Low maintenance best indoor plants for living room

With the kind of rise in pollution every home needs plants that can create a statement piece for your living room. Here we are with few suggestions that can brighten up your living room space, as well as purify your living room air and also release 100% pure oxygen to keep your mind and body healthy.

Below are top 10 plants that can be part of your living room

10. Calethea: 

Pros: 

This is a magical plant, their colourful leaves is a can make any dull corner vibrant. 

The magical part is, after sunset the leaves of this plant folds as in you fold your hands to pray, and when the sun rises again this plant will open up again. 

Cons:

Difficulty level - High

needs regular watering

even slight overwatering or underwatering can ruin the plant

Needs high humidity

Price: 300-600

 9. Fittonia

Pros:

Available in various colours, leaves are small in size and needs little care, easy to propagate. Easy to grow with terrarium.

Cons:

Can survive only under humidity, it is little difficult to find this plant during monsoon and summer season

Price: 200-500

8. Fiddle fig

Pros: 

Grows at a medium space

needs less maintenance

Huge green leaves adds statement piece to your living room

Cons:

Needs large pot 

Large leaves needs bigger space

Needs good bright sunlight

Priced between - Rs 300 - 1000

7. Crotons: 

Pros:

Multicoloured leaves, orange, yellow and green adds charm to even a dull corner

Low maintenance when kept under well light place

Cons:

Huge leaves takes up lot of space

Needs bright light, else the foliage turns green

high chance of getting mealybugs when sufficient light is not provided

Price: 250- 900

6. Rubber Plant

Pros:

This is not the one that can produce rubber material, but the one that has large leathery texture shiny leaves, it attracts dust around the living room and also purifies air around you 

Cons:

Large leaves needs huge space

Frequent cleaning of leaves is necessary 

Mealy bugs attacks this plant quiet frequently

Price: 300 - 900

5. Areca Palm

Pros

Known for it's air purifying features, this plants unique feature is their leaves which resembles the palm of your hand

Needs bright light

Available in small as well as big size 

Easily available

Cons:

Low light causes yellowing of leaves, less humidity and overwatering causes leaves turn brown or yellow

Price: 100-500

4. Spider Plant

Pros: Also known as cholorophytum, this plant has grass like blades with white border and green in center

Needs bright sunlight

This plant has no stem 

Can be kept in a small pot 

produces pups easily

easily available

Cons

Low light can turn the tip of the leaves brown

Price: 50-150

3. Monstera

Pros:

Leaves are huge and heart shaped with specific cuts which makes people look and say WOW!

Needs zero maintenance

less frequent watering 

Grows well with the help of support like coir or moss pole

Cons:

Sorry - NONE 

Price - 300 - 800

2. Green ZZ / Black ZZ / 

Pros: Available in 3 types, green ZZ, dwarf green ZZ and black ZZ also known as Raven black ZZ

Leaves are shiny and small 

Well known to purify air

Provides oxygen 24 x 7

grows well in well lit place but can survive under low light

Can remain without being watered for a month indoors

Cons: 

Overwatering can damage the bulb of the plant

Price: 150-900

1. Snake Plant

Pros

NASA approved air purifying plant

Can survive low light

Grows well with bright light

Can be left unattended for days 

Removes harmful gases and impurities from air

Available in various different shapes, patterns and colours

Cons:

Overwatering and watering between leaves can damage the plant

Plant actually cannot survive under low light

Price: Rs 300-1500

Please note: Price of the plant are subject to change may vary depending on the size, location of purchase and if it is potted in a good quality pot