My living room has a north-facing window and no direct sun. The peace lily is surviving, but the succulent I put there is stretching toward the glass. I'd rather choose plants that genuinely tolerate the room than keep buying ‘low-light’ labels that really mean ‘won't die immediately.’ Are there foliage plants that still put out healthy new growth in bright-ish indirect northern light, or should I accept that a grow light is part of the setup?
Keeping houseplants alive in a room with only indirect northern light
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If you want the room to stay plant-heavy, I’d budget for a grow light. You can get by without one, but it opens the door to a lot more than...
If you want the room to stay plant-heavy, I’d budget for a grow light. You can get by without one, but it opens the door to a lot more than the usual “tolerant” shortlist.
Yeah, otherwise you end up babying the same three plants forever. The light bar over my shelf made the biggest difference for my snake plant and philodendron.
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North windows can work, but they usually reward plants that tolerate lower light instead of ones that want to show off. ZZ, pothos, and cast...
North windows can work, but they usually reward plants that tolerate lower light instead of ones that want to show off. ZZ, pothos, and cast iron plant are the boring answers because they keep making new leaves instead of just hanging on.
Seconding pothos. Mine sits a few feet from a north window and actually vines instead of sulking, which is more than I can say for the succulent I tried there.