I kill all plants! Well, sort of. I used to have a plant, a Poinsettia actually, which withstood incredible abuse. (Such as me forgetting to water it for so long that the dirt it was in felt like a rock.) Then again, I don't know how often you should water one.
Anyway, it was a hardy plant that someone _stole_ from my cubicle at work about 2 weeks before we all got laid off. It was ridiculous how much looting was going on there for the last week. I was scared to go to the bathroom with my cell phone on my desk because I thought it'd be gone when I got back. (So it started never coming out of my pocket unless I was using it.)
Good low-light plants that I know are spathiphylliums and anthuriums. Unfortunately both are poisonous - spaths will kill anything that gnaws on them, and while anthuriums are considerably less toxic, you don't want one if you have a pet that chews in the house (they tend to burn the mouth of anything trying to eat them).
I have heard (but cannot verify by direct experience) that a plant called Zamioculcas zamiifolia is a good, tough low-light plant. However, that one, too, is poisonous. Honestly, I don't know of any, low-light plants that aren't. It's so unfair.
OH I just thought of one. A snake plant might be good. Although it's technically poisonous, the level of toxicity is really low, and they don't appear to be appetizing to most nibbling pets. My mom has one and my cat, who eats every plant in sight, has never even looked interested in it. Bonus: they are really, really easy to care for.
With structural I meant: nice and big, really adding something to the house (like Grandpa is now!). Ooh, I've always liked snake plants. I didn't know they liked low light!
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Anyway, it was a hardy plant that someone _stole_ from my cubicle at work about 2 weeks before we all got laid off. It was ridiculous how much looting was going on there for the last week. I was scared to go to the bathroom with my cell phone on my desk because I thought it'd be gone when I got back. (So it started never coming out of my pocket unless I was using it.)
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Good low-light plants that I know are spathiphylliums and anthuriums. Unfortunately both are poisonous - spaths will kill anything that gnaws on them, and while anthuriums are considerably less toxic, you don't want one if you have a pet that chews in the house (they tend to burn the mouth of anything trying to eat them).
I have heard (but cannot verify by direct experience) that a plant called Zamioculcas zamiifolia is a good, tough low-light plant. However, that one, too, is poisonous. Honestly, I don't know of any, low-light plants that aren't. It's so unfair.
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