15 Low Light Indoor Trees | Indoor Trees that Thrive in Low light Spaces
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Low light indoor trees are large or tall plants which easily to adapt to low light or dark spaces and continue to brighten up the shaded spaces.
Indoor Trees can grow from a height of 4 ft to 10 ft when grown indoors and are perfect for filling large empty spaces where they can create a dramatic effect.
Most indoor trees are low maintenance plants. However, when selecting trees for indoors, consider their level of care and go for the easy care trees.
15 Best Indoor Trees for Low Light Spaces
Our list of the best indoor trees that thrive in low light spaces includes Madagascar Dragon Tree, Corn Palm, Butterfly Palm, Hawaiian Schefflera, Japanese Aralia, Fishtail Palm, Reed Palm among others.
1. Madagascar Dragon Tree
Botanical name: Dracaena marginiata
Common name: Madagascar Dragon Tree
Origin: Madagascar and other Indian Ocean Islands
Height: 8-10 ft
Madagascar Dragon Tree thrives in bright to medium indirect light away from sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Dracaena marginata.
2. Dracaena deremensis
Botanical name: Dracaena deremensis
Common name: Dracaena deremensis
Origin: Tropical Africa and Asia
Height: 4-6 ft
Dracaena deremensis grows best in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Dracaena deremensis.
3. Butterfly Palm
Botanical name: Dypsis lutescens
Common names: Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Yellow palm
Origin: Madagascar
Height: 6-10 ft
Butterfly Palm prefers bright to medium indirect light away from hot direct sunlight, average warmth and humidity and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soil accompanied by monthly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for Areca Palm.
4. Hawaiian Schefflera
Botanical name: Schefflera arboricola
Common names: Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Hawaiian Schefflera, Dwarf Schefflera
Origin: Taiwan and Hainan
Height: 4-6 ft
Hawaiian Schefflera thrives in medium to bright light away from direct sunshine, moderate warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Hawaiian Schefflera.
5. Japanese Aralia
Botanical name: Fatsia japonica
Common names: Japanese Aralia, Paperplant, Glossy-leaf Paper Plant
Origin: southern Japan, southern Korea and Taiwan
Height: 4-6 ft
Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica) thrives in medium to bright light, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Japanese Aralia.
6. Fishtail Palm
Botanical name: Caryota mitis
Common names: Fishtail Palm, Clustering Fishtail Palm
Origin: Tropical Asia; India to Java to Southern China
Height: 6-8 ft
Fishtail Palm grows best in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with regular feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Fishtail Palm.
7. Aralia balfouriana
Botanical name: Polyscias balfouriana
Common names: Aralia balfouriana, Dinnerplate Aralia, Balfour Aralia
Origin: New Guinea to Queensland, Australia
Height: 8 ft
Aralia balfouriana thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read on how to grow and care for Aralia balfouriana.
8. Canary Island Date Palm
Botanical name: Phoenix canariensis
Common names: Canary Island Date Palm, Pineapple Palm
Origin: Canary Islands
Height: 6 ft
Phoenix canariensis grows best in bright, indirect light, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, well drained soil that is rich in organic matter coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Canary Island Date Palm.
9. Ming Aralia
Botanical name: Polyscias fruticosa
Common name: Ming Aralia
Origin: Polynesia
Height: 3-5 ft
Ming Aralia thrives in bright light away from direct sunlight, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, fertile, well-drained soils coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Ming Aralia.
10. Lady Palm
Botanical name: Rhapis excelsa
Common name: Lady Palm
Origin: India and Asia
Height: 6 ft
Lady Palm grows best in bright to medium light, warm and moderately humid conditions and moderately moist, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Lady Palm.
11. Bamboo Palm
Botanical name: Chamaedorea erumpens
Common name: Bamboo Palm
Origin: Central and Northeastern Mexico
Height: 6-10 ft
Bamboo Palm prefers bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with regular feeding. Learn more on how to grow and care for Bamboo Palm.
12. Corn Palm
Botanical name: Dracaena fragrans
Common names: Corn Palm, Corn Plant, Striped Dracaena, Compact Dracaena
Origin: Sudan south, Mozambique, C么te d'Ivoire, Angola
Height: 6 ft
Corn Palm thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding. Read more on how to grow and care for Corn Palm.
13. Dragon Blood Tree
Botanical name: Dracaena draco
Common names: Dragon Blood Tree, Canary Islands Dragon Tree, Dragon Tree, Drago
Origin: Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and western Morocco
Height: 4 ft
Dragon Blood Tree grows best in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Dragon Blood Tree.
14. Reed Palm
Botanical name: Chamaedorea seifrizii
Common names: Reed Palm, Clustered-parlour-palm, Cane Palm
Origin: Mexico and Central America
Height: 6-10 ft
Reed Palm thrives in bright, indirect light away from direct sunlight, average warmth and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Read more on how to grow and care for Reed Palm.
15. Kentia Palm
Botanical name: Howea forsteriana
Common names: Kentia Palm, Paradise Palm, Thatch Palm
Origin: Lord Howe Island
Height: 8 ft
Reed Palm grows best in bright indirect light, warm and humid conditions and moderately moist, rich, well-drained soil. Learn more on how to grow and care for Reed Palm.
