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  • If You are a Novice or Not Good at Greenery your best 2 bets are a Pothos or a Philodendron. Both can tthrive with little water & Light.
  • For the person who asked about palms: I think you could have success with palms also. You may want to mist the leaves on occasion. They need some humidity so the palms won't dry out. When watering, be sure to water the pot and roots thoroughly...then let it "dry out" for a few days (i.e. don't let your soil stay soggy). Don't keep your pot continuously soggy or with standing water in the saucer below the pot which could promote disease or fungus. A little household corn meal (about a tablespoon) on top of the soil will help keep away harmful fungus. Palms will need some indirect sunlight and some humidity. Using distilled water with houshold plants or even rain water can help. If this is inconvenient, let your faucet water stand for awhile so the chemicals (chlorine or flouride) settle out. The chemicals in water can contribute to tip burn on the leaves. Ivy (Pothos) is a good "no brainer", easy to grow indoor plant. It needs very little outside light. "Talking" to your plants and showing affinity along with a calm, caring environment can help them. Some people even play calm relaxing music to assist their plants. I once conducted an experiment with a sensitive meter measuring small changes in electrical resistence. I had it hooked up to one plant and then with mock anger tore the leaf of a neighboring, completely separate plant...and got reactions. Plants have a "sense" of antagonistic elements which could be in their environment. Many household plants are often on sale in the Fall and Winter months at your discount retailers. Buy a healthy looking plant (some can have a disease or mites or already be stressed). Before transplanting, let your plant settle in. Transplanting is stressful on a plant. You can always ask someone at a nursery to help when deciding upon indoor plants. Prior to shopping, you may want to decide which locations in the house you would like to place a plant and assess how much indirect sunlight they would receive. This will help you when shopping and reading the tags or asking for help when deciding on which plants to buy. The other answer's suggestion is good...Philodendron or Pothos (Ivy) are good houseplants. You could probably have success with a Peace Lily or Rubber Plant or Corn Plant (Dracaena) or Prayer plant (Maranta) or begonia or Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema) or Snake plant (Sansevieria). Different plants have different needs for watering or sunlight or temperatures/humidity. Drafts sometimes can stress a plant. My suggestion is to give whatever you like a shot...just go for it. If the plant can't make it, try another. Some indoor plants are very good at absorbing harmful toxins out of the air. Spider plants are known for that. They do need a fair amount of sunlight indirectly.
  • Miniature palms work pretty well too take that advice from someone with a "black" thumb
  • English Ivy.
  • I found that the cactus and succulent types are easy to grow , things like jade and aloe. Also spider plants don't require much care from the amateur gardener.

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