Easy Indoor Flowering Plants

Keeping indoor plants is great for the aesthetics of your home and can improve air quality. Although not everyone has a green thumb and flowering plants can sometimes be harder to care for. Not to worry though, I’ve compiled a list of the ones that aren’t hard to care for. So let’s dive into those easy indoor flowering plants that can add color and vibrancy to your décor in a natural way.

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African Violet

African violets are perennial flowering plants with fuzzy leaves and either white, blue, purple, or multicolored flowers.

• Sunlight– Medium to bright indirect sunlight for the greater part of the day.
• Temperature– Medium to high humidity in temperatures above 65^oF.
• Soil– African Violet potting soil or other well-draining soil. Mixing regular potting soil with perlite to increase drainage will work as well.
• Pot– small pots with good drainage. Re-pot once a year in mostly fresh soil.
• Watering– use room temperture, non-chlorinated water. Water violets from the bottom to avoid leaf rot. This can be done by pouring water into saucer below plant pot. If there is no saucer place pot into a dish with gravel and water until water is absorbed.
• Fertilizer/Plant Food– African Violet Plant Food
• Purchase– From your local home improvement store (Home Depot, Lowe’s etc), your local nursery, or online from Amazon.

Phalaenopsis Orchid

This Southeast Asian orchid is also known as the ‘Moth-Orchid’ and comes in many varieties and colors. They were given the name Moth-Orchid due to their moth shaped flowers. These beautiful flowers come in variations of pinks, purples, oranges, yellows or just plain white. You can also find them with multicolored flowers as seen above.

• Sunlight– low light within 6-10 inches from a window or sliding glass door.
• Temperature– 60 to 85^o F
• Soil– Orchid bark or potting bark with perlite or sphagnum moss mixed in is preferred.
• Pot– Pots that are large enough to hold the orchid without them toppling over. Plastic or vinyl works fine but these pots are lightweight so make sure they are large enough to keep plant upright. Ceramic or clay pots can also be used as they are heavier and can definitely hold up these as they grow tall. Make sure the pots have at least one drainage hole.
• Watering– water once to twice per week. During flowering months of Spring and Summer you can cut watering to every other week.
• Fertilizer/Plant Food– Orchid fertilizer or flowering plants fertilizer. Use fertilizer at half strength and fertilize every couple of weeks during the flowering season.
• Purchase–From your local home improvement store (Home Depot, Lowe’s etc), your local nursery, or online from Amazon.

Bromeliad

Bromeliads are durable plants with a dramatic central flower. They can grow in both hot and dry as well as in cool and moist environments. It’s beautiful, long-lasting blooms come in a variety of colors such as reds, yellows, oranges and purples. Once, the main flower begins to fade the plant will start to decline but baby bromeliads (called pups) will begin to appear around the base. As the babies grow into bigger plants they will begin to produce the dramatic central flower.

• Sunlight– Medium Filtered Light
• Temperature– 13^oC to 27^oC (55^o F to 80^o F)
• Soil– Well draining soil. You can also mix potting soil with 1/4 perlite and 1/4 sand to give better drainage. You can use peat moss in your soil mixture. Different Bromeliad species will tolerate different amounts of soil dampness. Make sure to read the care card that comes with your plant or consult your local nursery as to the specifics for your plant species.
• Pot– Plastic pots with several drainage holes if you live in a dry region. Unglazed clay pots with drainage hole if you live in a humid area. Make sure there is a saucer underneath but don’t allow a lot of water to collect in it. You can put some gravel in the saucer and then place the pot on top of the gravel bed to prevent the soil from becoming soggy.
• Watering– Water moderately at least once per week and keep water in central leaf “cup”. Plants can also be misted once per week to increase humidity.
• Fertilizer/Plant Food– Any house plant fertilizer or flowering plant fertilizer will do (dilute with water according to instructions). I recommend Miracle-Gro LiquaFeed Bloom Booster Flower Food. Spray fertilizer around base of plant on soil. Don’t put fertilizer directly on plant or in central cup. Bromeliads do not require a lot of fertilizing. Do this sparingly.
• Purchase– From your local home improvement store (Home Depot, Lowe’s etc), your local nursery, or online from Amazon.

Calla Lily

Calla Lilies are perennial flowering plants native to Southern Africa. They have arrow shaped green foliage that is often adorned with white freckles. The beautiful, cup-like flowers come in a variety of colors from yellow, pink, orange, white and red.

• Sunlight– Half shade to sunny position
• Temperature– 5^oC to 30^oC (41^o F to 86^o F)
• Soil– Plant at least 4 inches deep in potting soil for indoor plants. When the flowers have faded and the leaves died back trim stems down to only 2 inches. Place wet peat moss around base of plant, place on a box and place in a dark place. Moisten moss a few times (but not too damp as not to encourage too much humidity) during this dormancy period.
• Pot– Pots or planters that are heavy enough to hold the lilies up as they grow tall.
• Watering– Water Moderately
• Fertilizer/Plant Food– No fertilization required but can fertilize sparingly during the growing season.
• Purchase– From your local home improvement store (Home Depot, Lowe’s etc), your local nursery, or online from Amazon.

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