Shadow-loving flowers: botanical features
To begin with, it is necessary to determine what shade-loving plants are, and what is shadow-tolerant plants. There is a big difference between them. Shade-loving plants grow in nature only in the shade. They are injured by direct sunlight, it can lead to a burn of leaves. For example, a shade-loving houseplant is a fern.
Shade-tolerant plants are different, they are comfortable in bright light, but they easily tolerate a shadow. These plants have external differences from photophilous plants. Their leaves are broad, thin, soft, smooth to the touch and flat. This is due to the fact that such leaves need to catch as much light as possible, which is scattered in the shade.
In floriculture, there is no particular difference between the shade-loving and shade-tolerant plants. Both can equally be grown in shady rooms, on windows facing north and west. For successful growth, they need fertile soil, it is the main condition. This is due to the fact that under natural conditions shade plants exist under the shadow of trees, a small amount of light is compensated by substances from the soil. Therefore, such plants absorb the nutrients of the soil well.
Shade-loving plants are distinguished by beautiful decorative leaves, for which they are valued. But such plants bloom in bad light not very well. Of all plants, you can choose several, which do not require special care, and are decorative at the same time.
Deciduous room shade-loving plants
Kalatea
This plant is shade-resistant, loves moisture, but does not tolerate temperature changes.
Aglaonema
Very similar to diffenbachia, but smaller in size. In winter, additional lighting is necessary.
Fittonia
This houseplant loves penumbra, but does not tolerate direct sunlight. In winter, additional lighting is also needed.
Tree-like Shadeplant Plants
Ficus
These plants grow quickly, they have no special requirements for light. They are suitable for residential and office space, for winter gardens.
Aucuba
In natural conditions, it lives in subtropical forests, is characterized by a strong shade-tolerance.
Cordillina
This indoor plant does not tolerate direct sunlight, growth requires scattered light, and additional lighting in winter.
Teeth head-shaped Forchuna
It is a vertical evergreen columnar shrub, growth is slow, does not require light.
Shade-loving creepers
Philodendrons
These are lianas that have arboreal branches and long air roots.
Ivy
This plant does not like direct sunlight, but at the same time it grows quite well in illuminated places. He does not like changing the position of the light source and in the winter time additional lighting is needed.
Scindapsus
This liana has air roots, leaves with white and yellow divorces. This plant grows quickly. For the plant to branch, it is necessary to pinch the leaves.
Arctic cissus (birch)
This plant does not tolerate direct sunlight and therefore grows well in the darkening, on the windows facing the east and west sides.
Flowering shade-loving houseplants
Violets
These plants bloom for a long time. They do not like direct sunlight, and in winter they need extra light.
Clevia
This beautiful plant blooms with umbellate inflorescences on tall peduncles. He needs fertile soil and good watering.
Begonia
This plant likes partial shade, does not require special care.
Ferns and palm trees
Nephrolepis
For this plant is good partial shade, does not like direct sunlight.
Maidenhair
This plant needs a small penumbra and protection from the sun.
Pteris Cretan
It needs protection from direct sunlight.
Rapis
It is a slow-growing palm tree, good growth provides bright, but diffuse light. It carries both the sun and the shadow.
Hamedoraea
It is a palm plant, it needs protection from the sun.
This is a small list of indoor flowers that can grow in the shade. In fact, there are much more such plants for which shade is both familiar and desirable. In the room, you can grow some plants for the garden. The dark room can perfectly refresh the shade-loving plants. You just need to pick the right flowers that do not need a lot of sun.