Plants That Tolerate Low Light

If you ve ever tried to grow plants in your basement you ll know that they don t like darkness.

Plants that tolerate low light.

Snake plant sansevieria trifasciata sansevieria is the poster child for low light indoor plants. Most of the leafy greens you toss in your salad do quite well in low light. But a room with no windows or a single north facing window will make it hard on even the most shade tolerant plants. During the winter mist the plants frequently to help prevent the leaf tips from turning brown.

Up to 12 inches tall. Prayer plants are very tolerant of low light conditions but not so much of cold temperatures. Their ideal is 65 80 degrees fahrenheit which mimics their native jungle and forest habitats. According to green and vibrant its common name comes from the way the leaves close vertically in.

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. Plants like bok choy spinach and arugula all need around three hours of sunlight to thrive. Available in dark green and variegated forms spider plant chlorophytum comosum makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low light conditions. When the soil is dry to the touch.

According to the old farmer s almanac these beautiful flowering tropical plants are very tolerant of low light they just won t flower as much without as much sun. Low light or indirect light. In fact plants need light to survive. They also can handle less humidity but prefer a more moderately humid environment.

Low light houseplants will likely do fine in an east or west facing room that has a window or two even if they get no direct sunshine. Here you can help out your plants by leaving the artificial lights on for a few hours each day. These plants don t just tolerate low light they can happily live in low light conditions for a long time without any adverse effects. Maranta leuconeura is tolerant of low light conditions and actually prefers indirect sunlight.