Last updated on June 12th, 2022 at 02:24 pm
An indoor tree can be a real eye-catcher in your apartment. If you are not quite sure which one you like, you will certainly find it here.
Indoor trees change rooms immensely. If you choose a large specimen, they can even create a great atmosphere as a specimen plant. Below, you’ll get to know five beautiful but very different plants.
No matter which one you choose: When buying, look for high-quality plants. It’s best to go to a nursery, plant store or tree nursery.
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Indoor tree with charm: the rubber tree
The rubber tree, with botanical name Ficus elastica, belongs to the genus Ficus and was already a popular houseplant in the 1980s. Similar to the monstera, it is currently experiencing a true comeback in domestic living rooms.
The rubber tree can grow up to two meters high in the room if you care for it properly. Its leaves grow up to 30 centimeters long.
Tip: Find a light to semi-shady, warm location for your rubber tree – it likes room temperature best. Avoid drafts. If you have a balcony or terrace, you can even put the tree outside in summer. However, make sure that its leaves do not burn in the blazing sun.
Colorful marbled: The birch fig
The second indoor tree we would like to introduce to you also belongs to the genus Ficus. The birch fig (Ficus benjamina) originally comes from subtropical and tropical regions.
There is certainly something for you among the different varieties: there are different leaf sizes and colors. For example, you can find trees with green-white or green-yellow foliage. Often the leaves have a great marble pattern or light veins.
Care tips for the birch fig can be found here: Birch fig: How to care for the Benjamini.
Unusual indoor tree: The violin fig
And another ficus representative: The violin fig. The Ficus lyrata is a real decoration for the apartment and also cleans your air.
By the way, the violin fig is considered the largest representative of the Ficus genus. Even if you keep it as a houseplant, it can reach a height of up to four meters! In extreme cases, it can also grow up to one meter wide.
If you want the indoor tree to thrive, you need to care for it properly. It is important that you find the right location for it: It should be bright, but without direct sunlight. The temperature should not fall below 18 degrees Celsius – the warmer the better. In addition, the violin fig needs a lot of space. Do not squeeze it into a corner. It is best to leave it completely free, so that its leaves do not bump into anything.
Classic for the living room: The yucca palm tree
The yucca palm must not be missing in this list. Actually, it is called palm lily and does not belong to the palms at all, but to the asparagus plants. It forms one or more gray-brown stems that grow vertically upwards. If you keep it indoors, it will grow to a maximum height of three meters.
By the way: Only if you take care of the yucca palm in the best possible way, it will show its great flowers. But you need a little patience – only after about ten years the palm lily blooms between August and September.
Exotic perennial: the strelitzia
The strelitzia is not a tree in the sense, but a perennial. It originates from South Africa, the Canary Islands and Madeira. Depending on the species, it can grow up to ten meters tall. If you want to keep a strelitzia in your home, it is best to choose the popular Strelitzia reginae.
The flowers of the strelitzia appear in summer in bright orange-blue or white-green. Don’t be surprised if your specimen doesn’t show flowers right away – most strelitzias don’t bloom until they are four years old.