Friday, March 20, 2009

Indoor bonsai trees

Growing an Indoor bonsai tree is a challenge in itself. It is a great learning process for any bonsai practitioner. It is all about having an eye for the details and understanding the basic requirements of the plants. Every plant give a tell tale sign when something is wrong with it. With indoor bonsai it becomes ever more important that you perceive the messages and signs that your plant gives. For example when the plant is not watered enough the leaves start to turn yellow and some species even have loss of foliage. Loss of vigor and growth might be a precursor towards repotting your bonsai. Absence of good bloom in your flowering bonsai might be due to insufficient exposure to sunlight. Similarly there could be a lot of other hints which when paid attention to will reveal some lacuna in your bonsai plant care schedule. So it is very important that you be patient, and feel responsible for the well being of your Indoor bonsai tree.

With the basic things looked after properly, some varieties of bonsai trees can be kept indoors all round the year. Although it is better to bring them out in the sun during the frost free months.

Some of the most commonly found Indoor bonsai trees can be highlighted below:


  • Desert Rose.

  • Bougainvillea bonsai.

  • Boxwood bonsai.

  • Ficus bonsai.

  • Gardenia bonsai.

  • Fukien Tea bonsai.

  • Bush Cherry bonsai.

  • Ivy bonsai.

  • Olive bonsai.

  • Chinese Elm bonsai.

  • Rosemary bonsai.

  • Dwarf Pomegranate bonsai.


The list can go on, and there are lots of other varieties of bonsai that do well when grown indoors.

It is best to choose a species which grows in a climate that resembles closely to the atmosphere inside our houses, and which does not have a varying seasonal requirement.

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