Wanted, plants that can survive my Regime of Neglect. Ideas?
By snowcat46
@snowcat46 (2322)
United States
February 16, 2009 11:23am CST
I would like to grow some plants that can survive a black thumb. Amaryllis does very well on neglect. So does Moses-in-the-cradle. What other plants can I raise that can survive even me? (I have a tendency to forget about them...) So they have to be hardy!
5 responses
@Darkwing (21583)
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16 Feb 09
Heathers are very hardy. They hardly need any attention and the grow bigger each year. The only attention they probably need, is to be cut back every now and again. They come in a range of colours; purples, pinks, cerise, white, and they're beautiful in flower. Also they attract bees and butterflies which is an added bonus.
Daffodils, Bluebells and Snowdrops used to grow in my lawn and each year, after dying back, I would mow over them, but each following spring, they would grow back and multiply. Now, I've put them all in beds, and they give me the most beautiful display, year after year.
Polyanthus - These don't need attention either. They seed at the end of flowering and the seeds produce new plants after they've been dispersed. There is a huge range of colours in this plant, and sometimes even the seeds cross themselves to create a beautiful new colour. They look beautiful in the small, side beds.
Brightest Blessings... I hope this is of some help to you. Happy Growing!
@snowcat46 (2322)
• United States
19 Feb 09
Wow, that's a heck of a list. Thanks for all the inspiration. Much appreciated.
@mammamuh (582)
• Sweden
17 Feb 09
Outside? almost everything that grows naturaly in your area. rubarbh, currantbusches and so on.
Indoors - hoya are pretty easy to have - I have one in my basement that I forgot about in September - it's still green and alive :-)
Amaryllis as you wrote are good - but they need to be neglected 
I like orchids my self - but they will need water once in a while *lol*
I like orchids my self - but they will need water once in a while *lol*1 person likes this
@snowcat46 (2322)
• United States
19 Feb 09
I tried rhubarb once. I think the wildlife took care of it, because I never found it back. Either that or my own wildlife. The cats like to see what I plant, then they dig at it to see if I put something there for them.
I'm shocked that the hostas and lilies outside are still alive. They got lots and lots of love from the cats! They looked like something shredded them. But they come back year after year, bigger than ever. Go figure. Guess they need the attention?
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
22 Feb 09
Lucky Bamboo (which is not bamboo at all, but a dracaena) does very well on very little. It tolerates poor light, little water, and poor soil VERY WELL, though is just as happy with better treatment.
I have one, my Mom bought it for me for christmas because I'd been drooling over the bamboo-lookalike since...forever, xD
She didn't get it for me because I can't take care of plants, because I can (I've a mimosa flamboyante tree that I've managed to keep alive despite our crazy little furballs, which is a tropical and very fussy plant. I still hope that it will flower someday, for all my fussing over it).
@snowcat46 (2322)
• United States
22 Feb 09
That's pretty! It looks like it's outside. Am I right? How does that work?
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
23 Feb 09
To be honest I didn't know these type cactus would bloom. It was getting to big fpr it's pot and so I stuck the tall staulk in a bigger pot then it started growing quickly. Next thing you knew these things started coming out the side and boom...flowers! Only catch with these is they only bloom at night.
