Even plants that do well in outdoor shade tend to need more light when grown indoors and this can be hard to come by unless you provide auxiliary lighting.
Flowering plants that do well in low light.
These plants do well in bright indirect light and they even make fairly good low light flowering indoor plants.
Here are 20 indoor plants that thrive on low light.
Plant life in your bathroom adds warmth and fresh oxygen.
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.
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 do best in bright indirect sunlight but will survive in low light too.
Choosing low light flowering houseplants.
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.
But wear gloves if you have sensitive skin as the plant s juice can cause irritation.
Simply plant any of these 43 acid loving plants.
But all is not lost.
Let s take a look at the best options for areas with little light.
There are some house plant species that positively thrive on little or no light.
Grow your calathea crocata in a lightweight potting mix that drains well.
They prefer a slightly warm home too cool or too hot can cause the plant to struggle.
In fact plants need light to survive.
If you have acidic soil you do not have to spend a fortune on changing it.
If you ve ever tried to grow plants in your basement you ll know that they don t like darkness.
Low light conditions are always a challenge for the indoor gardener.
Once you do water it you need to make sure the roots are well.
Most of the leafy greens you toss in your salad do quite well in low light.
Plants like bok choy spinach and arugula all need around three hours of sunlight to thrive.
You can forget to water this plant for quite a while.