7 Low Light Indoor Plants

Many houseplant enthusiasts discover that certain varieties do not do well indoors where low light conditions exist. Rather than adding expensive, energy consuming lights, they prefer to choose plants that naturally do well in low light settings. These varieties typically are native to low light conditions, like the rainforest floor where a thick canopy ranges overhead, or swamps where thick foliage often blocks direct light. The plants listed below will thrive in low light conditions while beautifying your home or work place.

1. Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior): This hardy plant grows indoors to about 3 feet in height, with a thick bunch of dark green or variegated leaves growing directly up from the root, without use of a stalk. Exquisite purple-toned flowers appear annually and its base. This attractive plant lives up to its name – requiring low light conditions and able to withstand a lack of maintenance. It is not susceptible to damage from insects, either.

2. Ceriman (Monstera deliciosa): This plant is big, beautiful, and bushy, being a favorite choice of interior decorators in homes and businesses. Its durable stalks support luxurious, verdant foliage featuring large, palm-shaped leaves with bunches of narrow leaflets. Great for large spaces where light is at a premium.

3. Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata): Its name derives from the shape of the firm, dark green leaves which grow vertically from the base and feature lighter gray-green horizontal bands. These leaves may reach 3-4 feet. This evergreen sports soft white flowers bursts with very delicate petals. The Snake plant will grow thick bunches in potted, indoor conditions.

4. Peperomia (Various): This broad family of flowering plants is ideal for indoor, low-light settings because they typically originate in shaded areas of undergrowth. The flowers tend to be small to medium sized, in colors ranging from yellow, through orange, to purple. All are quite fragrant, and may bloom throughout the year.

5. Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana): This quick-growing indoor plant sends up slender shoots that support narrow, rectangular leaves. This decorative plant is usually pruned to heights between 3 and 5 feet, while the leaves are allowed to grow upward vertically from there, giving it a striking posture. Lucky Bamboo can live for months with roots fully submerged, making it a popular aquatic plant.

6. Silver Vase (Aechmea fasciata): When mature and well maintained, a large, boldly colored blossom will open in the center of this plant, like a flower in a vase. The Silver Vase is a wide houseplant, with broad leaves extending outward 1 ½ to 3 feet each. Keep out of direct sunlight for best results!

7. Silver Vine (Epipremnum aureum): This stout, hardy houseplant will climb if given the opportunity, hooking its branches over those of other plants or over a decorative trellis indoors. It will drop trailing stems that will take root when reaching the pot, creating a full, bountiful look to the plant. Attractive heart-shaped leaves feature marbling of yellow or white.

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