GrowingIn2026
Hi everyone. Completely new here & just set up all my locations. I have two ādarkā rooms, Any suggestions of anything that might cope? Thanks in advance.
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Dipshit GardeningZZ Plant, Snake Plant, Neon Pothos
2 gillningar- GrowingIn2026
Great. Thanks so much.
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NewlyGardenObsessedYou know whatās funny? My snake plant is in a fairly bright room but in a dark corner and sheās doing great! But Planta says sheās placed too dark! I was surprised because I thought they didnāt need much light.
1 gilla- Dipshit Gardening
Planta is a little too general with its lighting requirements in my opinion. Plus there's a difference where plants can survive vs thrive. There's more than just direct, partial, and shade in lighting. One of my few issues with Planta
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brittrbYou could get grow light for them
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MadisonNo plant can grow in darkness. Even low light tolerant plants like ZZ plants need to receive at least 100-200 foot candles to grow which dark rooms canāt provide. Iād recommend using grow lights.
5 gillningar- Dondoo52
My snake plants or my ZZ did not survive in low light conditions. People say they can but they donāt do well. Very slow growth and very susceptible to being overwatered. I would also recommend grow lights š
3 gillningar - Waspinator
Ferns, ficus, some terrestrial orchids, any plant that would be in deep shade forest undergrowth in the wild
2 gillningar- GrowingIn2026
Brilliant thank you.
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TinaThese would have the best chance but bear in mind that even in deeply shaded forest undergrowth, those plants are still receiving far more light than they would in a dark room. A leaf completely in the ādark shadeā under a tree could still easily be receiving 150-300 PPFD, which is what I keep my grow lights at for ālowā light plants like velvet anthuriums.
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StapeliaSaidWhatIāve been putting cuttings of an old philodendron brasil in dark corners for years š the leaves are never very big, but the variegation is still present and itās sooo easy! This corner gets scant light from a north facing window 5 ft away and a medium-sized south facing window 20 ft away. Good luck and have fun experimenting!
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- GrowingIn2026
This sound very similar to my rooms. Thanks so much. Iāll give it a go.
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- GrowingIn2026
Iām not sure how I feel about the aesthetic of grow lights. Iāll see how I get on. Thank you though.
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Plant Lives MatterCompletely relate to this sentiment. Iād recommend Soltech. Their lights look like actual decor. You could also buy a simple grow bulb and put it in a regular lamp or mount grow strips under bookshelves. I did these things for many years because Iām also more focused on interior design.
2 gillningar- Madison
I like to buy grow bulbs and then put them in cute lamps so it looks normal! I second the recommendation for Soltech if you can spring for them; theyāre pricey but definitely high quality and worth it.
1 gilla - GrowingIn2026
Great. Thank you.
1 gilla - GrowingIn2026
Brilliant thank you
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