Are you a plant or garden lover? But don’t feel interested in taking care of this. Then you have clicked on the right article. I am also an idle gardener. I love plants and gardens but I am a bit lazy to take care of them.
Today I will write about five plants from my personal experience that multiply the beauty of your garden with very little care.
I would highly recommend these plants to lazy gardeners to plant in their gardens.
Let’s know about the top 5 low maintenance plants for idle gardeners.
- Bougainvillea
- Spider plants
- Snake plants
- ZZ plants
- Portulaca
Now you will know in detail about the planting method, care method and their benefits of these plants.
- Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a flowering plant that grows at home or along roadsides. Its colorful flower arrangement increases the beauty of the roadside and the house in many ways.
Bougainvillea is about 18 species of shrubs, vines and small trees. Most of its species are spiny.
Planting method of Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea grows very well in sunlight and heat. They don’t like much water, meaning they don’t feel comfortable in wet soil.
So when you take the step of planting a bougainvillea plant, you should have to maintain proper guidelines for its beautiful growth.
Step 01: Select a sunny location with strong sunlight.
Step 02: Dig a hole 2 times wider than the root for planting seedlings.
Step 03: Provide proper drainage at the base of the seedling. Because this plant can die in too much water.
How to take care of a Bougainvillea tree
Many people face a common problem when growing bougainvillea plants. And that is that those who plant this tree at home have relatively fewer flowers than the roadside trees.
The main reason for this is overwatering the plant.
We should remember that this plant gives very good results with very little care. Watering it every day will increase the number of leaves and not flowers.
On the other hand, the trees growing along the road are not watered regularly, so they bloom profusely.
This plant does not require much care except for adequate sunlight and application of some homemade compost.
And for more flowers, water should be given only when the base of the plant is completely dry.
Health benefits of Bougainvillea
As well as adding beauty to your garden, bougainvillea flowers have a variety of health benefits. Such as detoxifying the body, controlling blood pressure, curing cold and cough, relieving stomach pain and acidity, controlling diabetes, relieving joint pain etc.
- Spider plants
Another popular house plant for idle gardeners that is easy to grow in low maintenance is the spider plant. They can adapt and grow well in any environment, including neglect.
Planting method of Spider plants
This plant likes water but does not like too much clay.
Step 01: Spider plants do not grow well in direct sunlight. For best results you should plant these plants inside your house or office. You can place this plant tub on a table or hang it.
Step 02: Prepare the soil for this plant by mixing garden soil, cocopeat, vermicompost and river sand.
Step 03: After preparing the soil, plant a spider plant in it.
Caring method of Spider plants
For best results, The spider plant needs the right amount of water. So you need to give it the right amount of water regularly.
Also these plants grow well in indirect sunlight so you should plant these plants indoors.
It is better to give homemade organic fertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers to these plants.
Benefits of Spider plants
The spider plant purifies the indoor environment by absorbing toxic air like carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
This tree removes negative energy from the house and spreads positive energy.
- Snake plants
If you are a lazy gardener and want a tree that will enhance the beauty of your home with low maintenance. Then feel free to plant snake plants.
More than 70 species of snake plant are available in the world.
How to plant Snake plants.
The snake plant grows well both indoors and outdoors. You can grow a snake plant by a seedling or a leaf.
Step 01: First, cut some leaves from the snake plant.
Step 02: Cut the leaves crosswise.
Step 03: Then put the leaves in a tub and add some water to it. These leaves will grow roots within one and a half to two months.
How to care these snake plants
Snake plant does not require any special care to grow. You should keep it in some light, not in direct sunlight, and water it only when the base is dry.
Benefits of Snake plant
Like the spider plant, this snake plant also increases the beauty of the house and keeps the environment purified.
- ZZ plants
It is better to decorate the house with a living ZZ plant than to decorate the house with a lifeless showpiece. There is no need to adopt any special method in its care.
Planting method of ZZ plant
Step 01: Prepare the soil with cocopeat, vermicompost and sand.
Step 02: Then take some leaves from the tree and put them in a tub with cocopeat.
Step 03: Add some water to it. After two months the roots will emerge from the leaves.
Caring process of the ZZ plant
ZZ plant grows very easily with low maintenance and low care. It can also survive low sunlight very comfortably.
The rhizomes of these plants can store water, so they grow well in drought-prone areas. This plant should be watered once in two weeks.
If dust accumulates on the leaves of the plant, wipe it with a wet cloth.
What are the benefits of ZZ plant
ZZ plant is not a plant too big or too small, it will not take up a lot of space in your room, it will increase the beauty of your room by occupying a small space.
Its glossy green leaves will relax your eyes. It can beautify not only your home but also your office. It can easily adapt itself to any hostile environment.
It improves the air quality as well as ensures a comfortable life for you.
This zz plant is rich in medicinal properties like triterpenoids, antioxidants, steroids, polyphenols and flavonoids. The leaves of this plant are used to cure earache and stomach ache.
- Portulaca
Portulaca is a perennial plant with flowers of various colors including pink, red, yellow, white and purple. This plant is usually up to 30 cm tall.
How plant a Portulaca tree
For those of you who want a plant that will be full of flowers all year round. Portulaca tree is one of the best choice for them.
Now we will learn how to plant a portulaca tree very easily.
Step 01: Prepare the tub with vermicompost, organic manure and normal soil.
Step 02: If you want to get good flowers on the plant, one teaspoon of urea fertilizer should be applied to the soil of the tub.
Step 03:Then plant a Partulaka plant in this tub. Add some water to it.
How to care a Portulaca tree
Portulaca plants do not require any special care. You just need to water it regularly and keep it in enough sunlight.
Benefits of Portulaca
The flowers and leaves of the portulaca plant are full of vitamin E. You can use the extract of the flowers and leaves of this plant to increase the shine of your skin and hair. This plant is also used as a toxin remover.
Also the leaves of this plant have the ability to relieve pain and heal wounds.
Now if you ask me which of these five plants is the best low maintenance plant then I will answer zz plant. Because it is as easy to produce seedlings from this plant as it is easy to care for.
In today’s article, I have discussed in detail top 5 low maintenance plants for idle gardeners that enhance the beauty of your home and help you in various ways including providing fresh air and medicinal properties.
So plant these top 5 low maintenance plants to decorate your home today.
