Shade-loving houseplants

[RedLem0nade]

Could anyone suggest a plant for my rather dark hallway for me?? I’m a novice houseplant owner and am thrilled that my lovely flock of plants has so far survived a six-month under my somewhat fretting care.

The room: There’s a little indirect light from a skylight but the stairs is wrapped under it and blocks any direct light and it’s definitely the darkest part of the house.

Previous tenants: I’ve had parlour palms but I’ve just recently moved them as I feel they need a little more brightness. Likewise with a rubber plant a while back.

Current tenants: There’s a large yucca doing surprisingly well in one corner- it does catch a bit of light from upstairs; and a little asparagus setaceus that’s quite happy in the gloom; but I’d love a pair of plants for either side of a bookshelf that’ll grow out a bit more exuberantly without the spiky look of the yucca. Something big and bold. I’m aiming for a lush forest floor vibe.

Any suggestions from wiser and more experienced plant shepherds?

TIA!

There's a Swiss cheese plant at work that's got very little direct light but seems happy enough?

I have an umbrella plant that is growing enormous at the top of my stairs that has no natural light

Philodendron xanadu

Aspidistra possibly?

I vote aspidistra too.

Boston fern. Peace lily (super indestructible). Weeping Rhipsalis.

Oh thank you all for these suggestions!🙏🏻

I’ll have a look at them all and see what I can find at the local garden centre.

I have a dog so not sure about the umbrella as it says toxic to pets. (Not that he’s likely to eat it with children helpfully dropping toast scraps all over the place.) It does have a nicely bursting look.

I do like the peace lilies and aspidistras so will check for those. I love a good fern too. And Philodendron and cheese plant both look great and with the sort of lovey thick waxy leaves I like.

Thanks all! Plenty to consider💐

I have an amazing zamioculcas zamiifolia (zz for short!). I converted a very dark storage room into an office during covid and three years later it looks amazing thanks to zz.