Debi, your pic doesn't work. It says deleted or moved. Tell me, did you win your Cissus on Ebay? The seller had several auctions, titled grape/oak leaf ivy. Of course I had to have one..it arrived today..it's not a grape ivy, it's oak leaf ivy..I'm happy. Walmart sometimes sells grape ivy's, and although they're beautiful, especially when mature and hanging in a sunny spot, I prefer oak leaf.. So let me know if you won your plant on Ebay. The Oak Leaf won is big. I've got to dl new plant pics, haven't had time since I've been repotting. 3 days of repotting! lol..Try another picture..Toni One more thing. Ppl have different concepts regarding light conditions..What one might deem 'x' window full sun, someone else might call it bright light. There's confusion when ppl discuss light conditions. When I worked at Rentokil and Home Depot, customers would ask questions about light. Because a tag said, bright light, they jumped to the conclusion that plant needed desert sun. lol..NOT! Unless someone literally sees a room during the day, we can only assume. See if your AV flowers. If it doesn't, then it's not because the area didn't have sufficient light. It could be your AV. Oversized pot, lack of fertlizers, etc. If your AV's potted in soil-less mix, it need more fertilizer than a plant potted in soil. Good luck..Toni

I love when people can narrow things down ahead of time. You have no idea how many people come in the greenhouse looking for a plant and don't volunteer stuff like what direction the window faces or how big it is or whether it's obstructed. And almost nobody knows whether they kill by overwatering or underwatering. Sassafras_springs, please come shop at my store. The obvious choices, the first and second ones I thought of, were heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) and pothos (Epipremnum aureum). Both viners, both tough, both willing to miss the occasional watering, and both are now available in a few different color versions. I'm especially fond of Philodendron hederaceum micans (though as someone has posted elsewhere on GW, it's a slow grower, and thirsty) and Philodendron hederaceum 'Lemon-Lime.' People like 'Brasil,' too, though it's rumored to be fussy, by Philodendron standards. Pothos and I have been having some issues lately (I repotted one plant and it immediately rotted out on me, and the other one is dropping leaves because it thinks it's too dry, all of a sudden), but I still really like Epipremnum aureum 'Neon,' which is bright yellow. They're all nice, though. Other possibilities: Asparagus sprengeri (asparagus fern) -- though you may not want to pick leaves out of your freshly-washed clothes, so never mind. Chlorophytum comosum (spider plant) -- these do well pretty much anywhere, but should be good in that spot in particular. Cissus rhombifolia (grape ivy) -- I've become a fan of this one lately, especially the 'Ellen Danica' cultivar (sometimes called "oakleaf ivy"). Better for a cooler room than a warmer one, and they're not as tolerant about missing waterings as the others, but they're pretty, and not something everybody else has, at least not yet. Check for spider mites before buying, and on a regular basis after buying. Ficus pumila (creeping fig) -- haven't had this one personally, and only know it from work. Ours don't seem to be hugely tolerant of drought, but it's hard to say. We don't have very many, and they don't sell well, so we don't give them a lot of attention. Or at least, I don't. Hoya carnosa -- should do quite well, though an east or west window might be better, and I wouldn't hold my breath for flowers. Still, they're nice plants. Check for mealybugs before you buy: they're very tasty plants, apparently. There are trailing species of Peperomia that I think would do well in that location, though I'm drawing a blank on anything specific. They (as a rule) like humidity and drying out between watering, so you should be compatible. Platycerium bifurcatum (staghorn fern) -- People seem to have wildly different experiences with these, and I don't know how they might work for you, but it's an outside possibility. Plectranthus nummularis (Swedish ivy) -- would prefer more light and cooler temperatures, but it would grow in that spot. Syngonium podophyllum (arrowhead plant) -- easy to grow and would be happy in that location. They're also a really good choice for hydroculture, if you want to take the guesswork out of when to water entirely.

Well, I'm wanting some of the blog posts to be about specific plants; the above list is just what I have ideas for, or what I've partly written already. Plenty of plants besides those will come along eventually, so, like I say, any and all houseplants might be useful. Still not ready to go live yet, but it shouldn't be too much longer.

The difficulty with this lovely plant is its need for a constantly high level of humidity. Small ones make good terrarium plants. A related plant that looks very similar is Parthenocissus striata. It's supposedly easier to grow indoors than P. stricta, but I never had much luck with it longterm. Sometimes when I see hanging pots of P. stricta for sale, I think they're mislabled, and the plant is actually P. striata -- I'm never sure, but I suspect that is often the case.