Will these work in these places?

11 years ago

Hello,

So, I finally got around to giving all my plants a shower which enabled me to move things around. I used to think I was at capacity in the amount of plants that could effectively fit in my room, but I've seem to have worked some Voodoo magic and have cleared a few spots...

One spot is about 10ish feet away from a South window. It originally was home to my Peace lily, but I've since moved it. My Peace lily 'Domino' did fine in that spot with the occasional turn of the pot every month or so, but I wanted to give it more light to see if that increases the Variegation and growth. So now I'm trying to find another plant that can do well in that spot. I found some cultivators of Sansevieria that I like as well as Aglaonema, and syngonium. In the winter for a few weeks the sun gets low enough that this spot gets direct light for an hour or so but the rest of the year it's bright indirect lighting. I'm trying to find eligible plants so I have a nice lot of plants to look for. If the lights too low, I can switch it out with my Peace lily then it would be about 7 feet away from the window. Would any of those be able to grow there? Any other suggestions?

My other spot is my wall pot which is right below my window (again south) From About now untill Mayish the plant in the pot will get direct sunlight but then the rest of the year the sun doesn't reach into the window. I'm trying avoid succulents for this spot, though I was going to put a pregnant onion in it but they're no where to be found. So what I think that could go there is croton and a bird of paradise. I don't know how well a BofP would do here or if there's one small enough (or if I can find one) but I think it woukd be neat to have one. Could the croton work in a spot like this? I've gotten to really like a few cultivators and would love to have a non green plant. Or is that too much light? And any other suggestions if the croton or BofP can't work? Could Dracaena marginata work too?

The other spot I cleared is for a red Abyssinian banana that I'm attempting to overwinter. I have to go pick it up from my cabin so it will be coming home in two weeks! Dont know how it's going to do...

So I think that should tide me over for at least another month or too.

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jentsu926
11 years ago
I have an Aglaonema adjacent to an East facing window, not in front, so I'd say that is pretty low light. And the thing has grown lots of new leaves in a few months. I think it might do ok in your South window spot. They really are great plants and I'm surprised at the places they can survive and the neglect they can take.

The wall pot is more challenging. I know in a previous post you wished for something vertical growing. Could you try a low maintenance plant like pothos and insert a climbing pole for it? Without seeing it firsthand, the light it gets there just seems like it might be inconsistent, so maybe you'd want a hardier plant if you aren't going with a Sans. I'm sure others may have better ideas.
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MrBlubs
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11 years ago
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Wouldn't that be too much light for a pothos?

I know the windows weird...its just that the sun get high enough in the summer that the roof blocks it's entry into tthe window. There's still a sliver of light that gets in but that's about 6 inches or so away from the pot.

Just saw that I typed too instead of two....
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jentsu926
11 years ago
If you were concerned about too much light, you could always put a sheer curtain over the window. Pothos seem pretty adaptable to a lot of light situations. I see them hanging outside on porches around here, like ferns, and mine is about 6 inches from a west-facing window.

The nursery I go to sells them outside, but what they do is they construct a temporary structure in summer where lots and lots of light gets in, but at the same time plants don't overheat. There is some kind of netting that they put over the top of the structure that more or less lowers the intensity of the light by a degree. It's hard to explain, but when I went in there, I thought it was way brighter than any windows in my house, and these plants looked great. They had fans and misters running, too, to keep the temperature lower.
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