What nice looking plants can I plant in a dark damp basement?
Question:preferably ones that will help remove some of the moisture from the air
Answers:
You will probably want to buy some "grow" lights from your local store. Available most places that sell lightbulbs/lighting for your home. Below are some plants that might work for you:
Spider Plant Said to be the best plant for cleaning the air indoors, a spider plant (Chlorophytum) is the easiest foliage plant to grow in a basket. Its foliage is made up of long, narrow strap-like leaves all emerging from the base of the plant. As it matures, it sends out long, arching stems bearing young plantlets that root easily. They are healthiest when grown in good light, but tolerate almost anything except the direct afternoon sun in the summer or the darkest corner in the basement.
Spathiphyllum a.k.a. Peace Lily A bushy foliage plant that is grown for its occasional white bloom and the foliage. It likes high humidity, moderate temperatures and filtered- to low- light. Keep the soil evenly moist.
Aglaonema a.k.a. Chinese Evergreen A great plant for indoors, it is bushy with spear-shaped, pointed leaves and an upright habit. One of the best varieties of this plant is called Silver Queen. It has handsome, variegated foliage tolerant of low light and a wide range of temperatures.
Cast Iron Plant This plant earned its nickname because, other than throwing it out in the cold, it is almost impossible to kill. Cast iron plants (Aspidistra) will do well even in dim corners. It has tall, tough green leaves that emerge from the base of the plant. As tough as they are, they don't do well if over-watered.
why put plants in the basement? no1 would be able to see them
Forget the plants solve the cause of the dampness.Your health is at risk.
there would be no light for them to live on
Algea? Fungus? Ferns? Why would you want to have plants there?
to remove damp from the air get a DE humidifier... a plant would not servive with out light ur kill it
They would not stay nice for very long on the live plants without light.
Buy a dehumidifier and put some lights down there to help dry it up and find out what the cause is otherwise you'll wind up with mold and it KILLS. People!
In the meantime for beautification put plastic greenery/flowers in.
First of all plants need light to survive, plants will not work here to solve your problem . Try a dehumidifier.
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