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7 Best Low-Light Indoor Plants

 The Best Low-Light Indoor Plants to Brighten Up Your Home



Beautify a dimly lit corner with these indoor plants for low light. If sunlight doesn’t stream through large windows, low-light indoor plants are the way to go when choosing greenery for your home. All plants need some light to grow, but a variety of vines, ferns, and leafy plants will do well in dim areas of a room. So, brighten up a not-so-sunny spot in your living room or office with these beautiful houseplants that thrive even in low-light settings.


1. Adanson’s Monstera



Create a tropical getaway in your living room with Monstera adansonii. Also known as the Swiss cheese plant, this vining tropical plant produces bright green, attractively cut leaves. Its long, trailing stems make it a good choice for a hanging basket. If you want to keep the plant short, prune back the vining branches. If you want to make more to expand your collection, cuttings can easily be rooted in water. Water your monstera whenever the soil feels dry to the touch, and fertilize once a month in spring and summer.


2. Boston Fern



Since they were first discovered in the late 1800s, Boston ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata) have played a major role in interior design. These beautiful plants produce bright green, arching leaves that look great in vases or baskets. Some varieties offer interesting leaf textures, such as 'Cotton Candy' shown here, which has very fine leaves. Boston ferns thrive in partial shade, away from cold drafts or heat pipes. Like all ferns, they like humidity, so mist frequently in winter to reduce leaf drop.


3. Goldfish Plant



Columnia produces tubular yellow or orange flowers, giving this wild native plant its common name of goldfish plant. While Columnia blooms best in a bright spot, the tropical plant thrives in darker rooms, where its trailing, glossy, dark green leaves will be appreciated. Columnia also makes an excellent basket plant.


4. Philodendron



One of the best indoor plants for low light, Philodendron is very tolerant of dark interiors. This fast-growing vine works well in hanging baskets or can be trained to climb a small trellis or totem. Two new varieties offer variegated foliage. The 'Brazil' variety has beautiful gold and green variegated leaves, while 'Mikans' has purplish-red leaves with a satin-like texture.


5. Pothos



Often confused with philodendron, pothos will thrive in any room of your home as long as you keep it out of full sun. It’s an easy-care vining plant that you can train on a trellis or let it droop over the edge of a hanging basket. Pothos comes in a variety of colors and bicolors, including dark green, chartreuse, white-and-green, yellow-and-green, and speckled silver.


6. Parlor Palm



Popular since Victorian times, the parlor palm (Chamaedoria elegans) is a slow-growing plant native to Mexico and one of the best indoor houseplants to grow in low light. It grows to 4 feet tall and makes a bold statement in any room. Parlor palms should only be watered when the soil feels dry to the touch, but it helps to cover the plants occasionally in the winter.


7. ZZ Plant



Looking for a low-maintenance indoor plant that can handle dark corners and neglect? Check out the ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia). This African native will do well in dim light in an office or shop. It also tolerates dry conditions, so it’s perfect for those who travel frequently. The ZZ plant is also beautiful; it produces upright, slightly arching stems covered in glossy, dark green leaves (you can even find a new variety with black leaves).

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