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What can I put in my bright but cold bathroom?

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MushroomTree · 02/04/2020 12:50

My bathroom has a skylight which I have to keep open all the time to prevent damp, meaning the room is very bright but cold.

Is there a pot plan that wouldn't mind those conditions? Everything I've seen suggested for bathrooms says they like humid conditions, which my bathroom never is.

Any suggestions?

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willowpatterns · 02/04/2020 13:38

Ferns.

paininthepoinsettia · 02/04/2020 14:46

I have a fern and spider plant on the walls and a huge fatsia japonica in a pot, which seems to thrive in those conditions. My bathroom is painterd a dark colour so isn't really bright either.

MereDintofPandiculation · 03/04/2020 09:59

Hyacinths, daffodils.

Scented jasmine - if it's in cooler conditions it spreads its flowers out over a longer period - so fewer flowers at any one time, but perfume for longer.

Cyclamen, orchid.

I'm assuming it's frost free

MushroomTree · 03/04/2020 13:20

Thanks for the replies.

It's not frosty and of course the weather is warmer now. But I keep the door closed so it's cooler than the rest of the house and there's no heating in there. Also no shower, only a bath, so not as humid as it would be.

Scented jasmine sounds nice. I have one outdoors already. I like the idea of my bathroom smelling nice.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 04/04/2020 10:03

I was thinking of the non-hardy scented jasmine that's often sold a s pot plant, completely smothered with buds and wound round a circular support. I grew one for many years in an unheated but enclosed porch - it never had the density of flower as when I bought it, but it had a few flower all the way through from late spring to autumn.

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