Indoor Plants That Need Very Little Light

I love the spider plant chlorophytum comosum plant for how hardy it is with nearly zero sunlight.

Indoor plants that need very little light.

Mydomaine grace kim. One of the best indoor plant varieties philodendron is very tolerant of dark interiors. With this tiny houseplant guide appropriately sized for my studio space i could finally navigate the world of low light indoor plants with confidence. The term low light can be very misleading.

Two newer varieties offer colorful foliage. Since this plant is one of the most durable indoor plants it does quite well in low light and only needs to be fertilized once or twice a year it s ideal for beginner gardeners. Better known as the mother in law s tongue the snake plant is a very durable and popular indoor plant. In fact during the winter months it needs very little water at all.

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. The brasil variety has gorgeous gold and green variegated foliage while micans sports purple flushed leaves with a satin like texture. Require very little sunlight and can survive in heavily shaded areas. Naturally my eyes immediately gravitated to plants that required very little natural light and to my delight many of them were tropical in appearance stemming from the rainforest.

It can survive for years in indirect light and even live prosperously if it s been lacking water for a while. Snake plants purify the air you breathe and release oxygen. Notable properties that make them great for offices. About low light indoor plants.

They are very hardy hard to kill plants. It means that these are indoor plants that tolerate low light. Medium light would be in an east or west facing room. If your room has no windows you should leave lights on 12 hours a day or rotate low light plants into the room for a few weeks at a time before moving them back to a naturally lit room.

They love to grow at room temperature. Not only does it need watering just once a month but it can also go weeks with neglect while still standing tall and firm. Emerging from the shaded tropics of brazil zebra plant absolutely hates sunlight that causes its dazzling leaves to scorch. When you purchase a plant and the label includes it as a low light plant it does not necessarily mean that these are indoor plants that need low light.

This fast growing vine works well in hanging baskets or can be trained to climb a small trellis or totem.