Thinking of adding some life to my office with some emersed plants

I'd like to add some life to my office but want to avoid the typical indoor plants. I'm thinking about a small and/or shallow dish of water with some emersed plants. There would be no water conditioning of any sort, but occasional partial water changes would be easy enough. The biggest problem, I think, is that the plant will have to be able to thrive under normal florescent office lighting. I'd like the substrate (if any) covered with pebbles, but it's not a must. These are a few thoughts I've had:

-Java Moss in a shallow dish with one or three rocks extending out of the water. Would the java moss grow very far out of the water up over stones?

-Anubias in a shallow dish.

-Some sort of lilly pad in a deaper vase or bowl. Are there any lillies that will grow well and flower in low-light?

I don't plan to put anything else alive in the containers because I think that would complicate things a bit more than I want. What are your experiences with this sort of thing? Any input is greatly appreciated.

No, unfortunately I'm right in the middle of a concrete/steel building. I'm not high enough on the pay scale to get real sunlight, so I'm stuck with only florescent lighting. i don't know if anything will grow or not. I might just have to try some things and see what happens.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure the extra lighting would make things a lot easier. It'd be nice though if the item description mentioned the bulb temperature.