Shade-tolerant indoor plants

Many flower lovers believe that all indoor plants require bright sunlight, or at least a high level of illumination. And in this regard, there is the problem of choosing a place, when all the window sills are already occupied, and the desire to replenish their floral collection has not dried up, what to do in this case? Then it's time to fill your shelves and dark corners of the house with new flowerpots with flowers, for which they are perfect. shade-tolerant houseplants.

Of course, in the absence of light to grow healthy and beautiful flowers you will not succeed, a little illumination is required for any color. The most suitable plants for places with low light are decorative leafy, but even among them not every flower can feel perfect. Many factors should be taken into account, such as the distance from the window, the location of the windows, the presence of additional lighting, and the time you can spend on caring for flowers.

Care for shade-tolerant houseplants

Most shade-tolerant houseplants are unpretentious, and can successfully grow in the shade.They easily adapt to different environmental conditions. Shade plants are just a godsend for small apartments with a lack of natural sunlight. In addition to apartments, shade-tolerant plants can be bred in private homes, as well as in them there are dark corners.

Growing shade-tolerant houseplants, it is important to follow some rules of care.

• Such plants should always be kept clean - regularly wipe the leaves from dust and spray them with a spray bottle.
• It is also necessary to check the plants for the presence of certain diseases, very often large-leaf shade-tolerant plants affect the spider mite.
• Some of the shade-tolerant plants prefer to live in an environment with high humidity, but what if the room is dry heating? Then try to create conditions for moistening such plants - arrange in the room vessels with water or special devices for moistening the air. It is also possible from time to time to arrange for plants to shower with warm water, which will relieve them from dust and fungal spores.

The most common shade-tolerant houseplants

Popular shade-loving plants include such plants as aspidistra, scandus, Uzambraskaya violet, or otherwise Saintpaulia, as well as monstera.

Monstera is generally an amazing flower in terms of growing, it can grow even with the most careless care. This flower is well placed in rooms with strict geometric lines and the interior of the eastern type. The only requirement for growing such flowers - is to deal with them as carefully as possible: do not hurt, do not cut and do not touch the fragile roots of this plant.

Another shade-tolerant plants are many species of philodendron and fern, in the latter species the asplenium, or hard-leaved stone, is considered the most enduring. Nephrolepis, leaflets and arachniodes, which perfectly carries dry air, will fit perfectly into the farthest corners of the room. Arachniodes has leaves almost a meter long, so before buying, consider whether it has enough space in your house. It also loves the shady corners of the plant Venus hair, or officially adiantum, but keep in mind that this braided flower will develop well in a fairly moist room with a stable temperature.

In addition to these familiar colors, you can opt for more exotic shade-tolerant houseplants, such as anthurium, aglaonema, Japanese aukuba, euphorbia, curculate curved, ofiopogon Japanese, abeliya Chinese, fittonia, myrtle, cissus and many other flowers.

Another bright representative among the shade-tolerant houseplants is the tradescantia., which will bring freshness to your home and enrich the atmosphere with oxygen. When caring for this flower, it is important to know some rules. Tradescantia does not like weak irrigation, if it is watered rarely or out of time, it will simply die. Also, this plant will not be enough to irrigate one, regularly spray it. Another important rule is the lack of direct sunlight, otherwise the leaves of the plant can get severe burns, and then they can die off altogether. In all other respects, the tradescantia does not require special care and does not cause much trouble for plant lovers.

The leader among shade-tolerant houseplants can be considered a philodendron.Thin stalks of pale green color can sometimes be stretched to even a few meters. Philodendron has green leaves with a metallic sheen, and aerial roots form in the axils.

Palm trees, in general, do not belong to shade-tolerant plants, but among its representatives we can distinguish Hamedorea breaking through. This plant is a mountain palm with a small length of 1-2 m with a bamboo-like trunk. If you take good care of her, she will delight you with small flowers of light yellow color. Such a palm requires regular spraying and a moderate temperature. Hamedorei is well placed in the lobbies and corridors.

Maranta - these shade-tolerant houseplants came to us from the tropics of America.

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The plant has oval bright green leaves, in the color of which you can see bright spots or veins. Maranths are short in length and rarely reach over 20 cm. They are easy to grow, but for inexperienced gardeners it’s better not to take them. Marant should be protected from drafts and sudden changes in temperature. Ideal lighting is a penumbra, with too bright light the color of the leaves becomes paler. In summer, arrowroot needs abundant watering, and in winter in moderate.

Shade-tolerant houseplants will help you organize green corners in your apartment, even in those places where the sun's rays hardly penetrate.