Question for the herbalists and floraphiles on my list

[razorjak]

Okay so the new apartment has a big-ass counter for lack of a better word at about diaphragm level to me. It gets decent light from the window so I was thinking of putting some plants in there to keep the air fairly fresh.

I'm sure it was originally meant for showerstuffs and all that. but it's deep enough to put some planters on it and still have room for me to put all my bathyfunstuffs.

Are there any plants that thrive in places with periods of high moisture and indirect sunlight that would make good apartment plants? ( the bathroom is standard apartment with accents of purple and green )

Comments

[ravenhart.livejournal.com]

Spider plants seem to do good in places like that. Plus they either look uber creepy or like you are a genius with green thumbs.

[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

African violets can do well in that environment, as well orchids (though if you do decide to spend the $$ on orchid plants email me and I'll send you a list of the easier varieties to take care of in homes), Spider plants, arrowhead philedendron (don't let the kitties eat these they are poisonus). Just keep in mind, for any flowering plants you get, a basic rule of thumb is The more sunlight they get the more they will flower. Indirect light stimulates plant growth though.

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[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Yeah that was something that I should have added. Any plant I have in the house must be nonpoisonous to kittencats.

[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

This is why I mentioned it :)

We've never had problems with the kittencats eating the one at Reuben's parent's (though one of the kitties will eat many plants including orchid flower buds).

But it's good information to know.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

You might also look for some epiphytes, which normally thrive in moist environments. Ferns should be a fairly good bet too, I'd think.

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Are there any ferns that are poisonous to furbearing couchvultures? I know from experience (barncats and having a hilled yard just rotten with fiddlerheads) that cats love ferns.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

that you'd have to ask your garden center person or check a plant book. I'm just happy if I can keep a few plants alive. I've just adopted a third at home, but the two I had already get highly irregular care. =)