6 Low Light Plants | Houseplant Tips & Tricks Ep. 30

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Plants in today's display (from left to right):
Scindapsus pictus 'Silver Hero'
Calathea orbifolia
Dracaena goldieana
Aglaonema 'Silver Queen'
Rabbit's Foot Fern
ZZ 'Raven'

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[vindenjohnson]

I use stress coat plus for treating my prayer plant water (USED FOR FISH TANKS). NOT a brown tip in SIGHT . One single drop per gallon of water

[Paula-swtt]

I also have the peacock and rattlesnake calethias and they are doing fine. I have several prayer plants too, that are thriving. So not all are impossible to grow. I do run a humidifier and use aquarium water conditioner when I water. I also keep lots of ferns. But I have been keeping house plants for over fifty years, and that may make a difference.

[sylviedelyon]

I know you already posted a video about your aglaonemas quite a while ago, but I for one would welcome another. I love aglaonemas, they're beautiful and for the most part easy to care for. So underrated though.

[northernplantucky]

It's hard to find a well-done, in-depth video about Aglaonema. I think that would be a great video idea

[mableleaf]

I recently fell in love with aglaonemas although I dont own one now, but definately have some one my wishlist! So I would love a whole video dedicated to them xD

[danielmcgillis]

Thx for the watering tip for scindapsis. I immediately turned around to discover mine was thirsty. I also highly recommend aglaonemas I have one of the red varieties and it's new foliage is so perfect and shiny that is almost looks fake :)

[alinaserafimova]

I learned that snake plants are not low light plants from my own experience, so thank you so much for stating it openly. Mine did grow, and it grew a lot... but the leaves were really long and thin at the base. I ended up cutting them all and basically starting the plant over from square one (from the state it was when I bought it). It's in a brighter location now, growing again, and it seem like the new growth is going to be fine. Long story short, thanks for addressing this issue and, hopefully, saving many people and their snake plants from trouble.

[puddsmax]

My Scindapsus exotica I've had for just about three years and it's grown but has just now needed a repot. I keep it on a shelf next to an east window, but it gets pretty low light. It's also tough as nails, I've underwatered the heck out of it with my seasonal depression and it has bounced back every time. :)

[jessicamergen]

Thanks Nick! Great tips and realistic expectations given here, I really appreciate these videos. I love ferns, and I’ve been struggling with them (hello Maidenhair!) But I found that the specific fern you showcased in this video is much easier to grow without having to be in a cloche or greenhouse. And the Button Fern (not to be confused with Lemon Button!) also does well for me inside, and has a beautiful soft fern look and style we all love. And like you I find keeping them in the kitchen helps me stay on top of their water needs.

[dontcallmepeaches]

So happy to hear your position on snake plants. Every time I have tried them in lower light settings, they have rotted. But they love a sunny window sill ❤

[jaaustin]

If you keep some moss around a fern moist, you will eliminate the browning. Works like a dream!

[stefaniadogsitterbologna]

You are so cute 🪴🪴 And I can relax for a minute while watching and learning in your company 🙏

[jvp]

I have a Chinese evergreen from my great grandfather that was grown with no light for 50 years. It wasn't happy but it lived.

[motokomt]

Your videos are fun and informative! I recommend them to friends who are new to houseplant care and I appreciate the tips myself, in particular the ones about keeping the more finicky plants in a place that you frequent every day and about trying a different "flavor" of a plant with which you've had success. ☺ I am also a fan of Aglaonemas, I had a beautiful, hardy Silver Bay that I had to leave behind when I moved across the country a few months ago. I've got a lovely Siam Aurora now that I found at a box store, it's thriving once I repotted it and discovered it was full of those little plastic traps over the roots. I smiled when you gushed about how you could talk about Aglaonemas for the whole video -- I echo what some others have commented, would love to watch one of those, maybe you have already done one?

[JH-thth]

love all your information...THANK YOU !!!!

[dianecollins]

I don’t ever hear you mention cast iron plants. I also really like the Milky Way one. It’s a great low light plant.

[kellycasperhanson]

When I find a plant that does well in my home, I buy MORE of that SAME plant!

I've stopped chasing after expensive, rare, fussy, doomed-to -fail plants, and now my home is full of mostly easy care plants.

No one ever comes in and says, "🥱Omg! No philodendron melanocrysum?!" Instead, they just comment about how green everything is.

🤗 Be happy, buy more pothos and snake plants🪴!

[thevahandbook]

I'm the Aglaeonema Queen - I love those bad boys. Also, I've found that a Golden Pothos will grow pretty much anywhere. They are happy little bunnies in the darkest of spots, I have quite a few of them. I also use Stress Coat + fish tank water conditioner to eliminate brown tips - works a treat.

[kristiemowry]

Good video! I have been trying a number of plants on my coffee table 12ft from a South Window with not much success. I usually move them after 6 mos or so because I can tell they are starting to decline. I am now trying out an Australian Gem fern. I thought the thicker fronds would stand up to lower humidity well, but now you are saying they need higher light. That makes sense, I just didn't think of it. So, we shall see. Thanks for that tidbit. Better late than never.

[sandyg]

Hi Nick! This was very good info on low light plants. I have quite a few snake plants, but some are suffering and I'm sure it's because they aren't getting enough light. I'll try moving them and see how they do. I really appreciate your videos a lot. Thank you so much for sharing!