What plants are suitable for placement on the balcony

In recent years, some environmental scientists have questioned the rationality of placing indoor plants on balconies, arguing that because balconies are generally not heated, the plants raised in this way can easily freeze to death in winter, and the management difficulties caused by seasonal and weather changes bring a lot of trouble and annoyance to the owners. At the same time, placing indoor plants on the balcony does not play a due role in the purification of indoor air and the health care of the human body. Because the plants are placed on the balcony, they are too far away from the living room, room and other indoor spaces, far away from the living range of the occupants, and cannot directly purify the indoor dirty air, so that the health care function of indoor plants is wasted.

In this regard, environmental scientists suggest that it is best not to place houseplants on the balcony, but to move the houseplants to the living room, bedroom, study, and bathroom where the occupants live day and night, so that the houseplants can maintain close contact with the occupants and give full play to the health benefits of indoor plants. Through the discussion, we found that there is some truth in both the pros and cons of the view. So, should you put houseplants on your balcony?

Obviously, although the balcony is not the most ideal place to place indoor plants in the whole house, there is a certain difficulty in management and the health care effect of the plant is discounted and does not bring any harm to the occupants, as long as the balcony plants can be scientifically managed, and the indoor space is taken into account when placing the plants, and the indoor plants are placed on the balcony has an irreplaceable role. So, what plants should be placed on the balcony? In view of the air pollution caused by haze weather, you can choose ivy, spider plant, rubber tree, monstera, periwinkle, sunflower, iron tree, pothos and other plants on the balcony, these plants are natural dust collectors, they can remove formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, chlorine, ethylene and other harmful gases in the air.

From the point of view of ornamentation, plants such as junzi orchid, chrysanthemum, begonia, camellia, jasmine, rhododendron, southern bamboo, bergamot, kumquat, and four seasons orange can be placed on the balcony. Choose plants from the perspective of auspiciousness, you can choose evergreen, money tree, iron tree, fortune tree, money tree, keel, jade unicorn, palm bamboo, etc. The stem of evergreen is thick, the leaves are thick, and the color is verdant, which means health and longevity.

The leaves of the money tree are round and thick, and the vitality is strong; The fortune tree is easy to grow and full of vitality; The leaves of the cash cow are slender and dark green, and these plants have the auspicious meaning of wealth and prosperity. Iron tree has thick stems and long leaves; Palm bamboo dry like palm, leaves like bamboo, these two plants imply strength, folklore in the balcony planting these two plants can keep the house safe.