Spec me a Plant

Si. · 28 May 2007 at 22:25

Looking for a nice plant for my office desk at work.. Needs to be hardy and survive OK in an office environment.. I have a window seat so it will get some light.

I would prefer something out of the ordinary.. not too big to dit on the desk..

Any ideas?

Mr Jones · 28 May 2007 at 22:37

A venus fly trap or a pitcher plant.

Done.

PeterT · 28 May 2007 at 22:38

How about a Venus Fly Trap?

http://bestcarnivorousplants.com/dionaea/D_muscipula_all_red_trap_01_Copyright_R_Simek.jpg

Keep it happy by giving it distilled water or water collected from a tumble drier condenser or even the melted ice water from a freezer.

PeterT

G-MAN2004 · 28 May 2007 at 22:38

A weed (the garden type)

Solari · 28 May 2007 at 22:42

PeterT said:
How about a Venus Fly Trap?

http://bestcarnivorousplants.com/dionaea/D_muscipula_all_red_trap_01_Copyright_R_Simek.jpg

Keep it happy by giving it distilled water or water collected from a tumble drier condenser or even the melted ice water from a freezer.

PeterT

On a very serious note, I am looking for a deskside friend for the office at work... is a Venus fly trap worth getting? If I keep it in the office, where there aren't many flies, is there something else I can feed it with?

Ambro · 28 May 2007 at 22:53

"Spec me a plant"

I'd laugh if you went to a garden centre and said that.

lolism · 28 May 2007 at 23:03

Solari said:
On a very serious note, I am looking for a deskside friend for the office at work... is a Venus fly trap worth getting? If I keep it in the office, where there aren't many flies, is there something else I can feed it with?

You can catch flies and feed it. They can be easy to keep if you have good mossey soil, make sure it is damp and humid.

and don't make it close the trap with your finger!

DB_SamX · 28 May 2007 at 23:08

Japanese Peace LIly. It doesn't need much sunlight, watering once a week, white flowers. Potted from M&S or Waitrsoe from £5.

sniffy · 28 May 2007 at 23:11

lolism said:
and don't make it close the trap with your finger!

Why?

I'd be making it try eat my finger every hour if I had one!

How much do these bad boys cost?

Solari · 28 May 2007 at 23:12

lolism said:
You can catch flies and feed it. They can be easy to keep if you have good mossey soil, make sure it is damp and humid.

and don't make it close the trap with your finger!

I'm intrigued... am I suppose to keep a herd of flies in a jam jar and try to tip them on to the trap

LOL

Can't I feed them ham or something?

Smiley Man · 28 May 2007 at 23:22

Ambro said:
"Spec me a plant" I'd laugh if you went to a garden centre and said that.

if someone walked up to me at work and said that (i work at a garden centre) i'd give them a high five

i'd get a fancy decorative pot, some gravel, some cactus compost and a few cacti, stick it all in the pot and viola - a nice looking, erm, pot with cacti in it

you can tell i'm an expert :cool:

233 · 28 May 2007 at 23:27

get a venus fly trap and take it on a trip to some dodgy eastern european nuclear site

instant cool plant when it starts eating co-workers

meghatronic · 28 May 2007 at 23:32

Solari said:
I'm intrigued... am I suppose to keep a herd of flies in a jam jar and try to tip them on to the trap LOL

Can't I feed them ham or something?

Nope. You'll kill it if you feed it dead things or close it with your finger.

It uses masses of energy closing the trap, and if it doens't sense movement, it doesn't digest so it's wasted energy.

It'll feed itself.

Solari · 28 May 2007 at 23:35

jdickerson said:
Nope. You'll kill it if you feed it dead things or close it with your finger.

It uses masses of energy closing the trap, and if it doens't sense movement, it doesn't digest so it's wasted energy.

It'll feed itself.

Hum.. ok that throws the office pet idea out of the window.. unless I buy live crickets or something... are they too much to digest?

yhack · 28 May 2007 at 23:36

Mary Jane.
Lowrider

sgx.saint · 28 May 2007 at 23:44

This thread has inspired me to get a Peace Lilly for my home/office.

I hope it won't object to me playing war games on my XBox 360, being a Peace Lilly and all

meghatronic · 28 May 2007 at 23:44

Solari said:
Hum.. ok that throws the office pet idea out of the window.. unless I buy live crickets or something... are they too much to digest?

Far too much.

To be honest it'll be quite happy without being fed... it'll only need/catch about 3 flies per 'leaf' anyway in its entire life time.

Get one anyway... it'll be fun.

goldilocks · 28 May 2007 at 23:53

a cactus, 'Cereus peruvianus'
it's meant to absorb 'harmful ions' from your computer screen, or something equally as useful as that

or a peace lily, we have one, she's gorgeous

sgx.saint · 29 May 2007 at 00:00

goldilocks said:
a cactus, 'Cereus peruvianus'
it's meant to absorb 'harmful ions' from your computer screen, or something equally as useful as that

or a peace lily, we have one, she's gorgeous

I wouldn't trust myself with a cactus. Beer + Cactus = A&E

joeyjojo · 29 May 2007 at 00:37

Ambro said:
"Spec me a plant" I'd laugh if you went to a garden centre and said that.

DB_SamX said:
Japanese Peace LIly. It doesn't need much sunlight, watering once a week, white flowers. Potted from M&S or Waitrsoe from £5.

What film is this from? He has this plant and it stays with him throughout the movie.

sniffy said:
I'd be making it try eat my finger every hour if I had one!

You haven't got any fingers?