Plant Care Profile - What’s Yours?

When looking for houseplants we are usually told to look at the light required, space and watering needs. But… we seldom ask ourselves the question of what our “Plant Care Profile” is.

What am I talking about?

After you have examined the environmental conditions for plants in your home or office it’s time to select the plants to put in those spaces.

Before you Buy!

Before you pull out the credit card to buy the plants and decorative containers you need to step back and give yourself a plant care profile. You need to take a serious look at your lifestyle, habits, available time, personal style and level of overall commitment.

For example, if you’re the type of person who gets excited and jumps head over heels into a project or event and soon find your interest tapers off very quickly… you can still enjoy house plants. However, make sure you pick houseplants requiring low care.

Here’s a list of a few to consider.

• Cast Iron Plant - Aspidistra elatior
• Cereus Cactus - Cereus peruvianus
• Pothos - Epipremnum aureum
• Snake Plant - Sansevieria trifasciata
• ZZ Plant - Zamioculcas zamiifolia

There are other low care houseplants besides what is listed above for the “quick to lose interest” plant owner. We’ll look at other “Personal Plant Care Profiles” in future post.