What is a good, low maintenance office plant?

Wheatgrass, plus you can eat it.

A fake one

Philodendren

I don’t have any personal experience with this, yet, but Lifehacker.com has a number of articles that may help.

Here are just a couple:

Five Hard-to-Kill Houseplants for Your Home or Workspace
What Plants Are Cubicle-Friendly?

Lucky bamboo

I’ll second the Philodendron. I have zero gardening talents but they survived quite well in a classroom with only artificial light. They are really hard to kill. Just make sure there aren’t any pets around as they can be toxic to cats and dogs.

Third the philodendron. I have a black thumb, and I’ve never killed one yet.

They are invincible – INVINCIBLE, I tell ya! You can put them in low-light, water them infrequently and even spell their names wrong, but philodendrons live forever!

Philodendron is a terrific choice. I have a large one on a pedestal and it has grown down somewhat to appear more interesting than the pot itself.

Orchid, it’s generally getting the water from the air. You barely have to water it. Once a month maybe. At least that’s what I do with mine, and it keeps blooming continuesly…

A Peace Lily – Just water it when it starts to droop and keep it in a well lit area.

Succulents. There are many unique varieties. Great for mental health offices!

Spider plant and a Lava plant that is growing on a lava rock ;-)

Snake Plants are tough to kill even if you try, and quite willing to adapt to light conditions and excesses or lack of watering.

Our philodendron has been neglected to two leaves and I’ve always been able to bring it back to life. Ditto our prayer plant but it requires a bit more light.

jade…...and bamboo is awesome feng shei??

You have some good answers here. One thing you have to decide is whether you want a hanging plant, like a philodendron, or one that you place on the floor, like a snake plant or peace lily.

@LostInParadise Good point. And I would add that you should Google each and see which one has a look you like and that compliments the office.

thanks everyone!

I had a china doll” plant that survived really well in the office. Second the bamboo.

wow! I learned alot from everyone, thanks for sharing I appreciate all your responses very much.