55 low-light plants that grow without direct sun
These are the species the catalogue lists at low or medium light and that cannot take frost, so they live indoors here. The room decides more than the plant: on a bright windowsill a low-light species asks for water a week sooner.
In the table, watering runs from 2 to 21 days at medium light; 45 of the 55 want humid air.
| Plant | Water | Light | Humidity | Temperature or hardiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZZ plantZamioculcas zamiifolia | every 14–21 days | Low | Medium | 15–30 °C |
| Cast iron plantAspidistra elatior | every 10–14 days | Low | Medium | 10–25 °C |
| Chinese evergreenAglaonema commutatum | every 7–14 days | Low | Medium | 15–28 °C |
| Golden pothosEpipremnum aureum | every 7–14 days | Low | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| Heartleaf philodendronPhilodendron hederaceum | every 7–10 days | Low | Medium | 13–30 °C |
| Cretan brakePteris cretica | every 3–7 days | Low | High | 15–24 °C |
| Davallia canariensis | every 3–7 days | Low | High | 15–24 °C |
| golden polypodyPhlebodium aureum | every 3–7 days | Low | High | 15–24 °C |
| Busy LizzieImpatiens walleriana | every 2–5 days | Low | High | 10–30 °C |
| Corn plantDracaena fragrans | every 7–14 days | Medium | Medium | 15–30 °C |
| N'Joy pothosEpipremnum aureum 'NJoy' | every 7–14 days | Medium | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| Spider plantChlorophytum comosum | every 7–14 days | Medium | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| Aluminium PlantPilea cadierei | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Arrowhead plantSyngonium podophyllum | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–29 °C |
| australian umbrella treeHeptapleurum actinophyllum | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Baby Rubber PlantPeperomia obtusifolia | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Baby's tearsSoleirolia soleirolii | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| blue plumbagoPlumbago auriculata | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| blushing philodendronPhilodendron erubescens | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Chinese money plantPilea peperomioides | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| climbing figFicus pumila | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Common Asparagus FernAsparagus setaceus | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Creeping Inch PlantCallisia repens | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Dumb caneDieffenbachia seguine | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Emerald TreeRadermachera sinica | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| fuchsiasFuchsia | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| giant bird-of-paradise flowerStrelitzia nicolai | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| GloxiniaSinningia speciosa | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| grape ivyCissus alata | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Heart HoyaHoya kerrii | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| lucky bambooDracaena sanderiana | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Madagascar jasmineStephanotis floribunda | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Natal LilyClivia miniata | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Nerve PlantFittonia albivenis | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Parlor palmChamaedorea elegans | every 7–10 days | Medium | Medium | 15–28 °C |
| Peace lilySpathiphyllum wallisii | every 6–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Polka Dot BegoniaBegonia maculata | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| provision treePachira aquatica | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| sacred figFicus religiosa | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Satin pothosScindapsus pictus | every 7–10 days | Medium | Medium | 15–28 °C |
| Sprenger's AsparagusAsparagus densiflorus | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Wax begoniaBegonia cucullata | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| wax plantHoya carnosa | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Whorled plectranthusPlectranthus verticillatus | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Zebra-plantAphelandra squarrosa | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Ctenanthe burle-marxii | every 5–8 days | Medium | High | 16–27 °C |
| Orbifolia calatheaGoeppertia orbifolia | every 6–8 days | Medium | High | 15–27 °C |
| Peacock plantGoeppertia makoyana | every 6–8 days | Medium | High | 15–27 °C |
| Prayer plantMaranta leuconeura | every 6–8 days | Medium | High | 15–27 °C |
| Stromanthe thalia | every 5–8 days | Medium | High | 16–27 °C |
| HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla | every 4–7 days | Medium | High | 12–24 °C |
| Bird’s nest fernAsplenium nidus | every 4–6 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Polka dot plantHypoestes phyllostachya | every 3–6 days | Medium | High | 16–28 °C |
| Boston fernNephrolepis exaltata | every 3–5 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Maidenhair fernAdiantum raddianum | every 2–3 days | Medium | High | 15–27 °C |