What are some nice flowering perennials to keep indoors?

I just found out that forced flowering daffodils will NOT come back from the bulbs, even after cutting down the stalks and replanting. Quite a disappointment. I'm living in a small, square limitedly lit room and am on the lookout for some plants I could get to add some color to the space. I do have a windowsill, but direct light is a little bit of a commodity. Nice fragrances and ease of care are big bonuses.



Thanks guys!

What are some nice flowering perennials to keep indoors?
Impatiens are a good bet. While they are not specifically perennials, they are low-light plants and do well indoors -- in fact, indoors they are almost a perennial. If they start to get a little leggy, just pinch off, stick the stem in water or dirt for a new plant, and the pinches stem will produce more stems and new blooms. They come in a broad range of colors (easily started from seeds, also), and the double flowered variety look like little roses.



Try some Impatiens. I have 2-4 pots going every winter (ready starts for the outdoor plants) and they do add some nice sparks of color.

Coleus comes in a variety of colorful leaf-shades and shapes, but they don't produce much in the way of pretty flowers (if anything, indoors) -- just hanging leaf structure. While coleus can frequently do well in low-light conditions (they actually do not like full sun), they are prone to leggy conditions.



Other than that, if you don't have good light, you are not going to have successful, flowering plants -- particularly aromatic ones -- without an artificial light to help them along.



If you choose to get an artificial grow light, you might be able to get a Gardenia acclimated. Gardenias can be forced to bloom twice a year, and the fragrance is heady. They can be troublesome to grow, so if you decide to go that route, do a Google search for indoor growing tips.
Reply:go for foliage color too! if you have a window it helps. which direction is your window facing,and does it get any sun at all or bright indirect light?

just a few hours of sun per day would work for african violets, streptocarpus, some orchids (and some are fragrant), hoya plant (which has waxy white long lasting and very fragrant flowers when mature and happy),, fibrous begonia and some other begonias, impatiens, anthuriums, chinese evergreen (pretty silvery leaves, white 'spathe' flowers, christmas and easter cactus, to name a few.

i live in a dark apartment, but can grow these near a window with bloom success! the main thing is consistent temperatures not below 55-60 degrees at night; houseplants do not like to be cold or get shocked by sudden temperature changes.

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