low-medium light positions

1. Devil’s Ivy 2. Zee Zee Plant 3. Dracaena

best indoor plants for low-medium light

1. Golden Pothos or Devil’s Ivy (Epipremnum aureum) - Extremely easy to grow trailing plant. Devil’s Ivy is synomnous for its long trailing habit, where you can train its stems to hang along ledges, up posts around corners. They can trail up to 3 metres if kept happy. Stems can a trimed if necessary. Glossy, heart-shaped leaves emerge green and become variegated with yellow or white colourings. This plant can tolerate low light well, though its leaves may lose their variegation.

2. Zee Zee plant or Zanzibar Gem (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) - Bring a touch of prehistoric jungle indoors. ZZ plant is an extremely easy-care plant that loves low light conditions. Water occasionally but allow the plants’ soil to dry out well between watering. They can be easily divided if the pot becomes over crowded.

3. Dracaena ‘Costa Rica & ‘Paradisio’ - Easy-care indoor plant with excellent ‘feng shui’ and colour. Low maintenance and a noted O2 generator. What more could you want from a houseplant? Great in pots. Tolerates low light. Water once a week for best results, however, will flourish on considerable neglect.

4. Air plants (tillandsia spp.) - These lovelies don’t need soil to grow happily. Support their growth by mounting them onto tree branches or a timber structure by hot glue, string or stockings. They are ideal plants for terrarium displays. Mist air plants once a week to keep them hydrated.

5. Spathiphyllum - The graceful, white blooms of the spathiphyllum (peace lily) belie this plant’s hardiness. Very forgiving of neglect, this plant is perfect for beginners and ‘lazy gardeners’. The stems will start to droop when it gets too dry, but will recover quickly when the plant is watered. Spathiphyllum will grow happily in homes with poor natural lighting (although it probably won’t flower in such conditions). If given a brightly lit position (such as against a north-facing wall, out of direct sun) it will bear its milky coloured blooms in profusion. Place it in a shady position outside and douse it with SeaMax Fish & Kelp occasionally to keep its leaves shiny and vibrant with health.

6. Calathea - There are over 300 different types of Calathea, traditionally having colorful stripe like patterned leaves in a compact form. Calatheas originate from the tropics and prefer a shady warm spot in the house. They do grow well when the soil is kept moist but free draining. Calathea ornata ‘Sanderiana’, known as the Pin-stripe calathea has stunning pink stripes on its leaves.