Are you a little more adventurous about planting a houseplant in your home? Do you love adding innovation to planting plants? If you want, you can plant the indoor plant in water without keeping it in a basket or tub with soil.
You can easily plant several indoor plants in a small container of water without the hassle of preparing the soil. Which will look very charming.
Now the question must be arising in your mind, which plants grow only in water without soil? This is my blog post today to give a simple solution to this question.
Through this blog post I will talk about 10 indoor plants that grow in water. So let’s get started-
Top 10 indoor plants that can grow in water
Here is a list of top 10 best houseplants that grow well in water.
- Lotus
- Chinese Money Plant
- Silver Pothos
- Begonia
- Aluminum Plant
- Stingray Alocasia
- African Violet
- Philodendron
- String of Pearls
- Spiderwort
These plants grow well in tubs, hanging containers as well as in just water.
- Lotus
Lotus is an aquatic plant, this floating lotus
Native to Asia. This plant can be bought all over the world. Although this plant usually grows in lakes, rivers and ponds, some of its species are now well known as indoor plants.
You can grow a lotus plant as a houseplant in a small container with water.
Blooming from early to late summer, including pink, white, yellow, red, blue and lavender, lotus flowers are a glorious aquatic plant that you can grow very easily.
The seeds, stems, flowers and leaves of this plant have been used as valuable resources in cooking, culture and medicine since ancient times.
2. Chinese Money Plant
The Chinese Money Plant grows well in pots with soil as well as in just water. Its round, glossy green leaves look like coins, hence the name money plant.
It is used to make traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese Money Plant is also known as Pilea peperomioides. This plant’s low maintenance requirements, easy propagation and air purifying properties have made this plant quite popular as a houseplant.
It is believed that placing a coin in the soil of the tree will bring good luck for the house. It is said that a fresh healthy Chinese money plant brings prosperity and wealth to your home.
3. Silver Pothos
Silver Pothos is also called Satin Pothos or Scindapsus Pictus. The texture of the leaves of this plant is thicker than the leaves of the money plant.
This plant does not die easily once planted, lives for a long time and propagates very easily.
The Silver Pothos plant looks beautiful in a hanging basket, but for those of you who want to be innovative in planting, you can keep this plant in just a container of water.
This plant does not like direct strong sunlight, which causes its leaves to burn. So you should keep this plant in indirect bright sunlight.
4. Begonia
This begonia plant can be a great choice for your garden for its ornamental foliage or leaves. It also has beautiful and charming flowers. It is an amazing plant to grow in your balcony, rooftop or garden.
There are about 2000 species in the begonia family. They come in various sizes, shapes and colors. You can grow this plant in full sun, moderate sunlight or even full shade. It also grows well in water.
Growing plants from seed can be quite difficult, so it is better to get a healthy plant from a nursery.
5. Aluminum Plant
The other name of the Aluminum Plant is Pilea Cadierei. Silver colored spots are seen on the green leaves of this plant, that is why it is called an aluminum plant. These are pretty much low light plants, you can grow them in very little light.
Among 10 indoor plants that grow in water, the Aluminum Plant is one of them. It can grow in water with little care. The propagation of this plant is very easy.
For propagation, I kept a cutting of this plant in a container of water for 25 days. After 25 days I could see lots of roots on it.
6. Stingray Alocasia
If you are looking for a unique and uncommon plant to grow in water. Then stingray Alocasia is the right choice for you.
Its beautiful glossy and shiny leaves enhance the beauty of your room. Growing Stingray Alocasia in water is quite easy. Avoid keeping this plant in direct sunlight for long periods of time, keep it in indirect light.
Change the water in the pot every five to seven days, otherwise the plant will turn discolored. You can use rivers or lake water for growing Alocasia plants.
Alocasia in water jars looks stunning, elegant and stylish on an office desk, coffee table or shelf.
7. African Violet
African violets are one of those cheap, really common and easy to find plants. Its little colorful flowers are really good to see.
The African violets can’t handle bright direct sunlight, so undoubtedly it is a best indoor plant. You can place this plant in a pot with soil and also grow in water.
Whether you keep this plant in a tub or in water, one thing to keep in mind is that the leaves of this plant should not touch the water. It causes a lot of trouble to the plant.
They don’t have a deep roots system, they have very shallow roots, so it is quite easy to grow them in a small container.
8. Philodendron
The Philodendron plant is very easy to care for and it increases the loveliness of your room. Place this plant near your window, where indirect sunlights are available, because the Philodendron plant does prefer bright but indirect sunlight.
Philodendron plants are poisonous to humans and pets. If someone has eaten any of them, definitely contact the poison control center.
If you placed a cutting in a water, after 2 months you will see them grow a lot of roots.
There are over 400 different philodendron species available. Among these you can breed certain species in water.
9. String of Pearls
The leaves of this plant look like pearls, so the tree is named string of pearls. This plant carries out photosynthesis through these leaves which look like grains.
A special feature of this plant is that, its branches hang down gracefully. So they look like hanging pearls.
In addition to hanging baskets, you can also grow them in water. This plant is well known as an indoor plant.
Not only the pearly leaves of this plant, but also the small flowers that bloom on it add to the beauty of your home.
10. Spiderwort
Last but not the least, spiderwort is one of the 10 indoor plants that grow in water. The botanical name of the spiderwort plant is Tradescantia.
This plant is a edible and medicinal plant.
It is also a traditional medicine for treating kidney diseases. The foliage of this plant is used to make herbal tea.
The spider plants requires very low maintenance, that is why everyone loves to grow them as a houseplant.
Throughout the article I discuss about top 10 indoor plants, that can grow easily in water. So what is the delay! Plant your favorite indoor plants now in your home in water only.
