Tropicals as house plants

There are more than 250 commonly grown tropical house plants in the foliage industry. Most times homes and offices are environments that are poorly suited to the needs of tropical plants. But there are many varieties of tropical house plants that can withstand indoor conditions. You need to choose tropical house plants with a healthy foliage and those that have a young growth. For success with tropical house plants, make sure the environmental conditions that your home has, resembles those that the tropical house plant requires.

Tropical house plants require light, water, temperature, humidity, ventilation, fertilization, and soil in correct proportions for proper growth of tropical house plants

Tropical plants grown in full sun have so called sun leaves that are structurally different from the leaves of tropical plants grown in shade. Make sure your tropical house plants are located in an area that duplicates the light where the tropical house plant was grown. The process of acclimatization of the tropical house plants is gradually reducing or increasing the light levels of exposure. To acclimate the tropical house plants, correctly locate the new tropical house plants in a high light area in your home, and then gradually move the tropical house plants to a permanent darker location over a one to two month period.

Tropical house plants thrive when the moisture level is balanced and in order to raise the humidity for your tropical house plants, group your tropical house plants close together.

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