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I live in a small apt & like having 2 or 3 plants, but not much natural light comes into the main room where I want the plants.
Which plants are best & of course look nice & don't need a lot of watering since I'm a busy person? I'm also thinking that drinking water is better to water plants with than faucet tap water.
I like Snake Plants, so I'll get one of those. I had one before.
I don't think you can go wrong with peace lilies. We used them for a class experiment in one of my college hort classes, subjecting 40 plants to a variety of abuses to see how they reacted: too much or too little water, exposure to heat, to cold, lots of light, very little light...you get the picture. Anyway, most were pretty ragged by the end of the term, but it was surprising how much abuse they could take. I rescued a couple of them when the experiment was done. That was 2005. They're in our living room and thriving now, and I've divided them a few times. The only time they ever look sad is when the soil is really dry. They can take overwatering really well, but they droop when very dry and then perk up when watered. Fertilize them once every few months. Easy plant, and very pretty. Ours sit near an east window, and the blinds are often drawn, so it doesn't need all that much light. Peace Lily—How to Grow Spathiphyllum
I don't think you can go wrong with peace lilies. We used them for a class experiment in one of my college hort classes, subjecting 40 plants to a variety of abuses to see how they reacted: too much or too little water, exposure to heat, to cold, lots of light, very little light...you get the picture. Anyway, most were pretty ragged by the end of the term, but it was surprising how much abuse they could take. I rescued a couple of them when the experiment was done. That was 2005. They're in our living room and thriving now, and I've divided them a few times. The only time they ever look sad is when the soil is really dry. They can take overwatering really well, but they droop when very dry and then perk up when watered. Fertilize them once every few months. Easy plant, and very pretty. Ours sit near an east window, and the blinds are often drawn, so it doesn't need all that much light. Peace Lily—How to Grow Spathiphyllum
I used to have one of these in undergrad. It's name was "Chuck the Spathiphyllum."
Came home mid-morning in finals week to find housemate with two open beers, one in front of him, one in front of Chuck the Spathiphyllum. On inquiry, he said he finished his econ final and needed a beer, but couldn't drink alone. So, Chuck the Spathiphyllum survived rough house living for three years and 12 oz of Miller Lite to boot.
Just a thought, keep species selection in mind if you have pets. Ol' Chuck would have been bad for my cats, whereas the African violet is okay according to this site:
Yeah, I have just learned that peace lilies are toxic to animals. I never really paid attention to which were toxic because our two dogs never touched plants, indoors or outdoors. Now this puppy -- she eats everything, including the Chuck Plants, so I've had to move ours. And I am also no longer upset that the drought killed three Hicks yews outside our bedroom window. She would have loved to nibble on those red berries and would have been a dead doggie soon after.
My dog doesn't bother plants either. I guess the snake plant is toxic & I had it right down on the floor where my dog could lick/bite it, but he didn't. I had another, the dumbcane that was toxic, which I found that out after I bought it, but I had it up high. I have a 3rd plant currently that I'm not sure is toxic, but I'm not worried since my dog doesn't bother plants. My dog's 8 yrs old, so if he never bothered plants, he's probably not going to start now.
I still like the look of snake plants. I don't care for the looko of the peace lily. Looks like the corn plant is toxic too.
A Christmas or Easter cactus, as they are called. They will get the most gorgeous blooms. You barely water them until a few months before they're due to bloom. Then you fertilize them and water them more often.
They don't need much sun--mine is in a northern facing window and it blooms at Easter. They come in pinks and reds and they're good for indoors because they like the dry indoor winter conditions.
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