, indirect sunlight and “a very consistent environment” (so don’t move it or the leaves will fall!).
12. African chandelier (spurge ammak)
Although technically not a tree (it’s a succulent!), This tree-like plant is recommended by Kristina Smith of the Jungalow Portal and can grow up to 6 meters tall.
Needs: Full or partial sunlight and good drainage.
13. Fern
“Whether it’s a Dicksonia or a Cyathea, tree ferns are native to Australia and New Zealand and are absolutely stunning,” says Jesse. “They grow a lot in nature (they don’t grow to great heights indoors) with large leaves on a hairy ‘trunk’.”
Needs: Strong light, lots of water (do not let it dry) and high humidity.
14. elastic ficus
Although most commonly seen in small sizes, these glossy leaf beauties can be found in the form of a tree. They can reach almost two meters in height.
Needs: strong, indirect light and some care (clean the leaves when they become dusty).
15. Rapis (Rapis excelsa)
With finger-shaped leaves on fan-like branches, these elegant plants are believed to be native to southern China and Taiwan.
Needs: Indirect sunlight in east-facing windows.
16. Mafurreira (Emetic trichilia)
With “big, thick, dark green leaves that can fill a void,” this low-light tolerant tree is full of character and volume. “It will provide that lush summer depth you might be looking for, as long as you water it regularly (even by spraying the leaves to simulate wetter environments),” says Tara Heibel, owner of Sprout Home in Brooklyn and Chicago.
Needs: medium light and water at least once a week. Most of the indoor trees on this list survive if you skip a week of watering, but not Mafurreira, which won’t recover if the soil dries up.
17. Adam’s rib (delicious monsters)
This robust and easy-to-grow indoor tropical plant can grow up to 2.7 meters.
Needs: strong light and 27 centimeters of space on each side of the plant so that the leaves have room to grow. Weekly irrigation.
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