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🌥️ Low Light Houseplants

Houseplants that thrive in low-light conditions — perfect for offices, north-facing windows, and dim corners.

32 plants

Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) in a pot near a window
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Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus

Easy–ModerateLow to medium indirect
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) with wavy bright green fronds emerging from a central nest
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Bird's Nest Fern

Asplenium nidus

Easy–ModerateLow to medium indirect
Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum) with wavy blue-green fronds
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Blue Star Fern

Phlebodium aureum

EasyLow to medium indirect
Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) in a pot near a window
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Boston Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

ModerateLow to medium indirect
Button Fern (Pellaea rotundifolia) with small round leaflets on arching fronds
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Button Fern

Pellaea rotundifolia

Easy–ModerateLow to medium indirect
Calathea (Calathea orbifolia) in a pot near a window
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Calathea

Calathea orbifolia

Moderate–HardLow to medium indirect
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior) in a pot near a window
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Cast Iron Plant

Aspidistra elatior

EasyVery low to medium indirect
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum) in a pot near a window

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

EasyLow to medium indirect
Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans) in a pot near a window

Corn Plant

Dracaena fragrans

EasyLow to bright indirect
Dracaena (Dracaena marginata) in a pot near a window

Dracaena

Dracaena marginata

EasyLow to bright indirect
Dragon Tree (Dracaena marginata) with slender red-edged leaves on a bare cane stem

Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata

EasyLow to bright indirect
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia seguine) in a pot near a window

Dumb Cane

Dieffenbachia seguine

EasyLow to bright indirect
English Ivy (Hedera helix) in a pot near a window

English Ivy

Hedera helix

EasyLow to bright indirect
Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) in a pot near a window

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

EasyLow to bright indirect
Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) with glossy dark green holly-like leaflets
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Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

EasyLow to medium indirect
Homalomena plant with dark glossy heart-shaped leaves in a pot

Homalomena

Homalomena rubescens / H. wallisii

Easy–ModerateLow to medium indirect
Impatiens (Busy Lizzie) with bright pink and red flowers in a shady setting
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Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

EasyLow to medium indirect
Janet Craig Compacta (Dracaena compacta) with dense rosettes of dark glossy green leaves on a cane

Janet Craig Compacta

Dracaena deremensis 'Compacta'

EasyLow to medium indirect
Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) in a pot near a window
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Lucky Bamboo

Dracaena sanderiana

EasyLow to medium indirect
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum) with delicate fan-shaped leaflets on black wire stems
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Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum raddianum

DifficultLow to medium indirect
Nerve Plant (Fittonia albivenis) in a pot near a window
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Nerve Plant

Fittonia albivenis

ModerateLow to medium indirect
Gasteria (Ox Tongue Plant) with thick tongue-shaped spotted leaves
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Ox Tongue Plant

Gasteria spp.

EasyLow to bright indirect
Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans) in a pot near a window
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Parlor Palm

Chamaedorea elegans

EasyLow to medium indirect
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) in a pot near a window

Peace Lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii

EasyLow to medium indirect
Peperomia (Peperomia obtusifolia) in a pot near a window
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Peperomia

Peperomia obtusifolia

EasyLow to bright indirect
Philodendron Micans with velvety bronze-green heart-shaped leaves trailing from a pot

Philodendron Micans

Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum

EasyLow to bright indirect
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) in a pot near a window

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

EasyLow to bright indirect
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura) in a pot near a window
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Prayer Plant

Maranta leuconeura

ModerateLow to medium indirect
Rainbow Moss (Selaginella uncinata) with iridescent blue-green metallic leaves
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Rainbow Moss

Selaginella uncinata

ModerateLow to medium indirect
Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata) in a pot near a window

Snake Plant

Dracaena trifasciata

EasyLow to bright indirect
Table Fern (Pteris cretica) with slender arching fronds, variegated form showing white stripe
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Table Fern

Pteris cretica

EasyLow to medium indirect
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) in a pot near a window

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

EasyLow to bright indirect

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