My apartment is dark as a cave. I'd like some some type of plant that I can hang and that preferably isn't poisonous to cats.
I've already considered spider plants and cactuses and aloe, but are there any flowering plants anyone could recommend?
2006-12-25 14:47:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Impatiens (single and double flowers), new guinnea impatiens, begonia, grape leaf ivy, pothos, ferns, there are lots. Walmart sells plant light bulbs that might help augment the illumination in your cave. Want cuttings?
2006-12-25 23:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by reynwater 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Good luck in the 'cave'.
I can't think of a one, easily reblooming indoor plant for a low light environment. However, most blooming-gift plants should be considered more like cut flowers than houseplants. Thrown out after they are done blooming. Most only bloom for a short period once per year. So occasionally buying a flowering plant to put into your apartment, discarding after it's faded, isn't a bad idea. 'All' will finish their blooming without alot of light.
As for other low light plants... for hanging, I'd look at the Philodendron family (including Pothos). There are a variety and all to reasonably well in low light. Grape Ivy is also good for lower light... though more difficult to find in the Garden Centers. Moving back to the Philodendron family for a moment, Peace Lily (Spathephyllum) and Chinese Evergreen (Aglonema) are both part of that family, and make excellent low-light houseplants. Cast Iron plant (Aspidistra) will grow anywhere you place it in the cave... even the darkest spot. They are more expensive, but worth it.
I hope that this helps
Good luck
2006-12-26 10:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Aloes, cactus
are beautiful and healthy
and is easy ti take care and not to much sun or water
they are save for children and pets and also can be small size or bigger
so for us the aloe is one easy, safe and nice plant
come look some in this place
2006-12-25 23:00:14 · answer #3 · answered by mariagarzasea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actuall -spider plants , aloe and cacti all bloom., for most places-the darker the green the less light - more varicolored need more light
2006-12-25 22:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by noway983 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Violets grow very well in indirect light. So if you have a window with a northern exposure, they will grow great. I had one in my window at work, facing north, and the darn thing bloomed like crazy. Feed it violet fertilizer and you will have beautiful blooms. They are very easy to grow also. You can get purple, pink, white violets.
2006-12-25 22:58:12 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think this site might help you with both the low light plants plus what it takes to have tropical plants in bloom indoors...have fun...
http://www.greenworks.com/plants.htm
2006-12-25 22:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by tafttootsie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spathyphilum, Parlor palm , pothos, Aspidistra will all handle low light indoors
2006-12-26 06:36:53 · answer #7 · answered by of Light 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
chinese evergreen-I don't know about the flowering.
2006-12-26 00:32:05 · answer #8 · answered by Skye7112 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
have you considered artificial plants ?
2006-12-26 06:54:38 · answer #9 · answered by txcatwoman 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋