{"id":86088,"date":"2024-06-25T14:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T13:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/horto\/is-taking-care-of-plants-a-challenge-discover-5-easy-care-options\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:18:25","slug":"is-taking-care-of-plants-a-challenge-discover-5-easy-care-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/garden\/is-taking-care-of-plants-a-challenge-discover-5-easy-care-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Is taking care of plants a challenge? Discover 5 easy-care options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plants make spaces feel cosier and bring a sense of calm and happiness. But if you\u2019re just getting started with gardening, or don\u2019t have much time to devote to plants but still want to keep them looking great, it\u2019s best to choose species that don\u2019t require much maintenance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Here are 5 options that don\u2019t require much care:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Sansevieria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Also known as the snake plant, Sansevieria is an air-purifying plant, very resistant to negative energy and very hard to kill\u2014even for the most forgetful.<\/p>\n\n

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Beaucarnea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Affectionately known as the ponytail palm, Beaucarnea is a shrub with a semi-woody texture and a sculptural look that adapts very well to indoor spaces. Its thick trunk stores a lot of water, so it doesn\u2019t require much maintenance.<\/p>\n\n

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Zamioculca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Zamioculca, <\/strong>or Zami to friends, is a hardy plant that needs little water and doesn\u2019t require much light. Resistant to a lack of water (but not to too much of it), Zamioculcas do well in shade and don\u2019t need pruning. To keep them looking beautiful and healthy, just water once\u2014or at most twice\u2014a week.<\/p>\n\n

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Succulents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Succulents are famous for being easy to care for. They only need a spot with some natural light, little water, and they even tolerate the occasional lapse in care. Once adapted to the environment, the plant reproduces, flowers, changes shape, and even colour.<\/p>\n\n

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Scindapsus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Scindapsus, also known as \u201cpothos\u201d, has heart-shaped leaves with an attractive pattern. It\u2019s a hardy climber and very easy to care for\u2014just water twice a week and make sure it gets a bit of light.<\/p>\n\n

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Plants make spaces feel cosier and bring a sense of calm and happiness. But if you\u2019re just getting started with gardening, or don\u2019t have much time to devote to plants but still want to keep them looking great, it\u2019s best to choose species that don\u2019t require much maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[777],"tags":[1353,1077,1354,961,1355,962,1356,1001,1357,837,1359,1358,1327,1360,1314,1361,1068,1362,1363],"class_list":["post-86088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-garden","tag-beaucarnea","tag-care","tag-easy-to-care-for","tag-gardening","tag-home","tag-irrigation","tag-light","tag-maintenance","tag-natural-light","tag-plants","tag-plants-from-the-nursery","tag-ponytail-palm","tag-sansevieria","tag-scindapsus","tag-snake-plant","tag-succulents","tag-water","tag-zami","tag-zamioculca"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/01_HCG_blog_intro_1200x752px-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Hugo Silva","author_link":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/author\/hugos\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}