Houseplants - eventual heights

[Flutterby63]

I want to buy a large ferny/bamboo style plant. The ones I've seen say their eventual height and spread will be 3m or more. Can you restrict this by keeping the pot relatively small? Surely people don't have space for a 4m or more tall plant in their house?

Or if anyone has suggestions for similar plants that are 2m or under max height that would be great.

Ok bamboos and ferns are actually very different, so I'm guessing that what you mean is that you're looking for that kind of droopy, long foliage effect. Bamboos tend not to do well indoors and most are tall so personally I think look at ferns, there are quite few that adapt well to being houseplants and they don't grow anything like as big as you're fearing! Two commonly grown indoors are Boston and Bird's Nest. Both relatively easy for a beginner. Here's a Boston.

And here's a Bird's Nest fern.

Great thanks. Terminology may have been wrong. I wanted something large like this that sit on the floor. But the eventual height is huge!

www.crocus.co.uk/bomcard/_/howea-forsteriana/howea-forsteriana-17m-kentia-and-pot-cover-combination/classid.2000032339/

Ah gotcha. Honestly it'll be years before it's big enough to be a problem, and you can trim some longer fronds and control it that way. If you especially like them, I'd have one if I were you - they are not difficult plants. No plant adores being indoors so there's drawbacks with all of them. But go for it!

An alternative to consider would be a ficus. There are a few varieties.

Oooo I like the look of the ficus too. I want it to be fairly low maintenance but as you say, great if I can cut back.

Thing with plants is if it's got the right soil and the right light and you know whether it likes to be damp or dryer you're halfway there. Both the kentia (your choice) and the ficus are fairly low maintenance. Have fun! Plants really change the feel of a room, and a big one can be very calming.

Thank you. That's exactly why I'm buying them. I don't have a garden but plants make me happy.

Aww, they make me happy too Flutterby. I hope you get a garden one day. Mine's only tiny but I do love it.

How about a Dracaena deremensis? hortology.co.uk/products/dracaena-deremensis-warneckii-multi-stem?variant=12295917436992&currency=GBP&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google+shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8paQ6dGS5wIVxrTtCh3qAQpAEAQYASABEgINI_D_BwE They are very tolerant of indoor culture, usually come with three tiered stems, and fairly slow growing. I had one for over 20 years, before I finally got rid of it.
Most decent garden centres with a good indoor plant section will probably have them, they are usually variegated with contrasting stripes, and very easy to look after.

Thank you. I did look at them too but there's something a bit too spider-like about the leaves that I'm not sure about. I can see why they are so popular though!