Houseplants for low light
The most-asked houseplant question there is, and the one most often answered dishonestly — a great many plants sold as low-light merely tolerate it, and decline slowly rather than obviously. GrowingHQ records tolerance separately from preference, so this list can say which genuinely do not mind.
How this list was built
Generated from the catalogue by the same engine that powers What can I grow? — 6 of the 35 houseplants qualify. It is published because it names a question people ask, returns enough plants to be useful, does not return most of the group it is about, and rests on fields that are actually populated. Lists that fail any of those are on the coverage page instead.
| Plant | Type | Light | Spacing | Min. pot depth | In a container |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AglaonemaAglaonema commutatum | HouseplantStraightforward | Dappled shade, Full shade | — | 18 cm | well suited |
| FittoniaFittonia albivenis | HouseplantSome care needed | Dappled shade, Full shade | — | 8 cm | well suited |
| Parlour palmChamaedorea elegans | HouseplantStraightforward | Partial shade, Dappled shade, Full shade | — | 20 cm | well suited |
| PothosEpipremnum aureum | HouseplantStraightforward | Partial shade, Dappled shade, Full shade | — | 15 cm | well suited |
| Snake plantDracaena trifasciata | HouseplantStraightforward | Full sun, Partial shade, Dappled shade, Full shade | — | 15 cm | well suited |
| ZZ plantZamioculcas zamiifolia | HouseplantStraightforward | Partial shade, Dappled shade, Full shade | — | 18 cm | well suited |