Indoor Plants That Require Minimal Light

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Indoor plants that require minimal light.

Chlorophytum comosum the spider plant is an easy to grow adaptable plant. Keep in mind that low light isn t no light. Plants need sunlight to photosynthesis and produce chlorophyll this is what makes them green. Parlor palm most popular indoor palm variety it s an excellent houseplant for almost any situation it grows even in those dim corners where nothing else will grow.

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. Aechmeas are typically sold while they are already flowering and they will hold their bloom and shapes for many months in poor light or artificial light conditions. It produces clusters of tiny yellow flowers in spring however they don t appear in low light conditions. Cast iron plant the hardy cast iron plant aspidistra elatior is aptly named for its ability to handle all types of indoor and outdoor living conditions.

When young arrowhead vine forms a bushy mound. It requires only minimal care and moderate light. In most cases indoor plants that grow well in low light are hardy in nature and tend to grow easily with a minimal amount of care and maintenance. 1 lucky bamboo 2 spider plant 3 zz plant 4 devil s ivy 5 kangaroo fern 6 red prayer plant 7 the areca palm 8 peace lilly 9 peperomia 10 snake plant these 10 houseplants are all beautiful easy to care for and will do well in low light conditions and homes.

These are available as flowering as well as green plants. Native to central america arrowhead vine syngonium podophyllum can tolerate a wide range of low light conditions. So you must consider growing this non toxic low light plant at your home. More on low light levels at the end by the way.

Like some of the other colorful plants on this list the oyster plant thrives and will show its purple hue more in brighter light but it s a low maintenance plant that can handle lower light. Over time the plants will begin to vine making them ideal for hanging baskets or trained up a trellis or totem. Otherwise houseplants would look more like white asparagus which is grown under layers of mulch and dark plastic to keep the growing conditions dark.