Here are 20 indoor plants that thrive on low light.
Flowering plants that do well in low light.
Low light conditions are always a challenge for the indoor gardener.
Simply plant any of these 43 acid loving plants.
They do best in bright indirect sunlight but will survive in low light too.
Most of the leafy greens you toss in your salad do quite well in low light.
Plant life in your bathroom adds warmth and fresh oxygen.
According to house plants expert these ornamental low light houseplants have been grown in asia for centuries.
You can forget to water this plant for quite a while.
Grow your calathea crocata in a lightweight potting mix that drains well.
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.
Choosing low light flowering houseplants.
Low light and flowering plants don t normally go hand in hand but there are some flowering indoor plants that will bloom for you in lower light situations.
They prefer a slightly warm home too cool or too hot can cause the plant to struggle.
If you ve ever tried to grow plants in your basement you ll know that they don t like darkness.
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.
Once you do water it you need to make sure the roots are well.
In fact plants need light to survive.
Soil which is below a 7ph but ideally hanging out at around 5 5 could be great ground to grow an abundance of these delicious fruits vegetables flowers and trees.
Plants like bok choy spinach and arugula all need around three hours of sunlight to thrive.
If you have acidic soil you do not have to spend a fortune on changing it.
These plants do well in bright indirect light and they even make fairly good low light flowering indoor plants.
There are some house plant species that positively thrive on little or no light.
Let s take a look at the best options for areas with little light.
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.