Don’t worry if you travel frequently or want to go on an extended vacation—these low-maintenance houseplants will thrive while you’re out of town!
Houseplants soften our home environments and bring a bit of the outdoors in. If you travel a lot but still want greenery, it’s possible to have plants even though you may only be home a week out of every month.
If you’re gone for long periods of time, it’s hard to have your plants on any kind of watering schedule. The houseplants listed below can be watered once every 3-4 weeks and will actually be much happier if you do.
Make certain that the water goes all the way through to the bottom of the soil so the roots are thoroughly moistened. Frequent, shallow watering will cause the lower roots of your plants to dry out. Be sure to avoid water accumulating in the saucer as that’ll eventually lead to root rot.
Most houseplants require and appreciate higher levels of humidity than our homes have. Dry air and lack of circulation can be the enemy of indoor plants.
The 6 plants listed below all tolerate lower humidity levels. I know this because I grow these plants in my home in the Arizona desert and all are doing fine.
Some Of Our General Houseplant Guides For Your Reference:
- Guide To Watering Indoor Plants
- Beginner’s Guide To Repotting Plants
- 3 Ways To Successfully Fertilize Indoor Plants
- How to Clean Houseplants
- Winter Houseplant Care Guide
- Plant Humidity: How I Increase Humidity For Houseplants
- Buying Houseplants: 14 Tips For Indoor Gardening Newbies
- 11 Pet-Friendly Houseplants
Easy Care Houseplants for Frequent Travelers
These are six houseplants that are very easy to maintain, especially when it comes to the frequency of watering.
Not only are these six plants easy to maintain, but they thrive in drier air situations too.
1) Snake Plant (Sanseveria sp)
These edgy, spiky plants come in a variety of leaf patterns, shapes, and sizes. They’re known as diehard houseplants for a good reason.
Snake Plants, aka Mother In Law Tongues, range in height from 10” to 5’ although most on the market run about 1-2’ tall.
This is one plant that can tolerate low light levels as well as high. The species and varieties with darker foliage require less light. I have 7 of them because they’re so easy to maintain (or ignore!).
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