Hi Sarah,

Coincidentally, I have just been involved in writing an article for a staircase company, talking about how different houseplants can be used in and around a staircase in a low light area. Here are some pictures of the plants I discuss in that article. You can read all of my care tips for each of them in the Popular Houseplant section of the website.

Most dracaenas  survive in low light, but Dracaena Janet craig is my favorite.

Chinese Evergreen plants do well and

come in many leaf patterns.

Heartleaf Philodendron, indestructible, looks

best on a table or hanging.

The Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra) is just that; it grows anywhere!

The solid green pothos is a good choice, but avoid the marble queen or golden pothos, they require more light.

You can find more low lightWhen you select “Low Light” a list of the most adaptive plants in our database appears. These plants can live in lighting conditions too low to support any other plants in our database, but will grow faster in medium and high light. Variegation (color) in the leaves is often lost in low light. A plant in low light needs less water and fertilizer than the same plant in better light. Place a low-light plant within 2-3 ft. of a window with a northern exposure, 3-5 ft. of a window with an eastern exposure, 4-10 ft. of a window with a western exposure, and 10-18ft. of a window with a southern exposure. A low light area has between 50-150 ft. candles of light. The best low light house plants are: Chinese Evergreen, Dracaena Janet Craig, Peace Lily, Heart leaf Philodendron. plant suggestions in the article I wrote for the staircase company that I mentioned above.

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