+25 Indoor Plants that need Low Light - Resistant! (VIDEO)

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One of the main problems when decorating homes is finding plants that withstand these types of conditions, that is, resistant indoor plants with little light and that, in general, need little care. Actually, there are different sizes, with many or fewer leaves, with different shades of intense green and even with flowers that perfectly support the interior.

As we know that sometimes it is not easy to find the best for the home and that it is difficult to decide, at Ecologista Verde we have prepared this article with 25+ low-light indoor plants so that you know some of the best options you have to decorate the most complicated corners and, thus, give them a natural and more cheerful touch.

Begonias

If you are looking for low-light, flowering houseplants, because you not only want green in that corner of your home, but also flowers that make it even more cheerful, we recommend you get a begonia.

They are one of the easiest flowering plants to maintain and there is a great variety of species, so you can choose between many different ones in terms of size and color mainly. It is characterized by having normally small flowers grouped in clusters, so its flowering is very dense, which makes it a beautiful ornamental plant.

We recommend you begonia as one of the plants for dark environments or without light because it can be had both indoors and outdoors but, really, indoors and without having to be glued to a window, it thrives perfectly.

In Green Ecologist we tell you more about how you can take care of them in this other article called Begonia cultivation and care.

African violet

Another of the indoor plants that need little light and that have flowers that, surely, you will like to have at home is the African violet or Saintpaulia. It is one of the plants that most like to have in the house due to its contrast of dark green and the intense violet color of its flowers, as well as because it is reminiscent of the true wild violet, which does not usually survive at home.

As it is native to hot areas, it is grateful to be indoors and does not need much watering, it can also flower several times a year.

Adam's Rib

This is one of the most fashionable indoor plants, since its color is very intense and its leaves are large and unique, achieving a perfect decorative touch. The Adam's rib or Monstera Deliciosa It needs little light since it comes from areas of very dense jungle, which also indicates that it needs humidity, but it is necessary to avoid waterlogging, although it also tolerates dry environments well, in general it is very resistant.

However, a very direct exposure to sunlight or for long hours causes its leaves to easily burn, appearing yellow and brown spots on them. Therefore, it is ideal to have indoors.

Tape or malamadre

This plant is known by various names such as spider plant, lasso plant, love lasso, malamadre or ribbons and its scientific name is Chlorophytum comosum. It can be perfectly outside, but the direct sun can burn it easily so it is a better idea to place it in a shady outdoor area or inside the house, not too close to a window, so it can be in low light interior.

If you decide to keep it indoors, you will like to know that it is one of the durable indoor plants and that it does not need great care and proliferates very easily. More leaves and flowers grow from the end of each ribbon that can make up a new plant, so you can cut them and plant them to grow a new one.

Here we explain more about the Love Bow or ribbon.

Mint

Although it may surprise, mint is one of the small indoor plants that need little light. Actually, its care so that it is in perfect condition and grows a lot does require a certain dose of natural light, however it is a very resistant plant to areas of low light, in fact very direct sun can easily damage it.

Isn't it ideal to have in the kitchen? This is one of the areas of the house that usually receives less natural light, but that this plant holds up well and, in addition, it will allow you to have its leaves on hand to prepare dishes, infusions, etc.

Here you can discover more about the care of the potted mint plant.

Living room palm tree

Along with the tiger's tongue, which we will see next, the lounge palm tree or Chamaedorea Elegans it is one of the best indoor plants in need of low light and to eliminate odors such as tobacco.

The Chamaedorea Elegans is a palm tree houseplantHence its most common name, which is the hall palm tree. In fact, it is one of the most common palm trees in homes, as it can easily live in corners poorly lit by natural light. It is native to Gautemala and Mexico and is very resistant, hence it can withstand low light conditions, but it does need a somewhat humid environment, so you should spray its leaves with water apart from watering it.

Both in the image below and in the main image of this article you can see this plant. If you liked this plant, we recommend you take a look at this guide on Caring for Chamaedorea.

Tiger's tongue or mother-in-law's tongue

This plant with such a curious name is another of the dark indoor plants and, in fact, it is quite well known almost all over the world. The tiger's tongue, mother-in-law's tongue or Sansevieria trifasciata It is a plant with wide, long and sharp leaves and it survives certain extreme environmental conditions, so its care is not very difficult.

To make it grow easily following the shape it has, it is best to place it in a small or somewhat narrow pot. In addition, you can choose between different varieties, as there are totally green, others with an intense green tone but the yellow border, others green with clear lines, and so on.

Learn more about how to take care of it in this other article on Caring for the Sansevieria trifasciata or mother-in-law's tongue.

Ficus benjamina

Ficus are one of the most common plants in homes, both inside and outside the house, since there is a great variety of them. The ficus benjamina It is also known as boxwood, Indian laurel, benjamina rubber or matapalo.

This type of small-leaved ficus, with a very intense and leafy green color, can also be modified with pruning in a very simple way, perfect for decorating interiors. Although it may be perfectly outside, it is one of the plants that grows best indoors, without the need for a lot of watering or a lot of light.

In this other Green Ecologist article we will talk to you in detail about the care of the ficus benjamina.

Christmas or Easter cactus

Scientific name Schlumbergera and common names Easter cactus, Christmas cactus or Santa Teresa feathers, It is one of the most appreciated plants to decorate a home. As one of its names indicates, it seems to have feathers at the tips, since its flowers have this delicate shape. It can have white, pink, fuchsia or red flowers.

If you want to learn how to care for a Christmas cactus, we recommend this article.

Red anthurium

The Anthurium It is one of the most seen plants in homes and there are several colors, but the most common is the red anthurium. This is one of the indoor plants that need little light, need indirect light, and are very resistant, so they are easy to care for. Here you can learn everything you need about anthurium care.

In addition, it is a plant that blooms all year round, making it perfect for decorating the house at any time.

Potus

Also called Poto and scientifically Epipremnum aureum. This plant that can grow hanging, entangling itself in walls or spreading on the ground, grows very well both outdoors and indoors. Need to be in semi-shade or with indirect light, making it ideal for interiors with fair natural light.

It can live with little care and can even live in water. We recommend reading this other article by Green Ecologist sipping the Care of potus, a resistant indoor plant.

Thorn or crown of Christ

The Euphorbia milii, thorn of Christ or crown of Christ It is another successful option for those looking for indoor plants that need little light. However, before purchasing it, keep in mind that due to its thorns it is better to place it in an area where we do not pass often. There are Christ's thorn plants with red, pink, white, and yellow flowers, but they all have large, hard spines.

Although it is resistant for areas with low light, to see its full bloom it is better to place it in a place with plenty of natural light, at least during the flowering season.

Here you can see the Care guide for the crown of Christ or thorns plant, both in text and in the video below.

Fine-leaved dracena

There are many more options to decorate the home with indoor plants that need little light. If you like small palm-type plants, the fine-leaved dracena or Dracaena marginata It is the right choice for you and it is perfect in areas such as the living room, dining room or hall.

You can have it in areas with little natural light and you will have to water it when necessary, noticing the dry land, but avoiding waterlogging.

Peperomia

Don't you know the plants Peperomia? It is a genus of plants that includes more than 1,000 species and is increasingly seen in homes around the world. They are very resistant plants that can live in areas of low light interior.

Peperomias are plants that need spaced irrigation, that is, only when the soil or soil is completely dry and, in addition, it is vital that it does not flood, so they must have good drainage.

Ficus pumila

The ficus pumila It is a different ficus from the ones we usually see, which can have large or small leaves but are always tree-shaped. This plant is a vine type.

Although it is a creeper or climbing plantIt can be indoors if you offer it a suitable structure so that it can develop or you prune it regularly by shaping it to keep its growth more controlled. In fact, it is a good option for making a vertical garden indoors. It does not need large doses of sun, so you can have it in the shade or indoors. This plant does need a somewhat more frequent watering than the previous ones, but it also does not need to have the soil flooded.

Aglaonema commutatum

The aglaonema It is a type of herbaceous and perennial plant that comes from the humid tropical forest areas, mainly in Asia. There are several species, but the Aglaonema commutatum it is the most common. Depending on which one is in front of us, they can grow between 20 cm and 150 cm. In addition, its leaves are large, measuring between 10 cm and 45 cm long, being of different green tones. Its flowers contrast with the green of its leaves when they are white flowers, instead it can have a greenish-white tone, being less prominent among the leaves.

To take care of it inside the house, it is not necessary to have a window in front or underneath, since it lives well with the indirect natural light. During the hot months it is advisable to water it often, between 2 and 3 times a week, provided that the soil is dry and avoiding waterlogging. To locate it, avoid drafty areas.

Aspidistra

This species is another of the indoor plants that need little light. In addition, it is easy to care for, because not only does it grow well with indirect light, but to be healthy it does not need more than 2 waterings a week, avoiding waterlogging, fertilized every two or three months and transplanting it more or less every two years.

The aspidistra or pilistra is another asian plant, as it is native to the forests of East Asia (especially China, Himalayas and Japan). Its leaves are wide, long (about 40 cm) and green in different shades. Its flowers are strange, as they are small flowers of purplish, bluish colors and with ivory parts and they come out at the base, at ground level.

The zamioculca plant for indoors in low light

It is also called emerald palm, zuzu or zamia plant and scientifically it is known as Zamioculcas zamiifolia. This plant is native to East Africa and can grow to between 45 cm and 60 cm. Although it is a very good option for interiors with little light, we must be careful when having it at home if we live with children and / or pets, since any part of this decorative plant is poisonous when ingested.

Regarding the care of the zamia or zamioculcaThese are very basic because it requires very little water, because it does not hold well the flooded earth, and it does not need large doses of direct natural light, so it develops well in low light places.

Kalanchoe

The kalanchoes They are one of the succulent plants most famous throughout the world, as there are more than a hundred and very varied species and, in addition, some of these are attributed very beneficial properties for health.

Like all succulents, they are prepared to survive conditions of water scarcity, as well as heat and, in addition, also to live well whether they get a lot of sun or if little light reaches them, because with a minimum amount they are able to get ahead very well.

There are species with dark green, light green and even gray leaves, as well as many or few flowers. Here we talk more about the kalanchoe Plant: care and what it is for, commenting on aspects of various species.

Peace lily or spatiphile

If you are looking for some low-light indoor plants with flowers, that is to say that they are simple to care for and grateful, looking lustrous and flowering with little care, then the peace lily or epatifilo it may be one of the best options for you. In outdoor areas they should be somewhat sheltered so that they do not get direct sun, much less do it for several hours a day, so if you place them indoors and without having to be fully attached to a window these plants grow wonderfully.

If you want to enjoy their White flowers At home, we recommend reading this other article about the Peace Lily, a plant that does not need sun.

Bromeliad or tillandsia

Bromeliads They are plants belonging to a tropical group. The family Bromeliaceae It is very large and one of the species belonging to this that we recommend to have inside the house if you have little direct light is the subfamily called Tillandsia and, within this, there are hundreds of species, all of which are quite similar. They are related to air carnations, which you may know from hanging on balconies around the world.

Thus, bromeliads or more specifically tillandsia plants It is not that they grow in very dark places, but it is true that they require indirect light, since with direct natural light they burn more easily than other plants. To water them, it is convenient to spray their leaves with water 2 or 3 times a week, apart from moistening their substrate a little.

Indoor jade plant or tree

Crassula ovata is the scientific and, in turn, well-known name of the plant commonly named as jade plant or jade tree. It is called this way because the most common color of its leaves is a jade tone, but the truth is that depending on the amount of direct sunlight that reaches it, this tone changes. When very light reaches it, it changes to light green and yellow with reddish edges, while in high-light environments interior with less natural lighting it stays in a more intense green color.

Delve into the care of the jade plant through this other article in our category of plants and gardening.

Trunk of Brazil or dracena

Dracaena fragrans it is another of the hardy houseplants. Commonly called solo dracena O well, Brazil trunk, it is very common in homes. Its leaves are long and in different shades of green, but in areas with less light it tends to have dark green leaves. Of course, like any plant, natural light is convenient for it, but in this case it needs it indirectly, so it can grow very well indoors. You just have to water it when you notice the dry substrate and you always have to avoid puddles.

Aloe vera indoors

Aloe Vera or Aloe Vera It is widely known for its pulp or more commonly called aloe vera gel. It is a highly sought after succulent plant because this gel from its leaves can be used to take advantage of the great benefits it provides, especially for our skin.

There is a variety of aloes or sabilas and all species are able to resist well in low light environments, although in nature they live in very sunny areas.Having aloe vera at home is very common because it is practical and at the same time very easy to care for, since it needs few watering.

Indoor cactus

To finish, we want to recommend you have cactus indoors, as it is one of the easiest and most decorative options. These are cacti plants that, like succulents, contain a lot of water inside, so they do not require great care such as constant watering and fertilization. In addition, although precisely because of the ability to store water, they can stand up perfectly in full sun, since they are desert plants, they can also live well in interiors without much natural light.

Of course, they will always appreciate being a few hours a day near a window and, therefore, in some species we can see some spectacular flowers. Here we show you some of the species of cactus with flowers that you can have at home, such as the mother-in-law seat cactus, the star cactus or astrophytum, the Echinopsis cactus, and so on.

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