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As the flowers, leaves, and bees spring to life outside, why not wake up the inside of your home as well? These colorful plants will bring your indoors to life, just as the dawn chorus of birds grows louder in the garden. Whether you have low or bright light, here’s a rooted friend to shine in any setting!
At some point in evolutionary history, crotons shirked the trend of green leaves and changed their colors to vibrant orange, yellow, and red with a green backdrop. Not to be confused with the crunchy chunks of bread in your salad, the croton may be the most eye-catching indoor plant you own. Low light causes it to boost the green chlorophyll in the leaves, so remember to give your croton bright morning light and filtered afternoon rays for maximum color.
Here’s an indoor plant without a hint of green at all! Instead, it offers tones of mauve, maroon, plum, and amethyst, sometimes with silver flecks. Unlike the begonias of your garden, it doesn’t flower often, but it will impress you with its colorful leaves year-round. Rex begonias thrive in bright, indirect light but tolerate lower levels of light than other begonia varieties.
Who said green wasn’t colorful? Well, it would be strange to praise a plant for its green leaves alone, but peperomias display some of the most eye-catching patterns and textures of any green plant. One variety boasts oval-shaped leaves with silver stripes, while another has olive-green foliage with honey-toned edges. Best of all, these endearing indoor plants are easy to grow with little fuss.
Calathea uses green leaves as a canvas for strokes of chartreuse, pink, white, and sometimes silver. If it were your classmate in art class, it’d be the one who made the simple but beautiful paintings that left you wondering—why didn’t I think of that? Fortunately, you can bring this colorful beauty into your home, where it will be comfortable in medium to low light.
Anthurium doesn’t hold anything back when it comes to color. It hits you with the glossiest and most seductive flower spathes you can imagine. Cherry red and hot pink are their colors of choice. And since this big, vibrant petal is actually a modified leaf, it lasts a long time—typically 2-3 months—and will keep blooming throughout the year.
This plant offers colorful, luscious leaves loaded with personality. You’ll find varieties showing bold green leaves with silver streaks and others displaying apricot-red undertones with flecks of shamrock green. While these plants do produce subtle flowers, it’s their bold leaves that really shine. Plus, they’re low-maintenance and thrive in medium-to-low light or indirect bright light, depending on the variety.
Reigning from the mint family, this plant boasts vivid green and scarlet leaves with maroon and purple accents. Some varieties produce tiny blue or white flowers, but their main draw is the colorful leaves. When warmer weather comes along, you can move your coleus into a low-light spot on the patio and enjoy it outdoors during the summer.
Just because our rooms are indoors doesn’t mean they can’t be as colorful as our gardens outside. Once we realize that, we can welcome all of the beauty of houseplants into our lives and get one step closer to satisfying our deep longing for a connection to nature!
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