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Growing up I had a ficus tree in my bedroom. Loved that thing.
ETA: Also, bamboo is great, thrives in artificial/minimal light and water. And a plant in spanish is called "lengua de suegra" not sure of the english name ( i know its not the translation) , if you google it it comes up tho. http://fichas.infojardin.com/crasas/sanseviera-trifasciata-rabo-tigre-lengua-suegra-sansevieras.htm
@MASPA: Awesome! Thank you. =)
Only plants I remember my mom or grandmom ever having were the hanging spider plants.
@MissPumpkinPie: youre very welcome. i can picture other plants, just not their names.
Any of the "Angel" plants you can get at Lowes are very hearty and virtually unkillable.
Succulents.
Just double check that their safe for your pets if you have any.
@regberadaisy: I have a maltese so I definitely would research first. =) Thank you!
@MissPumpkinPie: Dieffenbachia. it is LITERALLY impossible to kill this plant. My dad has had this plant since 1969, and he continually makes cuttings off it to give to people, including me. I have one in my office and 1 at my house:
They can get MUCH bigger than this pic, but they are really nice! Good luck!
@Stammie16: Wow. That's a long time, but pretty awesome!
I have a ficus tree I've had since I was a sophmore in college (35 now) and a philodendron. Both do great indoors
A couple years ago my husband bought me a rubber plant. I still haven't and literally cannot kill it. Its survived all of our hectic moves and has been horribly neglected from time to time, like goes weeks between waterings. That and I've been meaning to repot it since the day I got it.
I have a cactus and violet plants (I think that's what they are called). I usually kill my plants but I can manage to keep these ones alive hehe
I also have a rubber tree plant and a palm tree(that was from my grandfathers funeral over 10 yrs ago) I used to have spider plants but hate them now with a passion.
As someone who only has a green thumb for my outdoor plants, and whose cats manage to destroy almost every other plant, I second the bamboo. We also have a wadnering jew. This thing can't be killed. 3 summers in a row birds (mourning doves and robins) have made nests in this plant when I hang it outside for the summmer. Its under our covered porch so it gets no water...unless you count liquid bird poop. Once the last of the babies fly away the plant looks dead. Seriously dead. Covered in poo, and weeds (from the seeds in the poop) start to grow in it. I cut it back, bring it in the house, constantly forget to water it and don't provide it with enough light. And yet it grows. Here is a pic with some babies 
One day old
ETA Pics
Getting a little more crowded...
And when they were ready to fly away and leave me :-(
I just realized I don't have a pic of the plant looking healthy but if you don't know what it looks like you can google it.
Dieffenbachia is poisonous if ingested, so not a great idea for anyone who has small children or pets who might chew on it. Just a warning.
Spider plants are super awesome, they self-propagate and remove toxins from the air!
Philodendrons are great, but all parts of the plant are toxic so that's another one you'd want to make sure is out of reach of your maltese.
I love my african violets. I've had them about 6 years now. I keep succulants (a variety of cactusy looking things) on the book cases. My favorite functional plant is basil, which I grow in the kitchen. It smells lovely and is CONSTANTLY producing. I can't wait to add chives, mint, and other herbs to the collection. I did kill my last basil plant by not watering it for 1 week, so it can be very thirsty.
Oh and bamboo. I love growing bamboo because it can be such a statement piece.
Yay. You bees are awesome. Thank you so much for the suggestions and advice.
@kelmac: D'aw. That's crazy about the birds! They're so cute though.
bah haha my favorite type of plant is one that lives outside LOL...I'm so bad with them. I have a plant in my cubicle though, it's a fern-like thing. It has been alive almost a year!
Orchids are super easy to to maintain!
Keep 'em in a window that gets sunlight and water them once a week (taking the plastic container that holds the plant out of the nicer pot & letting the water drip right through when you water it, then putting it back in the pot). I've had my huge orchid plant since June :)
- There was a time when winter rolled around that the flowers all fell off and the stems started drying up so it looked like it was dying, but I turned the pot around so the other side could get sun and that seemed to do it, oddly! It's flourishing again.
I only have one preference for house plants, and that is Orchids! So, needless to say I have four orchids at home, bought at IKEA. Had them for a few months, and they are still going strong, just cut off the stems because the flowers fell (blooming time is over) and I need to repot them. Orchids are super easy if you know how to take care of them. :)
And of course different kinds of succulents are pretty easy peasy aswell!
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I would love to decorate the apartment a little more once I get the Christmas stuff down.
Could you lovely ladies suggest some awesome house plants/flowers? Sharing pictures would be awesome as well! =)
Thank you in advance.