Shade-tolerant houseplants

For most plants, light is an important factor that promotes growth and proper development of the flower. But what if you want to plant a room in which sunlight does not penetrate? This can be a room oriented to the north or a room whose window covers the branches of a sprawling tree. Or maybe you want to put a few pots with beautiful flowers in the corridor, where the sun's rays penetrate, making their way through the space of other rooms. In any of these cases, you should carefully approach the selection and pay attention to the shade-tolerant houseplants. After all, if you put a flower in a poorly lit room, which needs sunlight for good development, it will soon weaken, its leaves will begin to turn yellow and fall, and you risk losing the plant. In this article we will tell you about the most shade-tolerant houseplants.

Shade-tolerant flowers and plants

It should be noted that such specimens of plants should not be kept in total darkness. If there is enough scattered light in the room in order to read the book without straining your eyes, you can safely place shade-tolerant flowers in it. They perfectly tolerate the shadow and grow well in low light conditions. However, periodically it is necessary to rearrange such plants closer to the light (to the window or under phyto-lamps ) for several months, because a long stay in the shade can be detrimental to their health.

The following types of shade-tolerant indoor flowers you can safely place in little-lit rooms:

1. Dracaena. It can grow up to 3 meters in height.
2. Philodendron climbing. Very unpretentious plant, which is easy to take care of.
3. Maranta three-colored. Has beautiful leaves, painted in several colors, which can reach a length of 15 cm.
4. Aglaonema. For cultivation in the shade, it is best to choose such varieties of plants as the modest Aglaonema or Aglaonema shining.
5. Poinsettia (Euphorbia the most beautiful). An unpretentious shade-tolerant house plant, which near the end of December is blossoming with beautiful scarlet flowers. Also has the unofficial name "Christmas Star" , because it blooms during the Catholic Christmas, which is why it is especially popular in Catholic countries.
6. Rueliya. A beautiful plant with lilac flowers. Shadow-tolerant, but extremely thermophilic.
7. Boxwood ordinary. It grows in small shrubs, which can be given completely different shapes with the help of proper haircuts. The plant is very fond of moisture.

Shade-loving flowers and plants

The main difference between shade plants from shade-tolerant flowers for a house is that they do not need to be rearranged several times a year closer to sunlight. They are wonderful in the shade, and, on the contrary, they suffer very little from even a small amount of sunlight. In natural conditions such plants usually grow under the shadow of other larger and more spread-out brethren. Shade-loving plants include:

1. Aspidistra. The leaves of the plant can reach 70 cm in length. It is extremely unpretentious and can safely endure irregular care.
2. Selanginella Martensa.
3. Asplenium.
4. Scindapsus is non-variegated.

Shade-tolerant plants for the aquarium

Consider also another species of plants that well tolerate lack of light - shade-tolerant aquarium plants. After all, if in the shaded or northern room you have an aquarium with beautiful fish, then you should choose plants for your favorites that are shade-loving. Here are a few variants of aquatic plants that develop well in the shade:

1. Anubias afsely.
2. Aponothetone of Capuroni.
3. Moss Javanese.
4. Blixa is Japanese.
5. Yuntsus is creeping.