Indoor plants are usually divided into two large groups: beautifully flowering and decorative deciduous. Some delight with bright buds, others with their size, patterned greenery and its diversity. Today we’ll talk about indoor flowers, blooming (photos and names below) all year round or periodically. It is not possible to list all representatives within the framework of one article, because only violets alone, for example, can be talked about for a long time. Let us conditionally divide all flowering houseplants into small groups.
Photophilous plants
All of them prefer bright lighting. In addition, it is quite unpretentious indoor flowers. Photos and names of some of them are known to all.
- Abutilon, which received the name of indoor maple for the characteristic shape of the leaves. The plant grows very quickly, forming a bush. The flowers resemble paper Chinese lanterns and appear from early spring to late autumn, covering the entire plant.
- Jasmine. It is grown not only as a garden, but also as a houseplant. Unlike others, it blooms from winter to spring, filling the whole room with a wonderful aroma. Using decorative supports and wire, you can create green compositions.
- Hibiscus. Indoor flower, the name of which is familiar to everyone. This is another evergreen shrub resembling a tree. Prefers to grow in places with bright but diffused light. Its flowering lasts almost throughout the year. Bred numerous varieties and hybrids. The flowers are large, the most varied color and degree of terry.
- Camellia (in the first photo) is a popular exotic houseplant with a slightly capricious character. This evergreen tree grows up to 1 m and is pleased with large flowers from November to May. In the warm season and until late autumn, it can be kept in the garden, but with shading from direct sunlight.
- Orchids are recent favorites. Types of indoor flowers, the names of orchids are very numerous, but they all captivate with beauty. The key to success in growing is strict adherence to the temperature regime, proper watering and humidity.
- Passiflora is a curly flower (indoor). The name in Russian is passion flower. Liana loves regular pruning, which promotes active growth and branching.
- Pelargonium, or indoor geranium. Having survived some oblivion, this unpretentious flower again returned to our houses and apartments. With proper care, which is simple, they bloom all year round, exuding a characteristic aroma and contribute to air disinfection.
- Fuchsia. The plant attracts attention with its unusual flowers resembling an elongated bell. Fuchsia is unpretentious and not demanding of room conditions. The main feature is the dropping of leaves immediately after flowering.
- Description Ampel plant resembling a violet with beautiful leaves and many small flowers.
All the listed types of indoor plants are by no means shade-loving indoor flowers. Photos and their names are familiar to experienced gardeners, as is the fact that their decorativeness directly depends on proper lighting.
Both flowers and leaves
When the plant blooms, it is magnificent, but doubly good if it also has decorative leaves. If you want to kill two birds with one stone, then pay attention to the following types.
- Anthuriums. Professionals consider them to be true leaders in indoor floriculture among other representatives of the Aroid family. Tropical plants pamper their owners with bright colors (red, pink, carmine), and the rest of the time with dense leathery leaves with a beautiful sinewy pattern. The most popular types of anthurium are Andre, Scherzer, crystal, majestic. This species is headed by the most famous names of red indoor flowers.
- Spathiphyllum. The structure of the flower resembles the previous view - it is a bedspread with an ears (directly inflorescence). It is beautiful at any time of the year, especially large-leaved forms.
- Hoya. Amazingly beautiful tropical liana. In room conditions, she needs support. The plant forms large inflorescences of star-shaped flowers, exuding a sweet smell. An interesting feature - every year they are formed in the same place, so do not cut them. But even without them, the hoya with its leathery leaves with a wax coating and spots of various sizes looks impressive.
Dormant plants
All of them are distinguished by splendor of flowering and pronounced rest time, when the ground part dies, and the tuber hibernates in the ground. Caring for them is quite simple, but you need to adapt to the biological rhythm of the plant.
- Ahimenez is a plant native to South America. It is grown for the sake of lush flowering from spring to late autumn. After this, the shoots die off and underground tubers are stored until the new season.
- Gloxinia - The plant is known for its magnificent bell-shaped flowers. Bred numerous hybrids are not just plain, but of varying degrees of variegation and terry.
- Cyclamen. These flowers are indoor, blooming (photos and names of varieties below) in the winter, have long gained popularity. They are quite capricious and require certain cultivation skills. The most popular cyclamen is Persian and its varieties Cardinal, Decor, Cattleya.
Amaryllis representatives
This is a fairly large family of predominantly bulbous plants distributed throughout the globe, except for Antarctica, but most abundantly in the tropics and subtropics. In indoor floriculture in Russia, four species are most popular with large flowers resembling lilies. All of them have a pronounced period of winter dormancy.
- Clivia (pictured) - originally from Africa, reaches a height of up to half a meter. Flowers are collected in a neat umbrella on a high peduncle. Bright and effective plant.
- Amaryllis. A plant with a large bulb that peeks almost half out of the ground. With proper care, the peduncle rises to 100-120 cm. It contains 2-4 large flowers, color from white to dark red.
- Hippeastrum. This representative of the family is often confused with the previous species. The main difference in the number of peduncles, he may have several.
- Eucharis. The second name is Amazonian Lily. With proper care, it pleases with flowering twice a year.
Magnificent begonias
This is an indoor flower, the name of which many know, but poorly represent their impressive variety. The extensive genus of plants includes about 800 species, and at the present stage, more than 2000 varieties are also bred. Shrub forms are characterized by rapid growth, and tuberous forms are characterized by lush and bright flowering. All representatives are characterized by an asymmetric leaf shape, while they can be monophonic or with bright veins, spots, etc. Plants are unpretentious and can easily grow in partial shade.
Uzambar violets
Their second name is the senpolia, the names familiar to all. There are many beautiful indoor flowers, but this group stands apart. There are whole associations and, as they say, interest groups - people engaged in special breeding of these plants. They gained their popularity in the 20th century. Thanks to their miniature size, they do not take up much space, but bloom year-round. Senpolis prefer bright places, but they tolerate partial shade too. Demanding on soil moisture and air.
Succulents
If you do not have the opportunity and time to take care of indoor plants constantly or in the apartment there is too little space, then be sure to pay attention to succulents. Classical representatives are cacti, but about them a little later. However, besides them, this group includes a lot of different plants from more than 40 families. A characteristic feature is fleshy stems and leaves rich in moisture. But besides this, some have unusual and bright colors. Here are just the three most famous and common.
- Kalanchoe is an indoor flower whose name is known, if not all, then to many. Mostly it is known as a medicinal plant. However, there are many species with high decorative properties. For example, Kalanchoe Blossfeld (pictured) has a large number of flowering varieties.
- Guernia. Another common genus of plants in indoor floriculture. It consists of a branching stem of 4-5-faced shape, leaves are completely absent. Flowers appear unexpectedly and literally before our eyes. They look simply amazing, something cosmic and unearthly, the only minus is not too pleasant smell.
- Stapelia. Plants in appearance resemble the previous genus. Spectacular flowers are large enough and last for 10-12 days.
Flowering cacti
A significant group of succulent plants (5 thousand species) attracts attention not by chance. Most of them are compact, content with rare watering, wintering takes place generally at rest. At the same time, they are spectacular, and some differ in bright flowering. For example, the familiar “Decembrists” and epiphyllums (pictured below), reaching truly gigantic proportions. Or the kind of mammillaria. Small cacti are often strewn with small flowers of various colors.
And in the photo below you see the indoor flower, the name of which is little known, but the appearance is familiar. It is commonly called a cactus and dot. Perhaps the most common representative of a large family in our homes is echinopsis. It is distinguished by its magnificent, but, unfortunately, short flowering.
How to choose?
From the whole variety of indoor plants without obvious preferences, choosing something can be quite difficult. First of all, pay attention to the following sides of the question:
- how much time are you willing to spend on caring for flowers in the house;
- how often you are away from home and for how long;
- lighting in a house or apartment (bright with southern windows, partial shade or solid shadow side);
- temperature and humidity, there are significant differences between apartments and private houses;
- area of housing.
The plants in the house are his decorations, especially if they are healthy and in bloom. In many respects, success depends on the correct choice of species, as well as your willingness to spend your time caring for them. Here is just a small overview, including both shade-loving indoor flowers (photos and names above), and photophilous.