Designer Houseplants | plants used in Interior Design

Plants that are often used in interior design! These are just a few plants I see commonly used in designed spaces. There are others not mentioned in this video, but I want to highlight a few that I see pop up frequently.
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[@avdogblakecat]

i’m a college student renting places and would love to see advice on how to make rooms pretty when they’re carpeted and maybe don’t have the best lighting!! it’s been a struggle

[@GEOMETRICINK]

Get a huge, beautiful rug that you love. You can absolutely put a rug over carpet. It’ll change the entire vibe of the room. Plus, you can take it with you as you move. When I rented a house I chose one light, the living room light, and changed it out to a large, mid century, style chandelier. I changed it back before I moved out. Don’t know if you’re willing to do that, but it’s worth it if you’ll be there for a year or longer. Also, use a lot of mood lighting, floor lamps, desk lamps, to distract from ugly light fixtures.

[@Janina428]

Layered lighting. Plug in pendants, plug in sconces, cute little table lamps. It makes a huge different to the mood and ambiance of the space! You can also change your overhead lights if they’re ugly

[@happyhiro]

+1 to the layered lighting! having warm lights at different heights in the room (e.g. a lamp at your bedside table, string lights along your wall, a tall lamp in the corner) can create such a cozy vibe :)

[@avdogblakecat]

@@happyhiro omg this is making me so motivated to decorate!! thank u!!

[@Englishroserebecca]

Also houseplants can really soften a room. Arranging the furniture nicely makes a difference. Lamps and rugs. Cushions and throw rugs that you can take with you combined with some nice house plants makes a room look well furnished.

[@dianal3827]

Currently I have 3 🌳 that I use like dividers: one from the hallway to the bedroom (ficus elastica, branched out), two between the office and the livingroom (hibiscus red dragon, branched out, super tall; and a dracaena marginata on a metal stand that I also used as a display for other smaller plants that sit on top of the soil). I did this cause those are literally the only places where the trees would fit 😂 so I'm glad to hear they're ✨interior design✨. I grew all three from cuttings. Edit: I just realized my pachira aquatica is close to outgrowing its corner and I also have a false aralia (was schaefflera elegantissima, was reclasified, I can't remember the new name) that is super tiny now... but will grow into a tree. 🙂

[@LeilaSoleil]

I cannot wait for the Japan videos. Benji, you may not be aware, but you have become so much more relaxed, and confident, and at ease with all this. You are doing so well! I rely on YT videos to quiet my mind and help me deal with things. Your videos are the first ones I seek out. Thank you.

[@collinflowers56]

Last Sunday I was wondering “Where’s benjis video??” I’m so excited :))

[@nocordo]

I work at a nursery that occasionally sells shady lady trees and I'm the one who takes care of them in a commercial setting. From what I've seen, these things are marketed as indoor plants and are even grown in the same greenhouse conditions that most of our other houseplants come from for a majority of their life. When they come in however, I always move them outside to our shaded patio room that is covered by a roof with skylights, but is still an outdoor area. These guys really seem to prefer being outdoor getting some wind blown through them and seem to stagnate when I bring them indoors for staging. I would say it thrives best as an outdoor patio tree, but with enough acclimation and assuming it was originally grown in a greenhouse environment, I see no reason it could be fully indoors granted it gets PLENTY of light. One other thing to note is that it is one of the most frequently returned indoor trees that I see in the nursery due to them not being cared for correctly.

[@smithmen]

ficus umbellata and large bird of paradise are classic as well

[@pijno]

Love that spiritus sancti sitting quietly as a background

[@gilliannash4944]

This video has made me curious as to what commonly used houseplants look like out in nature, could be a good video subject!

[@valeriesantibanez8502]

I took care of two giant black olive trees in a shop I worked at, they're a lot like fiddle leaf figs. Needs bright indirect light and regular watering or else they drop all their leaves.

[@giorvis4186]

I have a Brachychiton rupestris that I grew from seed three years ago and I'm very satisfied with it. In this short time span it reached a height of two meters with beautiful leaves in the same small pot of like 20 centimeters of diameter in which I originally sow it. This year in late spring I decided to prune it (both roots and trunk) and repot it in the same pot with fresh soil and only two weeks after it was already full of 5 new branches and leaves which is awesome. It's also incredibly drought-tolerant, you can leave it with bone-dry soil for two weeks whenever you want and I doesn't drop a single leaf!

[@becoming_a_betty]

They are amazing aren't they! I have 21 in my house that I've kind of done a bonsai on too. One of mine is 20 years old now😊 You are so right about being drought tolerant too. The only time I've known one die is overwatering! xx

[@plantpiggies]

Thanks Benji. I’m so inspired!!! I’m from Australia and I know native plants here have to have different fertilisers and soil. We have specialised ones for native plants. Just a warning for anyone buying the bottle tree.

[@SK-fy8dl]

I love that you included plants used in Asian interior design, bc they add their own style and sensibility to Western design, which I love.

[@asmasayyad6175]

You have definitely done a lot of research on these ‘decorative house trees’, Benji! Most of them seem to be so unfamiliar to I am sure many of us! So thanks for sharing! And have a wonderful trip to Japan!!! 😀

[@wishingonthemoon1]

I’m currently growing pomegranates and loquats from seed-it’s taking quite a bit of time 😅 I like loquats because they have fuzzy leaves, and the fruit is absolutely delicious (I know, I’m going to have to wait like three years haha).

[@yidongju2614]

This is exactly the biophilic design interior. I'd like to use houseplants as an element for interior design. You did a great job!

[@Isabella22302]

Australian here. I have a 2m bottle tree with a gorgeous swollen trunk. Yet it WILL NOT survive inside for no longer that a few days. Another stage plant.

[@rosesofamerica]

I know they’re basic, but my money tree and norfolk pine are getting so large, they’re beautiful

[@becoming_a_betty]

I'm so happy to see Brachychiton mentioned in relation to houseplants! I never have before and they are by far my favourite houseplant. I've been growing them from seed for over 20 years and have found them to be the most beautiful and easy to look after plants :) They take ages to get big and start getting that delicious gnarled root system even after a couple of years. xx

[@rika5745]

Really fun video! I don't really follow interior design accounts on social media, so having the pics in the videos as reference was really nice 😊 Safe travels in Japan, it's really hot here right now, more so than usual. Also, be prepared for evening showers and thunder storms! Looking forward to your traveling vlogs/content ✈

[@yesterdaysjam5467]

Love your peaceful vibe

[@alexismonochrome4175]

Hi Benji! Yes Everfresh is common in Japan! I had one and it grew really well indoors as long as lighting is good. It's really vigorous but given the harsh summer here, I doubt it'll do well outside. Don't think it'll survive winter too. That said, enjoy your Japan trip! But please be prepared for the extremely hot and humid summer here!

[@Luanapradines]

I recently discovered your KZbin channel and I’m obsessed with it. Lovely plants, clean esthetic. I’m just in love.

[@LPow58]

My fiddleleaf fig used to be a column form, which i did not want. It took me years to get it to branch out, until finally, in frustration, i just put it outside somewhat under a tree to get partial sun during the summer, and watered it way more often than i ever did when it was inside. Within months it branched off. Four branches, and then multiple branches off of those branches. Coildnt be happier with it 😅

[@surya_namaskath]

Very insightful. I agree with your observations. Liked this kind of content where you just sit, chill and share your thoughts/ideas it's as we're talking face to face. I recall that I had left a comment on your last last video re: your trip to Japan. 🙏

[@renaereadings3600]

Thank you very interesting and love your calm energy must be all the plants and trees !

[@ruthselden8637]

Looking forward to the videos about the plants in Japan. I totally enjoyed this video and the knowledge gained. Love your style.

[@carolstuff]

Love this video. Thanks for sharing & safe travels!

[@civilizeddiva]

Wonderful vlog. I’ve been thinking about incorporating plants into interior designed spaces

[@dianefields6056]

As a lover of ikebana and bonsai, those house plants are really great. I have two cordylines (I think) that look just like the draecenas. They are in pots outdoors, but have that starved look you spoke about. Too big for their pots, but nice curvy bare stems.

[@HallofWin]

Omg I love this for your content ❤ please keep doing more of these 😅

[@nicaleyva2114]

1 of my top faves content u made

[@Englishroserebecca]

Love your videos. So relaxing. Your voice is relaxed and kind. Just what is needed in this hectic world. 😂

[@lovemycharlene]

Great video 💡🪴🪴I love this aesthetic

[@housemami66]

Very Inspiring 🌱💚 thanks for sharing, Benji.

[@onestrangeanimal3212]

I really like the look of the everfresh tree. I've read that it's a thirsty plant that doesn't tolerate drying out. The Australian bottle tree is really cool too. The latter seems to be drought tolerant and it needs a lot of light.

[@meredithheath5272]

This young man is so personable.❤ Great taste! Im so glad, Benji, that you have found a beautiful space - I adore it, as well - interesting kitchen counter shape.

[@karenb136]

I see you got your drapes. They look very nice! Wow that bottle tree is strange. I’ve never heard of one. Have a safe and fun trip to Japan. Looking forward to the videos. 🌱💚🌱

[@jennifersutton3115]

Hi 👋 Benji. Thanks for sharing 😊 Your complexion is great 👍

[@NicolesNaturals]

You have such a calm soothing voice

[@Xelets]

I was waiting for this!

[@gaddaitherage8204]

Yeah you are correct-many photos are staged. My place recently got photographed by a magazine and we moved plants around the house to compliment the photos. Also, interesting observation about the preference for branchy emancipated plants. I noticed that photographers loves these plants because they act like a line being drawn on the photographs. Great video.

[@TheFloridaBikeVlogger]

plants are crazy cool

[@lisatachibana643]

7:10 Not necessarily. We have a kitchen/dining room table we're not using much. And definitely not eating on it anymore. We mostly use it to store random stuff accumulating on it x3 and sometimes to display plants/flowers in a vase. So it depends. But also for photos those thick branches are beautiful. If it's a frequently used spot probably not the best placement.

[@joshuahalliday491]

Im addicted to Benji videos SOS

[@marcusocampo5384]

This is so timely as I’ve been wondering what indoor trees are used in interior designing for weeks now.😂

[@bongadong6088]

The reason why everfresh trees are hard to come by in certain areas is due to them being heavily invasive in some parts of the world

[@Gee-xb7rt]

I grew up in FL and that family, Fabaceae, is kind of crazy how invasive they are.

[@marsh3774]

Love this!!

[@atharvkolekar6421]

Bonsai plants are looks good as interior plants

[@23jranthony]

I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@timzee]

hey Benji! I'm from Singapore! the everfresh plant also folds its leaves at night (or when it is dehydrated). pretty interactive :)

[@stellalord-bark3744]

your house is so beautiful

[@alexm9148]

Great video 👌, very well prepared and beautifully presented. One can’t stretch enough that outdoor trees are not fit to be used indoors in most parts of the world (in temperate climates and elsewhere). This is a misconception widely deriving by pictures in interior design and lifestyle magazines and web sites. Bonsai plants are often the subjects of this misconception. Speaking of which, I think that indoor bonsai plants could have been mentioned in this video as they are often used by indoor space designers and stylists. Also, I love that you mention that plants in pictures are often placed in areas where they would normally not thrive, or even survive, due to luck of sufficient light.

[@fernandoseda2343]

First time encountering you and loved it. Felt like you were talking to me.

[@usagi009]

finally a peaceful community

[@eliotthumbert2441]

great review

[@debrapresley220]

Love to you guys from the Land Down Under 😊 ❤

[@sunsetwinds]

Would love a really detailed video from you on platycerium care, such as how long it takes a sheild frond to grow in, the light you have them in, feeding? Foliar spray? Mist the leaves or water the roots? Mounting techniques?

[@Munz_is_at_your_house]

Your videos are so calming and has such a good vibe! It always make me feel better

[@zarinaromanets7290]

I've recently come into possession of a weeping fig from an office I was helping renovate. (The ladies didn't want to take care of it anymore). I've never had one before and have been googling care tips and styling ideas. While pruning it back into a shape that isn't Abandoned Office Aesthetic I stuck the cuttings into water and forgot about them, and a couple months later 95% of them rooted!! I'm excited because these are apparently not cheap and are popular for weaving or braiding trunks into cool shapes. Would love to see what other people do with theirs.

[@plastic2644]

hi benji! i’ve also seen some house displays with the euphorbia tirucallis (sp?) and the pittosporum tobira 🌿

[@canon1998]

jacaranda mimosifolia is really nice too! has very tiny dainty leaves :)

[@jt4319]

"I love limes. I love to display my limes like this." LOL. GURL LOVES HER LIMESSSSS

[@grahamcook6628]

Lucked into a dracaena marginata as a gift from my old upstairs neighbor. It's maybe one of my fav statement plants the way it stretches out a good two feet from it's pot! Had no idea they're starting to get big :-0

[@insa1347]

I may propose a few alternatives to these plants. For fancy tree-like indoor plants I've seen corokia cotoneaster and sophora 'little baby'. They both have cute little leaves :> Another big plant, but more wacky is pencil cacti. So underrated ;-; And let's not forget the OG's: benjamin fig and araucaria heterophylla, they grow huge, in various shapes & are probably the easiest options to keep and find for cheap.

[@insa1347]

Oh! I also remembered seeing someone keeping oak (quercus robur) saplings indoors. They looked so unique and seemed to do well.

[@taromi9120]

Commenting from Tokyo Japan. I would say the single most popular house plant here is ficus umbellata for at least 20 years or so. I have never seen them in the US for some reason. My umbellata is 27years old and still very healthy.

[@luoul]

omg im never this early hope u have been well benji!

[@sumi-]

yay another video :)

[@kusumlakshmipathy9069]

Many thanks 💐

[@gilliannash4944]

Thank you for calling out staging weirdness

[@kari.ethereal]

I was waiting for thiss ✨✨ Literally checked the channel one hour ago and now I check it again and there it is, a new video ✨

[@harrytrinh9607]

I've actually found the everfresh tree (but its really small) in nyc Chinatown at plant shop off of Bayard St. They are small but can have potential to grow into something sizable!

[@katjastienen5893]

Hi, i really love the plant in your background that you don't talk about.

[@rosierose1167]

🌳🌴🍀🌳🌴🍀🌳🌴 Hi there Benji, New to your channel & really enjoyed your plant segment. You mentioned you were going to be going to Japan, always been my dream Country to visit. Looking forward to your next video. Rosie of California

[@Sikkimwalivlog]

Amazing👍👍

[@Pippy_G_22]

Hey, I have some research through observation that might be interesting! I have observed a lot of places near where I live use 'Ficus Trees' and Norfolk Island Pines' for interior spaces. However, these plants have been in these places for as long as I can remember, so they are probably from an older trend. Also, I think that the 'Ficus Tree' pulls off a similar effect to the 'Shady Lady' tree or the 'Everfresh Tree', providing dainty leaves and outdoor look. The 'Norfolk Island Pine' also seems to be gaining popularity again, at least from what I have seen in New England businesses and greenhouses I have visited recently.

[@antwainclarke3406]

The black olive trees are ubiquitous in parts of Jamaica's capital city- Kingston. They are excellent street trees and they are also native. I would love to get my hands on one for my loft. The everfresh tree is also really common here. You should take a look in the Caribbean- esp Jamaica. We have a high rate of endemism and a crazy amount of rare native orchids. The great thing is that many of these plants are sold very cheaply too.

[@blairgreenstein]

Hiya Benji, I’ve also been after an everfresh tree for the longest time and couldn’t seen to find any(I’m from the UK) but I did some research and came across a few other varieties within the Fabaceae family that are incredibly similar, one being acacia dealbata(and several other acacia) as well as albizia julibrissin and another one calliandra tweedi, i think there are also different varieties of the latter two as well that share the bi-pinnate fan like leaves, I have all three and find them to all be pretty fast growers, my Calliandra has almost doubled in height since I got it a few months ago, and the other two I have smaller varieties that make for spectacular little bonsai-esque house plants if you wire them. :)

[@margimorris7360]

i love your space. I would like to hear about the Anthurium in the back ground. Potting medium and suggestions for care.

[@Shrinksjp]

I have that tall skinny crystal vase with eucalyptus branches in tree shape.

[@dumbelina187]

aw i'm early hi benji thank u for inspiring me to stay alive

[@OrendaDesignStudio]

Nice 😍.

[@monali4574]

i totally agree with you. actually putting a plant in pot itself i feel painful, they r supposed to be in open ground. but we r making them pet to keep them close to us.

[@pinktypewritter5380]

Not me listening to his plant stories like a podcast 😂

[@xin76]

your house is cozy

[@JoyChun0508]

Hi Benji! Would you be willing to make a video about how to shape dracaena marginata into that growth pattern that we see a lot in social media? I'd love to create that look with my small plant since the fully grown ones are very expensive.

[@tallasianchick]

My ficus tineke experiment is finally showing! I want mine to be tree-like too!

[@oprofessionell]

The everfresh tree grows well from seeds and is easy to propagate, you should just order some seeds online and within a year you will have a small bush or several! I have kept both this and the jakaranda tree as potted plants (they look quite similar). They are both fairly easy-going, grow quickly, not very demanding. They enjoy bright light and can be kept in self-watering pots in ordinary potting soil with no problem. However, with all these tiny leaves they do make a mess as they shed old leaves, they get everywhere. Think carefully where you place these plants so it is easy to clean up from them and so the leaves don't all fall down in the sofa. Especially true when the trees grow bigger, they also tend to drip sticky residue and even more leaves. I also had to cut them down alot to keep them from breaking through the ceiling.

[@heyaaa3506]

Hi Benji! You probably already have content for this but I’m really curious what books you’re reading and what would you recommend in general ❤

[@shogo7182]

Your dracena looks amazing!

[@wonhome2711]

Love your channel; this is my first visit. You have a great calming voice. What city are you based?

[@Joseph-nm5xu]

i have 2 shady lady tree, got them last year but somehow they're not doing anything in my care, they stay the same as the day i bought them. they are very cheap here and has become a staple plant for outdoor cafe and landscape, especially the variegated one. i heard they are growing fast if u plant them directly into the soil, and the root can break a building foundation

[@remsan03]

Is Chris coming to Japan too? Would love to see him more.

[@j0hnxt]

Hi Benji! Can I ask where in LA you got your dracaena reflexa?? It's gorgeous!

[@emmaclouston2922]

we have thousands upon thousands of everfresh trees in Newzealand, they're highly invasive and not kind to our native plants, but are quite pretty.

[@viciouskittykat]

Any suggestions for plants that thrive in the bathroom and like steamy conditions?

[@LouisZimmermann-oy5qn]

This everfresh tree is like a mimose i have that to, its like an tree, may you try that

[@valeriabondar]

i grew up in ukraine and to me draceana marginata is THE office plant. i feel like they were everywhere in offices since they are also so easy to take care of. of course they are all young plants... not aged and shaped

[@sandieedward993]

Interesting 🤔 Posts Thank You...

[@cd2659]

What is the long leaved plant behind you? I love it ❤

[@n3ils3n]

New subscriber - thanks for the vid! Can you please recommend a ultra resilient, impossible to kill hanging plant for a beginner plant person?