Prove how good you are at botony: Plant ideas for South facing window AT WORK

[Perfection]

DUDES, I have recently moved to a South Facing Cube at work with a big sunny window.

There's a ledge there that is just beggin' for a plant or two!

What good ideas do you have for plants?

RULES:
Perf's boss likes to run a pretty office, therefore plants must have aesthetic appeal
No Bansai
No Cacti
No Carnivorous plants
No Controlled Substances
Nothing huge, plant + pot shouldn't take more then 1 or 2 cubic feet.

 

[Mowque]

Why no cacti?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

If this is near a window that would be open at some point, then you can't go wrong with marigolds. Most bugs hate the smell of them, so they're ideal for keeping pretty much anything except for bees and butterflies away from whatever you put them near. They're also very pretty flowers.

French Marigolds are the ones I've always used around my garden:

 

[Perfection]

Why no cacti?

Because they suck.

@Cheezy, I dunno about big flowering things, 'cuz I do have mild pollen allergies, so that might not be so good.

 

[Mowque]

Because they suck.

@Cheezy, I dunno about big flowering things, 'cuz I do have mild pollen allergies, so that might not be so good.

Maybe some type of crawling vine? They are non-flowering but they look cool.

 

[holy king]

wrestling action figures.

 

[Perfection]

Maybe some type of crawling vine? They are non-flowering but they look cool.

I don't think vines would work well in an office environment.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

How about an herb, like mint?

 

[Perfection]

I dunno, are they aesthetically pleasing?

 

[Dachs]

Venus fly trap, totally. For those moments when you just want to say "pleased to eat you".

 

[Annex]

Venus fly trap, totally. For those moments when you just want to say "pleased to eat you".

I was about to suggest that, but the rules are no carnivorous plants

 

[Dachs]

I was about to suggest that, but the rules are no carnivorous plants

Man, eating spiders shouldn't count. The only thing that really ought to be a "carnivorous plant" is Audrey Jr.

 

[amadeus]

No Controlled Substances

There goes my answer.

 

[El_Machinae]

http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/307/308/4426/3/63?dps=

They say that spider plants are one of the better plants for scrubbing printer toner fumes and off-gasses from the office air.

 

[King of Town]

I don't think vines would work well in an office environment.

In my last office we had vines going from cube to cube all throughout the office. It was pretty cool.

 

[Abaddon]

succulents allowed?

If no, i'd give a shout out for Orchids

 

[AngryZealot]

Euphorbia milii: It's a little like a cactus, but it's not technically one. It flowers year round and doesn't need much water.

 

[Perfection]

Venus fly trap, totally. For those moments when you just want to say "pleased to eat you".

No, venus fly traps are ugly, and difficult to care for (especially in an office environment where people keep touching it).

succulents allowed?

Yes

Euphorbia milii: It's a little like a cactus, but it's not technically one. It flowers year round and doesn't need much water.

It looks pretty cool, I might look into getting one.

 

[Abaddon]

the E.m are pretty sweet, i have one myself.



You could have something funky different an have a chilli plant?

 

[Kerozine]

It's called a calamondin