9 Low Light Houseplants For Any Dark Space

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

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[@sunshinepatsoph4219]

Surprisingly ( before this video)my monstera adansonai is thriving in the porch darkest place.

[@EarthlyDelights-e7y]

A touch of green really brings life and warmth to any space

[@johnosterman494]

I love seeing the change in your videos from a year ago. You've definitely done a great job getting better angles, being more concise, and just overall better quality, I really enjoy the progress! On topic though, our snake plant was right by a North facing window and got SUPER thin. Like under 2 cm. It did not like it

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you! Are you northern hemisphere?

[@johnosterman494]

@@SheffieldMadePlants yes I'm in Maine USA

[@mrscarolyndrummond]

My monstera adansonii hangs in a west window where there is a large maple tree outside. I was worried it might be too dark there. It grew 6 " long over the summer. It touched the floor and I had to cut it back. I love it, it works like a curtain for privacy.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That sounds awesome 😁

[@KentoLeoDragon]

Wow, just recently ran across your channel and it's cool seeing how you've relaxed and let your personality come through in the latest videos.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Oh yeah my first videos are cringe

[@anthonykiley2396]

I've become plant obsessed since lockdown. Love your stuff, thanks for the help. 😎

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@wyominghome4857]

I wanted trailing plants in my master bathroom, which only has one small northeast facing window. The light level is gloomy - like just before a storm - and what absolutely works well is English ivy. I bought two from the local hardware store a couple of months ago, Asterisk and a gold-edged variety. In a brightly lit, hot and humid greenhouse they were dull and leathery looking and on the sale shelf. Repotted, rinsed off, and given a shot of fertilizer and they are growing like crazy in all directions in my gloomy bathroom! Looking to add more!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds great!

[@sarahlontoco4796]

Hello, I am loving this channel. I am new to taking care of plants and this has been helping me a lot. Thanks.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you found it useful 👍

[@ahuman2398]

its funny watching this and comparing it to the newer video 😂😂 the quality of your videos has definitely improved!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I should unlist these 😅

[@jeganka]

The lighting in my apartment isn’t great, so this is very helpful. Thank you! 🪴

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Glad you found the video useful, thanks!

[@MrWolfheart111]

The Njoy pothos does remarkabley well with the varigation. in low light. Im a dumb ass so Ive tried everything (succulants in low light... there are a few that actually work well.. string of pearls..)... and this varigation survived me so far... thats saying alot. :) bless.

[@johnsorensen2088]

I have a Ponytail palm in a north facing window. I only water it a few times a year. It's been in the same spot for 13 years. It does very well.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great 👍

[@cherie7100]

The snake plants are some of my favourite plants! I recently discovered the Sansevieria Hahnii which are the dwarf versions. I just ordered one of them, but saw the larger ones in Tesco when I went earlier and also B&M have started selling succulents

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I like the look of that variety!

[@tol4000]

OMG, Hello, I just started my plant collection and im in love with them, but thank God for you or they'd all be deceased, I will be watching all your videos thanks for being amazing...

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊 glad you’re finding it useful

[@imranbohari1]

Great video. I have noted a couple of plants (chinese money plant & zami oculus) that I would like to grow. Additionally, found out that Monstera Adasona is actually a low-light plant. I was shocked to see the lush green color of yours and understood why mine was light green bordering yellow. I too had it next to a bright lit window and now have changed its location to a darker spot. Lets see how it goes.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Best of luck!

[@zzzkarlzz]

Loving the energy

[@montanateri6889]

Some medium light level plants are celosia and coleus. I never hear anything about them on plant channels yet they are my favorite plants! The foliage is outstanding range of colors and multi colors.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I got a coleus this summer. Rampant grower

[@montanateri6889]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I have 3... I'm going to make a 'tree' out of one, maybe wrap two stems together, keep piniching off leaves on the bottom. Fun colors in coleus!

[@sergiochaire5139]

Sorry I find what I was looking for and I really like your explanation and the place where you make your video

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks!

[@chasingthefish9042]

Umbrella plants do go in dark places!? Crazy! Mine is outside. Its a bonsai tree for me

[@freya.2900]

I have a north facing window and a south facing window and I need some more low light plants for that window thanks so much!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍😁

[@baldieman64]

The obvious omission here was: Aspidistra elatior - commonly known as the Cast Iron Plant.

[@yeseniayanez9127]

My Zz plant loves the light! I tried to put here in a more low light place and she was not happy 😂

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yeah any plant wants more light really. Some are better than others of not dying in low light 😅

[@aspirativemusicproduction2135]

Cyclamen grows in low light. Leafs are small and leggy but it grows.

[@sergiochaire5139]

Is really good video with a very nice explanation the only thing that I wish is to see somewhere the names of the plants good job

[@PinkUrbanOasis]

I got a Chamaedorea Elegans or Parlour Palm recently it was a steal at 2.49€ at Ikea. I got a small one so I can grow it myself. Normally I go for larger plants, I'm a happy plant parent of 30, 5 teenagers at about 5'5 but what I needed was somehing I can keep in a corner 3 m from a large window. So we'll see! 😊 🌴

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That is a steal!

[@allenpost3616]

Parlor Palms are among my favorites and have a nice tropical vibe about them. I found my first one about 3 years ago as a rescue in the clearance section at walmart for $1.50. It was very small in a 3" pot and was severely dehydrated and about gone. With some proper tlc, the little one recovered fairly quickly and started growing very well. The plant is now thriving and is now in a 10" pot and is over a meter tall and wide and has even sent up flower clusters this last February. You're going to enjoy growing that one as they are tolerant of many less then idle conditions. It should do well for you in that location. 👍

[@TimelyCookie]

I have an alocasia elephant ear in a (Canadian) cold room with dismal lighting and it's thriving with new leaves 🤷‍♀️ wild. The nearby marble queen pothos is maintaining while, the nearby Danish ivy in the same room has started to suffer.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Elephant ear is a bit of a mystery. Marble Queen is happy whatever for me 😁

[@chasingthefish9042]

I can't believe people keep elephant ear plants. I have tons of them on my property. I literally dig them up and weed eat them constantly.

[@meropale]

My Chinese Money Plant does very well in low light.

[@lilyabdullah5522]

Very helpful tips. Thank you

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure

[@carolinemarley8426]

I love your videos..so easy to understand and follow!! I'm making a list of plants as I text!! Thank you so much

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

That's great, thank you 😁

[@ghengis430]

My umbrella plant got to about 9 years old, a tall tree with a long stalk. It bent towards the light, and wasn't the prettiest. I cant remember if i gave it away in the end, but it didn't die.

[@kafinn5302]

Great info as usual. Thank you. 🤓🪴👍

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@maarte_kyel]

enjoy watching very interesting content about plants

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Fab!

[@HFeyn]

Selaginella ferns and many Begonias are fine with very low light levels.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

👍👍

[@musicalmarion]

I've read that Begonia Rex and Marantas do ok in low light too, but I think a little grow light would help them out 🌿

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Not sure about the begonia. They seem to like lots of light

[@musicalmarion]

@@SheffieldMadePlants I thought that too, I was surprised at Google. They are undergrowth plants of course, but their colours are more vibrant in a bright spot : )

[@Kayla-xk5om]

Are you OK today?

[@brendan9804]

Dying inside

[@GillNolan]

At the weekend I bought a lovely healthy bushy Diffenbachia to replace one that hard gone awry due to my neglect 😔 . I couldn't bear to just bin the other one so after a week I decided to try to propagate her 🤔 . Now I have three large cuttings in water and the mother plant left to see what might happen. Will these stumps grow again ? I wonder 🤔 x

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Should do

[@persiagil1488]

Hi, the olants that you mentioned that are slow growing maybe depends on the climate. Because these same plants are fast growing in my region. You also have nice plants.

[@Yupppi]

My devil's ivy is just "impossible". In a year it didn't grow at all. Originally it was intended to sit on top of a book shelf two meters away from the window and climb down the shadow side. It just didn't start growing. It kind of started looking worse over the year. Late this summer I changed the soil and added layers of rock pebbles that don't react and release minerals for drainage and put it at the window (the window is to east but is also covered by balcony, a yard full of trees and two blocks of flats so there's barely any direct sunlight in the morning and in the noon, it's basically indirect sunlight even when the sun is right at the window). I water it when the top soil goes dry (from darker brown to light brown and looks more sandy). The pot has a hole in the bottom as well as a layer of rocks. It's also far from root bound in the pot, it had plenty of room to fill even though the pot is small. I've been giving it liquid plant fertilizer once a month, perhaps slightly less than the recommended amount in the bottle to be rather safe than sorry. It does look healthier after the soil change, pebbles and spot change (it's more perky as in upright and aims towards sun), but it hasn't grown under my eyes for sure, I still can't confirm if it has grown any in the past 2 months since the changes. Which is what I've come to expect from devil's ivy hearing from people having one. As opposed to super easy plant that doesn't care that much about how you take care of it, it feels like it's doomed to stay as a couple of independent leaves in short stem, definitely not an ivy. What makes the situation worse is that right next to it sits the sweetheart plant that I bought around the same time as I made the changes to devil's ivy, and it has grown a long tentacle and multiple leaves around the stand and roping over other plants on the stand and starting to rise back up too. All this makes me wonder if I've made the right changes and the plant is recovering and just starting to get wild, or if it's just gonna stay like that (or that there's still some important factor I'm not considering).

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like a not enough light issue if the light is blocked from trees and buildings etc. Mine is growing quite nicely. I have a main plant that gets less light and grows more slowly and cuttings from the main plant that gets more light is growing quicker.

[@lb9549]

​@SheffieldMadePlants I am a new subscriber and new pothos plant mom. Would a west facing egress window in a basement be enough light for this? I appreciate your expertise!

[@High_Heels_Lady]

a little hard to get, dependig where you're from, but I love the Aspidistra for dark places :D

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Good shout 👍

[@conceptaful]

What is the lux light levels for the plants

[@cheekychap8998]

my bedroom has a north facing window and the only space for a table is at the back of the room, which is around 4 metres away from the window. I really struggle making my bedroom look nice with plants and will definitely try some of these recommendations.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Cool, thanks for watching

[@elrevah]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Aren't four meters from a north facing window a bit too dark?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@elrevah for lots of plants yes. Grow lights is probably needed

[@88Ariadne88]

good info--thanks

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

My pleasure 😊

[@lilb257]

I'm a New Plant Parent I really needed this, Thanx! Hailing from Indianapolis Indiana ❤

[@daljitkaur3233]

Fantastic informative show. Question ? How do you propagate a hydrangea from cut flowers with a long stem and several nodes? Or can you?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Make sure you have some leaf nodes at the bottom and two leaves at the top and then pop them in a substrate of your choice. They’re dead easy to propagate

[@mahnazhosseini2554]

I love your videos 😍

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Great! Thanks for watching.

[@frankw9836]

I went from having 2 plants a year ago to over 50 now ! Why ?

[@wms72]

Looks like your Dracenea and non-variegated Sansiveria are in cement.

[@Janice4304]

Good tips thanks 👏

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

You bet!

[@ravertaking6343]

Wish you put the name of the plants in a caption box. I kept pausing and rewinding trying to get the names of a few plants.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I have them in the description

[@reneebaldwin3353]

Question...what is the white substance on top of the soil?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Perlite

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

What NOT To Do With Your New Houseplant 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmm6YYybrM-UkLc

[@saritacruz3020]

My Ficus elastica was in a darker spot and started losing leaves (down to just one leaf per stem!) but when I moved it to a brighter spot, it started to thrive.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Mine did a similar thing

[@maryperrysmith5815]

Question 🙋🏻‍♀️ what is the white layer on top of your plants

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Perlite but I don’t bother anymore

[@leannebishop7880]

Do they do well in airconditioning room cold room

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I wouldn’t say cold. Needs to be above 15c at least

[@mariacoombes9062]

Love the peperomia polybotra " raindrop" yours looks so happy...I agree it likes darker area, mine started to get burned and after moving it started to be happy again... love all your knowledge sharing thank you

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you 😊

[@Ourse82Grizzli]

I notice there is a lot of perlite on the top of your soil. Is it just on the top? What is the reason for it? Is it juste esthetic? By the way, I have discovered your channel just a few weeks ago and I am really enjoying it! It’s accessible and very helpful for a bigginer like me.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Hey there thanks for watching. The perlite was to stop fungus gnats but it didn’t really work

[@dMi_mi]

what are the lill stones at the top of da soil in each plant pot ? 👀 I am asking cause all my plants got infested with bunch of tiny lill flies .. and I wasn't able to get rid of them. 🙄 I wonder are those lill stones are there to protect it from the lill flies ?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

They were but they didn’t work. It’s perlite

[@dMi_mi]

@@SheffieldMadePlants ohh is there anything that does work ? 🤭 I had to say goodbye to my favourite plant .. hesitant to get new plants cause d flies probably will just take over again, soo annoying. 🙄

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@dMi_mi are they fungus gnats? BTI or nematodes is your best bet

[@dMi_mi]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Yes, they are the fungus gnats. 😶 Thank You, I will try Your suggestion and hopefully those lill monsters will leave ma plants alone.

[@marleennijland4244]

Do you have information or a video on Fatsia japonica?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

No sorry I don't have that plant

[@nadertavasoli4549]

Hi there, thanks a lot for your great informative videos.I was wondering what is the white stones like part of top of the planter?Is it perlite?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you. Yep perlite

[@graced.6711]

Can we notch the stems of dracena for more branching?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I think you can. Not tried it myself

[@kristianapili9992]

Love your videos. What are the yellow butterflies inside each of your pots?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thanks. They are fungus gnat traps.

[@lorrainerebman5282]

What kind of light does a Christmas cactus l8ke?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Bright but not direct from what I understand

[@lorrainerebman5282]

@SheffieldMadePlants thank you. Love your channel. I'm from Edmonton Alberta Canada

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@lorrainerebman5282 ah yes i know it from Steve Wallis. Doubt you know him though 😂

[@beatrixclassen459]

Thank you for your good lessons. I often use google lens as well. Especially with my Oppo Find X3 smartphone with 30% or 60% Microscope. So I am hunting the "Pests" before meeting them on the leaves. Sorry for my bad English. I hope you get what I mean. Thank you from Beatrix Classen from Germany

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

English is great and good tip 👍

[@endor8witch]

my adansonii kept pushing out new leaves and the older ones keep turning yellow and die off. the cycle continued until the plant just died. i dunno what's going on

[@Paula-sw2tt]

I really dislike the Pilea Peperomioides, so it is not something I will ever have in my collection. Unfortunately, I believe it and the Peperomia Raindrop the only cat safe ones on your list.

[@Pupsaremyheart101]

What do you have on the top of your soil and why? I am very new to house plants in Wisconsin. Love your videos. I have learned a lot.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Perlite at a gnat prevention measure but it's not worked!

[@sharonholmes2470]

​@@SheffieldMadePlants Just from my experience a fan running 24/7...no nats ever!!! Just make sure the fan reaches the plant/plants. DONT EVER TURN IT OFF! The air messes up their breeding cycle and they'll be all gone in a few days. TRUTH!

[@the27thbratify]

I just discovered all your plant videos! Can all these plants go outside when the tempeture is perfect? I live in North Central Illinois and I havwe been putting my 10 100 year old plants outside in the summer and they love it! But what about the house plants? I really want to buy a Rubber or Ficus plant! Very grateful for your videos!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yes plants do well outside in the summer

[@mirastaana366]

Thanks for wonderful tips....👍...what is that white stones? on top of the soil?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Perlite

[@ellenstrycker1239]

I love all your lists. Do you have one for pet safe plants? Or non toxic plants?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

No not yet. I don't have any pets you see.

[@jeannettereyes4948]

I have the first type of snake plant that's mostly green with those darker marks in the master bath, which has a skylight, so I feel it gets a decent amount of light but the leaves are growing out really thin then open up at the top. Would I be able to get some help on this?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I’ve got this 👉 4 Common Mistakes To Avoid That Kill Snake Plants kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXSpeIaMhNOWnqM

[@IamNothing82]

Rhapis excelsa

[@sebulbathx]

If you propagate a snake plant will it grow to another type of snake plant and not the same as the one propagated every time?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

If it’s variegated then the variegation won’t keep with leaf cuttings.

[@sebulbathx]

@@SheffieldMadePlants Ah ok thanks! Was thinking if it was possible to reverse.

[@jaz24lol]

Are these also good for beginners?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yep 👍

[@nicktheobald5014]

dracaena marginata?

[@averschinks]

Love your videos, keep the content coming! My plants thank you, too! 😂 Question: what is the difference between a dwarf umbrella plant and an umbrella tree? The info on my moisture meter says they’re in two different moisture categories, but I can’t figure out which I have.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Thank you. Aren't they the same thing?

[@averschinks]

I don’t know haha. I’ve read that one grows bigger than the other and that the leaves grow differently (along the stem vs all at the end) but I can’t find a single photo that clearly shows that... 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@averschinks yeah same here

[@suzijorgensen6545]

The ZZ plant has potato like rhizomes. I have , one who has only a single stem.😢....I would LOVE some advice..PLEASE PLEASE PAL-EEEZE 🙏🙏🙏

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Sounds like it needs lots more light

[@suzijorgensen6545]

@@SheffieldMadePlants it's a lowlight plant but it wasn't a lack of light, because the 2 ZZ plants were in the same position. So today I pulled out the remaining stem and cut it in half, put it into a small pot, then I gave the top half a trimming of the leaves and dipped it in rooting hormone powder. What I discovered was a sorry soggy mess. Rotten rhizomes, and ONE that still has roots and it's OVERWATERING that killed it😱

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@suzijorgensen6545 ahh yes classic. Those rhizomes store so much water you hardly need to water it

[@MarisaAndChew]

Any reason you stopped using the white top dressing? I have a bag of white river rocks and was thinking about it but now I see you did it a year ago but don't seem to anymore. Would love to know if you still do for some plants or what made you stop? Biggest reason I haven't yet is bc I use a watermeter on several of my plants and I worry about the airyness by essentially capping the top off!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I was adding perlite to the top as an experiment to stop fungus gnats. Didn’t work though so I stopped

[@meredithredmon7666]

What is the white stuff on top of most your plants?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Perlite as a gnat prevention measure but doesn't work

[@meredithredmon7666]

@@SheffieldMadePlants t.y. for that information. I really like your tips/tricks about teaching us new plant parents. I'm always re watching your video's to get it write.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

@@meredithredmon7666 Great thank you

[@Yacman_]

Awesome list - defo no cats in your household though 😂

[@TheLucha5]

Why do I have so much problems cultivating spider plants?. They all keep on dying.

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Too wet or too dry soil? Or too little light?

[@lifehealthbeauty3951]

same! I bought one two weeks ago and it's causing me stress, I just can't seem to do anything right on it 😥

[@ellenstrycker1239]

Mine didn't want to be inside. I put it outside and it's quite happy. Maybe yours wants a change in environment

[@mannys9130]

I have killed EVERY spider plant that I've ever had. I don't like them. Idk what they want. I get one that super happy with babies and all, and it goes in the trash within a few months. :( Too much water, too little water, tap water, distilled water, lots of light, indirect light, low light, fertilizer, 1/4 strength fertilizer, higher humidity area, low humidity area, it DOESN'T MATTER what I do, they all croak.

[@Michael-ln7us]

I have always had success with my spider plants, the babies that grow I pick off and leave in water for a few weeks to develop some strong roots, then pot them up.

[@allonewordcaps]

😊

[@mariepatterson7804]

What about a closet

[@helletenbrix9614]

Much less 'singing' in this clip: was that on purpose or because of being tired or down?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Early video I guess

[@danis8455]

peace lilies

[@mariepatterson7804]

❤❤❤❤ hit wrong button and it printed baby girl

[@nataliebutler]

How about ferns?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Ferns are a good option. I don’t have any myself.

[@glorianayeagley9258]

Good informative video! 👍 aglonema Chinese evergreen low light plant?

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yep that’s tolerant but not as much as a Zz or snake plant

[@mariepatterson7804]

❤❤Love you too baby girl I

[@mariepatterson7804]

Can’t get my zz to root

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

💚

[@JB_Fraulein_Kunst]

I bought a Schefflera 2 weeks ago and I'm sad because the leaves keep going brown, soft and falling off. Only watered once since I got it cos the soil seemed pretty wet. Doing research hasn't really helped, figured it must be over or under watering. It's currently 4 on my moisture meter (have same kind you use). It's in good, indirect light amongst a lot of my other plants that are doing well. I seem to struggle with plants people say are easy (umbrella plant, peace lily, monstera) but do ok with ones that are tough! (Like calathea)

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

I’d have a look at the roots. If any are black and mushy then cut them out. Hopefully it should bounce back

[@janesimpson8590]

love monstera but they are extremely toxic to cats.

[@gaillitver9131]

Sorry but your devils ivy needs much more light. It has lost all its natural variegation and converted to green leaves.

[@yusakiferrer5565]

Wish to see your plants in the real place . If they are really inside your house

[@lonacrumb1707]

I don't think you feel well today because you seem very spaced out you seem very tired you may be sick I hope you feel better

[@mariepatterson7804]

My spider plants die

[@jackiehaston3057]

They like dry soil. Don't water too much. Spiders survive on neglect

[@leovicious6992]

I just found an office plant thought it was a mopnsteria but its not but very simular. I live in Canada so seeing it outside ment noone wanted it so I took it home had a shower (it was infested with mealy bugs)with it clean the leaves soaked it, now its in my front window but maybe I should move it, its 6 C here today...ficus elestica hates me, Ihad to stop buying em.

[@user-fw3j-Arnold]

I just discovered all your plant videos! Can all these plants go outside when the tempeture is perfect? I live in North Central Illinois and I havwe been putting my 10 100 year old plants outside in the summer and they love it! But what about the house plants? I really want to buy a Rubber or Ficus plant! Very grateful for your videos!

[@SheffieldMadePlants]

Yep when the min temps are high enough they can go outside

[@allonewordcaps]

😊