There are various indoor plants used for decorating houses & offices. The common & mostly used varieties are as given below:

Pothos or (Epipremnum aureum) – They make an excellent decoration. They can be used on hanging baskets or pots. The more sunlight & frequent watering, better the growth of these plants. They can also grow in less sunlight, thus making them ideal for dark areas. Amongst the varieties, the marbled queen has yellowish white leaves whereas the golden variety has golden streaks on its green leaves.

Rubber Plant – or (Ficus elastica) – These indoor plants prefer low sunlight. The leaves appear waxy & think like rubber, hence called as rubber plant. These plants have large growth but one may keep it trimmed when they accomplish a height of 6 feet or so. This indoor plant is ideal for office decoration.

Peace Lilly – or (Spathiphyllum) – These plants grow with low sunlight. Thus they are used for adornment of dark spaces. The important thing is that this plant needs lots of water, thus it is necessary to be watered often. The white blooms of these indoor plants are decorative. They ought to be fertilized at least 5-6 times a year.

Indoor Cactus Plants- There’s lots of varieties of cactus all across the world. It is a benefit that these plants need less amount of water so can be watered about 1-2 times a month. These plants are not necessary to be fertilized but they do require pesticides, fungicides, etc to be sprayed. They are susceptible to various plant diseases & insects. These plants may even be used as out door plantation if the temperature outside does not go below 30 degree F.

Sister in Laws tongue or (Sansevieria trifasciata) – This is also called as snake plant some times. This indoor plant is simple to grow & seldom needs any attention to be paid. Thus it may be used often for decorating an office where chances of ignorance is more. However, it does not grow well in freezing temperatures. It tolerates poor soil & can survive even if it is watered six times a month. But one ought to take care of its sharp fronds as they may poke through anybody’s skin.

There’s varieties of indoor plants. Though they are simple growing, one must pay attention to its watering, spraying pesticides, trimming & towards other things at least six times a week. Brown tips of the leaves may recommend over watering. The plants ought to be watered optimally. Less or more water than necessary may hamper the indoor plant. Before using the fertilizers & pesticides, one ought to make definite that they are applicable to the said plant. Every plant has its own physiology. Thus one cannot generalize the applications of fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides to all the plants. One can take advice of a horticulturist in such matters.