Bring style to your space with these cute kitchen-friendly houseplants!
Hello there, I am me, Madison, you know, the enthusiast gardener who is always here to give you any advice you want regarding plants. I don’t know about you, but since I started blogging and doing a lot of stuff around the house, besides my all-time favorite passion, gardening, I also spend quite a few hours in the kitchen, cooking for my dear family.
So why not add a splash of color and purify the air in it by bringing a couple of houseplants that thrive in the kitchen space so well? In the beginning, I was a bit skeptical, I gotta say, yet after reading some things and getting advice from a few experts, I embraced the idea. Bringing the right kitchen-friendly houseplants into your space has a couple of benefits. Besides being visually pleasing, they can also improve the look of the kitchen and make it look cozier.
However, given that every kitchen has different light, humidity, and temperature conditions, keep in mind that not all plants will do well there. But these ten popular kitchen houseplant varieties are an excellent way to start your tiny indoor garden.
Herbs
I am starting the list of kitchen-friendly houseplants that you can grow in your space with herbs. It was pretty obvious, heh? Since it’s both humid and bright, your kitchen can be the perfect environment for your favorite cooking herbs to grow healthy and ready to make your meals taste unbelievable.
A grow light is an alternative if you want to grow some but your kitchen lacks brightness. I am really happy with mine, which I purchased from Amazon a few months ago for just $16. Because of its clip-on system, it’s incredibly practical and ideal if you’re short on space. The lamp comes with convenient timers for four, eight, and twelve hours, making it easy to save energy, while your herbs still get the necessary amount of light per day.
Chives, parsley, mint, thyme, rosemary, basil, oregano, and cilantro are among the low-maintenance indoor herb varieties.
Coffee plant
If you love coffee, then you’re going to love the coffee plant too! Among the kitchen-friendly houseplants, the coffee plant is so easy to care for, you will forget it is there. But don’t expect to harvest coffee beans because this might never happen, especially if you keep indoors only.
Under optimal growing conditions, it may delight you with some gorgeous fragrant white flowers during the spring season, which lately will turn into half-inch fruits called cherries that progressively turn from green to blackish pods.
For coffee plants to flourish, they need regular watering and bright, indirect light. If you want to have your coffee plant tall and dense, it’s necessary to prune it in spring. Be careful because the plant itself, excluding the beans, is toxic to both humans and animals! So make sure you place it somewhere high and out of reach if you have small kids or nosy pets.
African violet
African violets make the ideal houseplant alternative for people who like flowers in the kitchen! A healthy African violet will bloom almost all year long and come in a variety of stunning hues. These small houseplants benefit from regular watering and bright, indirect light.
Don’t let their reputation for difficulty stop you from growing your own kitchen-friendly houseplant! African violets are easy to care for as long as you follow a few basic recommendations. Avoid placing African violets right next to windows because they prefer some shade throughout the day in addition to sunlight.
Furthermore, be sure to water it frequently enough without going overboard! Check the soil to determine its moisture before adding water again.
Snake plant
For good reason, snake plants, also referred to as “mother-in-law’s tongue,” are among the most popular houseplants. They are typically low-maintenance and come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes.
For a snake plant to be happy, it needs well-drained and sandy soil. It’s a very hard-to-kill plant, so don’t worry if by any chance you forget to water it. Check the soil now and then, and when it’s dry at the surface, water it a bit (2 fingers of water).
How can you say you overwater it? Check its leaves! If they start to turn yellowish, they might be unhappy due to too much water in the pot. I’ve got a snake plant in my kitchen, and it’s doing great! Even though the lighting isn’t super bright, these snake plants can thrive in all kinds of conditions—from bright light to low light, and even full sunlight.
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Philodendron
Among all the kitchen-friendly houseplants I warmly recommend is the philodendron. Why philodendron? Because it looks gorgeous in any space, small or big if it’s put in hanging baskets. They can grow in bright to medium indirect light and are thought to be reasonably drought-tolerant. These foliage plants are renowned for being excellent air purifiers and come in a wide range of shapes and colors.
However, because it is poisonous to both humans and animals, this plant might be problematic, especially if you have small children or pets.
Spider plant
Do you want a kitchen-friendly plant that’s also super low-maintenance? Oh, I got you! What do you say about the spider plant? They make great hanging plants, and when they’re happy, they bloom and produce a lot of offspring. I’d recommend avoiding placing your spider plant in direct light, as it will cause the leaves to burn.
Snake plants will thrive in your kitchen because they adore warm, humid environments! Unlike other plants on the list that might recover after overwatering, spider plants prefer slightly moist but not soggy soil, and the excess water may cause root rot, which eventually kills the plant.
As I already mentioned, spider plants need to be kept moist throughout the year, so during the winter season, water and mist them frequently (every few days), depending on the temperature in your kitchen.
Rubber tree
If you are blessed to have a spacious kitchen and you’re looking for some nice plants to fill it nicely without overcrowding it, then look for rubber trees. Adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions, from drought to very humid, the related species of the fiddle leaf fig can reach full size in their natural habitat.
Even though you may have a lot of space for it, I still recommend regular pruning to control their size and shape when grown indoors. Rubber tree varieties come in a variety of colors to complement the style of your kitchen.
Place it somewhere when it doesn’t have full light over its leaves all day long, use a fast-draining potting soil, and seasonally give it some fertilizer.
ZZ plant
These elegant houseplants can tolerate both bright and low light levels and are incredibly versatile. Additionally, they hardly require watering because they grow from rhizomes. Wow! Two great reasons to love them. Place them in a location that provides both sunlight and shade to prevent scorching their leaves and grow happy and healthy.
Is there room in your kitchen for some beautiful greenery? If so which plants would you like to have? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
You may also want to read this related article: 8 Delicious Water-Growing Herbs for Your Kitchen.
