Plants that can survive without sunlight?

dpdw

I work in an office that has no sunlight.  Just lovely fluorescent lights.  Is there any live plant that can survive in here?

CollegeGrrl219

Some folks in my building have an office with no windows and they have ferns that stay alive. I think the ferns are real....

I would also recommend philodendron. They need a little light, but I think they can probably get away with artificial light. They do well in dimly lit areas. I had one that survived DH's closing of all the curtains. It's hard for me to grow plants indoors, but it is possible with the right plant.

dirtyred

Flourescent light contains half of the light that plants need to thrive--the blue part.  An incandescent light near the plant can provide the red light it needs, so it you have a small lamp you could put near the plant that would help.

One of the biggest factors hindering indoor plant growth is the low humidity.  Be sure to mist/water your plant regularly.

kmartparty

We have orchids in the bathroom at work, and those things haven't seen a ray of sunshine in 3 years.  The office ladies have philodendron, a bamboo plant in water with a fish, kalanchoe, and cyclamens.  And a fig tree that is insanely dusty but very real.

Dr.Loretta

I have had an office full of basic houseplants and they do just fine with overhead lighting and no windows. I just make sure they're well watered.

LilBit0621

I had a classroom a couple of years ago with no windows, only flourescent lights 5 days a week, and a philodendron THRIVED in that room.  The next year, I got a new room and put it right in the window and almost killed it!  I think my kids over watered though.

lawright

Look for anything that generally lives on a dense forest floor.  Ferns, for example, some types of ornamental grasses.  Or, I think Big Lots had a full-spectrum lamp for $20.00.  (I thought that was quite remarkable, myself.)