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Indoor Plants

Indoors is a different problem than a balcony.

No direct sun, no rain, no natural airflow — indoor plants live entirely on the light and water you give them. Most indoor plant deaths in Indian apartments come down to one habit: watering out of guilt or routine instead of checking what the plant actually needs. Fix that first, then work out light and placement room by room.

Start here — the core guides

Read these in order if you're starting from scratch:

A few beginner-friendly plants

Good first choices while you learn how much light your rooms really get:

Snake Plant (Sansevieria)

Handles low light and a missed watering or two without complaint — the easiest first plant.

ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas)

Grows well several feet from any window and stores water in its rhizomes, so it forgives neglect.

Spider Plant

Fast-growing, tolerant of hard tap water, and sends out babies you can pot up for free.

Peace Lily

Droops visibly when thirsty and perks back up within hours of watering — hard to kill by accident.