It's been years now that our dear Abby has thought she had a black thumb just because every time we gave her a plant, even if it is a very hearty plant, she seemed to kill it. But one step into Abby's magnificent home will reveal that it's not her fault! Her apartment just doesn't get enough light for the plants she wants to grow. Related Video: Check Out the Poetry of Air Plants So if you're in a similar position, feeling that you have no luck with plants, don't worry. It's pretty hard to grow plants in the dark, but you'll increase your odds if you pick plants that don't need much light. You will be sad if you try to grow succulents in the dark. Also, we tried to pick plants that don't remind you of the doctor's office or, really, any office for that matter. If you're looking for more common house plants, try this post about hard to kill houseplants. 5 Interesting Low Light Plants: • Maidenhair Ferns are a great option because they have frilly fun leaves that vary from the usual thick leaves of indoor plants.

Most Ferns do well inside with low light (and ferns look great in terrariums) so check out others like Silver Lace Fern with variegated leaves. • Begonias: These plants offer a wide range of leaf colors and shapes and if you get a Rex Begonia, it will live quite happily without any direct light. Just make sure you don't overwater it. Soak it and let it dry out, soak and dry. • Mint: Mint will normally grow in a bog, so as long as you keep it moist and it gets a little bit of light, you should be able to harvest mint for tea, for fruit salads and it has the added advantage of giving off a nice scent indoors. • Swedish Ivy: This plant has an old fashioned look that sort of reminds us of gramma, but consider a new way to grow it, like as a part of a vertical garden. • A Moss Terrarium: If you seriously have very little light, consider creating a terrarium of moss. It just needs moisture and glances of light, position it near a window where it will get bounced light and it should thrive.

If you don't know where to start, consider a kit to get you going. (Images: Fern Terrarium from Eddie Ross, Maidenhair Fern from Gifts Alive, Rex Begonia by Laure Joliet, Moss Terrarium from Warm Country Meadows, Mint from Sandy Austin licensed under Creative Commons)9 Top Ferns to Grow as Houseplants Ferns offer a wide range of colors and textures. Miniature Puppies For Sale In San DiegoTry these versatile houseplants in your home.How To Clean A Fiberglass Tub Surround Everything in this slideshowBest Pocket Knife Cleaner We love this fern's interesting texture. The bright green fronds have a decidedly reptilian look and it's not tough to see where the common name comes from. It makes a bold statement: At maturity, each frond can reach 3 feet long.

Name: Microsorium musifolium 'Crocodyllus' Growing Conditions: Medium to bright light and high humidity Size: To 4 feet tall and wide Lemon button fern produces cute, golden-green fronds with rounded edges (that give it the buttonlike appearance). It's an easy-to-grow fern that fits in well with a lot of decorating styles.Name: Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Button' Size: To 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide Among the most loved ferns, maidenhairs offer fine-textured fronds on black stalks. The arching fronds emerge light green and darken a bit as they age.Name: Adiantum raddianum 'Fritz Luth' Size: To 2 feet tall and wide This slow-growing fern offers dark green, fine textured fronds and fuzzy stems that creep down over the pot or along the soil. These stems are what gives the fern its delightful common name. Among the most spectacular of ferns, staghorns don't need to be grown in soil so you often see them mounted and grown on walls or posts. They offer deep green, antlerlike fronds that definitely make a statement in your home's decorating scheme.

Size: To 6 feet tall and wide Another of our favorites, bird's nest fern is a slow-growing plant with bright green fronds that radiate from the center of the plant, creating a vase or bird's nest shape. It's versatile and easy to grow. Size: To 5 feet tall and wide (but usually 1-2 feet indoors) Create a distinctive look in your home with this fern. The crested fronds are almost spidery and bear a bright silvery stripe down the center.Name: Pteris cretica 'Mayi' This interesting fern offers shiny, dark green fronds in an unkempt mound reminiscent of Medusa's hair. Like rabbit's-foot fern, it bears creeping stems that may grow down the side of its container! The most common indoor fern, Boston ferns are long-lived plants that can reach more than 5 feet tall and wide at maturity (though indoors they rarely reach that size). Fern breeders have released a large number of varieties -- from selections with golden fronds to fantastically frilled fronds. Shown here is 'Fluffy Ruffles'.

Name: Nephrolepis exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffles' Size: To 7 feet tall and wide (but usually 2-3 feet tall and wide indoors) Indoor Plants for Low Light 24 of the Easiest Houseplants You Can Grow 24 Beautiful Blooming Houseplants Easiest of Ferns To Grow As Houseplants It's important to choose a fern carefully if you plan to grow them indoors. The selection of ferns below are plants that can be grown successfully - when the correct conditions and care is given. Birds Nest - Asplenium Nidus The birds nest fern has to be one of my favorites and looks very different than most other ferns. The attractive fronds on this species are spear like in shape and look shiny when the plant is in good health. Like other ferns moisture is very important for them to grow well. Boston Fern - Nephrolepis Exaltata The Boston fern is one the easiest of ferns to grow indoors, although it still is a needy species and does not like the initial move from one place to another or from outdoors to indoors.

The arching fronds grow in a manner that makes them an ideal hanging basket plant. Cretan Brake - Pteris Cretica The Cretan brake is another interesting looking fern that has fronds that are available in different color varieties and vary how they form. Not a hard species to grow indoors and it's propagated by spores on the outer edge of it's leaflets. Not easy to propagate though. Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum Raddianum The Maidenhair can be a tricky species to grow because of it's constant need of moisture. It's a popular plant for adding to a collection of plants within a terrarium and grows well within conservatories. The Adiantum raddianum is the easiest to grow from the Adiantum genus. Rabbit's Foot - Davallia Fejeensis An interesting fern is the Rabbit's foot fern that grows creeping rhizomes over the pot edges. These creeping rhizomes gives this plant it's common name. Small leaflets are displayed on the fronds with wiry stems. Makes a great hanging basket companion for a conservatory.