Dark room plant

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  1. Daytona650

    Daytona650 Gardener

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    Hi All,

    I'm looking for a plant or two to brighten up the downstairs loo. Only problem is there are no windows so it only get's artificial light, for a few minutes every hour or so.

    Any ideas on something that might be OK with this?

    Cheers.
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    You could try mushrooms :D

    failing that anything made of plastic.

    Not much grows without at least a few hours of proper daylight each day.:)
     
  3. miraflores

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    [size=large]You could go to a forest and pick something which grows in the shadow, but I still think that you should rotate the days with some other plant.[/size]
     
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    ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

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    I think you're going to have to settle for a nice bright flowery framed picture!
     
  5. Daytona650

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    Thanks all, I couldn't think of/find anything that would suit and you've pretty much confirmed it.

    Mushrooms, plastic and pictures it is!


    Thanks again.
     
  6. clueless1

    clueless1 member... yep, that's what I am:)

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    Try Flores Plasticus, or Flores Silkus. They require no light at all, and are very low maintenance, requiring only the occassional gentle dusting.
     
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    Maiden Hair fern might be worth a try
     
  9. Spruce

    Spruce Glad to be back .....

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    What about a bat plant:loll:
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  10. Daytona650

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    Ok, now I don't know who's taking the p*ss and who isn't!

    I'll settle for a picture of plastic mushrooms, with some fern in the background and a lonely bat.
     
  11. Alice

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    You would get a nice big pot of rhubarb :thumbsup: grown in the dark it's delicious.:dbgrtmb:
     
  12. Daytona650

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    Rhubarb's a good idea, but I've got way too much on the allotment that I can't get rid of. It just doesn't want to die!
     
  13. m1dnv

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    not much good I think but here is a little insight into what can grow in the dark I don't think you will be pleased with it though

    http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1997-03/856980581.Bt.r.html
     
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