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5 Plants To Make Your Dorm Room Feel More Like Home

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5 Plants To Make Your Dorm Room Feel More Like Home

Keeping a plant in your dorm room can be great for helping you feel more like home when you’re away at school.

The right plant can also improve the air quality in your dorm, which is great if you find yourself breathing in somewhat questionable indoor air quality on a regular basis. To help you find the right plants to make your dorm feel more like home, we’ve put together this list of six plants that are great for keeping in a dorm and growing from cuttings. These six plants are easy to keep happy, require little maintenance, and will provide benefits beyond their aesthetic appeal. Your new housemates might not thank you for reducing their risk of allergic reactions and improving the air quality, but there’s nothing wrong with doing things that are good for them too!

String of Pearls

If you’re looking for a beautiful and easy-to-grow trailing vine that is great for your dorm room, a String of pearlsis a great option. While the vine can grow as high as 20’ and as wide as 3’, you can keep it in check with regular harvesting and pruning. This is a very easy plant to keep alive and thriving, making it a great option if you’re a beginner, or just not very green-thumbed.

With regular watering, fertilizing, and the occasional pruning, the string of pearls is an excellent choice for your dorm room, whether it’s indoor or outdoor. The string of pearls is also commonly known as a String of beads plant, and even comes in a variegated form if you’d like to add a unique twist to your space.

If you’re interested in growing a String of pearls plant in your dorm room, you can try this plant, which is perfect for smaller spaces. The string of pearls is easy to keep alive, requiring only sunlight and minimal water to flourish, making it a great choice for students who may not have outdoor access to their space.

String of Turtles

If you’re looking for a plant that is easy to grow, low maintenance, and is great for purifying your air and reducing allergy symptoms, you’re in luck. The string of turtlesis one of the best plants to grow in your dorm room, and it’s also one of the easiest to take care of.

This is a great plant to add to your space if you’re sensitive to plants, or if you just don’t have a lot of time to care for a plant that needs more attention. The string of turtles is also a beautiful plant that can add some color to your room, and is especially great for indoor spaces, as it’s recommended that you don’t grow it outdoors if you live in areas where frost occurs.

If you’re looking for a single string of turtles plant, this is easy to grow from a single cutting, and can be used as a climbing plant that can expand vertically as well as horizontally. If you’re interested in growing this plant, you should start it early, as it can take several months for a cutting to root and start to grow. You can also try growing a single string of turtles plant in a hanging basket or other container, where it can grow toward the ceiling and provide some extra growing room.

Philodendron Birkin

If you’re growing a philodendron plant indoors, it’s important to choose the right kind of plant, like a Philodendron birkin. This variety of philodendron is one of the best plants to grow in a dorm, as it’s very low maintenance, easy to take care of, and can grow to be quite large.

If you’re looking for a single philodendron plant, you can often start from a cutting, but the birkin philodendron is known for growing best in groups of three to five plants. This will help it grow larger and stronger, and it’s also a beautiful plant that will add a pop of color to your room. Their leaves feature a dark green with vite variegated veins which add a pop of flare to any space.

Philodendron plants are vines, so you can use them to climb and wrap around a trellis or hanging basket. This will help it grow larger and take up more space in your dorm room, which is great if you’re limited on space.

Hoya Plants

Hoya plants are one of the best plants to grow in your dorm room, and they’re also one of the most beautiful. Hoyas are often grown as ornamental house plants and can be used to add some color and texture to a room that might need a little something extra. They are also semi-succulents meaning they store water in their leaves and don’t need to be watered often.

Hoyas are another great plant to grow if you’re sensitive to plants and don’t want to be bothered with more maintenance than normal. Hoyas are great for areas with low light, and don’t need a lot of water, making them a wonderful option if you’re short on time and money.

Hoyas are also easy to propagate, meaning if you have a single plant, you can grow more. This is a great way to save money and make your space feel more like home.

Pothos Plants

If you’re looking to add some greenery to your indoor space and don’t want to deal with the headache of a philodendron or hoya, pothos plants are the way to go. Pothos plants are some of the easiest indoor plants to grow, and they’re also one of the most popular. They are prolific growers and can grow as much as a few feet every year!

Pothos plants are a beautiful addition to any space, and they’re great for purifying the air, as they contain high levels of the chemical compound, oxalic acid. Pothos plants are easy to care for, and don’t require a lot of attention, making them a great option if you’re busy, or just not very green thumbed.

Pothos plants are also very easy to propagate, and will grow new plants from any hanging piece of the vine. This is a great way to expand your collection and make your space feel more like home.

Creating a Cozy Space

When you’re living in a dorm, it’s easy to feel like you have little control over your space. However, there are lots of things you can do to make your dorm room feel more like home, even if it’s just a small space.

To make your dorm room feel like home, you can start by adding some decorations that represent you and your interests. You can also add furniture, like a couch or futon, and decorations like blankets and pillows, that make your dorm feel cozier. You can also try to make your dorm room smell better by using reed diffusers or scented candles to add a scent.

Additionally, you can try to keep your room clean and organized to make it feel more like a home, and less like a dorm.

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