I have always loved house plant. We have many. In fact during the winter out house gets a little crowded from bringing them all in. Without going into to much detail, I will tell you that it takes about 15 gallons of water per week to water them...
The spider plant also gets rid of hazardous man made chemicals from rugs, furniture, et. We have spider plants, palms, ferns, cacti and lots of others. In the spring summer and fall when the weather in nice we put them outside and they love it. It makes our patio look very tropical. When we have to close the house up we bring them in. They look nice, give off oxygen, take in pollutants, put moisture in the air all while out house has to be bottled up air tight for maximum heating efficiency.
There are quite a few plants that do not need direct sunlight. We have a spider plant growing upstairs in a window that is on the shady side of the house. No direct sunlight at all. You just need to be aware it will need less water.
About 3 months ago my sister found a praying manis cocoon in her house and it hatched lots of the little buggers. She brought about 20 over to my house and I simply let them free on the plants in our "sun" room that houses quite a few of our plants. I felt bad keeping them in a box and they were to tiny, I couldn't find food for them. I have not seen any alive but it would be nice if a few of them made it. Still keeping an eye out for them.
