10 Best Indoor Corner Plants for Your Home

The Importance of Indoor Plants in Home Decor 

Indoor plants are the perfect way to spruce up your home decor, adding an extra touch of warmth and character to any space. From pleasing the eye to easing the mind, there are more benefits to styling a room with some greenery than you might think. Whether it’s an indoor corner plant or a plethora of houseplants creating a jungle out of your home, there’s a green-centric decor style to fit anyone’s preferences.

Beyond looks, incorporating plants into a room can help balance stress levels and improve your mood while connecting you to nature, especially if you spend more time indoors. Humans naturally need to connect with nature, and being around plants, even indoors, helps satisfy that need.

Utilising Corner Spaces Effectively

There’s a missed opportunity to boost a room’s aesthetic—four of them, to be exact. The corners are often overlooked in interior design jobs, as it can be hard to cater to the rigidity of the space. What once may have been an awkward space can now be the centre of attention with the simple addition of a statement plant or some softer, subtle colour. Alongside a stylish chair or full-length mirror, adding some vegetation can transform corners from the overlooked square foot to the unmissable focal point in any space. With the right plant choices, you can recast any corner as a cosy, calming haven.

Starting any transformation is the hardest part. Luckily, we are here to help. As experts in indoor plants, The Grow Centre has compiled a list of low-maintenance plants to add to any vacant corner—backed up by styling ideas and maintenance tips:

10 Indoor Corner Plants to Upgrade Your Home Decor

1. Strelitzia nicolai (Giant Bird of Paradise)

With its tall-reaching stems leading to luscious, banana-like leaves, the Strelitzia nicolai is the perfect tropical addition to any indoor space. As the name suggests, this plant will transport your home to paradise with little care necessary to maintain its brightness and beauty. When tending to your Strelitzia Nicolai, position it in an area flooded with bright, indirect sunlight and keep to a consistent watering schedule. Regularly watering this botanical beauty will help to keep it growing straight and tall and prevent the leaves from browning. With its dramatic foliage and high-reaching limbs, the Strelitzia nicolai will perfectly fill any large, empty corners in your home.

2. Ficus lyrata (Fiddle Leaf Fig)

This evergreen shrub is perfect to add a modern and elegant touch to your indoor spaces. Known for its broad, violin-shaped leaves, the Ficus lyrata is a popular choice for its tame, upward growth patterns. There’s rarely a far-reaching, out-of-place leaf that maintains a minimalist undertone when positioned correctly in a design plan. This foliage prefers bright, indirect sunlight and is sensitive to overwatering. Keeping the soil moist without drowning the roots in water will be the key to maintaining the Ficus Lyrata. Add it to any corner for extra height and a sculptural element.

3. Rhapis Palm (Lady Palm)

The Rhapis Palm boasts fan-shaped leaves with glossy hues of green atop multiple thin stems. With its clumping growth habit and average growth height of 2-4 meters, the elegant fronds create a soft, tropical ambience when placed in the corner of your space. As a plant that needs little attention to blossom, Lady Palm is a beautifully easy way to keep your home green. It doesn’t take much water to satisfy the Rhapis Palm, but place it in bright, indirect sunlight to help it stay healthy.

4. Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' (Happy Plant)

For a subtle touch of greenery without an overdemand of attention, the Dracaena Fragrans 'Massangeana' gives your low-light corners some added character and personality. With its arching leaves painted with a central yellow stripe, this beautiful greenery is perfect for plant-care beginners. It requires little attention while providing an artful implementation of colour to your space. Best suited for low-light environments, the Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' is drought-tolerant and easily maintained even without a skilful, experienced green thumb.

5. Ficus elastica 'Burgundy' (Rubber Plant)

Known as the ‘Rubber Plant’, the Ficus elastica is an alternative natural accent piece if the colour green misaligns your feng shui. Glossy, burgundy leaves characterise this foliage to maintain a darker scheme in your design. Its bold foliage will provide a striking contrast in rooms with a minimalist design style. When caring for your plant, choose a corner that garners bright, indirect sunlight and allows its soil to dry between waterings. This keeps the leaves properly hydrated to maintain their beautifully unique colouring.

6. Schefflera actinophylla (Umbrella Tree)

The Schefflera actinophylla is a tropical, multi-stemmed tree easily recognised by its umbrella-like leaf clusters. If your corner looks dreary, add this plant to implement vertical interest and a lush feel with its dramatic, bright green colouring. Like many other plants on this list, the Schefflera actinophylla flourishes in bright areas occupied by indirect sunlight. Though drought-tolerant, it requires regular watering to withstand a brief dry period.

7. Monstera deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)

With naturally gaping holes scattered across its leaves, the Monstera Deliciosa has earned its nickname: the Swiss Cheese Plant. Famous for these large, perforated leaves, this greenery can liven up any corner with its distinctive, sprawling nature. The large leaves of the Monstera Deliciosa, with their beautiful variations of green shading, are guaranteed to turn your space into a tropical oasis. Only water the Monstera deliciosa when its topsoil is dry and place it in moderate to bright indirect sunlight.

8. Epipremnum aureum (Golden Pothos/Devil's Ivy)

Popularly known as Devil’s Ivy, Epipremnum aureum is an iconic houseplant that features heart-shaped leaves with marbled golden variegation. It’s hardy and adaptable, notable for growing almost anywhere. As the ultimate, minimal maintenance option, this iconic indoor plant’s vines perfectly fill every nook and cranny of the corner spaces in your office, bedroom or even your kitchen. Place this option on a stand or hang it from your ceiling to allow its vines to spread and cascade, softening your corner angles even further.

9. Aglaonema 'Lady Valentine'

The Aglaonema is the perfect corner plant to add a stylish pop of colour to your space. With its striking pink and green foliage, broad features and lance-shaped leaves, the ‘Lady Valentine’ is easily distinguishable, making it a bold option for more intricately decorated interiors. This type of greenery is relatively easy to care for, requiring minimal watering to maintain its colouring. The Aglaonema best thrives in areas of low and/or moderate lighting, making it suitable for various indoor locations.

10. Sansevieria Trifasciata (Snake Plant)

With its upright, sword-like leaves, the Sansevieria Trifasciata is a solid option for a bold addition to your space. Its variegated patterns make each plant unique, with its leaves lined with yellow or silver hues. Its vertical growth makes it perfect for tight corners, adding height and definition without taking up too much space. It tolerates infrequent watering schedules and is accustomed to dimly lit areas. The Snake Plant is painless to care for, requiring minimal attention for prosperity. Sleek and stylish, this is the perfect option for a modern, low-maintenance home setup. Visit The Grow Centre today to browse our selection of indoor plants or to discover more about our plant hire services.

Tips for Arranging Corner Plants

Besides the simple fact that corner plants belong in a corner, there are three main components to deciding where to place them and how they should be styled. These include lighting conditions, using plant stands and hangers and considering grouping plants for impact. Balancing style with optimal sunlight conditions will create the most effective, win-win scenario for you and your new plant.

• Assessing Light Conditions: Understand the light availability in your corner spaces to choose appropriate plants. Is it near a window? Or is it tucked away in a dark corner? Be sure to follow the plant’s care instructions when figuring out where it belongs in your home.
• Using Plant Stands and Hangers: Elevating your plants to varying heights can create an extra layer of visual interest. For plants such as the Devil’s Ivy, using a stand or a hanger to elevate its base will allow more room for its vines to stand out.
• Grouping Plants for Impact: If you’re going for a more maximalist look, grouping a variety of plant species into a mini garden will bring a fun, mixed style of vegetation into your interiors.

Ensuring that you can optimise the conditions for your plant is definitely the top priority when filling your corner spaces, but feel free to have fun with the greenery you decide to implement into your space!

Maintenance and Care

With optimal conditions in mind, we don’t expect you to be pro gardeners when introducing greenery into your home. It may not be for everyone, but certain plants are a low-maintenance way to add a bit of colour to your spaces. With a little help from The Grow Centre, you can care for your plants like a pro in no time.

Take these tips to help ensure you’re properly maintaining your plants:

• Create a watering schedule: Establishing a routine based on your plant’s individual needs will ensure that each plant is receiving the amount of water it needs to flourish in your home. Try setting alarms or reminders to prevent your greenery from becoming neglected.
• Focus on fertilisation: Use the appropriate fertilisers to promote healthy plant growth. Ask our team at The Grow Centre for guidance on what each plant requires, or do some independent research to discover what fertiliser works best.
• Pest Prevention: Be sure to regularly inspect your plants and promptly address any pest issues to properly protect your plants.

Pro Tip: A plant that is not rotated will grow lopsided towards the light. Visit our resources page for more tips and tricks on plant care.

Unused, empty spaces are great spots to decorate with indoor corner plants. If you’re looking for a way to spruce up your interior design without making any massive changes, strategically choosing plants to occupy your corners will transform your home and shift focus onto your beautiful greenery. Even further, plants will improve your mood and make your home a warmer, more welcoming environment transformed by natural elegance.

Now, all that’s left is locating these plants. The Grow Centre is a trusted go-to for lush greenery, expert advice and quality plants that are always in pristine condition. We provide commercial-quality plants in many options, ready to find the perfect fit for any corner you’re looking to fill. Whether you’re styling your home corners or looking for a wholesale plant nursery to add to your existing greenery, The Grow Centre offers a wide range of options to suit your needs. If any of the plants above piqued your interest, visit The Grow Centre at any of our six locations across Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. We are ready to help you find the finishing touch that meets your home needs.

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