For more advice on growing house plants, check out this site. There are forums on house plants and specific genera/families of plants that are commonly grown indoors.
Be careful about mentioning Jerry Baker’s nostrums over there however. The consensus opinion from seasoned gardeners is that Baker’s recommendations are quackery and/or environmentally unsound (I’ve haven’t tried his formulas so can’t comment specifically).
Bah. Your plants are all weak and puny compared to the robust might of the Yucca. I bought mine from Ikea about four years ago. The care instructions said something like “Prefers light. Tolerates shade. Water every two weeks”.
It’s now frigging HOOOGE, despite regularly having to go several months without water, living in a dark corner, and still being festooned with last years christmas lights. It got so big we decided to kill it by not watering it and then throw it away. After 3 months it was looking a bit limp and yellowed, but we gave in before it did and it was back to normal after a couple of waterings.
We had one in norway that sat next to a woodfired stove in the dark part of the living room and it just didn’t give a damn about heat, cold, humidity, anything. And they make a cool gurgling/clicking noise as they suck up water when you do remember to give them a drink. 
I’ll second this! There are a ton of these in our office, and they get absolutely no natural light, but they are thriving.
I had one on my old apt. (I gifted it to my roommate because I didn’t want to move it) that got huge with minimal care. I hung it in a window, and watered it when it started to feel dry, and that’s it.
My mother recommend the artillery plant to me, she said they are supposed to be impossible to kill. She killed hers though, so I’m not sure if that was just a fluke or they’re more fragile than they are supposed to be.
So, you folks really recommend soaking plants under the faucet? I always thought that getting the soil too wet was a “bad thing” to do, plant-wise.
I think it depends on the soil, the plant, and the pot. Provided it’s a proper compost with good texture, and excess water is able to drain out of the pot, it’s usually fine - that way you just end up with the amount of water retained by the soil.
Leaving a plant with its roots in what amounts to a pool of standing water will rot it pretty quick, IME.
Getting the soil wet is not a problem; plants should always be thoroughly watered. The problem occurs when the soil stays soggy for extended periods of time. This happens if one waters too frequently, or uses a poorly draining potting soil.
If you have a tendency toward hayfever avoid ficus plants.
Pothos, spathyphilium (Peace Lily) and dracenas (Corn plant) are good hearty plants and they also help to remove some toxins from the air (especially the Peace Lily).
Why? Hayfever is a pollen allergy. Ficus plants rarely bloom in “captivity.”
Ah, I found the answer to my question. There is brief report in the December Prevention magazine about a study in done Belgium. The study found that hay fever sufferers had symptoms around some non-blooming houseplants (Ficus and Yucca being the worst). Apparently, they concluded that these plants do release allergens into the air, without being in bloom.
