The cast iron plant is one of the easiest house plants i have come across to care for.
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Chlorophytum prefers bright reflected light standard potting soil and average house temps.
Easy and low light.
These low light plant varieties won t want anything to do with your already crowded windowsill.
Let the soil dry out a bit between waterings.
There must be plenty of light natural or artificial.
The main way a grower can harm this plant is by over watering or re potting too often so for those that forget about watering and care will love the aspidistra elatior botanical.
When the soil is dry to the touch.
During the winter mist the plants frequently to help prevent the leaf tips from turning brown.
Available in dark green and variegated forms spider plant chlorophytum comosum makes a great tabletop or basket plant in low light conditions.
These plants are fantastic for the difficult north facing rooms that are low in light.
If it is artificial this light must be on for most of the day and to get the best results the lights ideally need to be grow lights to supply the plants with adequate light to grow.
But think twice if you live in a dry climate as the orchid has a better chance of thriving in humid areas.
Here you can help out your plants by leaving the artificial lights on for a few hours each day.
To best protect these offspring grow spider plant as a hanging plant.
But a room with no windows or a single north facing window will make it hard on even the most shade tolerant plants.
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Though it will tolerate the low humidity of most homes it does benefit from frequent misting.
Low light conditions can be a challenge for the indoor gardener.
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.
Up to 12 inches tall.
All plants need some light to live.
Houseplants for rooms with little sunlight and shady areas.
Native to tropical asian countries the phalaenopsis orchid likes low light.
Here are the best low light houseplants that are easy to grow.
Low light or indirect light.
House plants for dark and shady rooms.
While this species does prefer bright light it survives well in shaded spots and rooms lacking natural light.
So to put your mind at rest we have put together a category of the plants most adaptable to low light conditions making them suitable for rooms which are starved of light.