What indoor plant is suitable

[kkeggie]

i would like a large plant / small tree for my front room as a feature for a bare corner.

Problem: Barely any sunlight enters my front room. What could i get that would be ok with these conditions.

For long enough i had a dragon tree that was thriving. It was about 7 years old, and massive. It just suddenly died.

Also ive had a coconut plant and they are all but impossible to keep alive!

Any suggestions

[woofgang]

aspidistra ,mother in law's tongue, fake anything

[kkeggie]

hmm, im not into fake really, shall look up mother in laws tounge, its a succulant plant isnt it?

Not sure what aspidistra is, will look it up too.

thanks

[Robinia]

Well 7 years was pretty good going kkeggie!  I saw on a tv programme someone making the good point that we British expect our houseplants to last far too long.  In Holland for example they will buy a houseplant for just one year or even one or two seasons & then throw it out.

The thing is most plants are going to need a reasonable amount of light - those that woofgang suggests are the best for a dark room.  You can get some amazing artificial plants these days although they can be expensive.  Some lovely ones on here !!

[morg_monster]

Try a parlour palm (chamaedorea elegans).  You can get it from any garden shop, homebase, etc. and can get either a big or small one.  They can grow just with artificial light, and with little sunlight there's no risk of scorching the ends of the leaves, leaves them looking nicer.  You will probably recognise them, they are just nice,, lush green spiky looking (but not feeling) plants. Not fussy with regards to watering either, perfect!

[morg_monster]

Oh and rubber tree plants are usually OK with little light too, bit boring looking but with those big shiny leaves I love them.

[stevepj]

My wife, who is the green fingured one in our partnership, suggests a cheeseplant. These can grow plenty big enough to fill a corner and need minimal care.

[kkeggie]

thank you all for your help.

those fake plants are very realistic.

my mum had a cheese plant, theyre great, not seen them in B&Q tho.....i guess i would need to go to a real garden centre. The Palour palm looks great too.