Parlor palm chamaedorea elegans the parlor palm shown in top photo can tolerate low levels of light though it would prefer indirect sunlight while indoors.
Best indoor palms for low light.
Parlor palm also known as neanthe bella is one of the best low light indoor plants because it can thrive indoors where other palm plants may struggle.
They remain small growing in lower light than other indoor palm plants.
The pygmy date palms are genuinely one of the most beautiful types of indoor palm trees available.
The large lady palm is the best for low light.
The areca palm makes an wonderful low light indoor tree.
It s often found growing in homes offices and commercial.
Some will tolerate low light situations and that s why they make good indoor palms but most would still rather be in bright light.
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Plus many of these slow growing palm specimens need only occasional tending to reward you with their elegant dark green fronds.
The lady palm needs partial to deep shade and fertile organic soil to look its best but will tolerate the poor light dust and drought usual of indoor container culture.
This feathery leafed palm is among the easiest palms to grow indoors.
Unless the palm is going to be in direct sunlight every day indirect lighting is best sky lights are ideal or windows facing in such a way no direct sunlight or only early morning sunlight hits the fronds.
They look like a miniature version of standard sized palm trees with rough brown trunks and green arching long leaves each with a central stem and a lot of narrow side.
Eventually these will reach a height of 3 to 4 feet.
It tolerates crowded roots and low light.
It may be divided into separate plants.
The areca palm likes bright indirect light but can tolerate low light quite well.
This indoor palm tree works like snake plants as the neanthe bella is included in nasa s list of plants that clean air.
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This is a lovely clumping fan palm and is possibly the best indoor palm.
Dragon tree thrives in low light.
Most palms survive in the same conditions that we find comfortable.
In a pot it will stay at about 5 6 feet tall usually making it a great indoor palm and like the kentia palm it s sold in a grouping of up to 20 plants in a pot.
It will tolerate low light and dry conditions and is a native to southern china and taiwan.
It can grow up to 6 or 7 feet at a rate of about 6 to 10 inches of growth per year.
A single stemmed palm it s a favorite for close planting in clumps of three or more.
Kentia palm howea forsteriana this australian palm is very popular as an indoor palm throughout the world.
Dracaena marginata commonly known as dragon tree or madagascar dragon tree is an excellent choice for low light areas.
