8 Romantic Houseplants For Valentine’s Day

8 Romantic Houseplants For Valentine’s Day.

‘Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get
One perfect rose.’

As Dorothy Parker wryly observed, the florists rose is the cliché Valentine’s Day gift.

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But if your Valentine’s Day budget doesn’t run to one perfect limousine that doesn’t mean you have to settle for giving a bunch of scentless over-priced rosebuds (that will never fully open) from the supermarket checkout.

Do you want to make your inner feelings known to the one you love? Say it with a houseplant! At Capital Gardens, the home of beautiful houseplants, we have stocked up on our romantic favourites. From plants with heart-shaped leaves, to ones with colourful flowers, saucy ones and even a natural aphrodisiac!

So, join us in a romantic journey through the seductive world of indoor plants. Here are our top 8 romantic houseplants:

1) Hoya Sweetheart (Hoya kerria). This uber-cute plant is also known as the Valentine Plant! With plump, succulent heart-shaped leaves, It is an easy-to-care-for houseplant that doesn’t take up a lot of space.

Hoya Sweetheart would make an ideal romantic addition to that breakfast-in-bed-tray on February 14th!

2) Hearts on a String (Ceropegia woodii). A delicate, trailing vine bearing baby, silvery heart-shaped leaves. It is also known as String of Hearts and the Sweetheart Vine.

Hearts on a String is easy to care for. It grows quickly, and the stems can easily reach over 1 metre in length in only a few years. This makes it ideal for a high shelf in the corner of a brightly lit room or suspended in a macramé hanging basket.

Giving a Sweetheart vine this Valentine’s Day will always remind your partner of the special connection you share.

3) Heart-Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron scandens). An easy-to-grow evergreen climbing or cascading plant with glossy, heart-shaped leaves. The variety ‘Brazil’ has broad strokes of butter-yellow variegation on the cordate leaves.

The beautiful heart-shaped leaves have also been shown to be air-purifying, capable of removing toxins from the air as well as releasing oxygen.

4) Orchids. Orchids are incredibly varied; this means there will always be one that is perfect to give to your partner. Exotic orchids have been associated with fertility, virility and sexuality in many cultures from Ancient Greece to China.

The long lasting blooms and ease of care make them ideal romantic gifts.

5) Indoor Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum). Powerfully fragrant, with sweetly seductive flowers. Jasmine oil is famed for being a potent aphrodisiac. The arousing aroma is strongest during the evening and at night.

Scent is important to our memory and emotions; it is a powerful unseen mode of communication.

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6) Pink Quill (Tillandsia cyanea). This stunning bromeliad has a long-lasting showy inflorescence. It’s vibrant pink tower of bracts can last for several months. The bracts sequentially open to reveal a small violet flower that last for two or three days. This rainforest dweller is an ideal plant for a warm and humid bathroom or kitchen.

Expert tip: these delightful plants are sensitive to the chemicals in tap water, so water with rainwater if possible.

7) Anthurium (Anthurium andreanum). Flamboyant anthuriums with their bold, colourful spathes are also known as flamingo flower or painter’s palette. With its naughty wobbling spadix, it is sometimes euphemistically called the ‘Boy Flower’. Saucy, colourful, and long flowering – An anthurium would make a daring and fun choice for Valentine’s Day!

Flamingo Flowers can be red, pink, white, mauve, green, or deep chocolate in colour. Bi-coloured varieties are also available.

8) Lithops (Lithops spp.). Also known as Living Stones. Each plant consists of two fat leaves jointed together. A botanical marvel that is perfect for that bright windowsill. Their plump, tactile twin leaves have also earned it the nickname ‘Butt Plant’, making them ideal as a cheeky gift.

So, this Valentine’s Day why not leave those tightly-furled roses that cost a packet (and always fail to deliver what they promise) in the bucket by the supermarket checkout?

Instead, be imaginative and branch out. Give your significant other a long-lasting romantic houseplant full of hidden meaning! After all it is a day for lovers, and that certainly includes houseplant lovers!

For more information about choosing easy-care houseplants when it isn’t Valentine’s Day why not check out our blog:

https://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/blog/top-ten-easy-care-houseplants/