What Is An Easy To Maintain Indoor Plant?

I have been thinking about growing some plants indoors to help improve air quality/smell in my home. I was wondering what kind of plant would be best for indoors. I would like something that is easy to maintain, but most of all something that doesnt need alot of light. Any suggestions?
I dont care if it is something big... I have a plastic plant that is 5 feet tall and I really like it!! something like that would be cool!!!

just google "easy houseplants", you get plenty of ideas. i would have posted a link to one, but most of them were only like lists of 5... cast iron plant, prayer plant popped up alot

Yeah thats pretty much what I did. I yahoo searched for it and got a ton of websites who just want to sell me something. I was wondering if anybody out there had a nice indoor plant and would share some info on it with me.
I have seen a nice ficus tree but I think that might be too small. Maybe something 4 feet tall.... any suggestions. Thanks for all your help.
Also... does it really help the indoor smell? Do you have one plant or more? I think 3 or 4 would be nice because my house is kinda big.

Ive also seen a Howea Palm, also known as Kentia Palm. Any one know about this dude?

ferns are a good indoor plant. They don't need much light, but you have to sweep around them often.

It doesn't get any easier than the spider plant Chlorophytum comosum

this might help mate
Houseplant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of air-filtering soil and plants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ya spider plants and most tropicals are easy to keep. I have a plam tree, not sure what kind and only have to water it like every 2 to 3 weeks.
African violets are pretty easy too, but they do like to be in a window. I have lots of vines too, not sure of names though sorry. Just go to your local garden store and they will ehlp you select some suited for your environment. Good luck.

Thanks for all the ideas.. That spider plant looks pretty wicked. I think I will buy some seeds instead of fully matured plants... I really enjoy having a greenthumb.
Im hoping that having a few plants around the house will liven things up a bit and also keep the air fresh.

just put a spider plant in the lounge room...
thats it im doing the whole house

a cactus would be easy

I would go for something big like a fast growing split-leaf "phyladandrium".------------however you spell that beast of a word

for the most part; anything that is sold as a houseplant will be fairly easy to grow inside; it is just a matter of looking into it and finding the plant(s) that suit your tastes; sometimes can be hard,,,i have yet to find a plant that looks right inside my house, so all of them go outside.

Bigrintxas said:

I have been thinking about growing some plants indoors to help improve air quality/smell in my home. I was wondering what kind of plant would be best for indoors. I would like something that is easy to maintain, but most of all something that doesnt need alot of light. Any suggestions?
I dont care if it is something big... I have a plastic plant that is 5 feet tall and I really like it!! something like that would be cool!!!

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mmm basil, rosemary, thyme... any herb that you use in cooking, and I don't mean hash brownies.

Split leaf philodendron! Had 1, I now have 2. I split the one and now have 2. Very large plant. The thing will not die! The frost this year got to em bad but they came back and look just like they did last year!