Christmas Houseplants for those with Green Thumbs!
A selection of popular Christmas houseplants for your home or for the perfect gift!
For some, Christmas without a festive plant isn’t complete. We’ve researched and found the most popular Christmas houseplants to have for the holidays or those perfect for gifts! Make you houseplant even more festive (and even those houseplants that aren’t specifically for Christmas) by adding a bunch of Micro LEDs to make your home glisten this winter.
Poinsettia
It isn’t Christmas without a Poinsettia! Commonly known to be a red blooming houseplant during the Christmas season, a Poinsettia can also bloom in shades of pink or soft yellows. Poinsettias are a tropical plant, so our cold winters mean that they need extra care to keep them looking healthy and to keep them blooming year after year! Best suited to grow in direct sunlight and humid temperatures, it is recommended to be around 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit.Amaryllis
A delightful bell-shaped bloom that is perfect for Christmas, and in recent years it has grown in popularity. Blooming in brilliant shades of red, this houseplant will create a welcoming feel and warmth in your home for the holidays. Similar to the Poinsettia, Amaryllis are a tropical plant which require a warm temperature with humidity to keep them blooming and healthy, however, do avoid placing this particular houseplant in direct sunlight as to keep the blooms intact.
Christmas Cactus
A Christmas Cactus will stay green throughout the year, however, when the Christmas season arrives colourful red, orange, pink, purple and white blooms form. The perfect houseplant for those who love to keep and maintain their indoor plants throughout the year. Best grown in moist soil with indirect sunlight. Helping this Cactus bloom for Christmas requires a little more attention, for 6-8 weeks proper to Christmas you will need to provide the Cactus with 12 hours of darkness each night to ensure beautiful blooms.Mistletoe
The classic symbol of love at Christmas, you’ll find this typically hanging in homes at Christmas. Mistletoe, with its sweet meaning, is actually a parasitic plant, so growing this particular plant indoors will require a host to allow it to grow! Mistletoe matures in about 4 years, and it’s male plants will not produce those white berries we’re all used to.
Paperwhite Narcissus
Closely related to the daffodil, this bell-shaped bloom is perfect for your home during the holidays with its strong fragrance. The Paperwhite Narcissus stem will grow between 12 and 18 inches, with bell-shaped blooms forming the shape of a star.
Cyclamens
Make your home feel more festive with a bloom of Cyclamens, blooming in delightful shades of red to match that deep or candy red Christmas décor. Be sure to make sure that the temperatures for this plant are kept accordingly, as it’s ideal temperature is between 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
