Need help with my plant choice...

Question

I work in a very contemporary office and am looking to get a plant that can handle mild natural light from a large window roughly 15ft to 20ft from my desk. I'm honestly trying to find something new and different you may not usually see but it seems these types of plants require specific surroundings. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

1. If you want something really dramatic, ponytail palms look great and it will get very big. Or you could find a beautiful stand and place a hoya on it - it will grow over the edge of the pot and tumble down the sides.

2. Another thing you could do is get a collection of rex begonias - there are dozens of types and they look fantastic in groupings.

3. The real showstopper would be white orchids, but if you are new to gardening getting them to rebloom might present a challenge.

4. You could make a large pot with three or four plant types in it - something vertical, something to fill the space, something that blooms indoors (gloxinia, cyclamen, Christmas cactus or the like) and something to spill over the sides.  

Answer 2

how about a haworthia. they are great on the desk because they stay so small and can go over two weeks with out water. it likes some neglect and looks unique. the best veriety is the zebra plant becuase it has color full leaves. it only needs some sun and likes some shade.

MAX height 6-8 inches

also zebra plants are nice and in correct conditions have lots of flowers. although flowers indoors ae rare its leaves look nice too.

another nice plant is the tri color plant. it grows fast and with some plant food can be very full looking. some people with sun have lots of luck with this plant, but if their is no sun it wont do its best.

also bromeliads are great. they need some attention, but are common exotic office plants, but not a common office plant.

PHOTO of

haworthia

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zebra plant

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tri color plant stromanthe

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bromeliads

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