How to Clean Complex Faux Plants

The biggest edge that artificial or silk plants have over live plants, is the amount of maintenance needed. 

While silk plants don’t need a green thumb to keep them alive, they still need to be maintained. 

And occasionally cleaning silk plants is still an essential part of that.

If left uncared for, whether indoors or outdoors, silk artificial plants will accumulate layers of dirt and dust that will dull their shine and make them look unkempt. 

So the questions arise: 

How to clean silk plants? 

How often do silk plants need cleaning? 

• What to use while cleaning silk plants?
• Obviously, there is no one process that applies to all situations. 
• The amount and type of cleaning needed vary from situation to situation.

An outdoor plant on a dusty Arizonan entryway is bound to need more thorough and regular cleaning than an indoor plant in an air-conditioned Washington cubicle.

Hence, we’ve classified the types of cleaning processes based on:

• the type of faux plant
• location of the faux plant
• the stage of dust accumulation
• recommended frequency for that method

1. Cleaning silk plants: Small-medium sized plants, indoor 

Approx. size range: 6″ – 6′

Indoor plants don’t require as intensive cleaning of a cleaning regimen. But to keep them looking fresh and well maintained, follow these steps.

2. Cleaning silk greens: Large plants, tall trees, outdoor trees

Obviously, one can simply use the simple dusting and spraying techniques for large or outdoor plants as well. But with tall fake trees that have higher exposure to dust, these techniques can become very cumbersome. 

So instead, we offer to you simpler alternatives for cleaning fake outdoor trees and plants.

Follow these steps, and your silk plant should look as good as new.