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[lemit]

I just discovered this thread. Ganoderma, I assume you're still wanting suggestions for indoor plants, not the kind of plants I grow on my farm?

I'd recommend Norfolk Island pines, miniature roses, and the kind of mix you can get at any grocery store. Also, I'd recommend cherry tomatoes and a miniature herb garden of, say, chives, parsley, and sweet basil.

And don't be afraid of annuals. If you have an outside window box, petunias provide the best bang for the buck, I think. Of course, I grew up in the equivalent of the Nineteenth Century, so my frame of reference is kind of narrow.

I did spend a few summers in the Willamette Valley. My impression of it was that pretty much anything would grow there. We mere mortals maybe shouldn't take advise from that area, any more than from the Gobi desert (or parts of eastern Oregon).

For that matter, a Canadian apartment dweller maybe shouldn't take advise from a Colorado suburbanite who has a farm in Missouri.

Even if I did grow up with a Nineteenth Century orientation, I also grew up in an inquisitive, competitive family, so I tried to grow lots of things. I'd encourage you to do the same thing. Learn from your failures, not from us. Your own discovery, your own invention will be much better than what you can learn by reading what we write.

--lemit