When the outside is covered with snow and ice, a few houseplants can make you feel like you live in a more tropical place than you actually do. However, how do you get plants from the store to home without them freezing? What plants do best in the winter? Here are the top picks and tips for winter plants.
Operation: Pick Out Winter Plant
Plants can totally make their way into your home even in the cold winter months. However, it’s important you pick a plant that doesn’t need as much sunlight if you live in a place with low daylight hours during the winter. Here are some top low-light plant choices:
- Cast Iron Plant–Like the name suggests, this plant is nearly indestructible. It can grow in low-light rooms and can even help clean the air. This is a great winter plant.
- Lucky Bamboo–This plant can bloom in light and dark conditions. Often this plant is a great addition to your office desk. It needs pretty consistent watering, but isn’t constantly in need of light.
- Pothos–This plant can grow vines and spread around even in the dark.
- Spider Plant–This is another plant that unlike the squished spider on the back of your shoe, is nearly indestructible. It does great in low-light for the winter.
- ZZ Plant–Catch some Z’s with this plant in your house with its low maintenance nature and low need for sunlight.
Mission: Bring Home Plant
Once you know what plant you’d like, it’s a matter of bringing it home from the plant nursery. Often, the plant will come sealed with a paper (or plastic if you’re lucky) cover around it to protect from the frigid conditions outside. If this is the case, still try to keep your commute short on the way home and your car warm.
Also, keep in mind that if you buy from a big-name store, like Lowes or Home Depot, you won’t get the luxury of a wrapped plant. If that isn’t enough of an incentive to shop at a small business, I don’t know what is…
When you get back to your house, be careful when taking the paper or plastic covering off. Unwrapping your new plant can be exciting, but don’t get too excited to wear you rip a leaf or branch off of your new plant.
Enjoy Your Winter Plant
Once you have your new plant safe at home, enjoy your time with it. With the low-light options, your plant should be pretty easy to care for. Remember to research your plant’s watering needs. Often, winter plants won’t need to be watered as much as spring and summer plants, but still consult your plant doctor for best instructions.
