Best Houseplants: 9 Indoor Plants for Low Light - Gardenista

Best Houseplants: 9 Indoor Plants for Low Light - Gardenista
Photography by Mimi Giboin.
The most important thing to know about plants: they prefer to live outdoors. So when we talk about the best indoor plants for “low-light conditions,” what we really are trying to identify is the plants most tolerant of living in a dark apartment with one wall of windows (or possibly, one window).
Maidenhair Fern
A Maidenhair Fern in a 6-inch pot is $15.99 from Emerald Gardens GH via Etsy. Care and Feeding: Keep a maidenhair fern out of direct sunlight, which can singe its lacy fronds.
A similarly striated pink Phalaenopsis World Class ‘Bigfoot‘ orchid is $30 from Odom’s Orchids. This makes it easy to water the orchid—just set the plastic pot in the sink when it’s time—and gives you the option to display it in an urn or vase that has no drainage holes.
Moth Orchid
Prayer Plant
For a selection of Prayer Plant cultivars, go to Pernell Gerver, where a Calathea burlemarmii ‘Burle Marx’ with silvery green leaves in a 4-inch pot is $15 . Care and Feeding: A native of the tropics, Calathea likes moisture and well-drained soil.
An Asparagus Densiflorus Sprengeri Fern is $8.50 from White Flower Farm. Keep your plant out of direct sunlight and if the air is dry, perk up an asparagus fern by placing it next to a humidifier.
Asparagus Fern
Waffle Plant
A small shiny maroon Waffle Plant is $3 from Glasshouse Works.
A Muehlenbeckia Maori is €6.75 from Araflora. Design Tip: Muehlenbeckias hail from a humid climate and to keep them from drying out in indoor air, place near an open window or doorway that opens onto fresh air.
Angel Vine
A Sansevieria Laurentii in an 8 3/4-inch pot is $24.12 from Home Depot.
Mother in Law’s Tongue
A Hedera Ivy in a 6-inch hanging basket is $12.98 from Home Depot.
English Ivy
Lemon Button Fern
A Lemon Button Fern in a 4-inch pot is $7.99 from 9Greenbox. Design Tip: With a compact, tidy shape, this fern looks best on a shelf, with a wall behind it to frame its delicate fronds.
The Lineup
Tried and tested, our favoritenine houseplants that can survive in low light. Is the cold weather inspiring you to bring a houseplant (or two) into your life?
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