Colourful Plant?

Hi,
Can anyone recommend a colourful House Plant that does not require a lot of light.

Many Thanks - Julie H.

Shade tolerant houseplant

Reply from Katy Elton

Hi Julie,

This is a little bit of a tricky one, as most brightly coloured houseplants require fairly high light levels, and most shade loving plants unfortunately tend to be fairly muted. However, I've had a go at putting together a short list of some you may like.

See what you think of the following, (pictures of all of them can be found simply by typing the name into your search engine):

Stromanthe sanguinea
Stromanthe triostar
Philodendron 'Imperial Red'
Calathea - there are a number of coloured varieties to choose from - try 'Roseopicta', 'Triostar', 'Makoyana' or 'Zebrinus'
Maranta tricolour (also known as herringbone plant)

Hope this helps! Let us know what you think.

Katy

Colourful House plant.

Reply from Julie Humphries

Hi Katy,

Thank you so much for your advice - Julie.

Colourful plant

Reply from Marissa Zoppellini

Hi Julie

A few more for you:

Tradescantias (aka Wandering Jew) - can be green/cream variegated or red. They have mid-sized leaves and a trailing habit
Fittonia albivensis (aka Silver net leaf) - smallish leaves with conspicuous veins
Ctenanthe 'Tricolor' - large green/white leaves with red undersides
Alocasia x amazonica - large dark-green arrow shaped leaves with very striking white veins
Streptocarpus - you get your colour from the flowers (lots to choose from), which can be more interesting than evergreens which are the same all year round. Also orchids.

Let us know what you get!
All the best
Marissa

Colourful House Plant.

Reply from Julie Humphries

Hi Marissa,

Thank you so much for your advice.

Regards - Julie.