I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.

On 2006-09-09 01:49:50 -0400, tenplay said:

I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.


Hmmmm, I really can't think of one at the momnet but if it's bright
enough you CAN grow impatiens indoors easily. I do over the winter time
in a west window...

tenplay wrote:
I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.

I'm sure you can find something. Take a look at www.kartuz.com ,
www.logees.com or ask on one of the forums at www.davesgarden.com

Don't discount getting a vine. Some are manageable in small spaces, have
very nice flowers - usually scented, and are 'understory' plants
accustomed to lower light levels. maybe a Hoya ?

good luck

Carl


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I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice or
suggestions.

I have a Crown of Thorns that blooms all year round. I also havd Hoyas but
sometimes they are messy. The flowers do drip fluids. But a washable tray
under these works well.

Betsy

On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:49:50 -0700, tenplay wrote:

I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.

Unless you can get that plant a foot away from the skylight, it will
serve no purpose to the plant to be in a bright room. You still have
to get very low light plants.

Rex begonia
Spathaphyllum aka peace lily

Oh, too many to list.

tenplay wrote:
I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.

You might consider African violets (Saintpaulia). Mine have been
blooming continuously since since I got them in February and are not
looking to stop.

Hope this helps.

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tenplay wrote:
I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.

I like Bamboo Begonia. Large pot = large plant. Small = small plant.

Heart shaped flowers. I do not know where to purchase them mine was a
gift from Vietnam.

They are real easy to propagate.

Bill

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See if you can find oxalis silver and gold. You can find it at
Logee's http://www.logees.com/prodinfo.asp?number=D7021-2. It has
bloomed for me all year round on the windowsill. The plant stays
small. Flowers are yellow.

Janet
tenplay wrote:
I'm looking for a small-medium size house plant that has pretty flowers
throughout the year. Is there such a plant? The room is fairly bright
with skylights. I want to place it on a shelf. Thanks for any advice
or suggestions.