Houseplants That Can Tolerate Low Light

If you ve ever tried to grow plants in your basement you ll know that they don t like darkness.

Houseplants that can tolerate low light.

Remember low light isn t no light. When the soil is dry to the touch. But a room with no windows or a single north facing window will make it hard on even the most shade tolerant plants. Jade plants can live for decades and continue to grow slowly over time so keep your plant in a suitably heavy pot to prevent it from toppling over.

Up to 12 inches tall. The zz or zamiaculcas zamiifolia is another drought and low light tolerant option. But wear gloves if you have sensitive skin as the plant s juice can cause irritation. Here are 20 indoor plants that thrive on low light.

Available in dark green and variegated forms spider plant chlorophytum comosum makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low light conditions. In fact plants need light to survive. However while they can tolerate low levels of light they demand high humidity and like to be watered and misted frequently so this option isn t for the hands off plant owner. Many of these plants will actually do better in medium light but tolerate low light.

You won t see much growth though but the plants above are the ones i saw do and look the best over time with limited amounts of natural light. Low light houseplants will likely do fine in an east or west facing room that has a window or two even if they get no direct sunshine. This variety comes with solid green foliage that reaches between one to three feet in height. There are plenty of indoor plants out there that are easy to care for forgiving and low light tolerant.

According to house plants expert these ornamental low light houseplants have been grown in asia for centuries. Some even do better in shadier spaces if you can believe it. While many houseplants prefer to dry out in between waterings ferns like constantly damp soil. Here you can help out your plants by leaving the artificial lights on for a few hours each day.

Low light or indirect light. Although the crassula argentea is a succulent and therefore drought tolerant it is not a cactus. However quite a few can survive in low light conditions so before you get skylights installed or replace all your real plants with fake ones maybe reconsider your choice of house plant.