Our favorite plants for the bathroom

Ah, the bathroom! What a pleasant place to relax under a warm shower or in a bubble bath by candlelight after a long day of work. Have you ever thought about decorating your zen space with plants? The bathroom, with its often higher humidity than other rooms in the house, is ideal for several tropical plants that feel right at home there. Of course, you should consider that this room undergoes temperature variations and that the light is often moderate, but the choice of plants for the bathroom is vast.

Therefore, you should look for plants that:

• Appreciate humidity
• Do not need excellent lighting
• Can withstand temperature variations

Here is our top 10 plants for the bathroom:

Boston Fern

Ferns, all varieties of ferns, are the perfect plants for bathrooms as they need a good dose of humidity to prevent their leaves, called fronds, from drying out. The Boston fern is magnificent, whether placed on a stand or in a hanging basket. Since space is often limited in the bathroom, place it up high! Keep the soil moist and mist the foliage 1 to 2 times a week, especially in winter.

Aglaonema

With its beautiful foliage marked with golden, silver, pink, and even red lines, the aglaonema will bring a lovely tropical touch to your room. Make sure to keep its soil always slightly moist, never soggy, clean the leaves with a cloth at least once a year, and give it a little shower from time to time. It is an easy-to-care-for plant available in a wide variety of colors.

Dracaena marginata

If you have little space, the Dracaena marginata is ideal with its slender and elongated structure, which can even reach a few meters in height. Its beautiful thin leaves grow randomly around the trunk; rotate the pot half a turn each month if you want your plant to grow straight. Water as soon as the surface soil is dry and mist the foliage at least once a week. As a bonus, it's a depolluting plant.

Phalaenopsis

Butterfly orchids are magnificent with their beautiful delicate flowers. This plant can even bloom almost all year round under good conditions. You must plant your Phalaenopsis in a substrate specifically designed for this type of plant, otherwise, it will certainly die. To water your plant, give it a bath for a few minutes, then let the substrate dry slightly before repeating. The weight of the plant is a good indicator to tell you when it's time to water.

Aloe

If your bathroom has good lighting, the aloe will thrive there. Moreover, since its sap is a natural antiseptic and promotes healing, it will be very useful for treating your family's small wounds, after carefully cleaning them. It is an easy plant to grow and propagate. Let the soil dry well between waterings.

Anthurium

With its beautiful shiny flowers, red, pink, or white, the anthurium will enhance any room in the house, including the bathroom since it thrives with moderate light and good humidity. If the leaves turn brown, increase the humidity in the room. The anthurium blooms almost continuously and the flowers can stay beautiful for a very long time.

Calathea

With its beautifully patterned leaves, with graphic lines of different colors depending on the variety: pink, yellow, silver, or green, the calathea is a rather compact plant that loves humid environments. Let the top few centimeters of soil dry before watering, but be sure to mist the foliage a few times a week. You can also place this depolluting plant on a bed of gravel.

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

The ZZ plant or Zamioculcas zamiifolia is a plant that can tolerate almost anything. Elegant and unique in its kind, it will adapt to the surrounding conditions. However, avoid overwatering it, as that is its only requirement.

Sansevieria

Mother-in-law's tongues are robust and sturdy plants that can live in rather hostile environments. Let the soil dry completely before watering; giving it too much water will not do it any favors. You can even forget about it for a few weeks without any problem. Clean the leaves with a cloth to remove excess dust once a year or when your finger leaves a mark on the leaf.

Tillandsia

Cultivated without soil, tillandsias feed on the minerals and moisture in the ambient air, hence their nickname: air plants. It is a perfect plant for the bathroom with its good humidity level. Place them on structures, hang them, in a terrarium, or simply place them on a piece of furniture or even on the edge of a veiled window. Soak your tillandsia once a week in the summer and every two to three weeks in the winter. If you can't take it out for a bath, mist the foliage a few times a week should suffice.
Your Passion Jardins garden center advisor will be able to find the best plant for your room's characteristics and the type of gardener you are. Inquire to make the right choice!