Living room, bedroom or bathroom: which houseplant is right for each room?

When you love plants, you want to put them everywhere. And that's just as well: any room in the house can accommodate plants, as long as it has a window. Looking for a tropical plant for your living room? Want to add a touch of greenery to your bathroom? We explain which plant to choose for each room in the house.

Even if you don't spend much time there, the entrance is a room not to be neglected. It's the room that welcomes you home after a long day at work. It's also where you welcome visitors. Adding a potted plant to the decor makes the space more inviting and lively.

But not all species do well in the entrance hall! It's often colder and darker than the rest of the house. It's also more prone to draughts. When arranging your plants, don't put them directly in front of the door. Instead, place them on the sides, a few meters apart.

Unless your hallway is bathed in sunlight, choose plants suited to rooms with low light levels, such as moon Flower (Spathiphyllum wallisii), aglaonema commutatum and pothos (Epipremnum aureum).

Finally, choose hardy varieties that thrive in draughts. Spider plant Chlorophytum comosum), mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) and plant ZZ (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) are indestructible, graphic and undemanding. To keep them alive, simply follow the tips and watering reminders on the Monstera app!

The living room is where we spend most of our time. Decorate it with your favorite plants, to make the most of it! You'll have a front-row seat to watch new leaves appear week after week.

Our indoor temperatures, between 18 and 22°, even in winter, are suitable for most tropical plants. Two rules apply to find the specimens that will blossom and transform your living room into a jungle:

If your living room faces south and gets plenty of light, you can do almost anything. Monstera deliciosa variegata, pothos 'Manjula and syngonium podophyllum are ideal behind a window screened by a curtain.

If your apartment faces west, consider Ficus elastica, Yucca, Areca or Aloe vera. They love the sun, but fear its strongest rays. Flowering plantssuch as anthurium andreanum, phalaenopsis hybrid (Phalaenopsis hybrid) and Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) like to be within a metre of a west-facing bay window.

Do you get morning sun? This is ideal for plants that grow in semi-shade in their natural environment. Try your hand at growing alocasia zebrina, Begonia maculata, Howea forsteriana and Dieffenbachia. Indoor palms (Dypsis lutecens and Chamedorea elegans) also thrive in an east-facing living room.

Finally, if your living room faces north, buy shade-loving species such as high Aspidistre elatior, schefflera actinophylla (Heptapleurum actinophyllum) and Fittonia albivenis. Just remember to place their pots less than a metre from the glass. (To find out more about plants that thrive in dark places, visit our blog!)

Let's start by busting a myth. Yes, you can put houseplants in your bedroom. Even if they emit CO2. The quantity, especially at night, is negligible and has no impact on our health or sleep. So you can expand your collection and invite nature into your bedroom.

For example, you could select species from the Marantaceae family. These plants, known as praying plants, have the particularity of folding their leaves at dusk and unfolding them at dawn. Every evening, they give the signal to go to bed. And what better motivation to get up in the morning than the foliage of a Calathea makoyana or a Ctenanthe burle-marxii!

If the air in your bedroom is dry, make it a haven for cacti and succulents. Succulents, accustomed to desert environments, don't need high humidity. A Euphorbia acrurensis by the window, an Echeveria elegans on the bedside table, and a Morgan's thorn (Sedum morganianum) on the dresser will give your bedroom the look of a Mexican hacienda, and require very little maintenance.

Do you think your bathroom is too small, too ugly, too dull or too old-fashioned? Install some plants. If, on the other hand, your bathroom has been refurbished and you're looking for just the right element to enhance it? Add a plant. With this extra touch, the space becomes livelier, more colorful, more modern and more personal.

The bathroom is the most humid room in the house. Take advantage of this to grow varieties that require a high degree of humidity, such as ferns. When provided with sufficient humidity, Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) and bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus) are easy to grow indoors. Their bright green fronds will brighten up your powder room, even if it doesn't get much sun and you don't have a green thumb.

When space is at a premium, think epiphytic plants. Since they have no roots, they don't need soil to live. A simple support (shell, piece of wood, frame...) is all they need. Daughters of the air, such as tillandsia ionantha and jellyfish head caput-medusae, are particularly at home in the bathroom. Thanks to the scales on their leaves, they capture water from the atmosphere.

Finally, if you're dreaming of playing Cleopatra, don't bother bathing in donkey's milk. Instead, treat yourself to a potted papyrus. Its crowns of fluffy leaves will transport you back to the days of the Pharaohs on the banks of the Nile. To prevent the foliage from turning yellow, place your papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) next to a window and place its tub over a dish filled with water.

Plants are a great way to add a little flair to your kitchen without breaking the bank. But it's not an ideal environment for plants. If the humidity is higher than in the bedroom or living room, the heat given off by the hood and oven is a danger.

To plant your kitchen without causing casualties, place your plants away from cooking appliances and the refrigerator, which give off a lot of heat. Make sure you air out the room when the temperature rises too high. The best location? Next to the window, to get the most natural light.

If you're feeling practical, grow herbs in pots. Basil, thyme, parsley, rosemary and chives can all be grown indoors. And if you're on the coriander team, add a Coriandrum sativum plant.

To dress up your cupboards, there's nothing likea hanging plant. Misery (Tradescantia zebrina) and heart chain (Ceropegia woodii) are easy to care for and hardy. The former is happy in semi-shade, while the latter prefers a bright spot.

When your kitchen is more like a kitchenette than the backstage area of a large restaurant, choose smaller plants. Chinese coin plant (Pilea peperomioides) and daigremont Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe daigremontiana) rarely exceed 60 centimetres in height when fully grown. To reach maturity, they require very little care. Regular watering with non-calcareous water, repotting every two years and a little fertilizer are all they need.

Plants make us more creative, more focused and therefore more productive. It's scientifically proven. So don't wait any longer to turn your office into a rainforest!

Indulge yourself with a small plant to place on your desk, such as a Peperomia Watermelon (Peperomia argyreia), a Hoya kerrii or a Philodendron 'Birkin. These are undemanding varieties, but they do appreciate humidity. In winter, when the air is dry from the heating, mist them with non-calcareous water.

Next to your window, make room for a Pachira aquatica, a calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa) or a Dragonwood braunii. As well as adding a graphic touch to your interior, these shrubs are believed to attract good luck and prosperity.

Finally, buy plants with a drooping habit for your shelves and bookcase. Pearl necklace Curio rowleyanus), christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), philodendrons and pothos are suitable for inexperienced gardeners.

By dint of watching you water, cut, fertilize and prune, your children are becoming plant-addicts? Give them their own houseplants to decorate their rooms.

But even if you trust them, don't take any risks and opt for non-toxic plants. This way, they won't risk anything if they get the idea of tasting them (or feeding them to their little brother).

To reward their efforts, choose varieties that are easy to care for. Succulents such as haworthiopsis fasciata and gasteria acinacifolia are harmless on contact or if ingested. They require only one or two waterings a month and no fertilization. If your offspring is keen to spray, repot and water more often, suggest they take on a Hypoestes phyllostachya. Care is more frequent, but the variety is resistant to beginner's oversights and mistakes.

Vegetable plants are always a big hit with budding gardeners. Strawberries in pots, tomatoes in a mini greenhouse or radishes grow quickly, even indoors.

Does your apartment have a loggia? Does your living room extend onto a veranda? Use this extra room to create a winter garden. In the dreary season, you can enjoy a little corner of nature without leaving the house.

Orange tree (Citrus sinensis), lemon tree trees (Citrus x limon) and citrus trees in general can't stand our overheated apartments. They do, however, thrive in sheltered, light-filled rooms, such as skylights and loggias. To reinforce the Mediterranean feel, you can even plant an Olivier (Olea europaea) and a Remarkable Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis).

In a veranda, potted plants are sheltered from the cold, but still experience a difference in temperature during the seasons or between day and night. These conditions are ideal for flowering plants such as birds of paradise (Strelitzia reginae and Strelizia nicolaï in particular) and the Cymbidium orchid (Cymbidium). You'll enjoy their verdant foliage all year round. In spring, you'll be delighted to see them in bloom.

Plants need natural light to live. It's impossible to install a green plant in a windowless dressing room or a blind bathroom.

But if you want to plant a windowless room, there is a solution. You can use artificial houseplants and dried flowers. Long considered old-fashioned, these are now making a comeback in interior design stores and magazines. But choose carefully! Opt for quality imitations for a realistic effect, and remember to dust them regularly!