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Old 29-05-2006, 05:53 AM posted to aus.gardens
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"Jonno" wrote in message
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Supreme Dalek wrote:
I am new to gardening and in particular indoor plants, is this the
appropriate group for this? Could I post some (small) pictures to this
group for advice?

Latest highlight is that I have brought a Wollemi Pine and have it in my
study near a window, I presume this will be sufficient.

I have some Peace Lillies which I just repotted, they are going nuts.

I also have read that indoor plants are good at improving indoor air
quality, any thoughts on this?

Indoor plants are good at improving air quality, but only if you open
all the windows and let them breathe. Otherwise they will die from
polution just like you do. It has been debunked, (They dont) not yet by
the mythbusters, or did I miss that one?

Wollimi pines will probably take over the whole building if you get a
big enough pot. Try to make a bansai pine out of it. Pines do not belong
indoors...


Actually I think this one can be grown indoors quite successfully from what
I hear. But I would rotate it outdoors (into a protected area) form time to
time.
They are very slow growing so there should be no need to bonsai.

I've also heard that there may be a prostrate form of the Wollemi Pine
available at some stage (its similar in nature to Araucarias in that the
growth form of the plant depends on whether the cutting is taken from an
apical shoot or a tangential shoot).
I'd like to have a potted one myself - I reckon it's make the best living
Christmas tree ever!
Amanda