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10 decorative plants that are low-maintenance, purify the air, and bring you luck!

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10 decorative plants that are low-maintenance, purify the air, and bring you luck!

We found a few low maintenance plants that take up minimal space while integrating a greener and a healthier surrounding into your home

March 7, 2020
Decorative plants to bring you luck

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Succulent plants are all the rage lately, and it’s not hard to see why. They’re easy to care for and are a cute addition to a work desk or window ledge. However, succulents aren’t the only plants that do a good job dressing up interiors. Here are a few others that are not only pleasing to the eye, but are easy to care for, improve air quality, or even boost the good fengshui in your home.

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10 decorative plants that are low-maintenance, purify the air, and bring you luck!
1. Cacti
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Plants wither and die the moment you so much as look at them. You manage to kill even garden weeds. If you aren’t green-fingered but simply love the look — and presence — of plants, don’t lie to yourself or get ugly, artificial plants. Adopt a zen attitude and several pots of low maintenance, heat-loving cacti.

 

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2. Chinese Money Plant
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Originating from Southwest China, this little plant is said to bring good fortune, wealth and abundance to its owner. As a plus, it takes up very little space in your home and thrives in hot, sunny weather with lots of water.

 

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3. Sansevieria
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Commonly known as Snake’s Tongue or Devil’s Tongue (and, hilariously, Mother-in-law’s Tongue), this common plant sure is a talking point. They are slow-growing plants that thrive in warmth and bright light, and can tolerate low-water conditions. This resilient plant comes in many different sizes and is capable of removing over 107 known air pollutants, including nitrogen monoxide, chloroform, benzene and carbon monoxide. With their strikingly striped appearance, this is one to keep for a long time.

 

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4. Rubber Tree
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Breathe easy with this plant, if you choose to allow it to take residence in your home. According to studies conducted by NASA, the rubber plant is capable of improving air quality. Their large leaves absorb and break down airborne chemicals, rendering them harmless.

 

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5. Monstera Deliciosa
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Ideal for awkward corners and broad doorways, this plant ranks higher on the maintenance spectrum than most plants on this list – after all, it’s large (hence its name), and capable of growing to over 10m in height and spreading horizontally over 3m. But if you’re looking for something truly tropical-looking, this plant will do just the trick.

 

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6. Calatheas
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Showy and highly decorative, the calatheas plant has many interesting traits. Did you know that they close their leaves at night and open them again in the morning? It’s just a wee bit delicate — this house plant should never be placed in direct sunlight, as it thrives in the shade.

 

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7. Dragon Tree
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Tough and hardy, these plants are some of the easiest to care for, taking neglect well and recovering quickly from any unfavourable conditions. They’ve also got a superb hidden talent — they reduce benzene, formaldehyde, xylene and toluene in the air, and are also listed by NASA as a good air-filtering plant.

 

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8. Fiddle Leaf Figs
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If your home is on the roomier side and there’s a spot looking empty, adding a fiddle leaf fig plant is sure to fill the space with some drama.

 

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9. String of Pearls
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This magnificent succulent is extremely drought tolerant, only requiring you to water it every couple of weeks or so. Besides being highly attractive due to its circular ‘beads’ that resemble pearls, this plant can be placed on walls and hung from ceilings, helping to make a smaller home look jungle-worthy without taking up too much space.

 

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10. Lucky Bamboo
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With a reputation for attracting health, wealth, happiness and love, the aptly named lucky bamboo is cost efficient and easy to care for. It is said that the more numerous the stalks on the plant, the luckier the bamboo is.

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