DON'T DO THIS! Low Light Houseplants DO's and DON'TS!

[@JaZmine147]

I bought an Aglaonema Tri Color from your shop. I wanted to own one for years but since they were soooo hyped they used to be expensive af. I must say it was held in customs for like 2 WEEKS BARE ROUTED in WINTER and it SURVIVED!!!! It already popped 4 new leaves in no time. Thank you so much for selling it. They are so beautiful. I'm so happy.

[@apriltaylor4871]

Yes, please to other non-aroid plants that are also low light! I am constantly searching for these lists!

[@benhoganjr]

EXPLAIN the lemons please??

[@annetesilva2903]

Yes for the low light non aroid! Searching for this options is what got me into plant KZbin to start with 😁

[@angieyaeger2]

I love your videos and your personality. You are so funny and real. Please keep making content; I always look forward to seeing what you're going to be honest about.

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

What a brilliant video. The ideas you suggest make perfect sense - I think this was the best low light video I have seen so far (and I saw way too many). Please make another low-light video, it´s very useful. I live in a small apartment with only two large northern facing windows and really have to seriously consider before I buy anyhting. I can have plants only within max 1m from the window to not need grow lights. I grow very happy blooming marantas, calathea etc., tradescantia, a. clarinervium (in the window) and alocasia Silver Dragon 40 cm from the window (light from the top and she is happily growing and puping even through winter, very-short stemmed and plumpy with way too many pups). Lesson learnt: not enough light for p. Painted Lady.

[@TDN3052]

I personally love hearing you go on about gloriosum, it is not a plant that gets old 😁 also I would love a non-aroid low-light video! I want to figure out something I could put in a hanging basket in my low-light bathroom (and don't necessarily want to put a grow light in the bathroom); I keep thinking some kinda of marantaceae would be the way to go? but maybe your video on it would shed some light on the subject (sorry for the pun 😁). Thanks for the interesting video, Kaylee!

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

Try boston fern ;)

[@yvonneuriarte2429]

My Boston Fern is dojng great in my bathroom.❤

[@hollisann79able]

My siltepecana is one of my favorite plants. It never needs any cleanup and just kind of does it's thing.

[@crochetqueen6440]

YOUR PRINCESS BRIDE TSHIRT GIVES ME LIFE

[@Thrinmeister]

Thank you!! The low light journey is one I have been on recently also. Would love to see a video on other low light plants, AND would be amazingly cool to maybe do a video someday on how variegation operates in different plants and which need maybe medium vs high light (have researched a lot on the beautiful monstera albo, would love to hear more about the genetics of variegation production in syngonium albo/aurea, white wizard/knight/princess, aglaonema manila’s pride, Jose Buono, why creates more vs less variegation in Thai Con, etc…super curious.) Thank you for the happy video.

[@ConnieP92]

Yes please 🙏🏼 A video on non aroids like maranta, stromanthe, calathea ( or whatever the heck they're called now) would be GREATLY appreciated 🤩 And thanks heaps for this one...I learned a lot👍🏼

[@Flufs_]

hey just fyi, i'm not sure the scindapsus you put up as silvery ann is silvery ann. ann has the silver more on the tips and generally pretty uneven. and is rarely so uniform as in the pics you showed. overall tho, great suggestions, i also put marantas and most calatheas in lower light

[@em5140]

Ya that was an exotica for sure

[@digitalwindowz]

Spot on Kaylee! I have several propogate Monstera albo growing happiliy in quite dark conditions, at least 8 feet from a north window. They grow slower, which is fine with me, still popping some white on most leaves. Great low light plant!

[@BoojiePanda]

Yes, would absolutely love more info for other low light plants that are not Aroids. Loved this one!

[@elizabethlacey7708]

Yes, please more low light plants!!!

[@4Azr]

I actually have a problem with gloriosum because I tried to force it to crawl and it went climbing, its really annoying because I have no option to force it to crawling again

[@EMuro-wu7uy]

I love all your videos, I would love to see a Rhaphidophora rare plant index. I have two rhaphidophoras. I'm loving them. I lose prayer plants, scindapsus, pothos, and many more

[@adeleturner2694]

I bloody love my aglaonema Pictum Tricolour! It's my favourite plant

[@okanaganblonde4095]

Nice sized aglaonema tri-colour (full 4” pots) were $5-$10 in western Canada last fall. They were out for one go round and haven’t seen them since. Luckily mine is holding up great.

[@A.A.Rae-Rae]

Wow, that's INSANE! I live in northern Oregon, and I've NEVER seen a (full-plant) Tri for less than $100! Send those B's south!!!

[@jeanniefromtahini5197]

Oh please, you go, your plants, your home are all gorgeous! 😁 My apartment has low light for a variety of reasons. I have a couple plant lights but it just does not compare to natural light. I guess it's a good thing that I kind of love the look of a "leggy" plant.

[@PlantyYogina]

Loved this video. Am I right in thinking these recommendations are for dark corners / spaces where plants are on tables? Would be great to have recommendations for top of bookshelves. Thanks. @kaylee 🙏🏾

[@maritatripet7480]

Love your shirt Kaylee! Great movie 😀

[@catherine63147]

what about low light? Of course, the light in our homes is dimmer than in the tropical undergrowth. I put a Maranta and a Calathea in low light and they both died. My monstera did it well but no leaves for 3 months until I brought it closer to the window... I believe that we must be conscious of the meaning of low light for tropical plants. My house seems to be a cave for my plants 😬🙄

[@moniquepeterson9542]

Really loved this one!! Advice from you is golden!! Please do more like this. “You keep using that word, I do not think it means what’s you think it means” 😜

[@anastasiawak894]

Kaylee I’ve been in to sanseverias and cacti lately… any really cool rare plants in those categories? Trying to expand my collection.

[@Sarah-zk4je]

My office is a study in lower light plants- Gloriosum✔Wendlandii✔Splendid✔Pothos✔Maranta✔Heartleaf✔Scindapsus✔But looking at my mixed pot of alocasia in a corner.... yep, they're leaning. That's why I have 5 of the jewel variety together so there's always new leaves standing tall

[@liisakuttim2814]

Yes, please, a non-aroid version as well! But I got some great tips! Thank you!❤

[@ApequH]

Is micans good for low light? It's vining and velvety?

[@od.vandeveer]

Good to hear I can put my joepii in lower light. With a lot of plants the window space is limited

[@melrussell7830]

Thank you Kaylee, great video and yes please more like this 😊💚

[@tinamartin8273]

I LOVE my trip colors!

[@illwriteamemo32]

What's the predictions for plants that are rising in popularity? And falling? Is there anything new on the market? Other than the monsters mint, I feel like I never seen anything new and different anymore. my local shops have the same 10 plants over and over again. Also, Is the monstera mint going to become the new monstera albo?

[@Cupania]

Yes, please another video on low light plants!

[@KhrisAU]

Yes, please do other non-aroid low light plants

[@lindacarey5769]

Thanks Kaylee

[@ThaoNguyen-hl6mb]

Even with the short internode, the petiole can still streeeeeetch and make the plants look leggy. Honestly, give it a supplemental light.

[@mrhomo2194]

wendlandii have the velvety leaves too 😍😍😍

[@renatecormick7399]

Would love to see another video, particularly on non-aroid low light plants. I don’t have any direct window places except one, because there are patio roofs over the other windows. So I’m a bit limited as to what I can grow. Thanks for an informative video.

[@bibibibi5409]

Hi when is the leca vid coming?? (Announced 1+yr ago:( when you repotted the billy I think??)How YOU take care of plants in leca.

[@Dilune32]

Thank you Kaylee ! I learnt a lot in this video, as usual =) I would be very much interested in a video where you tell us also what are the full sun plants, intermediate light, and so on. Also, about grow lights, speaking in footcandles ? I think that would be very interesting for those of us that use growlights. I know some plants need a loooot of sunlight, but burn under a growlight that is not that harsh. I'm thinking about the Monstera esqueleto and some others. Still don't understand why. Yeah, a video explaining all of that would be great I think ! Thank you for your amazing content, and please excuse my aproximative English !

[@sunz1337]

Can confirm joepii is tuff as nails and always grows with short internodial spaces. Great „odd plant“ option.

[@theresadavidson4867]

Not me constantly getting distracted by that STUNNING maranta in the background. Mine would never. He hates me. 🤣

[@planthavencompanyllc.1050]

💚🪴Enjoyed the video…Great suggestions🌿💚

[@marianwolff8322]

Yes, please do a non aroid low light vid. Thanks

[@micheleg3040]

My alocasia’s have to be turned every single day. Lol. They bend so fast towards the light. My zebrina has one leaf that turns upside down/backwards towards the window. 🤣

[@alyciawolf1771]

Have you thought about remaking the RPI’s in the future?

[@UniWizDom]

Yess! I've enjoyed watching this video! And yes do make a video about non-aroids please! Btw, what do u think of indoor trees?

[@ZealousPreacher]

You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round. Like a Alocasia, baby, right 'round, 'round, 'round! Silver Dragon struggles

[@floridahiker1503]

Dieffenbachia are colorful houseplants and don't need poles or direct sun. Tropic Snow, Camouflage, Sterling, Tropic Marianne are excellent. Reflector is a beauty but does better with high humidity. There are extremely rare collector dieffenbachia for the experienced also.

[@cosmotora]

Have north facing windows in my flat - have to say that it's too dark for monstera. But anthurium clarinervium feels fine. Syngoniums mostly thrive, those are unkillable I think. For some reason only mostly green ones, like butterfly, look the worst. Shake plants are obviously on my shelves as well, a bit smaller than they could be, but still doing fine. The happiest guy in my plant family is senecio macroglossus - it tolerates my neglect, and no need for pruning as it vines all over the place, goes up and down on it's own. Have scindapsus pictus - well, it does not die, but looks not bushy enough to my taste, unfortunately. Leaves are too small to cover big internodal space.

[@northernplantucky]

More low-light plants? Yes please❤

[@susymateos8931]

Love this video. I would love another low light plant video with no aroids. Please consider making another stable variegation video. It really helps with those on tight budget.

[@mranemoneman]

More low light vids please!

[@EverStar5]

I have an alocasia sarian and I’ve had to stake it because it’s reaching for my windows. The stems are resting on another plant’s bamboo lattice. 100% don’t get one unless you have a really good light source that it can be under.

[@heyfrankiebird]

Hi Kaylee! Have you ever explained the lemon in many of the pics on your shop?

[@heyfrankiebird]

@Melissa's Jungle Life yes but is it also an inside joke? There could be other ways to show size, but why a (fake) lemon? Is there a cheeky reference I’m missing?

[@lifepathjourney3638]

What about the "Black Philodendron Royal" is that one Good for low light?

[@miriamm.8313]

More please

[@ArtLoversLab]

Hi Kailee wich plant you think are the lowest light ranking supporting, in this moment I live with windows nort with filtrating glass.... i have a fern who is doing good and one maidenhair, they are by the window to get as much as light, you can reccomend other plants for super low light, thank you.

[@kaitb07]

Oh the tri color. Im in canada and they just Arent around here. I could etsy a tiny cutting for like $40 plus shipping? Yikes! Hopefully prices and accessibility will get better here. They way our plant shops have to buy plants to totally wack here as well. I think anyway. Lol

[@maritatripet7480]

I would love a non aroid low light video!

[@ninin11]

kaylee has forgotten the existence of hoyas 😭

[@rebeccamyott7041]

I would like to have one, but I can't get one locally (in the USA). Oh, well.

[@rebeccamyott7041]

Another low light video would be great.

[@manabushltd3250]

Great advice :) i have so much siltepecana! I love it but am actually getting overrun with it need to chop and prop as soon as! Its always the one i recommend to first time aroiders wanting to grow up a moss pole coz its so easy. If anyone knows where i can get some M.Siltepecana El Salvadore I would really appreciate it!

[@PozdrawiamMame]

What about anthuriums Kaylee

[@novitazs379]

How bout Anthuriums?

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

The thing with Monstera holes is false, it's actually even the opposite of true. Splits in palm leaves and fenestrations in Monster are for air circulation, it help the leaves the cool down when they overheat *in very high light* by letting hot air rise and siphon cooler air from below. And yes mature Monstera and Epipremnum do grow in direct sunlight on palmtrees and telephone posts and this adaptation is very needed in the tropics. I'm not saying both are not good for low light, they are fantastic and probably the reason they are amongst the most poluplar houseplants ever.

[@3l3llala13]

I don't think there's anyway to definitely say why some plants have evolved to develop holes in their leaves. People, including highly educated botanists, can only give their hypothesis. I've heard one explanation that the holes are to lessen the chance of strong wind shredding the leaves into tatters.

[@debbieinak]

Yes to other low light plants!

[@LeafyLovey]

Loved it

[@kat1984]

I'd love a video with non-aroids

[@horace6851]

Kaylee, please... we do it every time, but you keep repeating it. The plant you're putting on screen is Scindapsus pictus 'Exotica' not the Scindapsus pictus 'Silvery Ann'. Silvery Ann has smaller leaves and silver tips.

[@heatherdix778]

I wouldn't say that's exotica. I would say silver lady.

[@horace6851]

@@heatherdix778 silver lady has different pattern on the leaves and slightly different shape. The pattern has only 2 distinct colors, no shades of darker green and the leaf shape is narrower and longer.

[@ekamarie6632]

I thought fenestration was so the leaves wouldn’t get caught in wind and snap off/snap the stem

[@Vi_sVids]

Hi Kaylee! Thank you for your recommendations! What are your thoughts/ experiences with begonia for low light? (free for all to share! I'm considering getting a polka dot begonia but I'm not sure whether its gonna be okay for low lights-- lemme know how your experience has been)

[@ZoeAlecxis]

Begonias absolute love low light!

[@JaZmine147]

I've killed all my begonias with a north east facing window. I wouldn't recommend.

[@ZoeAlecxis]

@@JaZmine147 are you sure it was because of the light? The only windows I have are n/e ones…

[@JaZmine147]

@@ZoeAlecxis Maybe it's my climate. I live in Austria so all my begonias died on me eventually. If I managed to hold on to them for a while, when winter came, they all said their goodbyes.😂

[@ZoeAlecxis]

@@JaZmine147 Hey neighbour, I‘m German 😅 Begonias can be quite finicky. My guess would be a cold draught but who knows.

[@ShonjiPowerOf2]

I just cant figure out scindapsus exotica, she will be fine and then not, after a repot and root trim she dies half back. I just ignore her now, such a disappointment

[@hayleypatterson-um4rn]

Thank you now I no why my Alocasia Zebrina won't grow more than one leaf 😂

[@softnflabby]

Is the reason my scindapsus pictus grows very fast but produces very small leaves because its in too MUCH light? Its very close to a south east window now, and has metres and metres of vine (currently entwined around a curtain rod) with little leaves not much bigger than a coin. I think I'm just about done with it, its not a plant i particularly love even when bushy with big juicy leaves.

[@jackiewhitney5031]

SE window would be too much light in my opinion. It may need to be repotted as well..just a thought!

[@ZoeAlecxis]

I think you put the wrong pictures for Scindapsus Silvery Ann? 🙈

[@eerie_embroidery]

I don't think the picture presented as Silvery An is actually Silvery An. More like Treubi or Exotica. The pattern on Silvery An looks different.

[@sinhvatcanhtanloc4128]

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[@ConcreteJungle101]

is tissue culture, genetic manipulation?

[@CMZneu]

2:45 This makes no sense, if it didn't have holes i would still get the same light per plant, maybe it doesn't want to starve out it's lower leaves, but still doesn't make much sense since by that point why even keep the lower leaves if it's that shady down there... unless it's a don't have all your eggs in one basket situation where it doesn't want to be dependant in only 5 or so really big leaves at the top in case they are eaten or get pest damage or something but i think there must be better evolutionary reasons for this.

[@prismatica8416]

Joepii looks a lil naughty $;^)

[@sterlgirlceline]

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[@GlassHousesConservatory]

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[@jaynufable1164]

First, haha