Plant for very dark bathroom (no window) (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by punkisundead@slrpnk.net to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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hello do you have any ideas or experiences related to plants for a very dark bath room? I am kinda scared to just randomly try a plant and kill it with those circumstances

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Artificial lol.

My upstairs bathroom is windowless (technically it does have a window, but previous owner covered it up), and I tried several low-light styles, and none of them did well even leaving the light on all the time.

If you are able to put a grow light in there with it, you may have some luck. Ferns would love the humidity.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 18 points 2 weeks ago

You might have been joking, but this is the best answer. All plants need a decent amount of light, so they either need a grow light or rotating out. Or just get a plastic one instead and save the poor thing a life of misery.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Observational humor. lol. Was definitely serious, though. I have a similar windowless bathroom that has proven to be quite inhospitable to every low-light plant I've tried to put there.

[-] Deebster@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

I replied before your edit, so now I look like I can't read!

I had some artificial plants that were so convincing that it was a struggle to get people to stop watering them.

[-] PhatInferno@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yea no light means no plants, tho you could always keep a plant in there for a week or less and rotate it for annother every few days...

[-] flughoernchen@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have three spider plants that used to take turns spending a month in the windowless bathroom. They're all fine. There was at least some sunlight coming in from the surrounding rooms though.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

I have no idea, but maybe look into moss, lichen or some species of fungus?

[-] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

The other comment about a rotation would probably work, but if you want to keep it in the bathroom, get a little grow light for the plant.

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