I have one I got in 2004, it lived in the apartment with me for some years then in 2008 when I moved into my house, it got a permanent home in the window in the bathroom. From here it gets morning sun and it also has a wrap around so it can hang out with the shower too to get the moisture from the shower when I use it.
I've gotten vanilla pods for several years off it now and it's doing well. This picture, it looks kind of nasty because well,to be honest, Ive not trimmed it or cut the dead stuff / pruned or done anything to it for a few years now. I really need to clean it up.
For anyone wondering. YES they will live in a bathroom, YES they will live in subdued sun or even a sunlight - lamp and most important YES they WILL give you vanilla pods! I put a grow bulb in the shower so in the day I can turn that on and the part of the plant that is wrapped around the shower stall gets it's light too.
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