10 Houseplants That Don't Need Frequent Watering: Options for Lazy Gardeners
If you want to get a houseplant but are afraid that you will forget to water it, take a look at this selection.
In it, the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh listed potted flowers that feel great even with rare watering.
1. Succulents are famous for their ability to accumulate liquid in themselves, like a camel in its hump. The soil in which they grow only needs to be moistened once a week.
2. Ficuses are also famous for their unpretentiousness, and there are, by the way, more than 1000 species of them. They should be watered only when the soil is completely dry.
3. Pachira, or bottle tree, accumulates liquid in a trunk that looks like a bottle - hence its name. By the way, this plant is believed to bring wealth and luck.
4. Almost a record holder for the ability to survive in drought conditions is the zamioculcas, or dollar tree. Experienced gardeners claim that it can grow even if sand is poured into the pot.
5. The money tree also tolerates drought very well. In winter, the fat woman should be watered once a month, and in summer, approximately every 10 days.
6. It is impossible not to mention the flower with such a tender name as women's happiness. If you want the spathiphyllum to delight you with its blooming, remove it from the draft, place it in a warm place illuminated by indirect sunlight, provide drainage and water it every week.
7. Those who also want to freshen the air in the room will like chlorophytum. In winter, it should be “watered” once a week, and in summer – every three days.
8. Nolina, Beaucarnea is very drought-resistant. Its trunk, which resembles an onion, widens downwards with abundant watering and narrows if there is less water.
9. Scindapsus, although it does not require frequent watering, is not suitable for everyone because it is poisonous.
10. Like scindapsus, sansevieria should be watered when the soil dries out. "Mother-in-law's tongue" is loved for its unpretentiousness and ability to grow both in the cold and draft, and in the heat and sun.
