Indoor Plants...

What are some good indoor plants that are semi-easy to maintain.... I've got a single spider plant but I want to get more..... and I have no idea what I should get, a tree would be nice, but some colour would help as well.....

 

bonsai plant: hawaiian umbrella. nearly impopsicle to kill and they turn this cool red color in the spring

 

I have a couple of needle-less cacti, different varieties. I like that they're called succulents. Sounds sexy.
Anyway, extremely easy to take care of. Uses special succulent soil, and doesn't need watering very often.

I was also growing an avocado pit, but it went wrong.

I'm thinking about getting a fern, or aloe vera.

That's a new one on me. Impopsicle

 

My Bonsai died, but my Aspidistra is still going. Bromiliads flower and are quite hardy - some more than others - whilst supplying constant green. I have a couple of early dementia seedlings just popped up. The seeds were from pieces of exotic fruit, but I forget which. Just planted dragon fruit seeds, but I doubt they will have much luck in Hampshire. When I went to the Acores, I picked up a strange seed, and another in Helva, and they were two suprise trees - had no idea what they would grow into - thats sort of fun.
As I recall, wandering sailors are quite hardy, and if bits drop off from neglect, they are easily rooted.

 

Pothos are pretty hardy. Takes a bit to kill them.
We have a pachira (or a close relative of it) that's been going strong for over a decade now.

 

have you tried dandelions?

 

This guy could tell you.

 

I've been looking at house plants for awhile, if they need more than water once a week, they probably won't make it in this house. I came across this while searching, maybe it'll help you.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-15-NASA-039-s-Plants-That-Can-Save-Your-Life-78345.shtml

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Your best bet is to find a small plant shop and speak to those folks. Indoor growing is dependent on light, air, time, water...We could give suggestions like crazy, but that's not going to do much really. Steer clear of Walmarts, et al and florists. Some plants that have color might be one shot deals, like African Violets. They always look so cool and then they never bloom again. Wandering Jews have lots of color-they are a variegated purple, white, green. They need pinching back or they get leggy, but they are forgiving. Bonsais are not that forgiving, regardless of what the plant is or was before it got that way.

 

Aloe would be a cool plant to have, did you have to go to a specialty flower shop to find it?

 

fact.

 

I second ngdawg's suggestion - go to a plant shop and let them know what type of living conditions you have. Windows/natural light, average temperature, humidity, whether you'll be able to water frequently, etc. will affect what types of plants you'll be able to care for properly. Also, some plants grow a lot faster than others and repotting will be an issue. I do have a couple of plants that came from WalMart and they're doing great, but I think care at places like that is a crapshoot, so keep that in mind.

 

They're doing wonderful things with artificials these days, so why take the responsibility of a living things into your already busy life? What, you're not that busy? Get a child - that will all change!

 

My exotic dragon fruit plants are now sprouting prickly bits. Cacti and succulents are very hardy and can stand a certain amount of neglect.

 

Saw some small Aloes in the church fundraising shop. 20p each. Do you have like Womens Institute? The ladies there sell on potted plants that they have produced from seeds or cuttings, they are happy to tell you how to care for them - pick out which types are most suited to your conditions - and you can buy a pot of home made jam whilst you are there - elderflower jam is lovely - never seen it in the shops though.
A more cost effective way of course is to ask friends for cuttings. In the days when handbags were more solid and fastened with an audible click, my great aunt collected a few from Kew Gardens Greenhouse. It is considered stealing though.
If you want to go low care and a bit more interesting, how about a landscaped fish tank of plants. You dont need to put fish in. The water is already there, so you dont have to worry about under or over watering. There are some stunning examples of places in minature.