What types of houseplants don't require much light?

My apartment is dark as a cave. I'd like some some type of plant that I can hang and that preferably isn't poisonous to cats.





I've already considered spider plants and cactuses and aloe, but are there any flowering plants anyone could recommend?

What types of houseplants don't require much light?
Impatiens (single and double flowers), new guinnea impatiens, begonia, grape leaf ivy, pothos, ferns, there are lots. Walmart sells plant light bulbs that might help augment the illumination in your cave. Want cuttings?
Reply:actually... (no kidding) the type of plants that really don't need all that much sunlight or care... are the dead ones. Report It

Reply:I think most of your green plants require minimum sun light Report It

Reply:Aloe Vera plants. They are great for indoors and out. My mom has about ten and u can cut them open and use them for cuts and bruises. It is also good to soften the skin.


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Reply:PHILODENDRONS! They can grow big and beautiful. You can grow them bushy or trailing. They need such little care. When they droop, water them! And they hardly need any light but grow beautifully! Report It

Reply:I think this site might help you with both the low light plants plus what it takes to have tropical plants in bloom indoors...have fun...


http://www.greenworks.com/plants.htm
Reply:have you considered artificial plants ?
Reply:Good luck in the 'cave'.


I can't think of a one, easily reblooming indoor plant for a low light environment. However, most blooming-gift plants should be considered more like cut flowers than houseplants. Thrown out after they are done blooming. Most only bloom for a short period once per year. So occasionally buying a flowering plant to put into your apartment, discarding after it's faded, isn't a bad idea. 'All' will finish their blooming without alot of light.





As for other low light plants... for hanging, I'd look at the Philodendron family (including Pothos). There are a variety and all to reasonably well in low light. Grape Ivy is also good for lower light... though more difficult to find in the Garden Centers. Moving back to the Philodendron family for a moment, Peace Lily (Spathephyllum) and Chinese Evergreen (Aglonema) are both part of that family, and make excellent low-light houseplants. Cast Iron plant (Aspidistra) will grow anywhere you place it in the cave... even the darkest spot. They are more expensive, but worth it.





I hope that this helps


Good luck
Reply:Actuall -spider plants , aloe and cacti all bloom., for most places-the darker the green the less light - more varicolored need more light
Reply:chinese evergreen-I don't know about the flowering.
Reply:Spathyphilum, Parlor palm , pothos, Aspidistra will all handle low light indoors
Reply:Aloes, cactus


are beautiful and healthy


and is easy ti take care and not to much sun or water


they are save for children and pets and also can be small size or bigger


so for us the aloe is one easy, safe and nice plant


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Reply:Violets grow very well in indirect light. So if you have a window with a northern exposure, they will grow great. I had one in my window at work, facing north, and the darn thing bloomed like crazy. Feed it violet fertilizer and you will have beautiful blooms. They are very easy to grow also. You can get purple, pink, white violets.