Thread: Indoor Plants?

Can anyone recommend any indoor plants that are low maintenance, preferable a fern of some type.

I haven't the foggiest about gardening but require a little green in the home.

Thanks

Plastic ones, any big mall, just need a spray with a hose once in a while

Go to a plant shop, ask them...

You can't go wrong with a boston fern. They can be neglected and stand low light for a long time.




Pothos is another easy to care for plant.




If you need something bigger, a golden cane palm doesn't need much care but it needs good light. If in a dark hallway use a strong florescent light bulb and keep it on a few hours a day.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Go to a plant shop, ask them...

Sorry that sounded more flippant than i meant to. Supposed to be a sincere answer, because you could have your mind set on one species and they wont have it or understand what you mean. But seeing what they do have and asking/explaining you want some for inside should be relatively straight forward.

Jesus J can probably take a look at the photos, walk into his garden, spot one, dig it up and bring it inside.

They are all very common plants in Thailand.

Originally Posted by misskit

Jesus J can probably take a look at the photos, walk into his garden, spot one, dig it up and bring it inside.

They are all very common plants in Thailand.

My garden is made of ceramic, but thanks for the tip.

Here is a practically no maintenance idea for you. Arrow head plants in water only.

This grows everywhere. Cut a few tendrils off. You can see what a tendril looks like at the top of this pic.


Send the housekeeper out to collect some if you don't want to get nature all over you.


Arrange the tendrils in your container filled with water and put in a few grains of a fertilizer called osmocote. Looks like this. Works for about three months. You can buy it at any plant/farm shop in a small unlabeled packet.



This is some put in water about 6 months ago. It is going strong in a low light area.

Originally Posted by misskit

Jesus J can probably take a look at the photos, walk into his garden, spot one, dig it up and bring it inside.

They are all very common plants in Thailand.

Fair comment, and your post was far more helpful than mine!

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

I've heard ferns are good for cleaning indoor air, better than a purifier if you place 3 or 4 in a room.

Yes, this is true and some of the tropical plants are good for this as well. I think ficus was one of the best ones. I'm glad you started this thread because in the next week, I'll be looking for indoor plants too. Our windows have pretty dark tint, and this has killed some of my other plants.

^Thanks, I'll be taking a look at the nursery tomorrow to pick up a few along with some Fern.

Bromeliads.


Photo 'borrowed' from Bromeliads in Australia Credits: Ken Woods


Although mine are all outdoors, bromeliads are easily grown indoors. They come in various colors, shapes, sizes and, unfortunately, prices.
They can be grown in normal pots with a fast draining mix, in hanging (orchid-) baskets in a coconut chips and compost mix or simply be stuck to support, be it a dead tree stump, a pole or some nice shaped driftwood. I hot-glued one to the back window of my truck and after 4 years it's still happy....

Lots of info on the net:

General: Bromeliaceae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Growing indoors: Growing Bromeliads Indoors Overview | Bromeliads Plant Care and part 2: Home | Bromeliads Plant Care

7 easy-to-start-with varieties: 7 Easy to Grow Bromeliads | Bromeliads Plant Care

Pictures: https://www.google.co.th/search?q=Br...w=1547&bih=870 and Flickr Search: Bromeliads

Some old pixx of mne in this thread: https://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gard...ml#post1201257 (Thai flowers, your pictures)

Chatuchak weekend market in BKK and Kam Thieng flower market in CM have a big assortment (also specialised shops) and you should be able to pick up a few simple ones for 50 to 70 baht. Leave the more exotic/rarer/expensive ones for when your fingers turn green. Thais refer to bromeliads as ' Ton mai sapelot', pineapple which is also part of this beautiful genus.

Happy hunting!

The wife has a few of these. Some sort of bamboo. No idea what the name is. Gipsy would know. All she does is put the shoots in water and off they go.

I also recommend the lady finger palm.
Many indoor plants seem to suffer with a fungus that looks like cotton wool. Never seen on it on the lady finger palm.

Originally Posted by Norton

Gipsy would know.

From Gipsy. Now we all know.
Dracaena braunii, now you know too!

Originally Posted by Attilla the Hen

I also recommend the lady finger palm.
Many indoor plants seem to suffer with a fungus that looks like cotton wool. Never seen on it on the lady finger palm.

Probably mealybugs, awful pest here. Ants protect them because of their sugary excretion, and predators like ladybugs are rare. They don't infect palm trees, right. Ferns look nice, but are a mess for a quarter of the year when they shed the old leaves.