Any plant in which the leaves have a shade of red color looks unusually bright and extraordinary. Particular attention is paid to indoor flowers. They are an indispensable part of the design. Most often, an indoor flower with red leaves is an accent point in the interior.
Flowers with bright foliage on the crown
A plant with bright foliage is the goal of any grower. If there is no such miracle in the apartment, then you can choose one of the following copies:
- poinsettia;
- cordilin;
- wild rubber;
- nidularium;
- triangular sour.
Indoor flower with red leaves - an original element of the interior
This is a list of the most popular plants that have red leaves on the top of their heads. To indoor plants constantly pleasing to the eye, their color did not turn pale, you need to familiarize yourself with the nuances of care.
Poinsettia
Poinsettia, or the Christmas star, as it is popularly called, is a type of Euphorbiaceae. The second name arose because of the presence of bright red foliage at the top of the cap, which usually appears at the beginning of winter. The birthplace of the plant is Mexico and Central America. It has a number of subspecies:
- spherical;
- large-horned;
- sparkling.
Poinsettia
Poinsettia is not picky about care. The main thing is to put the plant in a place without drafts and to get rid of severe temperature changes. He feels uncomfortable in very hot weather, does not tolerate severe shading. It develops well in diffuse lighting. She needs to provide plentiful watering, constant spraying. In winter, discards foliage. During this period, it looks unpresentable. Propagated by cuttings - processes that contain at least five leaves.
Important! Poinsettia euphorbiaceae juice is poisonous. It can cause minor skin burns. All pruning and transplanting procedures are performed with gloves on.
Cordilina
A shrub from the Agave family from the tropics resembles a palm tree. But it has nothing to do with palm trees. Rather, relatives of dracaena. It grows to a height of half a meter in height.
It attracts with its unusual appearance, or rather elongated red leaves, which are densely arranged in relation to each other. As they grow, the lower leaves fall off, and the upper ones form a chic hat. There are varieties of cordilina, distinguished by the color of the foliage:
- green
- red and white.
Cordilina
Cordilin should be placed in a warm place, where rays of scattered light fall. He does not like frequent watering. Optimum temperature:
- in the summer period of 20-23 ° C;
- in winter 13-17 ° C.
It responds well to systematic hydration and annual transplants. Waterlogging is detrimental to cordilina.
Irezine
Unusually bright flower from the Amaranth family. Most often found with sheets having an epileptic shape and red-burgundy color. In addition, there are varieties with greenish leaves with streaks of raspberry color.
Irezine
In the care of rubber and unpretentious. It develops well in ambient light, does not respond to minor temperature changes. It can tolerate drought, low air humidity readings.
Nidularium
Home plant native to the tropics. Belongs to the Bromeliad family. The flower is distinguished by the absence of a stem. Sharp green leaves originate directly from the base. At the top of the plant during flowering, leaf plates of red color appear.
Nidularium
After flowering, the rosette disappears, and in its place several new shoots appear, which also begin to bloom. In this way, the nidularium multiplies rapidly.
Important! The plant must be protected from direct sunlight, often watered and maintain a high degree of humidity.
Triangular acid
The plant is stemless, belongs to the Sorrel family, popularly known as hare cabbage. Foliage carved, like clover, red with a purple hue. In the daytime, the leaves tend to rise, and in the evening they begin to lower. It has another name - Madame Butterfly because of the shape of the leaf, which resembles a butterfly.
Triangular acid
The room is located in a place that is well lit. Otherwise, the color of the leaves will change, darken and approach a greenish tint. Watering should be moderate. Periodically in the spring-summer period, they are fed with liquid fertilizers. In winter, at rest, builds up the crown.
Plants with reddish-green foliage
The choice of indoor plants with variegated coloring in red tones is not too large. There are plants with various colors - spotted, stains, stripes.
The most popular indoor flowers with red-green leaves include:
- croton;
- Coleus
- aglaonema;
- royal begonia;
- cryptanthus;
- hypesthes;
- Caladium.
Each of them has its own characteristics, both in appearance and in care.
Plants with a red color on top
Indoor flowers with an original color of leaves look spectacular. Their upper part has a bright red-pink tint, and the lower one approaches green.
Royal begonia
It looks quite impressive, pleasing the eye with a burgundy red color of the sheet plate. Among its relatives is the leader in breeding at home. The size of the foliage is large, resembling a heart shape. The plant reaches a height of about 40 cm.
Royal begonia
Care is simple. Transplants and top dressing are rare, do not require spraying. Prefers a warm room, good lighting and nutritious soil. It does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil and a decrease in temperature to −10 ° С.
Croton
Indoor plant with red-green leaves, which belongs to the Molochaev family. It has a bright color of the upper part of the foliage, on a red background a contrasting pattern of yellow or white veins. The bottom of the leaf has a green color.
Croton
It requires constant care, is afraid of drafts and bright lighting, especially direct rays of the sun. The optimum temperature in the summer is 20 ° C. In winter, she feels great at 15 ° C. Croton must be regularly watered, constantly sprayed. In the spring-autumn period, it requires monthly top dressing.
Important! To form a beautiful croton crown, the plant is constantly pinched. Start the procedure when the plant reaches 15 cm in height.
Coleus
The house plant coleus is popularly called the croton of the poor. First of all, due to its similarity to the croton with its variegated colors, and secondly, ease of care. Belongs to the Labret family, has carved leaves with a bizarre color.
Coleus
It grows in height up to 40 cm. You can propagate both seeds and cuttings. He likes heat and high humidity, periodic top dressing.
Flowers with a bright color below
Plant specimens with an unusual color look interesting: the lower part is red, and the upper is mottled. A bright representative of this species is aglaonema.
In appearance it resembles Dieffenbachia. Homeland - India, China and South Asia. The flower is stemless, but eventually forms a short trunk. The lower part of the sheet is painted red, and at the top in the middle there is a pale pink stripe against a green background.
Aglaonema
It prefers diffuse lighting, it develops well at a temperature of 20-25 ° C. In summer, you need to water regularly; in winter, only slightly moisten the soil.
Spotted Indoor Plants
Many of the existing varieties with a bright color are spotted or stripy. Such instances also look interesting and have their fans.
Codium
A flower from the Euphorbia family is choosy to the conditions of detention. That is why it is rarely seen in an apartment or in a house. It feels great in greenhouses or winter gardens. It is a shrub that grows under natural conditions up to 3 m, in greenhouses does not exceed 1.5 m. It has several subspecies that differ from each other in the color of the crown. On a red background of foliage are spots of yellow, orange and white. Streaks of contrasting color are always present. This makes the plant even more interesting.
Codium
Note! It must be kept in good light, but exclude direct sunlight. Provide regular watering. It is better if you put the pot on a pallet with pebbles moistened with water. During flowering, requires additional spraying.
Cryptanthus
The flower comes from Brazil and belongs to the Bromeliad family. There are no stems, the leaf plate originates from the root base. The leaves are in the shape of a starfish with a sharp edge. Bright color: the base of the sheet is bright raspberry with the presence of greenish or gray veins in the form of stripes.
Cryptanthus is unpretentious in cultivation. Heat-loving, loves high humidity and frequent watering.
Hypestes
Grassy perennial belonging to the Acanthus family. The foliage is red-green, covered with a spotty pattern in a chaotic form. It grows well, reaches a height of 50 cm. It has strong and solid stems, densely covered with foliage.
Hypestes
He likes frequent watering and good lighting. In shaded areas, leaves turn pale and lose their attractiveness.
Important! Depending on the conditions of detention and the number of top dressings, hypesthes can change the color of foliage.
All presented types of indoor plants with red leaves are original and have their own appeal. Each of them can dilute the interior of the apartment, becoming a bright accent. It remains only to choose the plant you like and provide it with the necessary conditions.
