A sunny apartment offers benefits that go well beyond beautiful natural light. Sunny apartments also offer the perfect environment for many popular houseplants. Indoor plants can quickly brighten a living space, elevate the ambiance, and freshen up enclosed rooms. Still, it’s important to pick plants suited to your apartment’s light conditions, since matching plants to available light makes caring for them much simpler. Continue reading for top plant picks for renters that help a home feel more welcoming.
Low-Maintenance Favorites for Bright Spaces
Succulents are among our favorite plants for apartment living, and it’s not hard to see why. Succulents are drought-resistant plants that have become popular as houseplants due to their wide variety of colors and shapes, not to mention their low maintenance needs. In sunny apartments, succulents work especially well, requiring a minimum of 4 to 6 hours of direct sun each day. Their small size makes it easy to put together a lovely green display of any scale, making them a favorite among busy renters.
Tough, Stylish, and Easy to Care For
The snake plant is another go-to choice for apartment living. Despite the venomous name, snake plants are easy to care for and thrive indoors. Most low-upkeep varieties have tall, sword-shaped, green- or yellow-striped leaves, making them appealing to look at too. Because they tend to grow upward, snake plants are also easy to fit into a living room, entryway, or sunny corner.
A Practical Plant with Personality
Aloe vera is another houseplant well suited to the bright sunlight coming through apartment windows. Aloe vera’s bright green leaves and low water needs make it another great option for a houseplant that basks in a sunny spot. It’s also famous for its gel, often used to soothe dry skin, sunburns, and other irritations. Because it doesn’t grow very big, aloe vera works perfectly in small spaces.
Bright Light Helps Them Thrive
The jade plant suits busy renters well, since it grows happily in containers with minimal care needed. The jade plant features thick, woody stems and bright, oval-shaped leaves, giving it the appearance of a miniature tree. These plants grow slowly and prefer bright, indirect light. Got a sunny windowsill? A jade plant makes the perfect addition of green!
Fresh Flavor Meets Apartment Style
An herb garden is a solid choice for indoor plants that blend function with beauty. Plenty of herbs flourish in a sunny room and provide an ongoing harvest for cooking and baking. Popular indoor herbs include basil, rosemary, thyme, and mint. Well suited to container gardening, these herbs will liven up a kitchen window with their greenery.
Bring Tropical Vibes Indoors
Consider a tropical houseplant for your sunny apartment if you’re after brighter blooms and an exotic vibe. While most tropical varieties will need special care, many can flourish in direct or indirect sunlight indoors. Common tropical houseplant choices include pathos, orchids, palms, and philodendron, to name a handful. Some of these plants can get fairly large under good conditions, which is great if space and visual impact are what you’re after.
Pet-Friendly Plant Considerations
Apartment dwellers with pets need to think about a few more things when choosing houseplants. That’s because ingesting certain plants can be toxic for pets. Popular flowering plants such as lilies, chrysanthemums, and geraniums, for instance, are toxic to dogs if ingested. Make sure to look up toxicity information for your pet before adding a new plant to your home. The ASPCA offers a full list of toxic plants on its website, and additional information is available online.
Personalizing Your Space Naturally
Houseplants have a way of making an apartment feel homier. Plants take some care and attention, but the warmth, color, and personality they bring to a space justify the effort.
Looking for a rental with bright, natural light and warm, inviting living areas? Contact us today, or check out Real Property Management of the Rockies at Larimer County to find a place where your indoor garden can thrive.
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