What low light indoor plants would you suggest?
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at
5:02 am
I would like to add some indoor plants to various rooms in my house. The plants have to be easy to maintain and should be able to do well in low light conditions. (I was specifically thinking of putting a plant in the bathroom which has no windows)
I also have a cat, so the plants should be non-toxic as well!
What would you suggest?
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Numerous plants could be used for your situation (except for the windowless bathroom).
Sansevieria trifasciata "Snake Plant" has been the most resilient of houseplants that I have experienced. Along with being architecturally stunning it can go for weeks without water and can tolerate any light level except for total darkness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_plant
Dracaenas are also very tough plants that thrive on abuse. "D. marginata" and "D. fragrans" are two of the most popular and are a common sight inside office buildings where dry air and infrequent watering provide them with the perfect growing conditions. Just do not give the plant too much light! Direct sunlight will burn the leaves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_(plant)
the Indian Rubber Tree "Ficus elastica" is another common and popular plant that flourishes in poor home conditions. The Rubber Tree will grow in any light condition (very dark to direct sun) with no problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_elastica
Of all of the plants I have had these have been the best of the bunch. With little care these plants should do fine but with a little more they will reward you with new growth and maybe even a few flowers!
Good luck!
Oh and none of these will harm your cat!
spider plant. im not sure you can kill them
christmas cactus
philodendron
Peace Lilies and Chinese Evergreens.
Both are low light lovers, but not "no light". I’m not sure if they could survive in a totally windowless room.
They do like to be set to the side of a window or even across the room…and they’re both beautiful.
Pictures:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%22peace+lily%22&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=%22chinese+evergreen%22&aq=f&oq=
Lengua de roba. They can stay indoors for 4-6 months.
Also chinese money tree (zamioculcas zamifolia) I wonder it seems the longer they stay indoors, their leaves mulitply and gets shiny.