Crinkle Leaf Plants
If the addition you are looking to make must also check the list of being a little unique and cute, the crinkle leaf plant or what is also popularly known as the essential lime pie plant is the one for you. These are small, slow-growing succulents characterized by their unique triangular, gray-green, and fleshy leaves, which grow upward from a central base and are a little crinkled at the top.
Though the plants typically prefer warm temperatures and full sun, they can surprisingly also tolerate temperature drops to as low as freezing with reduced light if necessary. However, prolonged cold and frost may damage or, in some cases, kill the plant.
They only need minimal water once every week or two, that too after the soil dries out. Know that overwatering can kill the plant more efficiently than underwatering. What’s more, the crinkle plant is relatively easier to propagate through a simple method of leaf-cutting, making it a worthy one-time investment. Not to mention how it blooms during spring to give you charming reddish-white flowers.
Aloe
The increased use of the aloe vera plant, a succulent species of genus aloe, in skincare and for multiple usages around the house has indeed skyrocketed its popularity globally. In addition, the healing abilities further make it one of the must-haves, especially around the kitchen for those fond of cooking. But, don’t worry, the many benefits do not mean special care; in fact, you do not care for aloe as it does so itself.
Aloe plant varieties are easy to find, easy to grow, and cheap. However, this succulent is particularly fond of bright and naturally lit areas for optimal growth with plump leaves. Since aloe stores water in its thick leaves, you must only water them once in a while with draining soil. Make sure not to overwater your aloe and put in some drainage holes in that terra-cotta pot of yours. Any sign of stress, be it from little watering, too much sun, or cold, is easily visible with the leaves turning yellow, reddish, or brown, indicating it is time you care for it a little.
ZZ Plant
ZZ plant, also known as Zanzibar Gem, is a low-maintenance succulent houseplant characterized by its broad, shiny, beautiful oval-shaped leaves mostly shooting upward. The plant’s appeal is genuinely spotless, just like its leaves that are also waxy and deep green, so much so one may easily mistake them for an artificial plant at first glance.
But the shiny leaves of the plant do not come at a price; in fact, they are even drought tolerant with minimum care required to keep them alive. They can do well in bright indirect light at any spot around the house, but never under too much direct sunlight. In addition, these are slow-growing plants and therefore do not require a change of potting soil with water only once in a while.
The ZZ plant is ideal for anyone with little to no experience at keeping plants, but for all that’s worth, the little care that one does is enough to give them the perfect study table perfect plant.
CONCLUSION
Succulents are known to boast thick, fleshy, and engorged leaves, making them ideal for conditions that are not so favorable for the growth of other plant species, be it the neglect or weather at work. And, since plants add to life, indoor succulents are perfect for those who want one but cannot manage to care for them.
While the above mentioned are just five types of succulents, you can find many others, such as snake plants, pothos, etc., on the market to match the look and feel of what you are looking for, not to mention the added health benefits each has to offer. Happy Scrolling!