How To Decorate Your Bathroom With Plants
Bathrooms deserve to be decorated with lush greenery just like every other room in the house – but it can be tricky to find a plant that thrives here.
Low light, high humidity, and warm temperatures mean only certain houseplants will flourish.
Keep reading to discover what you need to consider when choosing bathroom flora, and check out sixteen great houseplant suggestions for this room.
Factors to consider while selecting your bathroom plants
humidity
The most humid part of every household is the bathroom hence when choosing plants for your bathroom, select those that can withstand such conditions.
You’ll find this list article helpful since it has more than enough bathroom plants that absorb moisture to choose from. You don’t have to break a sweat wondering which plants are humid-tolerant.
lighting
Many if not all bathrooms have low levels of light and this has resulted in most people believing that they cannot keep plants in their bathrooms.
This shouldn’t be the case.
As you will see in this article there are several low light bathroom plants to choose from. Sometimes you will be needed to move the plants around towards light depending on the season.
alternative, you should consider using fluorescent bulbs to give your bathroom plants the desired light wavelengths.
Toxicity to humans and pets
The plants that you choose to keep in your bathroom should not be toxic to either pets or humans.
If you must have a plant that can cause harm to family members, you should place it at a place where kids and pets cannot reach. Which sometimes isn’t practical and better to avoid them altogether.
Better safe than sorry.
space
The size of your bathroom determines the free space available for keeping plants.
So, it is very important that you understand the growth habit of the plant as well as the space available before considering keeping it.
Big plants when fully grown will require more space and vice versa. Space is also a determining factor when selecting the plant pots. Here’s a list of the best indoor pot planters and their sizes.
temperature
Every bathroom has different temperature levels at different times of the day depending on the kind of showers taken (may be hot, warm or cold).
Therefore, it’s important to choose plants that can easily adopt to rapid temperature changes.
