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Tips for some easy indoor plants? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Haatveit@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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We have literally not a single plant in our apartment, and I'm sick of it! We need some green! But I have no idea what to start with.

FWIW we're in the far nordics near the arctic circle, so conditions in places like windows vary quite wildly throughout the year, from occasionaly hot and long summer days to cold and very short winter days.

Not really fuzzed about beautiful flowers, just leaves, vines, will keep us happy. Maybe succulents?

Would appreciate any advice :)

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[–] neverbeenbretter@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Succulents are a great choice, very much a "less is more'' kind of plant in terms of effort. Also anything bamboo-adjacent, like money trees (I actually have no idea if they're related or not). They do very well in low-light situations, so you could place them opposite a window year-round. Hell, they don't even need soil.