Fill your home with life and on-point color with these easy-to-grow options.
The latest interior design andcolor trendshave beencentered on self-expression and wellness.
Soothing tones and spaces with set intentions can be good for the soul.
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One way to add calmness to your home is to include a few houseplants with sage green leaves.
Any room will benefit from the freshness and life that these plants impart.
Plenty of houseplants provide a natural source of this mind-quieting color.
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Select a variety that suits the space where you’d like to enjoy itscalming effect.
Air plants don’t require soil, but bright, indirect light is essential.
Size:6 to 8 inchesLight:Bright lightWatering:Soak plants in waterevery week or every other week.
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Arrowhead Vine
Grow this lush houseplant on a tabletop or let it ramble up a trellis.
This plantthrives in low lightand is perfect for infusing a bedroom or office with a little life.
Bromeliad ‘Aechmea Pink’
Bold and stylish, ‘Aechmea Pink’ bromeliad has strappy silver-green leaves.
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Once this statement-making plant produces itsshowy pink blooms, the foliage will slowly decline.
Grow bromeliads as short-lived houseplants.
Chinese Evergreen
Tough yet beautifulChinese evergreentolerates low light andlong periods of drought.
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‘Cecilia,’ ‘Golden Bay,’ and ‘Silver Bay’ all have gorgeous sage green foliage.
Size:1 to 3 feetLight:Bright to low lightWatering:Water when the soil surface is dry.
‘Deranosa’ has exceptional sage green foliage.
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‘Compton Carousel’ shown here, also has sage green leaves set off by white edges.
Because these plants are low-growing, they work well as tabletop centerpieces or on a windowsill.
Size:6 to 8 inchesLight:Bright lightWatering:Water only whenthe top several inches of soil is dry.
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Inch Plant
The fast-growing, trailing stems ofinch plantmake it aperfect houseplantforhanging baskets.
Allow it to cascade down a shelf for a living curtain effect.
‘Nanouk’ has gorgeous leaves streaked with sage green and white, with stunning magenta undersides.
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English Ivy
Though it’s a classic houseplant,English ivyis far from mundane.
Varieties come in a range of hues and fascinating shapes.
For that trendy sage green tone, try ‘Silver Bells’ or ‘Silver Dollar’.
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Rex Begonia
Spruce up a drab tabletop or deskwith a rex begonia.
Its variegated leaves give this short-lived houseplant an other-worldly flair.
‘Flamenco,’ ‘Ballet,’ and ‘Salsa’ varieties all sport trendy sage green tones.
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A bright, sunny window andgrow lightsare often needed for sage to flourish indoors.
Snip leaves as needed, and the plant will unfurl fresh foliage.
Size:6 to 12 inchesLight:Bright, direct lightWatering:Water when the soil surface is dry.
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Scindapsus
An elegant tropical plant native to Southeast Asia, scindapsus is closely-related topothosandphilodendron.
Scindapsus, also known as silver pothos, has heart-shape green leaves with silvery, sage green variegation.
Like its relatives, scindapsus can be grown as a climbing vine or treated as a trailing houseplant.
‘Whitney’ is a dwarf variety with sage green leaves.
Size:8 inches to 4 feetLight:Bright to low lightWatering:Water when the soil surface is dry.
The color change will often be accompanied bydroopy or long, thin stems, all indicators ofan unhappy plant.
