Help me choose a plant!

I live in Orem, Utah, and I am looking for something I can grow in doors. I rent a bedroom in a house, so I am somewhat limited to where I can put plants. I have two windows in my bedroom, one on the East, and one on the North side of the bedroom (although I do have some space outside my window on the East side of the house). I'd like something that I could find a descriptive guide to taking care of, and something that won't just die in one season.

I'm very new to growing... well, anything, so disregard any of the information I gave that is irrelevent and/or stupid!

Some very easy to grow indoor house plants that do well in low light situations and seem to be commonly found at most local garden centers:

Philodendron scadens ("Heart Leaf Philodendron) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/736/

Pothos ("Devil's Ivy") http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51451/

Aglaonema ("Chinese Evergreen") http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70490/

Spathiphyllum: ("Peace Lily") http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57837/

Sanseiveria ("Snake Plant"/"Mother In Law's Tongue") http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/431/

There are many house plants that do well for indoor growing and low light situations. One of the most important things will be watering. It's easy to over water indoor plants and end up with root problems.

I hope you decide to try one or two plants for your room. Once you get the hang of it, it should be very easy and greenery will bring you much joy.

Happy Indoor Gardening!

And don't forget the good old African Violet! Easy care and a steady bloomer.

Spider plant too, or a fittonia, or pepperomia even.

Christmas Cactus or a normal cactus or a succulent.

My best tip is to go to a garden centre and pick something you like the look of; most plants are really easy to care for - I'd say succulents are a bit harder from my experience. You can go in and ask the people who work there for advice. We have one garden centre and next to a lot of the house plants they have a little leaflet telling you about it.

Thanks for all the great input guys! I'll stop by a garden center with a list of your suggestions and see what I like! Also, are there any of these that are a little messy?

After reading a few threads here, I can't help but want a Pinguicula, even though I don't really have a pest problem. Would this be too difficult for a beginner? If not, is this something a regular garden center would have? If not, does anyone have any online dealer that they have had good experiences with?

This message was edited Jun 10, 2009 8:08 AM

The carnivorous plants tend to be a little trickier to grow--by all means if you can find one cheap there's no reason you couldn't give it a try, but be aware that they are a bit pickier than typical plants are so if you're easily discouraged I'd probably start off with some easier plants.

In my East windows I grow Lipstick plant, Columnea, Peperomia, Spider plant, Burros Tail, Wandering Jew, Catnip (for my cat :)), Angel wing Begonias, Chirita, Strawberry Begonia, Rosary vine, & a Candy Corn plant,

My North windows I have several African Violets, Chinese Evergreen, Pilea, Xmas Cactus, Bromeliads, Pothos and Philodendron...

There are sooo many plants out there you are sure to find a variety of flowering & folaige plants that you'll love!

Try some of these as well, Nephythytis, Diffenbachia, Boston Fern, Dinner Plate Aralia(Ea window) & Dracanea

I'd sugget a spider plant. they are a hanging plant, easy to find (all you need is a baby spider) and very in size. If you want somtging that flowers you shiuld look for an african vilote