What is the best plant for an apartment with little natural lighting?

Question

I have a small apartment, only one window per room. I would really love to have a few plants but I don't know what plants would thrive in this type of an enviroment.

Answer 1

There are alot of plants that will do reasonably well, with low light requirements. Pothos and Philodendron are good trailing plants for lower light. Peace Lily (Spathephyllum) and Chinese Evergreen (Aglonema) are relations to Philodendron, but are more upright. Both grow very well in low light. Mother-in-laws tongue is a succulent for low light, available as a dwarf or standard size.

If you're okay parting with some extra cash, these plants are a little more expensive, but worth it. Rhapis palm and Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra) are excellent.

Typically lower light plants tend to be more expensive than their higher light counterparts.

I hope that this helps
Good luck

Answer 2

Here is a site with a huge list of indoor plants that will do well in your situation.
http://www.houseofplants.co.uk/foliageplantscommon.htm

Answer 3

Pathos and mother in laws tongue are both great for your application and you can brutalize them with little care and they will survive. Also, you can grow lucky bamboo in water just about anywhere.

Answer 4

spider plants work well. they need very little attention and grow fairly quickly. they will work well with little lighting.