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Low Light Interior Plants for your Tiki Room
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Mon, Dec 29, 2003 1:30 PM
Here's a list of plants with the very lowest light requirements that I know of: Aglaonema's (Chinese Evergreen) minimum 50 footcandles (if you eat the leaves you will lose the ability to speak for a few hours) (no not me, a drunk friend on a dare)...poisonous Aspidistra elatior (Cast Iron Plant) minimum 25 footcandles (This is why it's called a cast iron plant, you can over water, under water, throw it in the garage for months, ignore it, and it still survives) Dracaena's ("Janet Craig","Warnecki","Corn Plant Fragrans","Mass Cane", and "Marginata") minimum 75 footcandles Epipremnum aureum (Pothos Ivy, Golden Pothos, Devil's Ivy) minimum 50 footcandles Kentia Palms minimum 75 footcandles Sansevieria....Variegated Snake Plant or Mother-in-law's Tongue (heh heh, I always love that one,...it's pointed and sharp at the tips) minimum 40 footcandles (a survivor like the cast iron plant except it will not tolerate overwatering) Schefflera's need minimum 75 Spathiphyllum's (Peace Lily) need 75 Flowering Potted Plants in the Interiorscape that need between 50 and 100 footcandles are the Kalanchoes, Poinsettias, Chrysanthemum, Azalea The mistake that most people make is overwatering. Let your plants dry out completely before watering, except for the peace lilies, they are like swamp plants. "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Lou Whitaker [ Edited by: jungletrader on 2003-12-29 21:49 ] |
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Mon, Dec 29, 2003 1:56 PM
Thanks Jungletrader! |
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Mon, Dec 29, 2003 2:28 PM
I invested in some florescent strip lights that I plug in and use overnight to get added light for my foliage. I can remove them from sight when company is around and so far it has done the trick. I do have a large window in here, but no direct light. We'll see what happens as I get the palms in here this spring... |
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Mon, Dec 29, 2003 2:34 PM
Mr. TikiRoyale, |
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spy-tiki
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Mon, Dec 29, 2003 2:36 PM
Thanks for all the good info! Know where we can find pics on the web of these green goodies? |
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Mon, Dec 29, 2003 2:52 PM
No. |
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Wed, Dec 31, 2003 7:13 AM
Thanks for the great info. My basement's Conquistador themed Rumpus Room is due for a Tiki makeover. |
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Wed, Dec 31, 2003 8:32 AM
That's good info and I'm sure many folks have wonderfull flora in their Tiki rooms. Of course, in keeping with the old artificial tropical environments I'm an advocate of lots of cheap plactic plants. Our Tabu Tiki Lounge is packed with pleanty. I really like the old kind that snap together like tinkertoys– none of those contemporary "silks" for me! And when Amy complains that they are covered with dust, I respond that it just makes our bar more authentic. |
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Wed, Dec 31, 2003 9:05 AM
boutiki, if you ever decide the dust is too much, I've heard of a canned spray that eats it up. Just spray it on and the dust disappears. |
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Wed, Dec 31, 2003 9:38 AM
Here is what I have in the bar/computer room now. This spring when there is a lot more selection and big palms in the stores, there will be more. Thsi is also very crowded towards the window now. I have one florescent 15 watt light I leave on each night switching which side of the room gets it. So far, all is well. Thereare and will be more. Since we spend so much time on the computer, it's in the tiki room. Enjoy the space. I have a dark wood desk and have made it so that I have plants all the way around 3 sides of the desk to "engulf" it. I may need to get another light or two as summer gets here and I move these plants away from the window and "arrainge" everything better. But they are happy so far. |
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Wed, Dec 31, 2003 3:43 PM
Swanky, looks like you have a nice setup there, (The Swank Pad) Tiki Room, computer room, bar all in one. That's what I have. I'm not even half way done yet though. "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." Lou Whitaker [ Edited by: jungletrader on 2003-12-31 16:35 ] |
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Swanky
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Thu, Jan 1, 2004 9:49 AM
A better picture of this one: |
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Thu, Jan 1, 2004 12:55 PM
That one is Dieffenbachia amoena 'Tropic Snow' |
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