When choosing realistic artificial plants, there are several factors and options to ensure your space is enhanced with the best faux greenery. Whether you’re looking for a small addition to your home or a large floral arrangement for an office, there are plenty of realistic options.
We’ve put this comprehensive guide together to help you discover which artificial plants look most realistic. This should help you to select the most lifelike artificial plants for your home or office. Read on to get Evergreen’s advice on the most realistic plant options.
Choosing Realistic Artificial Plants
The realism of artificial plants can be significantly affected by the choice of materials and the detailing in the design. High-quality faux plants often use materials like silk, latex, or “real-touch” plastic that mimic live plants’ subtle textures and vibrant colours. To achieve a convincing look, it’s essential to pay attention to the colouration and sheen of the plants. Shiny artificial plants can look cheap and easily give away their faux nature. Instead, opt for a matte finish and detailed colour variations that mimic natural plants more closely.
Placement and Position
The way artificial plants are presented can significantly affect their perceived realism. Consider placing your artificial plants in natural settings where live plants typically thrive, such as sunny corners or wide windowsills. Mixing faux plants with real ones and using natural-looking pots or baskets can enhance their believability. Adding organic textures like soil, rocks, or moss around the base of your artificial plants can further contribute to a realistic appearance.
Our Top Picks
At Evergreen, we have a great range of realistic artificial plants. These are great additions to homes and offices in the UK, and the products below are just some of our recommendations. Certain types of plants lend themselves particularly well to artificial replication due to their natural characteristics:
- Monstera: With branches, sub-branches, and lush leaves, this attractive plant is a popular realism choice for homes and offices.
- Cacti: The natural reluctance to touch a cactus’s spines aids in the illusion of realism, making artificial cacti a convincing choice.
- Topiary: These bushes are usually pruned to specific shapes, so imitating them with faux topiary is easy.
- Elephants Ear: With unique leaf shaping and interesting botanical textures, this artificial plant is a fantastic faux choice that presents true realism.
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Maintenance and Longevity
Maintaining artificial plants also helps to keep up the realism. Thankfully, one of the advantages of artificial plants is their low maintenance. They don’t require watering, sunlight, or pruning, making them ideal for people with busy lifestyles or less-than-ideal growing conditions. Regular dusting with a feather duster or soft cloth is usually sufficient to keep your faux plants looking fresh. A damp cloth or a mild soap solution can be used for a deeper clean. It’s also recommended to occasionally rotate your plants to ensure even colouration and to apply UV spray if exposed to direct sunlight to prevent fading.
Other Top Tips
Beyond what we’ve already discussed, there are more top tips to increase the realism of your artificial plants. One of the best low-key options is to make your plants imperfect. Natural plants aren’t ever perfect, and they’re often asymmetrical due to leaves falling off. To achieve true realism, you should consider aiming for this less-than-perfect look.
Next, if you’re using outdoor plants, ensure they can be planted in your location. For example, it’s unlikely that palm trees could survive in cold climates. You can have a more authentic-looking home or office by considering how each plant is presented.
Finally, don’t forget to dust! If your leaves are dusty. It’s a fair indication that your plants are fake. Whether you use a spray, damp cloth, or traditional duster, it’s essential to keep on top of these low-maintenance plants.
How Can Evergreen Help?
At Evergreen, we’re proud to provide a fantastic range of products. Our artificial plants and trees are all designed to be as realistic as possible, even at a short distance. From monstera and elephant ear plants to topiaries and cacti, we have options for all UK homes, offices, and outdoor spaces.
Any foliage we use is carefully designed in-house and imported directly from the manufacturer, thus avoiding any middleman costs and ensuring we deliver the best quality artificial plants at the lowest possible price.
Evergreen is a family business; consequently, our team are very invested in every aspect. Our artificial planting specialists are one of Evergreen’s most significant assets; pick up the phone today to speak to one of them if you need any advice.
