[FCG]

I'm looking to buy a special pot plant for my desk at work and i can't pick one. I don't mind if it's flower, tree, bush, veg or fruit but i would prefer something scented. What would be a good pick that would live for years?

[Kate and her Ducks]

I love my orchids. I buy the cheap, past their sell by dates ones and then largely ignore them. Very occasionally remember to water them and they seem to thrive and flower again and again.

I had a lime for ages too and the scent on that especially when flowering is fabulous!

[Vember]

You didn't like the flower I picked

So what about this one :?





Long living so long as you use good batteries  


Sarah

[poultrygeist]

I used to have a begonia years ago. they're quite nice.

It depends on the aspect of your desk. Some plants like full sun, some won't tolerate draughts, etc.

And does it get very cold at night ?? (I once worked in a portakabin which got VERY cold at night, and through most of the morning :? ).

Rob

[Scribbler]

lemon scented geranium?
ficus benjemina?
jade plant or crassula ovata

[Bombers]

Saintpaulias - African Violets
they flower for ever, with the minimum effort, I just think they're a lovely little plant

[SnooziSuzi]

problem with plants at work are that the soil always attracts those damned little flies, and you need to be careful of watering them around your pc/monitor etc in case of spills.

I'd say go for the orchids too; they tolerate the sorts of conditions that offices have;  ie constant temperature / no draughts / no smoking etc and they look really pretty.

Can you get one that smells nice too, Kate?

[Bernard]

something scented. What would be a good pick that would live for years?

An aspidistra sprayed with lavender water.

[FCG]

Some of these suggestions are lovely.. I've gone with a spider plant that's currently a baby on an existing plant.

Oh and a bonsai tree, but haven't picked one yet. But that won't be for my desk, t'would die within a week.