Interior Plantscaping

Abstract

Foliage plants play role in symbols and contact human with nature. With many functional uses of foliage plants are esthetic, architecture, engineering, and sensual uses. Also, it can adapt to survival in interior low light intensity, temperature and relative humidity. As foliage plants are popular in several interiorscape places along with commercial buildings turn off air conditioner at night and turn on it at day. By turn off and on it can changes of indoor temperature and relative humidity for physiological changes to always responded condition. Therefore, interior plantscaping depends on disciplinary of both science and art from three branches including to 1) horticulture 2) interior design and 3) landscape architecture for success integrated of interior plantscaping. Plant collection are considered into shape, size, color, texture, fragrance, decorative longevity, and danger are originated with interior participants. When plant collected, next to considered from size of space, location of space, structural parameters, lighting parameters, water supply, temperature, ventilation, relative humidity, interior finishes, and maintenance. After that bring the plants for decorative in suitable position or area to gives adequate indoor environmental factors of plant growth. Placement area of plants obtained maximum sunlight and effective utilization within 45º angle distance from the vertical upper window frame. Moreover, interior plants can remove indoor carbon dioxide gas and volatile organic compounds. Moreover, increasing indoor air humidity, work productivity, and capture of indoor air suspended particulate matter by interior plants.