good flowering plant for the office?

Question

Since i spend quite a bit of my day in my cube, I would like to add some colour to it.

I want to get a flowering plant, but I dont get a lot of natural sunlight. I keep my cube light on for my current plant and he seems to be doing pretty well.

My co-worker has an orchid, but it blooms very rarely. Infact it hasnt since she got it, so she put a fake flower in the pot with the plant :D

I was wondering does anyone know a good flowering plant that will thrive in an office enviornment (no natural light & ac)

Also, i know i am be asking for a little too much but i would like it to bloom regularly and not once every 3 months or so(please dont say get a fake one- ha ha)

Answer 1

african voilets
mini carnation plants...( good smell as well)
mini tea roses ( good smell)
you could also try plantsing petunias or begonias in a planter bucket.. these are annuals .. but the bloom as long as it doesnt get too cold !
good luck!

Answer 2

Let me start with blooming time frame you have indicated. Without natural light from windows or sky lights, you are requesting a lot. However, try these suggestions. First the plant; The plant is Spathphyllum. Also called a peace lilly. Beautiful white bloom. Will not bloom all year. 2-3 times a year if the care is proper. Plant in 12 in. size pot. Set a small 4in. african violet on your desk for a week at a time, returning it home for the week-end in good light. Many colors-many plants.

Answer 3

The only house plant that I can think of that flowers more than once a year is the miniature rose. If you provide the mini with adequate light then it should bloom like a ordinary rose planted outside. You can get special plant growing bulbs at most home and garden stores.

Answer 4

I like the peace lily for an indoor plant that's easy to look after. It's nice and green and gives elegant white flowers. Kalanchoes are good too and come in a variety of colours if you want something bolder.
I always think orchids are really difficult to care for and very temperamental.

Answer 5

So, you want a regularly blooming houseplant that can survive in a heated dry office without natural light ? Firstly very,very, few plants of any type flower continuously, and none will survive in a `cube`. Any flowering plant you put in such conditions will carry the flowers it has, and never flower again. I suggest you buy a succession of small indoor plants in flower, and replace them regularly.Kalanchoe, African Violets, etc.

Answer 6

Sugar cane bloom.

Answer 7

I like African Violets. They're pretty and easy to take care of.

Answer 8

orchid is great!!!!!! ily