Inside Plants That Need Little Light

Its handsome foliage can be bright green bronze or variegated.

Inside plants that need little light.

When young arrowhead vine forms a bushy mound. Otherwise houseplants would look more like white asparagus which is grown under layers of mulch and dark plastic to keep the growing conditions dark. Spider plant chlorophytum comosum 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. Nerve plants or fittonia prefer brighter light but they can handle low light quite well although more colorful varieties might look a little less bright with less sun according to costa farms.

They can survive on low light are drought resistant and don t mind dry air. Cast iron plant the cast iron plant aspidistra elatior is a lush plant with has dark green leaves that will tolerate low light areas of the home. Medium light would be in an east or west facing room. Plants need sunlight to photosynthesis and produce chlorophyll this is what makes them green.

Arrowhead vine can be planted in a hanging basket and needs medium or indirect light. Arrowhead vine syngonium podophyllum named upon its large arrow shaped leaves arrowhead vine has a carefree vibe same with its brethren peace lily dieffenbachia and philodendron. Chinese evergreens are a great first time indoor plant for beginners. When mature they can produce flowers similar to calla lilies and do a great job filling empty corners of your home when placed on the floor.

Over time the plants will begin to vine making them ideal for hanging baskets or trained up a trellis or totem. Native to central america arrowhead vine syngonium podophyllum can tolerate a wide range of low light conditions. Plant life in your bathroom adds warmth and fresh oxygen to. The lucky bamboo is great for a home that doesn t get a ton of strong sunlight because it needs very little light.

North facing rooms or rooms with no windows are considered low light rooms. It s slow growing and easy to care for. Not only does the staghorn fern do well in low light it also does well in humidity which makes it a perfect plant for the bathroom. It is a polychromatic plant ranging from pure green to cream pink and yellow.

That being said it does need some light and it will not grow well in complete darkness. Parlor palm parlor palm houseplants chamaedorea elegans grow slowly and are easy to care for. More on low light levels at the end by the way.