Sorry to disappoint you, but all the cacti that would go with a
southwestern
decor require very high light. You have three choices:
1. Artificial plants (ugh!)
2. Set up a growing area with fluorescent lights. 4 tubes are better then
two.
The plants would still be happier if you put them outside for the summer.
3. Probably the most practical for you. Grow several cactus plants in a
better
location, hopefully a very sunny south window. Rotate one or two of them
in
your family room a week at a time. That way you can have your decor, but
the
plants will be in a suitable home most of the time & their health will not
suffer. If you put them outdoors for the summer, it won't hurt for each
plant
to spend a week in the family room.

Iris,

Iris,

Thanks very much for your answer. I agree with the "ugh" of artificial
plants. I don't have any and wouldn't want them. As for your second
suggestion, I do have a large area in my basement that I have set up with
flouresent lights. This area gets most used this time of the year, when I am
beginning my seedlings (mostly annual, but some perennial)s. I could
dedicate a couple of banks of lights to the cacti, and like you said, rotate
them periodically. I also have a very suny south window which I could make
use of, so that may work too. I'll give your suggestions a shot.

Thanks again for your answer. People like Cereoid+10+, who, it seems, feels
more comfortable putting other people down and hurling insults than actually
offering up a suggestion, could learn a lot from you..

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Shadow
Made In Canada, eh.