Indoor Plants That Tolerate Low Light

Here are 20 indoor plants that thrive on low light.

Indoor plants that tolerate low light.

Now you know what a plant thinks is low light and knowing is half the battle. But all is not lost. Check out my top picks for darker rooms. Even plants that do well in outdoor shade tend to need more light when grown indoors and this can be hard to come by unless you provide auxiliary lighting.

Some of the most colorful plants can actually tolerate low light rooms. But to really thrive this indoor evergreen needs brighter light conditions. Up to 12 inches tall. This shrubby plant is the easiest of the citrus to grow indoors.

Spider plants native to tropics around the globe and the first houseplant for innumerable people probably owes its popularity to its unique growth habit and for its ease of growth as a low light houseplant the mother plant a clump of curving leaves that resemble long broad grass blades sends out long stems with baby plants at their ends. During the winter mist the plants frequently to help prevent the leaf tips from turning brown. Low light or indirect light. There are plenty of indoor plants out there that are easy to care for forgiving and low light tolerant.

Gi joe next let s check out some of my favorite houseplants for low light. Fiddle leaf fig needs lots of bright indirect sunlight. Available in dark green and variegated forms spider plant chlorophytum comosum makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low light conditions. Cast iron plant aspidistra elatior.

You can pot it hang it or even grow it along a trellis or pole. This plant with large deep green leaves has earned its common name because it s nearly indestructible in addition to cool temperatures it will also take low light. 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. Don t worry these low light plants can come to your rescue.

Some even do better in shadier spaces if you can believe it. In fact plants need light to survive. Norfolk island pine yes it tolerates low light. More houseplants for low light.

Indoor plants that grow well in low light. And they don t have to be boring. When the soil is dry to the touch. These easy care low light houseplants will not only grow but actually thrive in less than optimal conditions.

Rounding out our list of the best low light indoor plants is the arrowhead plant also known as the american evergreen. It will drop leaves if light levels are too low. There are some house plant species that positively thrive on little or no light. Low light conditions are always a challenge for the indoor gardener.

Weeping fig can tolerate some low light but still requires some higher intensity light each day.