10 House Plant Species For Low Light
Essential Indoor Plants for Every Jungalow
Green décor is on the rise: the tiniest windowsills are now covered in plant life.
Plants are timeless, making them a virtual guarantee of success no matter your personal style. All of the plants below can be easily found in large garden centers, and many can be acquired from local fellow gardeners.
With limited windowsill space, partial shade plants are an essential indoor plant for every jungalow. Catherine Delvaux, author of 50 Simple Indoor Miniature Gardens, shares her top 10 indoor plants below that can live in a limited amount of soil and light, grow well, and resist diseases and pests.
50 Simple Indoor Miniature Gardens
Turn your indoor living space into a mini garden oasis! This book is filled with 50 inventive micro-garden ideas that were specifically selected for their simplicity and easy upkeep. Whether you like cacti, succulents, green plants, flowering plants, vegetables, or orchids, these inspiring ideas will awaken the creative gardener inside you.
10 Low Light Houseplants
Ficus pumila (creeping fig)
This creeping, fast-growing species is ideal for wet terrariums.
Chirita sp.
We love the blue, lavender, yellow, or white flowers, which depend on the variety.
Chamaedorea elegans (parlor palm)
t looks like a palm tree but flowers like a mimosa. It likes the shade.
Chlorophytum comosum (spider plant)
Its fleshy roots have the capacity to store water, so do not over-water it.
Hoya carnosa (wax plant)
Also known as the porcelain flower, this species needs at least 44 to 55°F (7 to 13°C) to grow well and bloom.
Peperomia sp. (radiator plant)
Radiator plants’ leaves can absorb and store moisture from the air.
Saintpaulia sp. (African violet)
These violets require good soil and partial shade.
Ficus benjamina (weeping fig/ficus)
Grow as a bonsai, as a tree, with a spiral trunk, braided, with variegated foliage, etc.
Tradescantia sp. (spiderwort)
Drought, heat, humidity, hardship—these can resist everything, except slugs!
Sansevieria sp. (snake plant)
These requires very little care, little light, very little water, and little heat.
How to Compost
Composting makes the world go round. It recycles the nutrients that make plants (and animals) grow, feeds the bugs that keep the soil healthy and is a sustainable, low-cost way of dealing with “rubbish that rots.” And it can be fun too.
Growing Tomatoes From Seeds
When you start your own tomatoes from seed, you can grow wonderful varieties that you just can’t find already started for you at a garden center.
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Gardening in raised beds is very efficient and offers plenty of benefits for anyone trying to cut down on the time spent maintaining a vegetable garden. It reduces what can be an overwhelming challenge into easily tackled chunks, saving time and effort.
How To Create a Wood Pallet Bookshelf
The best thing about creating wood pallet projects is that the possibilities are endless! Indoor, outdoor, large, small, rustic, or finished, with a little sweat equity, as they say, “If you can dream it, you can build it.” This is a great project to use in any room! It will add a lot of character and function at the same time. It’s a decorative way to display and store books in your bedroom, kitchen, or den.
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