House plants in the office can help to reduce stress levels, increase concentration and therefore prductivity, and generally make the office a nicer environment to work in. The types of house plant that are suited to an office depend on your particular office – is it bright, shady, warm or cold? Many offices may have air conditioning, which can be drying for plants and unsuitable for house plants from tropical regions. Assess your office before buying house plants, whether it’s at home or in the work place.
The most common problem for keeping office plants healthy, though, is lack of time. Do people in your office have time to water plants regularly or mist them if they need high levels of humidity? It’s often safer to choose plants in the ‘unkillable’ category – low maintenance species that can cope with some neglect. Here are 15 plants that are easy to look after:
15 plants for the office Snake plant (Sanseveria zeylanica)Snake plant is an ideal plant for an office environment as it can tolerate neglect. It comes from Central Africa where it grows in dry conditions and therefore doesn’t need a lot of watering. This stylish plant can also grow well in most light conditions, apart from deep shade. Snake plant‘s broad, sword-shaped leaves can be edged in cream or white and reach up to 1.2m tall, although there are compact varieties available around 25cm tall, which would be perfect for the top of a desk or shelf.
Height x Spread: 1.2m x 50cm
The ZZ plant is an upright plant that will add height to the corner of an office or meeting room. It’s one of the easiest house plants to grow and will thrive in low light, although it is ideally suited to a warm spot in
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