The Best-Suited Plants for Bathroom Use
For many homeowners, the bathroom is little more than a utility space that serves a purpose – a stance which leads to toilets and other bathing spaces being criminally underserved by their décor. One simple way to elevate your bathroom is to introduce plant life, for a blast of colour. Plants can have other useful effects when installed in bathrooms too if you pick the right ones. Which plants are best suited for the bathroom?
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue
‘Mother-in-Law’s Tongue’ is the colloquial name for the snake plant, or sansevieria to give it its Latin name. These plants are a common choice for the home, and extremely popular as a result; they are characterised by their long, yellow-dappled green leaves that rise from the soil and ‘snake’ up towards the sky in a close bundle.
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue is the perfect plant for the bathroom, owing to its preference for humid environments with low light levels. The natural humidity of your bathroom, coupled with the reduced light levels, can make it an optimal space, allowing the snake plant to do what it does best: purify.
Boston Fern
The Boston fern, otherwise known as Nephrolepis Exaltata, is an evergreen plant whose leaves hang voluminously from their stems. The Boston fern is another plant that adores a humid environment, making its installation in wet and damp conditions ideal. Indeed, failure to keep the fern and its soil damp can lead to a yellowing of its leaves, and eventual death.
The Boston fern lends itself to being hung, as its leaves dangle to great effect. As such, the fern is an excellent choice for making a statement with your bathroom décor – especially where earthy wall colours and natural shelving are incorporated.
English Ivy
English Ivy is the quintessential ivy plant – the one you see climbing garden walls and quaint country houses the country over. While the plant can be fairly invasive, it is by no means confined to external use. With some careful management, English Ivy can be an arrestingly beautiful addition to your bathroom – with a practical utility to boot.
English Ivy has also been proven to reduce the number of airborne mould spores in your bathroom; in concert with a coat of specialised mould-resistant bathroom paint, hanging English Ivy in your bathroom can help you keep your bathing space clean and spore-free.
Peace Lily
Lastly, the humble peace lily is a popular gift choice when it comes to houseplants. The tropical flowering plant has come to represent new beginnings and prosperity, with its relatively high maintenance a force for good in an otherwise stressful day-to-day life.
Peace lilies are fussy plants but can thrive relatively unimpeded in humid bathroom spaces. Their beautiful leaves and spathes complement neutral bathroom décor perfectly, and they can have a purifying effect on the air and atmosphere alike.
