Large houseplant - shade

[memenee]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a nice floor plant for a corner of my dining room that is shade-loving?

[mrs.jacinthe]

I've had good luck with ficus. I know they're cliche, but they really do look nice and do well indoors. Are you looking for a particular type of plant? (Tree, grass-ish, etc?)

[mrspez07]

They say peace lilies do well in dark corners. I’ve had mixed results.
My biggest houseplant issue is when it gets cold outside and the weather is naturally cooler inside, and there is less light overall, my plants get unhappy.

[memenee]

Oct 26, 2017 19:16:57 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

I've had good luck with ficus. I know they're cliche, but they really do look nice and do well indoors. Are you looking for a particular type of plant? (Tree, grass-ish, etc?)

I would be open to a ficus - thank you. Was really just looking for some greenery of any sort. I had a plant in this spot before but it really needed more sun and it's kind of a shady spot so it didn't do well. But when it was thriving I really loved that big pop of green in that corner.

[treedimensional]

Lady Palm.

[qubit]

I have a zz plant and several snake plants (mother in law’s tongue) in darker spots. They’re also great because they only need water every couple weeks. I ordered a large snake plant from homedepot online and it’s been healthy for years.

[mrspez07]

Nov 2, 2017 13:41:13 GMT -5 qubit said:

I have a zz plant and several snake plants (mother in law’s tongue) in darker spots. They’re also great because they only need water every couple weeks. I ordered a large snake plant from homedepot online and it’s been healthy for years.

We love our ZZ plants, except when they are turning yellow and falling over. Just when we’re about to give up on them, they send up new growth. They are also huge as DH took them from his office before a move last year. Any secrets?

[qubit]

Nov 2, 2017 22:20:33 GMT -5 mrspez07 said:

Nov 2, 2017 13:41:13 GMT -5 qubit said:

I have a zz plant and several snake plants (mother in law’s tongue) in darker spots. They’re also great because they only need water every couple weeks. I ordered a large snake plant from homedepot online and it’s been healthy for years.

We love our ZZ plants, except when they are turning yellow and falling over. Just when we’re about to give up on them, they send up new growth. They are also huge as DH took them from his office before a move last year. Any secrets?

Since moving mine to a deep bookcase, the back of the plant, that gets very little light, has started to yellow, so I’d be inclined to say it’s due to lack of sunlight. It did great when it was out in a bright room (but not near a window). But, the internet says ZZ yellowing is caused by too much water. I only water that guy every 2 or 3 weeks and I live in humid Texas, so maybe you’re watering a bit too often?

I have never had root rot with the ZZ, but I have overwatered the snake plant and had root rot. Pieces will get mushy, flop over, then easily pull loose from the soil.

[dr.girlfriend]

Ha, now I'm embarrassed. I saw a plant at Home Depot and was like, "Oh, that looks like the famous fiddle leaf fig, which is cool-looking but notoriously hard to keep alive." But then I read the tag and it was called "Columnar Ficus" and said it liked medium light, and I was like, "Hey, I think ficus are easy to care for!" so I brought it home. Just went to find a picture to show you and realized they're the same thing.   Anyway, I'll keep you posted on whether it lives in a relatively indirectly-lit corner of my living room.