Adding a touch of green to your work space carries proven wellness benefits, apart from boosting productivity and purifying the air. But windowless cubicles and wacky watering schedules can bring most plant varieties to an early demise. Avoid getting stuck with a sad plant cemetery on your desk by choosing one of these air-purifying, mood-boosting varieties that are also nearly impossible to kill.  We will talk about top 5 plants for your office that can give it a makeover!

Peace Lilies

Peace-Lillies

This elegant lily is a common sight on office desks. Its popularity stems from the plant’s easygoing nature. It bears a tolerant nature and is well suited for typical office conditions such as low humidity, air conditioning, and fluorescent lights. They only need to be watered once or twice a week and can be left up to two weeks without water. They produce beautiful white spathes and flowers in bright light and look like traditional foliage plant in case of dimmer light conditions.

 

Cacti

Contrary to common belief, cacti do not need full sunlight to thrive – they are perfectly content with fluorescent office lighting. They have a very shallow root system, so can be kept in a small pot and won’t take up much space. Ideally, you should make it a point to water them once in a week, however, due to their biological structure they can actually survive up to a month in your office space without watering.

African Violets

African Violet Plant

These East African beauties come in a variety of colors. They are compact and neat, making them ideal for a small, crowded desk. African Violets do well under fluorescent light, but aren’t suitable for offices that don’t switch the lights off overnight – they need at least eight hours of darkness a night to produce flowers. Watering needs to be done from the bottom till the top. This can be done by keeping the pot in a water-filled bowl or a tray.

They symbolize loyalty, devotion, and faithfulness. Also, Violets are one of the February Birth Flowers, so a potted African violet can make a bright gift for a February birthday.

Devil’s Ivy

Contrary to its name the plant has nothing evil about it. It only does good deeds. It oxygenates your surroundings and removes the harmful substances in the air through the stoma in its leaves.

It is heart-shaped and has satiny leaves that are marked by a silver, pale green, yellow or white spots or a flame pattern. The leaves are on long tendrils which can either climb or hang so that you have plenty of options.

The best part is that it can tolerate low light and dry air, and only needs to be watered twice a week. Its trailing vines with marbled leaves makes it a perfect adornment for a cabinet or bookshelf.

Bromeliads

Bromeliads

Add some color to the dullness of your work-station with these vibrant South American jungle plants. Not only do they come in a variety of colors, but they also have innumerable textures to showcase.Bromeliads grow on rainforest tree branches, so they prefer fluorescent office lights over natural direct sunlight. This plant needs a little more care than others on this list – it prefers frequent watering.

But this plant that provides an exotic touch to your office deserves a tad bit more care. Doesn’t it?

Whether your concern is air quality or simply a bit of visual appeal, there are a variety of choices for office plants. We hope the list above starts you thinking about transforming your office environment.

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