They can revive and make any interior more comfortable. But there is not always enough light in the apartment for them. full development. How to be in this case? Experienced flower growers know that there are unpretentious shade-loving plants for the home. As a rule, these are inhabitants of shaded places in natural conditions. We will talk about them in this article.
We will introduce you to shade-loving plants for the home. Photos and their names will help you determine which one will fit better into your interior.
Indoor plants that can grow even in minimal light without losing the attractiveness of their leaves and flowers are extremely popular today. And this is due not only to the fact that they are unpretentious. Not all flowers are adapted to dim lighting, which serves as a decorative accent. Fortunately, among them there are many crops that are shade-tolerant and shade-loving.
Features of shade-tolerant plants
Let us immediately make a reservation that without access to light, in complete shade, not a single plant can grow. But the requirements for lower lighting intensity and the ability to grow them using artificial lighting make it possible to identify a large group of truly universal varieties that can be placed in the middle of the room and in shaded corners.
If light-loving plants require a light intensity of 10,000 lux, shade-tolerant plants make do with a much lower level - from 500 to 1000 lux. You can measure the level of illumination using photo exposure meters or lux meters. But experienced flower growers use a simpler method. Even shade-tolerant plants should be placed at a distance of no more than 2 m from the north window and no more than 3 m from windows facing other sides.
The ability to adapt to such difficult conditions allows you to choose shade-loving plants for your home. Let's take a closer look at these flowers.
Chlorophytum crested
Even for beginners in floriculture, some names of shade-loving plants for the home are well known. Among them, undoubtedly, is chlorophytum: today it is difficult to imagine decorating a home or office without this flower. An unusually spectacular plant, which has elegant lanceolate leaves collected in dense rosettes, producing elastic long lashes not only with inflorescences, but also with new rosettes that can take root, belongs to plants that are well known and loved by many.
It would seem that the usual chlorophytum is no longer capable of surprising anyone, but those that appeared in last years its new varieties, which have curly or wide leaves similar to garden chard or spinach, delight even experienced gardeners.
Chlorophytum is equally beautiful both in a pot and in an ampelous culture. This plant does not exceed 40 cm in height, although its spreading vines can cover quite large areas and create incredibly beautiful cascades. Chlorophytum is one of those shade-loving plants for the home that can withstand almost any conditions. It tolerates not only diffused light, but also complete shadow.
True, if you want your chlorophytum to grow in the shade, you need to gradually accustom it to reduced light: a sharp change in growing conditions can provoke a loss of decorativeness. If young plants are grown in the shade, no problems will arise. Chlorophytum feels equally comfortable in both hot and cool weather, tolerates even very dry air and is surprisingly easy to care for. The only thing worth keeping an eye on is the condition of the substrate: it should not be too dry or waterlogged.
Aspidistra tall
A very impressive decorative deciduous shade-loving plant for the home. The beautiful leaves of aspidistra, as if strewn with white powder, look very unusual. But if you plan to grow this flower in the shade, we recommend paying attention to varieties that have a solid green color. Unfortunately, in shaded areas the flower loses its white patterns.
From the fleshy rhizomes emerge long, elongated oval leaves with pointed tips. They form a beautiful and slender turf. Their shape resembles lilies of the valley. Aspidistra flowers, appearing almost at the very base of the leaves, are located at soil level. Despite their pink color, they are rather inconspicuous.
Aglaonema variable
This shade-loving plant for the home has many varieties and varieties, differing in the shape or color of the leaves. Oval and lanceolate, bright green and yellow leaves with silver, gray, yellow, cream stripes and spots create amazingly beautiful bushes.
It seems that shrubby plant from 30 to 60 cm high, it consists only of leaves tightly pressed together, which create a beautiful turf, while the stem is almost invisible. Shades of silver and green look elegant and fresh. At proper care aglaonema blooms even in room conditions, forming original inflorescences-cobs with a snow-white stipule-veil. Despite the showiness of silver varieties and their tendency to partially lose patterns in shading, aglaonema does not lose its decorative effect even in a significantly shaded place.
Shade-loving climbing plants for the home
Any closet, wall, flower stand or a shelf in an apartment can be decorated with the help of vines, which love and grow well and develop in partial shade and shade. The list of shade-loving climbing plants for the home is as follows:
- Ivy.
- Roicissus rhombicus.
- Green-leaved syngonium.
- Peperomia.
- Epipremnum.
- Tradescantia.
- Scindapsus.
- Cissus.
Of course it's not full list, we have listed only the most popular crops.
Scindapsus
Shade-loving climbing plants for the home, photos of which we posted in this article, are distinguished by simple leathery leaves. In scindapsus they are decorated with yellow and white streaks. At home, this plant grows quickly. In order for the vine to be lush and look good, it must be trimmed periodically.
The plant tolerates partial shade well, needs high humidity and abundant watering on hot summer days.
Tradescantia
The world has great amount varieties of this plant with very different leaf colors. In order for Tradescantia to retain its decorative effect, it needs partial shade or diffuse lighting.
Cissus
Many of our readers know this shade-loving plant for the home under another name - indoor birch. The climbing shoots are covered with green leaves, which are very similar in shape to birch leaves. On the shoots you can see curved tendrils, with the help of which the plant clings to the support.
Cissus is suitable for the office, home and children's rooms. It grows well on supports and in flowerpots, creating a real green wall. The plant is unpretentious. Does not tolerate bright lighting - sunlight can cause leaf plates to fade.
Shade-loving climbing plants for the home and bathroom
We have already said that houseplants can decorate any room. However, they are installed extremely rarely. It would seem that the conditions in this room are conducive to adding flowers to the interior, but there are some nuances.
AND heat air, and high humidity, the characteristics of this room are favorable for plants, but the lack of light can complicate the adaptation of flowers. Plus the plants are here for a long time They are not only in the dark, but also in rather cool conditions. They are influenced chemical substances products used indoors (cosmetics, cleaning products, aerosols). These features must be taken into account when selecting plants and placing them in the bathroom.
It's no secret that bathrooms rarely have windows and are different large sizes, but flowers can be placed even in a very small room without a window, if you choose the plants correctly and install phytolamps. When deciding to grow flowers in the bathroom, you should first organize proper lighting.
Among the plants that are able to adapt to difficult conditions, climbing flowers are often chosen, for example, philodendron, epipremnum, and even more often - ivy. In addition, you can grow large plants (Fatsia, Monstera) in the bathroom, of course, if the space allows. In such conditions, bush plants (aspidistra, aglaonema, chamedorea) feel great.
Ivy
A wonderful shade-loving plant with star-shaped variegated or green leaves has long been a favorite of many gardeners. This flower can very quickly grow and wrap around a support. Grow it on a moss support, shaped like a tree, or in a hanging planter.
Syngonium
There are many species of this plant, but green-leaved syngonium grows well in the shade. The spectacular vine has succulent leaves that, when closed, form a cascade that can decorate any interior. It grows very quickly and can form a tree on a support. Needs to regular watering and spraying.
Flowering climbing plants
Without exception, all vines are very beautiful, but flowering plants are especially attractive. They create comfort and enliven the most austere interior.
Hoya (wax ivy)
This is a large shade-loving climbing plant for home with flowers has large leathery leaves, unusual star-shaped flowers are very beautiful. At home in partial shade it grows up to three meters. Flowering can continue for several months. At this time, you should not turn the plant and move it from place to place - the hoya may stop flowering and drop its buds.
Passionflower
These evergreen vines are grown to decorate homes, offices, and children's institutions. Passionflower has a very unusual flowers, which have a brightly colored double perianth with cross-shaped stigmas and bright straight or curved filaments.
At home, three-stripe and blue passionflower is most often grown, which is a vine with deeply dissected leaves and single flowers up to 10 cm in diameter. Tri-stripe passionflower has grayish-purple stripes on dark leaves. Its yellow-white flowers reach 4 cm in diameter.
Flowering plants
Among the shade-loving flowers, there are many beautifully blooming ones, so you can decorate with magnificent flowers like north windows, and shaded areas of your home.
Clivia
This plant does not tolerate bright light. Clivia grows annually, provided it is well fed winter holiday, during which the plant is moved to a cool room (temperature below +12 °C), watering is reduced to a minimum and fertilization is stopped.
Bell-shaped yellow, orange and red flowers are collected on a tall peduncle in inflorescences. They look very impressive.
Anthurium
For growth and development, it requires partial shade from spring to autumn and diffused light in autumn and winter. Flowering begins from mid-spring to late August. The plant needs regular but moderate watering, compliance temperature regime(+15 °C).
Begonia
The well-known begonia is a shade-loving flowering plant. Her gorgeous bright flowers in summer and winter they delight lovers of indoor plants with their appearance. There are almost two thousand varieties of decorative deciduous and decorative flowering begonias. All of them are undemanding in care and prefer partial shade.
Spathiphyllum
“Women's happiness” is what people call this flower. This shade-tolerant houseplant has beautiful pointed leaves and sail-like white flowers.
Gradually, the cover of the flower changes color to green and is lost against the background of the foliage. By regularly cutting off wilted inflorescences, you can prolong flowering for a while. At room temperature Regular spraying of leaves and abundant watering are necessary.
Surely everyone has a dark place in their apartment that they just want to liven up and make cozy, maybe it’s a bathroom, a hallway, or a living room whose windows overlook shadow side. There is a way out of the situation, because not all plants love sunlight, for some of them it is even destructive. Eat Golden Rule choosing shade-loving plants: the darker the leaves of a plant, the more it loves a dark corner. But you also need to understand that all plants need at least a small amount of diffused light; in low light conditions the plant will not bloom, and since the beauty flowering plants in flowers, we focused our attention on beautiful ornamental plants, whose beauty lies in their leaves and colors. Kashevarna has compiled the top 10 plants that can survive without direct sunlight.
Top 10 unpretentious and shade-loving plants
Sansevieria or "Mother-in-law's tongue"
Recently, it has been very fashionable, decorating many fashion restaurants and cafes, which often have no windows and use artificial lighting. It can grow in the sun and in the shade, it tolerates drafts and temperature changes, rare transplants, the plant is very unpretentious, the only thing that Sanseveria is afraid of is waterlogging and watering inside the rosette, which can rot from this.
Aspidistra
Aspidistra is simple in appearance, but when the plant grows, it becomes an elegant interior decoration. Recently, the fashion for combining wicker furniture and this plant has been gaining momentum. The plant is unpretentious, tolerates careless handling in the literal sense of the word, the plant practically does not need fertilizer. Aspidistra does not respond to excess or lack of moisture; this is a plant for those who have no time to deal with them. Aspidistra is indispensable when decorating rooms with little light or variable temperature conditions.
Dracaena Sandera
This plant is also called "Lucky Bamboo". The plant is one of the easiest to grow, it has the characteristic of growing in low light conditions. Lucky bamboo can grow in dark conditions for many hours, but it needs a small amount of light. It also gained popularity due to the possibility of forming different decorative shapes from the stem, most often a spiral. If you plan to move the dracaena to a darker or lighter place, do it gradually, gradually moving it to a new place for several hours every day. In a dark place, the leaves may turn light green.
Chlorophytum or "Spider Plant"
An unpretentious plant that, in addition to everything else, also blooms with white flowers. In summer it requires abundant watering, 2 times a week, and spraying. In winter, once is enough. The plant perfectly filters the air, it absorbs formaldehyde and carbon monoxide and releases oxygen. The plant grows best in partial shade, but if it is moved into a completely dark room, such as an office, it will lose the white stripes on the leaves.
Ivy or Hedera
An evergreen plant that in nature chooses a place to grow in shady forests. Thanks to large mass leaves, hedera is considered one of the most effective cleaners air in the house. In order for your ivy to turn into a chic green wall, you need to create coolness for it, ivy does not tolerate heat and sun, it is shade-loving. Hedera is a moisture-loving plant, root system it is superficial, so in the spring and summer, watering should be regular and quite abundant. Drying out the earthen ball is undesirable, but stagnation of water in the pot will lead to the death of the plant. In winter, water frequently when overwintering in a warm room, but if the ivy overwinters in a cool place, watering should be limited so as to only prevent the soil from drying out.
Spathiphyllum
This exotic plant is popularly called “white sail”. Under favorable conditions, the plant blooms for a very long time, the flowers resemble a white sail, some species have a rich aroma. The plant is afraid of direct sunlight and can grow in diffused light or partial shade. Watering in the spring-summer period and during flowering is abundant, between waterings upper layer should dry out. In autumn-winter, watering is moderate. When watering, the substrate should not dry out, but should not be excessively waterlogged. For spathiphyllum, it is important to choose the right place - it does not like the cold. Place it away from drafts and windows that open in winter for ventilation, and there will be no problems with the plant.
Fern
Fern loves shade and wet air. The easiest to maintain and most common ferns are: Cithromium, Davallia, Pteris cretanis, Nephrolepis, Kostenets nesata, Pellea rotundifolia. But even they need frequent spraying of leaves, especially during heating season. Make sure that the soil in the fern pot is always moist.
Scindapsus (Pothos)
The plant is adapted to the conditions of indoor culture, moisture-loving and shade-tolerant, but with insufficient lighting, the variegation of foliage may appear or disappear. In indoor culture, plants practically do not bloom. Used as a hanging plant and as a climbing plant on a support wrapped in sphagnum moss. Used in a variety of arrangements.
Gardenia
The least capricious of these beautiful flowers is the jasmine gardenia. When choosing a location for gardenia, choose south or southwest windows. The plant loves frequent spraying. It can grow in shaded places, with reduced light throughout the day, but determine the choice of location in advance and do not change it, even the slightest movement leads to the falling of flowers and even leaves. Under no circumstances should the earthen clod be allowed to dry out. The soil should always be slightly moist. But at the same time it should allow air to pass well to the roots. Therefore, it is recommended to use light soil for growing gardenia jasmine, as for Azaleas.
Aglaonema
These brightly colored plants with green leaves grow well in areas with insufficient light. Direct sunlight can cause leaf burns. The plant is afraid of drafts. Despite the ability of aglaonema to purify the air from benzene and kill streptococcal infections, there is an opinion that due to the content of oxalic acid, toxic enzymes and proteins, if handled improperly, the plant can cause severe irritation and even burns of the skin. The release of plant juice can cause swelling of the mucous membranes and difficulty breathing. In some cases, aglaonema can cause allergic reactions, which is why aglaonema closes the list of shade-loving plants. Therefore, when carrying out any work with the plant, you need to use protective gloves, and at the end you need to wash your hands well with soap. It is better to remove the plant from animals and children.
These 15 plants do not suffer from lack of sun. They can grow in the shade, away from the window. Direct sunlight is even destructive for many of them.
Let's say right away - most of the plants described in this article belong to the category of decorative deciduous plants, that is, all their charm is not in the flowers, but in the beautiful leaves. But this is also a lot, considering the “sunless” diet they are usually on in our apartments.
Grow in the shade
These plants do quite well in dark room, the windows of which are not facing sunny side. Pots can be safely placed far from the window, in the back of the room.
1. Aglaonema
All the beauty of aglaonema is in its elongated, variegated leaves. The flower grows very slowly, so it can be replanted once every three years. Aglaonema loves feeding, warmth and humid air (you will have to spray it often). At the same time, it does not tolerate drafts and smoke. Plant the plant in a low pot and protect it from direct sunlight. However, in full shade, yellow or white-green leaves will lose their decorative effect: they will turn from variegated to ordinary green.
2. Aspidistra
One of the hardiest indoor plants - it’s not for nothing that the British call it “cast iron”. Aspidistra is not afraid of polluted air, infrequent watering, or dry air. However, direct sunlight can burn its leaves, so keep the aspidistra pot away from the window. The flower should be replanted only in case of emergency - once every five years.
3. Asplenium
The second name of this plant is Kostenets nesting, but the British call it more poetically: Bird’s Nest Fern - which means “fern - bird’s nest”. This plant of the fern family is quite large: its sword-shaped leaves reach 60 cm in length. Asplenium like a true fern loves shade and moist air. Regular spraying is required. Never place a potted plant next to a radiator. central heating- dry, warm air disastrous for him. Another limitation is that you should not touch the young leaves of asplenium - they do not like it.
4. Gelksina
Gelksina moss-like with tiny delicate leaves looks beautiful in hanging planters, and also in pots next to large ones, tall plants. Gelksina covers the soil with an elegant green carpet. But be careful: do not plant it near low plants - the gelxina can “strangle” them. You are required frequent watering and spraying. Propagating helxina is very simple: pinch off a small lump of earth with several stems and dig it into a new pot.
5. Sansevieria
Sansevieria, also known as "Mother-in-Law's Tongue", also known as "Snake Skin", grows in the sun and in the shade, tolerates dry air, drafts and infrequent watering, it can not be replanted for years, and the plant will remain strong and beautiful. Choose what is closer to you - tall leaves up to 1 m or low dense rosettes. Both varieties are equally unpretentious. The only thing that Sansevieria cannot tolerate is waterlogging of the soil. In winter, you can completely forget about watering.
6. Scindapsus (Pothos)
In Britain this variegated vine waxy leaves called "Devil's Ivy". Yellow or white stains, drips and splashes decorate the bright green leaves of scindapsus. However, be prepared that they may fade slightly in full shade. This popular plant looks great in hanging pot, and launched along the wall. Does not tolerate drafts, dry air and direct sun. Spray scindapsus more often. To make the plant branch, the ends of the stems are pinched.
7. Philodendron climbing
Philodendrons - tropical plants, which love very humid air and diffused light. Philodendron climbing with bright green shiny leaves is the smallest and most unpretentious of the entire family. It grows well in the shade. This is a liana, so be sure to stick a shaggy column into the pot, which will become a support for the plant. And don't forget about regular spraying. By the way, this is the brother of the giant monstera beauties(after all, its second name is Philodendron perforatum).
Grows in partial shade
For normal growth, it is enough for these plants to be away from a well-lit window, and a window in which there is no sun will become a luxurious haven for them.
8. Dracaena carinatum
Dracaena is also called the “false palm” for its external resemblance - the woody stem with a bunch of leaves at the top is very reminiscent of a spreading palm tree. Dracaena bordered with narrow and long (up to 70 cm) leaves is one of the most undemanding in the family. It easily tolerates shade, careless care and lower temperatures in winter (even below +10°C). Dracaena will feel best in light shade, near an eastern or western window. It should be sprayed at least occasionally.
9. Ferns
More than two thousand species of ferns are suitable for growing at home. These tropical plants are willing to stay in the shade, but they will not tolerate dry air. The easiest ferns to keep are: Cithromium, Davallia, Pteris cretanis, Nephrolepis, Kostenets nested, Pellea rotundifolia. But even they need frequent spraying of the leaves, especially during the heating season. Make sure that the soil in the fern pot is always moist.
10. Ivy
A very popular vine that grows quickly, covering the walls with a green “waterfall”. There are a great variety of ivy species - with oval and star-shaped, even and corrugated leaves. Plants with monochromatic leaves are less spectacular than variegated ones - yellow and white-green. The secrets to success in growing ivy: partial shade, mandatory support, frequent spraying (including in winter!), replanting every two years into a larger diameter pot.
11. Tolmia
This bush of "fluffy" bright green leaves is one of the hardiest houseplants. It thrives in a cool room away from direct sun. Tolmia is not afraid of drafts. But hot and dry air is destructive for her. Tolmia produces suckers on the leaves, which easily take root, turning into a new plant.
12. Fatsia
Fatsia has been grown since Victorian times (19th century) for its beautiful shiny leaves. The plant loves coolness and bright light, but can adapt to any conditions. Better to buy small plant- it will grow quickly (if you feed it and replant it annually) and in a couple of years will reach a meter in height.
To get a voluminous bush, trim the ends of the shoots every spring. Fatsia likes frequent spraying and also showers from time to time.
13. Ficus dwarf
Unlike its “big brother” - the famous rubber ficus - this is a small ground cover (canopy) plant that can cover both the supporting post and the ground with greenery in a wide pot. It has a thin, wire-like stem and small (up to 2.5 cm) heart-shaped leaves. It does not tolerate bright sunlight and dry air, so keep the dwarf ficus away from the window, spray it often and water it with warm water. Doesn't like frequent transplants.
14. Fatshedera
The hybrid of fatsia and ivy is as unpretentious as its ancestors. Prefers cool weather, but can withstand temperatures up to +20°C in winter. It can grow as a bush, like fatsia, or climb along a support, like ivy. If in summer you keep the Fatshedera in the back of the room, in winter it is better to move it to the windowsill. Spray the leaves as often as possible and make sure that the soil in the pot does not dry out.
15. Fittonia
This plant is easily recognized by its characteristic network of white, pink or red veins on its velvety oval leaves. It grows well in partial shade, but only under one condition - if you can provide it with constant high humidity air. That is why they prefer to grow Fittonia in a terrarium or “bottle garden”. In spring, bare shoots are cut off and the plant itself is divided.
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For rooms where sunlight rarely reaches, these indoor plants can be a real salvation. They thrive in partial shade and low light.
Most plants from the selection website All the beauty is not in the flowers, but in the beautiful leaves. But this is also a lot, considering the sunless “diet” and how they perfectly purify the air.
Calathea
The patterned leaves make this plant a welcome addition to any room, but keep in mind that direct sunlight is not recommended. The best option for calathea - partial shade.
Dieffenbachia
Diffused light works best for this plant. It's best to keep it behind a curtain. The plant is especially beautiful in spring and summer, when light, delicate leaves appear in the center.
Dracaena marginata
Chlorophytum crested
A very unpretentious plant, therefore quite popular. It can go without the sun for a long time and at the same time perfectly purifies the air.
Gelksina
A plant with tiny delicate leaves looks beautiful in hanging planters and in pots next to tall plants. But be careful: do not plant it near low plants - helxina can “strangle” them. You are required to water and spray frequently.
Ferns
More than 2,000 species of ferns are suitable for growing at home. These tropical plants are willing to stay in the shade, but they will not tolerate dry air. They need frequent spraying of leaves, especially during the heating season.
Philodendron cordate
Perhaps this favorite plant many flower growers. Feels good in the shade and perfectly purifies the air. Occasionally it is necessary to pinch so that it does not stretch too long.
Neoregelia
A tropical plant that thrives when receiving only artificial light. Thrives in damp conditions, such as bathrooms.
Everyone knows that plants cannot live without light at all, since in this case the important process of photosynthesis is impossible. But there are those who get by with a small amount. What kind of plants are these and which ones should I have at home?
Assessment of growing conditions
Many apartments that do not have plants may seem uncomfortable, but their presence creates a special atmosphere of life. But not everyone can pay enough attention to green pets to make even the most capricious of them feel good. Therefore, more and more often people choose fairly unpretentious plants that do not require serious care efforts.
So, it is necessary to select indoor flowers based on the conditions that exist. It is necessary to take into account the orientation of the windows, the amount of light and direct sunlight, the level of humidity and the temperature in the room. Naturally, it is not necessary to know exact numbers, only relative estimates are important, especially if we're talking about about unpretentious shade-loving indoor plants. And yet, flowers for a window oriented to the north will be very different from those on the southwest window sill. And for the hallway, where there is no natural sources light, choosing a plant will be generally difficult. But that doesn't mean it's impossible.
Shade-tolerant and light-loving
One of the main criteria by which plants differ is their relationship to sun rays. There are no shade-loving flowers, because any living creature is literally drawn to the light. True, some need more of it, and some need much less. Some plants feel great under scorching direct rays, but a huge number still prefer bright, albeit diffused light. There are much fewer of those who live well in the shadows, but they exist. As a rule, they are classified as “office” plants that survive well even in artificial lighting, no sun at all. Almost all of them have important common feature- dark green leaves. This is how you can easily distinguish shade-loving indoor plants.
An excess, however, like a lack of sun, that is, an incorrectly chosen location, can have a detrimental effect. Light-loving flowers in the shade stretch out and lose their attractiveness, but otherwise the color of the leaves does not change better side, which also looks ugly. If conditions do not allow growing a particular plant, it is better to abandon it.
Flowering and decorative foliage
Everyone's tastes are different. Some people are interested in waiting for plants to bloom, while others are more attracted beautiful leaves, because they exist all year round, while the petals quickly fly away. Nevertheless, there are those who like to “stay in the shadows” in both categories.
Shade-loving flowering indoor plants are, first of all, violets (Saintpaulia), clivia and begonia. It is not always possible to form a beautiful compact shape, but this is often not so important. All these plants grow and bloom quite successfully in dim lighting, but, of course, not in its complete absence. Conventionally, the category of “blooming shade-loving indoor plants” can also include phalaenopsis - the most popular home orchids. However, without sufficient light, they prefer to grow leafy matter most of the time. And in winter, even the most unpretentious specimens from this category will have to be provided with better places - move them from the back of the room to the windowsill, for example.
As for decorative foliage flowers and vines, there are also shade-loving indoor plants. First of all, these are ferns: nephrolepis and adiantum. Secondly, these are arrowroot, calathea, fittonia, aglaonema, aucuba, cordyline. Not all of them can be called completely unpretentious, but their lighting requirements are minimal, and for some the sun is even destructive. If we talk about climbing indoor plants, shade-loving ones include cissus (“birch”), scindapsus, ivy and philodendron. So you can find residents even on northern window sills, if only you had the desire to decorate the house.
Record holders for survival
The most shade-loving indoor plant, more or less popular among gardeners, is probably the ficus. It seems to be in every home, and it is impossible to ruin it. It is actually quite undemanding both in terms of light and other conditions, but there are also plant specimens that are ready to challenge this primacy.
Thus, Monstera often grows well in fairly dark corners, although it develops much better in the light. It also easily tolerates interruptions in watering; in some cases, even six months after the apparent death, green shoots began to appear again after watering. And this is not the only example, although there is no special need to conduct such experiments.
Other conditions
Light, although an important factor, is not the only one. Watering and temperature are no less important, even when it comes to shade-loving indoor plants. In addition, most flowers cannot tolerate drafts, although they love Fresh air. Naturally, they also need to be watered, so the matter is not limited to just light.
Although they seem to be very easy to grow, not everyone is amenable to shade-loving houseplants. Each gardener has his own list of favorites, some die without any obvious reason, some apartments lack humidity, and some specimens have difficulty withstanding irregular watering. So it is better to choose housemates by trial and error.
Care
There are basic growing principles for all flowers, even if they are not shade-loving houseplants. It is better to find out specific requirements in relation to each instance separately, because they all have their own characteristics.
Generally speaking, watering should be moderate and regular - the top layer of soil in front of it should be barely moist or even dry. Excess water is also destructive - it often leads to death. Many plants also respond well to occasional mistings, although they are not necessary. If the tips of the leaves dry out or they curl, then it is necessary to increase the humidity level. A sudden appearance of yellowness may indicate putrefactive processes in the root system. If the plants stretch out and lose the color of their leaves, it is better to move them to a brighter place or place a lamp nearby.
Alternative
Those who simply cannot see the death of plants located away from the light have two options to choose from. The first is to place non-living specimens at home: dried flowers, tubs with artificial greenery, etc. The second is to add additional lighting using special or ordinary lamps. This option can become somewhat inconvenient, because it is not always possible to place them beautifully, and besides, this will increase electricity bills. True, artificial plants do not create that feeling of comfort, so the choice in this case is only a matter of priorities.
Now you know what unpretentious shade-loving indoor plants there are. And you can take this into account when choosing flowerpots.