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Caring for Your Plants in Unnatural Environments?

Posted by Cliff on from the most-cubes-are-drab-yours-doesn't-have-to-be dept.

spoier asks: "Like many other hi-tech workers, I spend most of my days in a mostly dark cube, with only the tiniest sliver of daylight visible off in the distance over the rat maze. I would really like to have some plants around me to make this environment a little more habitable, does anyone know of plants that will thrive under these very low-light conditions?"

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  1. 'lucky' bamboo by Frumious · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Lucky bamboo (a few 8-10 inch cuts of bamboo bound together with a silver or gold twist-tie) needs very little light. You can find it at places such as IKEA, along with a vase and some glass stones or real stones to put it in, or you can often find 'prebuilt' sprigs of bamboo in a vase being sold from a cart at your local mall.

    See this faq for more details (and you can order online, too). I just googled for this at random.

  2. Cacti by Bistronaut · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have a cactus in my office that never gets natural light (I keep my window shaded to prevent glare on my monitor). In fact, I don't water it either. I don't know how, but it still looks as healthy as the day I bought it (almost). I googled and found this site about caring for cacti.