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Gardening

Major Nikon

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2. Saintpaulia, AKA African Violets are a good choice

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 09:58 AM

Oct 2014

There are dwarf versions available that can be as small as you want (and perhaps smaller).

http://www.optimara.com/africanvioletcare1.html

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Indoor plants that need little sunlight [View all] ellenrr Oct 2014 OP

Old favorites: femmocrat Oct 2014 #1

that's what first came to my mind, too. ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #4

Saintpaulia, AKA African Violets are a good choice Major Nikon Oct 2014 #2

english ivy, golden pathos, corn plant, bamboo, chinese evergreen hlthe2b Oct 2014 #3

I like the sound of 'chinese evergeen' so I looked for an image ellenrr Oct 2014 #7

It is a special varient that nurseries will sometimes carry.... hlthe2b Oct 2014 #8

oh that's lovely. nt ellenrr Oct 2014 #9

Philodendrons would work well in a hanging basket in a corner of the room. n/t ginnyinWI Oct 2014 #5

thanks all. nt ellenrr Oct 2014 #6

Do you heat with gas? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #10

yeah, in winter indoor heat can be drying. ellenrr Oct 2014 #12

does 'bright shade' mean a lot of indirect sun? ellenrr Oct 2014 #14

Yes.... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #16

Spider plants are easy ones. Elad Oct 2014 #11

thanks. adding to my list. :) nt ellenrr Oct 2014 #13

Anybody grow dracaena? ellenrr Oct 2014 #15

Avoid direct sunlight means the leaves will burn. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #17

so does my cat ;) ellenrr Oct 2014 #18

so yesterday my first foray into buying indoor plants: ellenrr Nov 2014 #19

camellia blackcrowflies Nov 2014 #20

what a beautiful flower! ellenrr Nov 2014 #21

PS - does it smell good? ellenrr Nov 2014 #22

the two I know well blackcrowflies Nov 2014 #23

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