It’s my boyfriend’s birthday next month and I wanted to buy him a plant he hasn’t yet got. Currently we have:
- Lots of monsteras
- Syngonium
- Pothos
- Jades
- Snake plants
- String of hearts
- Ferns (staghorn, blue star, boston)
- Peace lilies
- Rubber plant
- Tradescantia
- Spider plants
He particularly likes monsteras! But if there are any relatively easy to care for, or ‘essential’ house plants that it sounds like they’d fit well with what we already have I’d love to hear. Our house is pretty shady but there are certain areas that get a bit more sunlight in the afternoon. Thank you :)
If you have the space, a ficus is a pretty classic houseplant with different contours than the plants you have already.
Thank you! The leaves on these look quite similar to our rubber plant - is that a type of ficus?
Yes, rubber plants are ficus types. But to be fair, there is a huge variety within the ficus, so look them up. Some have very small leaves, other have very large and sparse leaves.
I didn’t know that about rubber plants, thanks. Yes, I was thinking of the ficus benjamina, with smallish leaves and an arching/drooping habit.
I also picture that type of ficus when I see /hear the word first, but after moving to another country I learned that’s not a universal standard… I think the benjamina ones are the prettiest ficus you can get potted indoors.