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The cobbler palm (Aspidistra elatior) copes well with dark corners.
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Plants normally need light to carry out photosynthesis.
However, there are also species that survive and thrive in dark places.
Basements, hallways or bathrooms usually don't win the award for the brightest room in the apartment.
Instead, you have to resort to artificial light sources.
To make these rooms a little more comfortable, many people come up with the idea of sprucing them up with a plant.
But which plants are suitable for windowless locations?
Tropical plants tolerate low light better
As
Zimmer-Pflanzen.com
reports, plants that naturally occur on the forest floor in particular get by with less light, which makes sense because they are used to little sunlight thanks to the protective trees above them.
In general, plants native to tropical regions require less light.
The following plants thrive with little light:
Schuster palm: According to
MDR.de,
the plant, which is related to the lily of the valley, is very used to dark locations and can even get by with just 300 lux.
Most plants need at least 1,000 lux to survive.
This makes the cobbler palm perfect for dark corners, bathrooms or other unpleasant rooms.
It also copes well with drafts and low temperatures.
Ivy: The climbing plant hates direct sunlight and generally doesn't like it too warm.
However, it does not grow very well in absolutely dark locations, as
Plant Kölle
emphasizes.
Lucky feather (Zamioculcas): This plant, which comes from East Africa, is easy to care for and needs very little light.
However, the more she gets, the faster the leaves grow.
A location in the bathroom is ideal.
Moss and dried flowers are also an option
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Moss: The plant that is perceived as annoying between joints or panels can also function decoratively as a mural, as
Feey-Pflanzen.de
suggests.
This means you have no maintenance work and this method also saves space.
Dried flowers: Of course, you can also use dried plants if live houseplants are too difficult for you.
However, special plant lamps can also make a dark location habitable for more sensitive plants.