Houseplants · picked for the room · 11 plants · Any zone, it's indoors

Low-light houseplants.

For rooms the sun barely reaches. Low light, not no light: these get by a few feet from a window, in a north-facing room or under office lights.

Three of the 11.

Kits that fit: for low light.

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The Low-Light Lineup Office kit The Low-Light Lineup Five plants that skip the window. PothosAglaonemaAglaonemaAglaonemaAglaonema5 plants · $115Shelves, a desk, a cabinet top The Break Room Office kit The Break Room Built for the room nobody waters. PothosGolden pothosDracaenaSpider plant5 plants · $110Counters, cabinets, the top of the fridge The No-Window Office Office kit The No-Window Office For interior rooms and overhead lights. AglaonemaPothosDrop tongueCalathea4 plants · $100An interior office
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Spider Plant 'Lowcountry'Houseplant Chlorophytum Spider Plant 'Lowcountry' Marsh grass, indoors. Pet-safeEasy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterTabletop $15 Indoors, any zone Chinese Evergreen 'Grey Ghost'Houseplant Aglaonema commutatum Chinese Evergreen 'Grey Ghost' Fades in and out of focus. Easy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterMedium size from $25 Indoors, any zone Chinese Evergreen 'Ruby Rock'Houseplant Aglaonema commutatum Chinese Evergreen 'Ruby Rock' Violet, gold and unbothered. Easy careLow light OK Low lightLow waterMedium size $25 Indoors, any zone Chinese Evergreen 'Garnet Stream'Houseplant Aglaonema Chinese Evergreen 'Garnet Stream' Garnet, right down the middle. Easy careLow light OK Low lightLow waterMedium size $25 Indoors, any zone Chinese Evergreen 'Green Lady'Houseplant Aglaonema hybrid Chinese Evergreen 'Green Lady' Quiet. Expensive-looking. Easy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterMedium size from $25 Indoors, any zone Chinese Evergreen 'Timeless Tides'Houseplant Aglaonema commutatum Chinese Evergreen 'Timeless Tides' Looks expensive. Isn't needy. Easy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterMedium size from $25 Indoors, any zone Labisia 'Kura Kura'Houseplant Labisia Labisia 'Kura Kura' Tortoiseshell, but it grows. Low light OK Low lightLots of waterTabletop $30 Indoors, any zone Golden Pothos 'Golden Glen'Houseplant Epipremnum aureum Golden Pothos 'Golden Glen' The plant that survives the office. Easy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterTabletop from $25 Indoors, any zone Golden Pothos 'Golden Ray'Houseplant Epipremnum aureum Golden Pothos 'Golden Ray' Low effort, high yellow. Easy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterTabletop $25 Indoors, any zone Pothos 'Jade'Houseplant Epipremnum aureum Pothos 'Jade' Pothos, no notes. Easy careLow light OK Low lightAverage waterTabletop $15 Indoors, any zone Labisia 'Zebra'Back soon Labisia Labisia 'Zebra' Not patterned. Woven. Low light OK Low lightLots of waterTabletop $25 Indoors, any zone

Low-light houseplants: questions people ask.

What counts as low light?

Several feet back from a window, a north-facing room, or a hallway that gets daylight from another room. If you can read without a lamp at midday, the plants here will cope.

Can a houseplant live with no window at all?

Not on daylight alone. Bright overhead LED or fluorescent light kept on during the day will keep the toughest ones going.

Do low-light plants need less water?

Yes. In low light a plant grows slower and uses less water, so let the soil dry a little more between waterings than you would on a sunny sill.

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