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What is a good indoor plant for a window which recieves morning light?

I need a little green in my new place and my windows face the sunrise. Knowing that I'll recieve less light in the winter, anyone have any suggestions about what may survive?

Lukeiscool asked in Gardening about 1 year ago | Report

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    I think morning light is actually the best environment for most houseplants. The afternoon sun through a window tends to fry the shit out of many plants.

    All of our houseplants are in the east facing window of our living room, and all of them are thriving. Like RM, I have no idea what most of them are. One is definitely a ficus benjamina, so I concur with Rev. Smith on that one. We've also got some African violets that do quite well and bloom year round, and a "Thanksgiving cactus"(?) that blooms every November. There is also a spider plant, another spidery looking plant that has more of a wooden stem, some viney things with big leaves (dieffenbachia?), and others.

    I pretty much do nothing but occasionally water them (once every week or two). Once a year or so, I'll add some compost as top soil.

    Mahtli69 answered in Gardening about 1 year ago | Report
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    I bought 12 different indoor plants for our office a few months ago, and they all seem to be doing really well for the most part. A few were on desks without windows and struggled a bit, but they are all happy now, even those that don't get a ton of sun.

    I unfortunately don't have a clue what most of them are- but when I went to Emerald City Gardens (on Leary) I just asked the owner which plants would do best with minimal sun, and he gave me a really good tip:

    The store is set up where plants that need the most light are near windows, and the ones that do okay with minimal light are more towards the center of the store.

    Sorry I can't be more specific- but I thought it was really fun to go in and pick out plants not knowing what to expect.

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    Ficus Benjamina .

    Rev.Enant answered in Gardening about 1 year ago | Report
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    peace lilies don't care where you put them. and they can grow to be pretty dense and nice. corn plant is the same way, and beleive it or not, i've had tons of luck with shamrocks indoors. true story. ooo and sierra leone lily!!! those are SO pretty and SO tolerant of whatever light you have

    sallybobally answered in Gardening about 1 year ago | Report
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