Re: Bathroom plant question

Croton would be a good choice. Especially a "corkscrew" croton--very colorful somewhat slow grower. 

On May 18, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Kitty wrote:
Auralie, I don't really do houseplants, but my niece recently asked me what to get and I basically told her she can only get what is available. So I checked available plants and one that she can't grow because her situation is low light and low humidity is croton. I got her a darling croton anyway and she found a bright window for it. I'm thinking your friend's bathroom might have the right conditions for it. She might find the colors too garish for her bathroom, but they are sure a wake-me-up! 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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Subject: [CHAT] Bathroom plant question
I have just received an email from a friend I haven't heard from in a long 
time.
She tells me that she is moving to a retirement home with a huge wheel-chair- ready bathroom. She says she always secretly admired and envied the plants I had growing in my bathrooms, and asked if I would give her a list of plants 
that she might grow in her new place.
Well, it just happens that my last bathroom plant got too big for the space 
and
I have not replaced it. When I tried to think of a list to give her, I 
couldn't come
up with much. I have grown Kalanchoes there from time to time, but they 
usually
get ratty after a few months, and I throw them out. Of course there is always Philodendron, and I once had a very nice dwarf Platycodon that thrived for a 
few
years. I grown ferns elsewhere in the house, so I suppose they would work in bathrooms, too, and I have a friend who grows orchids in her bathroom, but I 
have
never tried that.
This group is the source of all knowledge, so help me out with a list of 
plants
for bathrooms. My friend seems to think I know more than I do. Really, I 
just
put in whatever was handy or looked right, and usually it worked. Help me 
keep my reputation as a knowledgeable person.

Auralie
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