Best Houseplants: 9 Indoor Plants for Low Light
Indoor plants is an oxymoron. The most important thing to know about plants: they prefer to live outdoors. You will never see a botanical description that starts with “native to north-facing windowsills” because the concept of “houseplants” is something humans made up. So when we talk about the best indoor plants for “low-light conditions,” what we really are trying to identify is the plants most tolerant of living in a dark apartment with one wall of windows (or possibly, one window). The good news is plenty of plants can thrive in a dark apartment. They may not love it, but they will adapt—especially if you coddle them with extra light from time to time (if possible bring them outdoors to enjoy warm weather in a sheltered, shady spot). Here are nine favorite indoor plants for low-light conditions: Maidenhair Fern Botanical Name: Adiantum raddianum ...