Greenie Get the app Low-light houseplants
Plants that get by in medium or low light, a few metres from a window. None of them grows in a dark corner, but these cope best.
8 plants
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Foliage Cast iron plant Aspidistra elatior Low Light Every 2 weeks -
Foliage Chinese evergreen Aglaonema commutatum Medium Light Weekly
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Foliage Heartleaf philodendron Philodendron hederaceum Medium Light Weekly -
Palms & ferns Kentia palm Howea forsteriana Medium Light Weekly -
Palms & ferns Lady palm Rhapis excelsa Medium Light Weekly -
Palms & ferns Parlor palm Chamaedorea elegans Medium Light Weekly -
Foliage Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii Medium Light Weekly -
Foliage Rattlesnake plant Goeppertia insignis Medium Light Weekly
Low-light houseplants: the basics
Low light still means some daylight. These plants manage a few metres from a window or in a north-facing room, but they grow more slowly there and need less water, because soil in a dim room dries out slowly.
If a plant in low light gets leggy, leans hard toward the window or loses its variegation, move it closer to the light. No houseplant lives in a windowless room without a grow light.