Artificial plants

Russinating · 8 Oct 2018 at 21:08

I'm in the market for some artificial plants; for the office, not home.

Some look really really good, I've been in bars etc and can't tell the difference until you get really close. Sometimes even after touching one you're not sure. Equally, some are terrible, so if anyone has any recommendations that would be amazing.

TIA.

NoobCannon · 9 Oct 2018 at 12:16

What in earth is tia

Also fake plants are just spider catchers. At least with a real plant you get to see it grow whilst it attracts spiders

something daft already!! · 9 Oct 2018 at 12:19

NoobCannon said:
What in earth is tia

Thanks In Advance.

Get real plants, they photosynthesise which is good for all.

Haze · 10 Oct 2018 at 12:18

+1 to getting some real ones, look for some low maintenance type ones that don't need Watering to often and don't flower ect

gort · 10 Oct 2018 at 12:24

Ficus Benjamina.
Virtually bomb proof IME and can train/shape them. Keep 'em small or let 'em grow big!

clubb699 · 10 Oct 2018 at 12:31

gort said:
Ficus Benjamina.
Virtually bomb proof IME and can train/shape them. Keep 'em small or let 'em grow big!

Do you know if there good in very very low light, would love that in the kitchen but there is no light really due to me putting a false roof on the conservatory few years ago .

pepp77 · 10 Oct 2018 at 12:37

I have 3 fake plants in my living room, really couldn't be bothered having to worry about watering etc, so went fake.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E1E9WNW/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DUSPFC2/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0109IULMY/

Very happy with all of them, and think they look good in situ.

Russinating · 13 Oct 2018 at 22:58

Thanks, will consider those.

Don't know why people are second guessing what we need! Three of the rooms we need them for have no windows and the rest are to hang from electrical racking and conduit... hence artificial.

Transam · 14 Oct 2018 at 01:19

My office has 500 people in it and fake plants - one of the "Facilities Management" team even has to water them now and again with a sort of "cut grass" smelling water.
Nobody is fooled, they have a water evaporator stuck in each pot - does smell better than most of the staff, though.

And fresh cut grass smell is just wrong, in the middle of winter!

gort · 14 Oct 2018 at 10:07

clubb699 said:
Do you know if there good in very very low light, would love that in the kitchen but there is no light really due to me putting a false roof on the conservatory few years ago .

I've had mine around 6ft from a window with blinds. So gets no direct sunlight. So basically is surviving off ambient light in the room.
Still going strong. Won't grow as quick mind.

clubb699 · 14 Oct 2018 at 16:48

gort said:
I've had mine around 6ft from a window with blinds. So gets no direct sunlight. So basically is surviving off ambient light in the room.
Still going strong. Won't grow as quick mind.

Brilliant that is nice to know ,will get me one of them then thanks for the info