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Low-light houseplants.
Low light does not mean no light, and no plant grows in the dark. These are the houseplants in our guides that get by on medium or low light, which in practice means a bright room but out of the sun, or a north-facing window. Each entry says the light it prefers, so you can match the plant to the spot rather than the other way round.
19 plants
C
- Calathea
Bright indirect light
- Calathea 'Cobra' Calathea zebrina
Bright indirect light
- Chinese Evergreen Aglaonema
Bright indirect light to medium shade
- Corn Plant Dracaena fragrans
Bright indirect light is best for vibrant leaf color.
- Cylindrical Snake Plant Sansevieria cylindrica
Bright indirect light is best, but it tolerates lower light levels.
D
- Dragon tree Dracaena
Bright indirect to medium light.
- Dumb Cane Dieffenbachia seguine
Bright indirect light is best, though it tolerates lower light levels.
F
- Fittonia Fittonia albivenis
Bright indirect light
G
- Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum
Bright indirect light is best, though it tolerates lower light.
H
- Heartleaf Philodendron Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum
Bright indirect light is best, but it tolerates lower light levels well.
J
- Japanese Aralia Fatsia japonica
Partial shade to full shade
K
- Kaffir Lily Clivia miniata
Bright indirect light
L
- Leatherleaf Fern Rumohra adiantiformis
Partial shade to full shade
- Lucky Bamboo Dracaena sanderiana
bright indirect light
M
- Maidenhair Fern Adiantum raddianum
Bright indirect light to partial shade
P
- Parlor palm Chamaedorea elegans
Bright indirect light to medium shade.
- Peace Lily Spathiphyllum wallisii
Partial shade to indirect light
S
- Sansevieria Dracaena trifasciata
Low to bright indirect light.
Z
- ZZ Plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Low to bright indirect light
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