Indoor plants in our lives very often adorn themselves not only residential, but also working premises, those in which we spend a lot of our time. Flowers in offices become something much more than interior items, for some it is an outlet in work, for others it is a source of pride for the whole office.
When choosing plants for the office, you should first of all pay attention to how suitable your office is for growing plants in general: if they smoke constantly or indoors it is too dark even for people, then it is better to place artificial flowers in it.
Flowers for office, where only artificial lighting
Even if you have very good artificial lighting in your office, it is better to choose shade-tolerant plants:
Aglaonema, adiantum, aspidistra, angular begonia, eastern biota, gelxina, saxifrage, round-leaved peperomia, gray peperomia, blunt-leaved peperomia, dracena bordered, fragrant dracena, diffenbachia, clivia, maranta, monster, paportnica nephrolepis, ivy, sansevieria, scindapsus, senpolia, tolmia, tradescantia, fatshidera, fatsia, ficus, philodendron climbing, fittonia, cyperus, chlorophytum, schefler, euharis
These plants tolerate a lack of light to a greater or lesser extent. You can determine whether your plants are comfortable enough in the existing lighting by their appearance. Indoor plants that have enough light have dense green foliage. Some plants with a lack of light can lose their variegation, but the crown as a whole remains thick (chlorophytum, begonia, ginura). And some plants lose their leaves, expose shoots, but not because of a lack of light, but because of the properties characteristic of their species. This phenomenon is called the tendency to "galling" - when leaves gradually fly around the lower part of the stems, you have to trim them and re-root them. Such plants include the well-known tradescantia, some types of acanthus (hypoestes, aglaonemas), gesnerium (eschinanthus) or begonium, diffenbachia.
Flowers for the office, where it is very light
If the room is light enough, the room is well lit by the sun from the window and daylight lamps, then you can breed light-loving plants:
Aloe, agapanthus, bouvardia, bilbergia, beloperone, ginura, jasmine, zebrina, Japanese camellia, coleus, cacti, stoneware, oleander, primrose, liviston Chinese, plectrantus, passiflora, spathifyllum, fuchsia graceful, ficus, hawortia, hoya, citrus
If the windows are south or west, the blinds are able to protect the plants from burns.
If the windows in the building are French (from floor to ceiling), then pots of flowers can be placed on the floor.When windows are ordinary on the floor, you can place only tubs or large pots with tall plants, such as palm trees, ficus elastica or fragrant dracena and others.
What plants are not suitable for the office
It is better not to breed plants in the office that require cool maintenance in winter, as they will get sick or lose their decorative attractiveness. It should be noted that usually the office is kept warm or moderate all year round, i.e. in the range of 20-25 ° C. At this temperature, plants that need a period of rest at 8-10 ° C will shed their leaves, wither or stretch out a lot over the winter.
It is better not to choose plants with falling leaves for the office - these are achimenes, some types of azaleas, wisteria, hydrangea, gloxinia, some types of magnolias, jasmine, myrtle, some varieties of roses, etc. These plants are only ornamental for a few months of the year or are very capricious. Many of them need to ensure the correct content during the rest period. As a rule, this is the storage of rhizomes, bulbs or tubers, at low temperatures in a dry, shaded room. It takes extra effort or time, and it's not always possible at work.
The specifics of growing or keeping plants in the office are somewhat different than at home. The pros and cons of growing plants in the office, as well as two different views on the same factor, can be reduced to the following:
| Benefits of growing plants in offices | Problems of growing plants in offices |
|---|---|
| The office space often has a lot of space and high ceilings - you can set everything up with pots with small flowers, or you can put a couple of large spectacular plants. In offices, large plants such as palm trees or monstera, which are not always convenient to grow at home, can be allowed to grow. | At the same time, very often plants are "on the go" - in the aisles or near the doors, where they can regularly hurt and injured. Plants are more often exposed to draft from constantly opening and closing doors and regularly ventilated rooms. |
| Plants can be monitored most of the day, if you are a big flower lover, then you will always find time and money from public money to care for your favorites. | Behind the deeds, you can simply forget to check how the plants feel. Sometimes we are too busy at work, and when it is discovered that half of the plants in the office are affected by the shield, it is too late. |
| You can provide the plant with additional lighting, because most offices are well lit by daylight lamps, in addition, sufficient lighting can be maintained constantly throughout the year. | It also happens that the office windows are too sunny, in this case, blinds can serve as a shade, or you can place plants away from the window, and in winter, when the sun is not so hot, on the contrary, move the plants closer to the window. |
| The temperature and humidity in winter in office premises can be completely different, there are not central heating batteries everywhere, and in a large room it is not always as hot as it can be in apartments. | Constantly on air conditioners can have an adverse effect on plants not only by too hot or cold air, but also simply by the resulting strong wind from it. |
| Plants in offices, especially when there are many of them, not only decorate the room, but also improve the air. True, in order to grow useful plants, such as conifers, you need to devote a lot of time to them and create optimal conditions, in particular, maintain high humidity. | Unfortunately, in some offices it is customary to smoke, and this harms not only human health, but also plants. In addition, the office space may not be in a residential area where the air is cleaner, but in an industrial or industrial center where the air is too polluted with emissions for especially delicate plants. |
After the plant is selected by the state of illumination, you need to determine the humidity of the air, this is probably the second most important factor.
If at home you can humidify the air in different ways, then in the office they are not always available. It may not be possible to spray plants several times a day, or hang the battery with wet towels, then it is better to put pots of plants on wide trays with water or wet pebbles. You can use pet trays for this. They have a grill, so you can not put pebbles.
In hanging planters, you can cover moisture-loving plants with moss and keep it moist.
Of course, if there is little space in the office, then most plants hang on the walls, and there is no place to put pallets, in which case you can breed those plants that do not require high air humidity or tolerate dry air: Aloe, aspidistra, bokarnea, gasteria, hydrangea, hibiscus, ginura, godwit, calanchoe, callistemon, desert cacti, clivia, euphorbia, sedum, oleander, some types of peperomia, radermacher, roshea, strelicia, sansevieria, stapelia, stephanotis, sparmania, tradescantia, tolmia, hawortia, chemanthus, chlorophytum, eucalyptus, eugaris, ficuses, yucca