Beginner Houseplants: some good plants for low lighting?

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Author Content JamesT__ niagara Canada May 20, 2009 05:23 AM Post #6573494 Hi, I live in a basement apt. not very good direct sunlight, i have a few plants on the window ledges but otherwise nothing seems to grow is there any good plants that would work for me? dp72 Woodway, TX (Zone 8a) May 20, 2009 08:02 AM Post #6573757 Chinese evergreen, sansevieria, aspidistra (although it gets quite tall) are a few susan727 Culpeper, VA May 20, 2009 12:48 PM Post #6574859 syngonium, pothos, philodendron, zz plant etc. donnaleeecam Okeechobee, FL May 23, 2009 05:19 PM Post #6588182 Snake plant(mother-in-law tongue) also has worked well for me. dp72 Woodway, TX (Zone 8a) May 23, 2009 07:30 PM Post #6588641 That's sansevieria. dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom May 26, 2009 06:02 AM Post #6598859 Any variety of dracaena, spider plant, I have a fittonia in low light conditions. It's doing fine, ok it grows slightly slower but it's fine. I don't know what else other than what people have already suggested. crackerlady2007 Hildale, UT May 26, 2009 11:31 AM Post #6599780 I've done well with a Coffee Plant, Poinsettia (Get them at Christmas time) and Bamboo. I have full spectrum fluorescent lighting though, so I'm not sure how well they'd work in your basement.

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