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Maybe you don’t have a green
thumb, or maybe you just don’t have the best setup in your home to provide the
necessary light to keep some plants alive. Well, the days of living your life
in fear of brown leaves is over. Here are some plants that are easy to care for
and require very little sunlight.
The Boston fern, one of the most
common types of ferns, owes its popularity to being very difficult to kill.
While it needs to be watered often, a fern needs only indirect light. Moving
the fern to a window every so often will give the plant more than enough
sunlight to keep it healthy.
Beyond being an excellent filter
to clean your air from common contaminants, pothos is an incredibly
easy-to-care-for plant that will last for years with little or no effort from
its owner, you can learn more here.
(Some plants have survived for decades!) The long vines can grow several feet,
making it excellent for hanging baskets.
The cast iron plant
is named such because it’s so durable. It is an extremely forgiving plant for
even the most neglectful people. It’s tolerant to low light, dry conditions,
and needs water only once in a while. New leaves will grow from the base of the
plant and may be separated along with their roots to be potted and grow as new
plants.
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The Chinese
evergreen plant requires indirect light and needs only to be watered when
the soil appears dry. It’s even tolerant to colder temperatures, so it may be
placed in a room that doesn’t get much heat. Just make sure the pot drains
well, and your Chinese evergreen should last for quite a while.
The peace lily does fine in
indirect sunlight. In fact, the plant cannot tolerate direct sunlight, so keep
it in a darker space. The peace lily is even kind enough to remind you when it
needs water. When the leaves wilt, it’s time for the weekly watering.
One of the easiest plants to care
for is the ZZ plant.
It does just as well in low light conditions or more direct sunlight. It can
tolerate infrequent watering or a regular watering schedule, as long as the pot
is well drained. It is a slow-growing plant, but a trip to a sunny windowsill
every once in a while will speed up the process. The plant has excellent air
cleansing properties, as well.
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African violets are a popular
houseplant due to their low height and brilliant purple flowers, which allows you
to decorate a small space with a beautiful bouquet. It is an extremely hardy
plant that doesn’t need direct sunlight and needs to be watered only once a
week.
The snake plant, also known as
mother-in-law’s tongue, thrives in low light or bright light and pulls double
duty by acting as a fantastic air purifier. Water the snake plant once a week
during the summer and once a month during the winter and you’ll be enjoying its
tall, broad leaves year-round.
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There you have it! Recommendations from the pros at Gaddy's. I'm inspired to move past my succulents only phase. What about you? Do you have success with indoor plants?
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