Top 10 most common indoor plants

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Cacti, due to their unusual appearance for Europeans, attracted the attention of the first colonizers of America and were brought to Europe as ornamental plants already in the 16th century.
In one institution where I worked as an engineer there was a cactus in the shape of a question mark, thick and huge, according to the former owner of the office, he planted it 38 years ago when he came to work and looked after it all this time.
In the USSR, the massive spread of cacti as popular indoor plants began in the late 1950s. Clubs for cactus lovers arose, some of which still exist today.

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The Robelena date is an exotic-looking palm tree with delicate leaves, which is deservedly popular in indoor floriculture. This plant is native to northern Laos, southern China and Vietnam.

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Scarlet tree is one of the most common indoor plants with a wide range of healing properties. In indoor conditions it blooms very rarely, the height of the indoor plant is up to 70 cm. It is heat-loving, and the plant dies at temperatures less than 1°C. It is grown as a medicinal plant in the Caucasus, Crimea and Central Asia.

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Native to tropical and subtropical regions of Europe and Africa and Asia. Two common asparagus - pinnate and densely flowered - are valued for their graceful openwork branches. Despite popular belief, they are not ferns, and their silky “leaves” are actually modified stems.

Chlorophytum is one of the most common unpretentious indoor plants. It grows quickly, and in spring and summer, first small white flowers and then tiny rosettes of leaves appear on thin stems. They can be separated from the plant and rooted. This plant is unpretentious, although in summer it requires abundant watering.
The capabilities of the plant have not been fully studied. Chlorophytum absorbs formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and releases phytoncides.

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Geranium is the most popular plant among indoor plants, and, perhaps, among garden and park crops. It looks great on the windowsill in an apartment or office, in window and balcony boxes, in flower beds and lawns, in gardens and cottages. The plant has positive energy and creates warmth and comfort in the home.

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This is one of the most common indoor plants. The first place of honor among the various types of ficus is occupied by Ficus rubber or Ficus elastica. Also very popular are Ficus benjamina, Ficus lyre-shaped, Ficus bengal, Ficus dwarf, etc.

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Kalanchoe is a succulent plant from the Crassulaceae family. There are about 200 species of Kalanchoe, the distinctive feature of which is the fleshy, succulent leaves and stems. At home, pinnate Kalanchoe is most often bred, which has become a real home doctor for many families. In addition, this plant is unpretentious and grows even in the absence of regular watering.

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The homeland of Tradescantia is tropical and North America. A very famous and unpretentious plant. Grows in both warm and cool rooms; in well-lit and shaded places, but in poor lighting the leaves lose their brightness of color. It is very easily propagated by cuttings in spring, autumn or summer. The cuttings are planted several in a pot, watered moderately, but often sprayed. Used as hanging plants. Tradescantia has one drawback - it grows quickly, i.e. after a year or two the plant loses its decorative effect if the conditions are not good enough for it. Therefore, if this happens, it is better to renew the plant by throwing out the old one and planting new cuttings taken from it, 8-9 cuttings in one pot.

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There are many types of begonias and they are all beautiful in their own way. Among begonias there are both decorative deciduous and decorative flowering species. Begonias are beautiful indoor plants with succulent leaves that have a somewhat oblique shape. The pedicels contain both male and female flowers. In female flowers, a triangular seed capsule is formed above the petals. Most begonias bloom all summer, but if given good conditions, they can bloom in autumn and even winter.