Can they be grown as a houseplant with blooms inside?? I'm talking northside FULL length windows (tinted of course..this is Florida)!! *LOL*
I'm trying to find a nice blooming tropical tree for my business, that will continue to grow and bloom indoors during winter down here.
Brugmansia Houseplant?
Growing them inside year round is a challenge. They are magnets to aphids,white fly, spidermites....etc....
Mine are in a heated greenhouse 8 months a year, it can be done but it is a lot of work.
If you used a systemic in the soil you could stay ahead of the troubles.
DIRTYGIRL,
The answer is no. They need at least morning sun, maybe 1/3 - 1/2 day. Then they need bright, but indirect light or filtered sunlight the rest of the day. This will give the plant all the food it needs to produce those nice big leaves and flowers. Otherwise, the Brug will drop its large leaves and come back with much smaller leaves, generally only at the tips and you would be left with leggy bare branches with tufts of leaves at the ends. None if any blooms! Under the conditions you described, the Brug won't be able to produce enough food.
Given the location you described, you need to look for plants that grow in deep shade. Those are mostly foliage plants rather than blooming plants. Shade loving flowering plants are usually not trees, but perennials or annuals. If, on the other hand, you are willing to provide plenty of artificial lighting, you might be able to grow a Brug inside. Be aware that Brugs indoors are very prone to spidermites because the air inside is so much drier, especially if you have an air conditioned building.
I think your best bet would be to get a deep shade tolerant foliage plant and accent the surrounding area with "throw away flower pots.
thanks...
I wonder if a nice trellised Star Jasmine would work, or a potato vine... I'm trying to think of things tall that bloom in comparatively low light, but I keep hitting on vines. The Star Jasmine would probably be an aphid magnet indoors... hmm. Depending on your light level, some cane-type Begonias might work.