office plants

Email Mujahideen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Tue, 12 Nov 91 13:31:01 PST

I'm moving to a new office soon. It will be a single
office, with no outside windows, so I'm looking to make
it a bit more liveable by growing some CP in my office.
Since our building is air-conditioned, it's pretty dry.
I'm thinking of one of two approaches:

- A single potted plant w/ incandescent grow-light on a
stand, and a bell jar or clear plastic tube around the
plant for humidity.

- Using my trusty old Crystal Light greenhouse w/ integral
24" (2) flourescents.

In both cases I'm wondering if the suggested lighting would
be enough for good colour and growth (I'm not concerned about
blooms).

I'm also looking for species suggestions.

Thanks,

Robert

P.S. my attempts to pollinate P. agnata may have borne fruit.
The first flower stalk dried up, but the second seems to have
a swelling seed pod forming. I'm going to try pollinating the
third and fourth flower as well. I'll keep people posted as
to the success, in case anyone wants seed.