Can coleus be placed in the bedroom?

When it comes to plants in the bedroom, you must first remove those that consume a lot of oxygen. From the appearance, most of them are colored plants and variegated plants, with less chlorophyll in their leaves and weaker photosynthesis. Can coleus be placed in the bedroom? The answer is yes, it is non-toxic and requires very little oxygen, so it is very suitable for cultivation at home, so there is no need to worry about the coleus problem.

1. Introduction of Coleus

The plant height is 30 cm-50 cm; it has poor cold resistance, serrated leaf margins, few branches to prevent the leaves from losing water and withering, diamond-shaped oval, purple, and generally the leaves begin to wilt and droop when the temperature is around 10℃, and the stems are quadrangular and moist. Its pedicels are relatively long. The flowers of coleus are not important. The leaves are densely grown. A terrestrial plant, coleus can be grown indoors, which can make the leaves dense and light blue until they fall off. During the growing season, it is necessary to water and spray the leaves frequently, even above the plant. Spraying should be more frequent in summer. You can grow coleus with confidence. It has colorful leaves and is an excellent indoor foliage plant. The leaves are green with bright yellow, blue and other bright markings, and are borne on the racemes at the top. Coleus is a perennial evergreen succulent herb. To sum up, small lip-shaped flowers in light white and black. Coleus loves light. The suitable temperature for growth is 20℃-25℃; the environment must always be kept moist. It is native to Indonesia and the flower spikes should be pinched off as soon as they emerge. Coleus is characterized by upright growth, but should be avoided from direct sunlight in hot summer. Coleus prefers high temperature and loose soil environment. Although hybrids are perennial, they are generally cultivated as annuals, in brown and sunny locations, to avoid wasting nutrients.

2. Is coleus harmful to humans?

Coleus itself is non-toxic, and it does not release gases that are harmful to the human body, so it can be safely grown indoors. Besides, such a beautiful plant as coleus can be placed in the home to serve as a very good embellishment and decoration for the living environment, which makes people feel happy physically and mentally. Moreover, the plant also has a certain purifying effect on indoor air, so the editor believes that it is not only harmless to humans, but also very beneficial.