Indoor Plants for Kids to Take Care of to Learn Responsibility

The best way to get kids into growing plants for doing so is to include them in the cultivation of a vegetable garden. They can either have a small plot within the mix. Radishes, lettuces, and cucumbers are great plants to get them going. Not only will this get the kids interested in growing plants but also eating them.

Once they have reached the level of being ready to care for plants without close supervision, indoor plants in their room can be a great choice. Loads of indoor plants are very forgiving as well as healthy and beautiful to have around. It’s a great way to sneak responsibility into a child’s modus operandi.

These plants are common and easy to find. They are interesting in various ways. Some of them have edible or medicinal qualities. Some provide fantastic blooms or lovely fragrances. Kids and adults alike will love having them as part of the family.

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Christmas Cactus

Christmas cacti are native to tropical Brazil and prefer indirect sunlight, so they are well-suited to life indoors. They don’t require fertilizer, they only need to be repotted every few years, and they aren’t going to get overly grumpy if one is late on watering them.

These plants get a cool, weeping shape. They bloom beautiful flowers in the wintertime.

Spider Plant

In addition to being pretty, easy-growing plants that love it inside, spider plants are noted for their ability to purify the air. In other words, they are great plants to have growing in a child’s room. They like indirect sunlight, don’t require frequent watering, and grow quickly.

Spider plants are cool because they send out little pups that look like botanical spiders.

Lucky Bamboo

A great beginner plant, lucky bamboo is shade tolerant and easy to care for. Ironically, it’s not actually bamboo, just looks very much like it. Lucky bamboo has a softer stem than actual bamboo, but it does grow quickly like bamboo. It likes moist soil with plenty of space for the roots to spread out.

There are quite a few species of lucky bamboo to choose from.

Jasmine

Jasiminum polyanthum is a common jasmine species for growing indoors. It has winter blooms that emit a wonderful fragrance in the night. This plant will want a sunny window somewhere, and it benefits from having a trellis to climb. Its soil should be light and retain moisture well, including plenty of coconut coir or bark in the organic mix.

Jasmine plants should be pruned back significantly in the spring, or they will get out of hand. They can also be used to make tea.

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Peace Lily

Peace lilies are tropical evergreen plants and not lilies at all. Because they thrive on the forest floor where things are shady, they are well-suited for indoor growing. They are not cold-hardy at all. They can last quite a while without being watered as long as the soil remains moist to the touch. The plant droops when it needs water, and it won’t like chemically treated water from the tap.

Peace lilies are toxic, so be sure the kid resists eating them.

Pothos

Regarded as one of the easiest houseplants to grow, pothos lack the showy flowers of other plants, but they have beautiful foliage and vigorous vining. Pothos likes bright, indirect sunlight and can be propagated easily by putting cuttings in water. Once in pots, the plants should be left quite a while between watering: until the top inch of soil is dry.

They are respected air purifiers as well.

Lithops

Lithops are really funky plants that resemble rocks more than they do plants. They are succulents, often called living stones, and extremely drought-tolerant. They typically have two sides with a crevice in the middle, and from that crevice, they produce daisy-like flowers typically in the fall.

There are several species of this African succulent to choose from. They can also be clustered into a single pot to make a more colorful display.

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Citrus Trees

Growing something that produces food is always a worthwhile endeavor and provides kids with a reward for their efforts. Citrus trees make great houseplants, and they can produce fruit relatively quickly. They are easy to grow, good at dealing with missed watering, and can be moved outdoors in the summertime.

Plants are a fun and long-lasting gift for children, and they are much easier and cheaper to care for than pets. These plants are a great place to start, and by all means, include the kids in the gardens outdoors, too.

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