Tall Plants That Rock Your Indoor Spaces
Indoor-Friendly Tall Plants: Employing Arboreal Houseplants as Central Focal Points
Elevate your indoor decor and infuse a dash of greenery with these tall, easy-to-grow houseplants. These tree-like wonders are perfect for adding striking focal points to your living spaces. Here's a rundown of our top picks:
Tall Plants that Can Spruce Up Your Indoors
- Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata) This popular trendsetter boasts large, violin-shaped leaves. Whether you're aiming for a home or business space, the Fiddle Leaf Fig can be a fantastic focal point. It's between 3-4 feet tall indoors but can grow taller with proper care. Craving bright, filtered light, the fiddle leaf fig prefers watering only when the soil is dry to avoid overwatering.
- Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina) This graceful plant, with small, glossy leaves and an arching habit, can tower indoors with ease. It's quite easy to maintain with moderate light and regular watering, making it a classic choice for indoor greenery.
- Norfolk Island Pine This coniferous houseplant mimics a miniature Christmas tree, offering a tropical vibe throughout the year. It prefers bright, indirect light and moderate humidity, and requires minimal maintenance.
- Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) Known for its braided trunk and lush green leaves, the Money Tree can reach substantial heights indoors with the right care. It is believed to bring good luck and adapts well to indirect light, requiring watering when the topsoil is dry.
- Monstera (Monstera deliciosa) With its large split leaves, better known as the "Swiss Cheese Plant," Monstera adds a bold tropical vibe to interiors. It grow upwards of 6-8 feet tall indoors, thrives in bright, indirect light, and is one of the easiest tall, easy-to-grow houseplants.
- African Milk Tree (Euphorbia trigona) This tall, succulent plant features upright cactus-like stems, perfect for low-maintenance tall greenery. It requires bright, indirect light and minimal watering, making it an ideal choice for busy green thumb enthusiasts.
- Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata) Despite its name, the Ponytail Palm is actually a succulent tree known for its bulbous trunk base and long, curly leaves. It's easy to care for, thriving in bright light and requiring minimal watering.
More Tall Indoor Plants You Can Grow with Ease
- Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana) This elegant palm plant grows up to 10 feet tall, tolerates partial shade, and is low-maintenance, making it an excellent choice for spaces seeking vertical interest without demanding rapid growth.
- Umbrella Tree (Schefflera arboricola) A fast-growing lush plant that can reach 6 feet tall, the Umbrella Tree is perfect for adding a pop of green indoors. It thrives in medium to low light and moist soil. It's simple to propagate and fills empty spaces quickly.
No matter your indoor layout, these plants are generally adaptable and can make an impactful addition to your decor, offering a touch of greenery and freshness to your living spaces. Most prefer bright, indirect light and moderate watering – simply allow the soil to dry out between waterings to prevent root rot. They combine architectural appeal with ease of care, perfect for enhancing your indoor aesthetics.
- For a touch of garden-inspired style, you might consider incorporating the Fiddle Leaf Fig or the Weeping Fig into your home-and-garden decor, as they lend a natural, tropical flair to indoor living spaces.
- If you're a fan of home improvement and home-and-garden shows, the Norfolk Island Pine or the Kentia Palm could be the perfect additions to your home-and-garden lifestyle, adding vertical interest and a touch of greenery to your living spaces.
