Flowers decorate any room, performing a decorative role, but in the bathroom they are installed quite infrequently. At first glance, the conditions in the bathroom are to add colors to the interior, but there are certain nuances.
Both the air temperature and the high humidity characteristic of the bathroom are quite favorable for plants, but due to the lack of light, the adaptation of colors can be complicated. In addition, plants in the bathroom will stay for a long time not only in the dark, but also in cool conditions, and in addition they will be affected by the chemicals that you will use indoors( cosmetics, cleaners, various aerosols).All these features are important to consider in the selection of plants, their placement in the bathroom and care.
Rare baths have windows and large spaces, but you can place flowers even in a small room without a window, if you select the right plants and install phyto-lamps. So, deciding on growing flowers in the bathroom, the first task will be to arrange proper lighting.
Choose colors
Among plants that can adapt to the conditions in the bathroom, often choose curly, for example, philodendron, epipremnum or ivy. Also in the bathroom you can put such large plants as monsters and fatsia. Well feel in similar conditions and bush plants, for example, hamedoroya, aspidistra or aglaonema.
If you want to decorate the bathroom with flowering plants, choose violets, cyclamen, chrysanthemum, exacum or spathiphyllum.
If the room is spacious enough, it should be put dienenbachia, alocacia, fern or ficus.
For those who forget to water the plants, Drazen will be a good choice. If you decide to decorate the bathroom with violets, place them so that the flowers do not get a drop of water.
Not all of these plants will grow well in your bathroom, because they need a lot of conditions. Often, to select suitable plants, which will decorate the room, and will successfully grow in it, you have to make a lot of mistakes and trials. First of all, experiment with the placement of moisture- and shade-loving plants.
Do not try to fill the whole bathroom at once, because even one flower is able to transform the interior.
We recommend reading our article about what plants and flowers are suitable for a bathroom.
Placing in the bathroom
It's great if the bathroom has a window, because through it natural light and fresh air will get to the plants. In this case, the issue of placing flowers will be solved very easily, because you will have a window sill. Especially good on the windowsill "live" flowering plants. If the space is large and the window sill is large, you can even organize a whole greenhouse, just try to achieve a harmonious appearance.
Small or curly plants are conveniently placed on shelves. They can be hung in corners or staggered, decorating one of the walls. Also, the "green" corner can be placed on the existing furniture( on the cabinet or hanging cabinets) or specifically buy a plant rack or bedside table for the plants( this option is only available for owners of spacious bathrooms).Climbing plants can beautifully mirror the mirror.
Large bouquets and large plants can be placed on the floor. Vases with them look good in the corner of the bathroom. In each room there is a zone in which the minimum of actions is made - just in this zone and it is necessary to install large plants.
Large clay pots, as well as massive glass and ceramic bathroom vases are not very preferable. In this room it is better to keep plants in unbreakable light pots, beautiful plastic vases or bottles.
It is not necessary to arrange plants on a washing machine, a sink, a bathtub or next to the opening doors of a shower cubicle or cabinets. It is best to place indoor flowers so that they get a minimum of splashes and particles of chemicals.
Features of care
Care of plants in the bathroom should be more regular than for the flowers in other rooms. Since weekly you have to wash the leaves, it is better to avoid placing the pubescent plants in the bathroom. Flowers with large leaves can be wiped individually each sheet, and plants with numerous small leaves are more convenient to wash directly under water jets. If you get a toothpaste, soap or shampoo on the leaves, wipe them off immediately.
Due to the increased humidity of indoor plants placed in the bathroom, problems such as mold, flower pests and fungi can occur. To avoid these troubles, regularly ventilate the room( leave the door open at night or install forced ventilation), and wipe the floor and walls after water procedures.
Do not water the plants excessively, because they are already in a humid microclimate. Time for the next watering is assessed by the state of the soil in the pot - it should dry completely. To water does not stagnate, during the transplant to the bottom of the pots, lay pebbles, small pebbles or expanded clay.
If a window is present, the plants should be regularly rotated as they will reach for the light source. If the appearance of the plants in the bathroom has deteriorated, it is worth replacing them with others. Flowers with unimportant appearance take out in a bright room for at least a month, and when their attractive flowering form is restored, you can put them in the bathroom again.
Care for each plant is individual. We have given you the basic principles. When buying, be sure to ask how to care for the flower.
Bathroom without window
All plants need light for their growth, and in a bathroom without a window they will often be in pitch darkness, which can lead to the death of flowers. Artificial light will come to the rescue, which can be represented by daylight lamps. Keep them always turned on and the plants will receive the light they need.
A more advantageous alternative is the use of phytolamps developed specifically for plants. Such lamps are equipped with greenhouses and rooms with a lack of natural light. Such lamps give light exactly the range that the plants need.
They come in several forms:
- Luminescent lamps give a minimum of heat and last for a long time.
- There are also special purpose lamps with a coating on the glass. They have the usefulness of the flow of light for colors higher than those of conventional luminescent ones.
- Metal halide lamps are also an excellent choice, the advantages of which are high power, the optimal spectrum of light and a great resource, and the disadvantages can only be attributed to the high cost.
The third option, which can be called the least expensive, implies the maintenance of indoor bath plants only for a while. You can take indoor plants in the afternoon in a well-lit room or on the balcony, and in the evening put in the bathroom. By the way, if you take blossoming plants to the bathroom, the period of their flowering will continue. When the flowering is over, return the flower to its original place, which is well illuminated.
Alternative to live colors of
If the window in your bathroom is missing, and you can not install phytolamp or regularly take out plants to light, think about other options for adding colors to the interior of the room.
Key Ideas:
- Set vases, which regularly change bouquets of freshly cut flowers. Small in size bouquets look beautiful on the shelf next to the bathroom, near the mirror or on the windowsill. A single standing flower or large flower arrangements can be placed on the floor or on a low stand. Such bouquets can be matched in the tone of the walls or plumbing, or be of contrasting color in relation to them.
- Use artificial flowers. Their main advantage is the absence of the need for regular maintenance. Such plants are also imitation of freshly cut flowers( mimosa, carnations, roses, gerberas and others), and copies of potted plants, including creepers and small trees. By the way, artificial liana will help successfully hide any communications.
- Put the dried flowers. To dry longer does not spoil, it is treated with a special composition that increases the resistance of the composition from dried flowers to moisture. You can put in the bathroom and small vases with miniature compositions, and narrow outdoor vases with large long branches.
