Does your office space making you feel like you’re suffocating? One very easy solution to this might be to consider adding a plant to your office décor. Plants are a great way to not only add a splash of color to a room, but they are also great for literally giving you fresh air by giving you oxygen. Some plants are well-known for their ability to remove toxins from the air and making the air you breathe fresher and better for you.
Which Plants are Best?
Optimally, you will want to invest in a plant that is well suited for an office environment: you want a plant that thrives with little water, natural light, and is small enough to fix in your office area. In an otherwise industrial office setting, having a plant will add a bit of nature to your workspace and give you a sense of life. With all of aforementioned things in mind, here are ten plants that would be perfect for your office space.
- Snake Fern
This interesting plant can come in several versions and it only requires water once a week. This plant usually has two shades of green and has fronds that extend straight upward. The snake plant doesn’t bloom, but it makes for a simple yet effective addition to any office.
- English ivy
This elegant plant may require some trimming if you don’t want it to spill down your desk, but this is a low-maintenance plant that should be worth considering. This plant is a vine that can grow quite quickly, but its unique leaves and variety of green can give you something to stare at instead of space when you need a break.
- Oxalis
This plant has a strange name and a unique shape to match its name. This shamrock-leaf plant can come in both green and purple and has small white blooms that can appear in the center of the plant during the right time. This plant is great for a small office space and can add some personality to your workspace.
- Cactus
Though the cactus may have a prickly exterior, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t worth looking at. They are beautiful in their own way, and some even sprouts flowers. They require very little water and there are a startling number of species to choose from to make your office space your own. If you want to get even more creative, you can curl lights around the cactus and the spines would hold the lights up!
- Aloe
The gel from this plant is commonly used in sunburns, but the plant itself also has a unique shape and feel. They also have the added bonus of making the air noticeably fresher and having little need for maintenance.
- Peace lily
A peace lily is mostly a large green plant (so make sure to account for the space) with a tall, white flower in the center. This flower is unique in that it does very well in poor office lighting and that it has a bloom to go along with it. The air will smell sweeter with the lily around it and the plant will add some charm to your office.
- Chinese Evergreen
This plant is similar to the spider plant in appearance, but it has more leaves and one species of this plant has both red and green in its leaves. This plant removes toxins in the air, making for fresher air, but it also requires little water and sunlight. This plant is fairly small, so this would be a great desk companion.
- Jade
This interesting plant has a rubbery or plastic texture to its thick leaves and does not grow very tall. Some varieties look like small trees while others look like tiny succulents. In China, they say this plant brings good luck, so why not pick up this plant if it gives you good luck and requires little work to make it survive?
10. Bamboo Plant
This plant can be the largest on this list, but it certainly looks beautiful with its bamboo stalks with tiny green leaves sprouting from the top. This plant is healthier when its leaves are darker green, so it gives you a signal of when the plant may need some care. Because of its size, this plant will give you a lot of green, but it will also give you fresher and air and will cover up more of the office, making you feel like you are outside.
11. Spider Plant
The spider plant is different from the snake plant in the sense that its fronds can fall over the side of the pot it’s in, much like a spider. The plant has a light and dark green in it and it has the versatility of also looking great as a hanging plant if you don’t have the space on your desk for it.
Pick a Plant
It may be difficult to choose one plant over another but remember that you can maybe pick more than one if you think you have the space for it. Plants are a wonderful way to get some fresh air in a dull and stuffy office space, so consider getting yourself one of these office plants sometime soon.