What houseplants make you nostalgic about old times

Houseplants have always held a special place in human life.

They not only cleanse the house of unfavorable energy, but also clean the air we breathe.



Over the past few years, many unusual houseplants have appeared. And so about buying the usual vases, surrounded by which many of us spent all our childhood, no one even thinks about it.

Today's edition. "Site" I decided to remind you what good out of fashion plants. And why is it sometimes better to buy ordinary chlorophytum instead of a spatiphyllum or elegant orchid?

Houseplants in human life

1. Koleus is one of the most colorful decorative indoor plants of the Soviet time. He's a pretty unpretentious neighbor. The only thing a coleus needs for happiness is plenty of sunlight.
   
   
   
   
2. Campanula, or house bells, is another forgotten miracle from the past. This genus of plants has more than 350 species. A few years ago, it was customary to give such plants to newlyweds. White bells were given to the bride, and blue, respectively, to the groom. It was also a good tradition to plant two bells together. This flower tandem symbolized harmony in a young family and served as a kind of talisman from quarrels and everyday troubles.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. But Aloe is loved by many for its useful properties. Soviet beauties made of aloe flesh nutritious masks for the face and hair. And caring mothers used cut aloe leaves as a wound-healing and anti-inflammatory.
   
   
   
   
4. Tradescantia, unlike aloe, has only decorative properties. But the function of decoration this plant performs 100%. Even the most unremarkable living room will play with new colors with the appearance of a magical tradition in it.
   
   
   
   
5. With birch, or cissus, a considerable number of bad signs are associated. But despite this, this plant was also quite popular in Soviet times. Who knows, maybe it's all about his unpretentiousness?
   
   
   
   
6. Geranium is once the most popular houseplant among all. It is believed that it has positive energy and cleanses the house of negativity coming from outside.
   
   
   
   
7. Well, no chlorophytum. When electric air purifiers weren’t even in development, these plants were already doing their job. Chlorophytum grows and reproduces very quickly, so they can easily decorate the whole house.
   
   
   
   

As you can see, sometimes the simplest pots can do more good than modern fashion plants with exotic names.