Houseplants for dark spaces

[musicalmrs]

Having planted all the seeds I can for this time of year, I'm now trying to add to the plants indoors instead..

We have a dark bathroom. Due to general ridiculousness from the house builders it has no window (we plan to put one in, but not for a few years). It gets some light from the landing but not a huge amount. We've just put a big unit in there and a plant would be ideal. Something trailing would be great, though non trailing would be fine too..

I've looked online, and while some sites suggest a certain plant would work well in a low light situation others then disagree!

Does anyone have any amazing suggestions? It could be a plant that I move into a sunnier spot every now and again (or even one where I get two that I swap every now and again).

If you look on the Patch Plants website they advise on houseplants that will thrive in different locations like dark spots.

Devils Ivy is a practically indestructible trailing plant that would fit the bill.

I have a Swiss cheese (Monstera deliciosa) and a peace lily in my bathroom. It has a tiny window so not a lot of natural light. They both seem to be thriving. I have a few different succulents that don't seem to like loads of light in there too. Most succulents do well with indirect sunlight so maybe start with few of them to try? Morrisons always have nice little succulents for less than a few quid each.

No plant will thrive if left in the dark most of the time. It will become leggy and yellow. I'd have an artificial plant until there's a window.

I've tried that @BaggingTheWainwrights , but then often it says "Moderate to low" or something which makes me doubt their initial claims! I've heard good things about Devil's Ivy though..

@Lemonandadropofhoney I'm off Peace Lilys, as for a while they were all I could successfully grow :D Swiss cheese plant brings back memories as my parents had one back in the day. Succulents is an excellent idea - I have a Morrisons near us that's excellent for plants so I might have to check them out..!

@Jellybean23 I realise it's not ideal conditions - hence asking to see if anyone had any wise ideas or advice. I have plenty of other plants in happy spots, but this space is calling out for one. I don't like artificial plants, hence trying to see if there's anything that I can try not to kill that will suit. I realise it might be completely no go for anything. Plus, anything I do get that isn't happy there will have to find another spot - what a shame!

My succulents seem to thrive on neglect! I water once every 4-6 weeks in the winter and they look really happy.

I love Morrisons plants, some of my best ones came from there. Good luck.

Sanseveria can cope with a lot of shade. They are also brilliant oxygenators. Might be ok, if you brought it out into a spot with natural light once a week.

If you can get a battery powered grow light, you can grow whatever you want. Alternatively, get several plants that will cope with low light levels and rotate them into the dark spot then somewhere brighter to recover. Ivies and philodendrons should cope with the dark.

If you get a Swiss cheese plant, keep an eye on those aerial roots. Mine sneakily rooted into the plaster of the sitting room wall, behind its leaves, and by the time I noticed, I had to rip a large strip of the plaster off to detach it then replaster.