Making your bathroom look like a tropical oasis is a wonderful idea to connect nature to being indoors. The tropical rainforest-like microclimate formed when showers combine warm weather with a lot of humidity provides the best grounds on which various types of plants can grow. No more frequent misting just place it at a spot which is naturally humid (wet) and the plants should take their water directly out of the air.
It is also the perfect place to put the following seven of the best humidity loving indoor plants as a combination of beauty, toughness, and air purification can be achieved.
1. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
The all-time favorite, the Boston Fern is sort of the poster child of the humidity-loving plants. It has some feathery, cascading fronds and makes even the simplest space appear very elegant. The Boston Fern is a tropical plant that enjoys a humid climate, meaning your steamy shower room should be perfect. Put it in a hanging basket or on a high shelf so that the lovely fronds of its branches can trail down.
2. Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)
The Peace Lily is noted by its shiny and dark colored green leaves and beautiful white looking spathes. It is a low maintenance plant that thrives on humidity. It is a terrific pick in indirect lightened bathrooms and also a strong air purifier since it eats up air spores and other poisonous substances. It also gets an added advantage of droopy leaves that are good indicators that the plant requires some water.
3. Philodendron Pothos (Pothos) (Epipremnum aureum)
Pothos or Devil Ivy is perhaps the easiest plant to grow, the most prolific when it comes to monthly growth or the most improveable for someone with hit-or-miss luck with most houseplants. Vines come trailing with heart-shaped leaves and make a dramatic cascade action when descending over a hanging planter or a high shelf. Pothos can handle a great deal of light condition, low to high light, and indirect light, being able to absorb moisture through the air, as well as it reduces the watering frequency.
4. Orchid (Orchidaceae)
Though they appear fragile to some degree, most orchid species, especially the Phalaenopsis type, go perfectly well in a humid bathroom. Orchids in nature are epiphytes and, thus, they live on other plants and get humidity out of the air. The regular watering of showers will ensure they are happy and will give big and long lasting flowers. The best results can be achieved when placed by a window in bright, indirect light.
5. Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)
The snake plant is made out of near indestructible material and is a good plant to have in the bathroom, and especially with low light conditions. The architectural, standing leaves make the plants look modern in any decor. Although it is well-known to be drought-resistant it will also grow well in a humid climate where it will look better due to the availability of extra moisture. Make sure however, not to over water because its thick leaves retain water.
6. Calathea (Calathea spp.)
When you want a plant with patterned leaves, then the Calathea is a great one to have. These plants originally originated in tropical rainforests where they are used to high humidity and disperse light so a bathroom fits the requirement of the plant perfectly. Leaves may move during the day of some varieties and their leaves even close at night and open up in the morning hence the name prayer plants.
7. Birds nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)
The Birds Nest Fern differs with the Boston Fern in that it has broad, rippled leaves growing out of a central rosette just like a nest. It is an eye-catching and easy to maintain fern that flourishes in humidity and indirect access to light. The always wet environment will ensure that the tips of its leaves do not dry up consequently turning brown to give it a lush appealing aspect. It is a perfect small chair or countertop.
