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Old 13-02-2007, 11:29 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Scented plant for inside

On 13 Feb, 09:42, "P. Alves" wrote:
Looking for a scented plant to be grown inside with no direct light
(the room gets light from a huge window, but not directly to the
plant)... We want to put it in the upstairs hall and let it spread a
light and fresh scent around the stairs and first floor.
Any low maintenance suggestion?


All flowering indoor plants require bright light and some of them need
sun. I have a jasmine which has no direct sun, but has light from a
window, again not 'directly' but sufficiently to survive. It's a
climber and likes to have a moist compost - so the maintenance there
is relatively light, it requires some nonetheless. I have one that
started on a little frame and I let it cascade now and another one
that runs around a window frame indoor, inside the kitchen window
(facing north east). There's other beautiful plant such as gardenia -
but they need full sun to partial shade and an ericaceous compost.
There's also the scented geranium. I have one mint and one lemon
scented, with fluffy leaves. But they are in a closed verandah as they
need sun light. Perhaps you could try to find an area in your hall by
the window?