Even the most scrupulous couch potato has had to deal with the problem of caring for plants during his absence. Business trips, vacations, interesting travels seem incompatible with the desire to have a collection of indoor plants. Many, precisely because of the impossibility of providing indoor plants with constant care, completely refuse to plant greenery in their rooms. And in vain! How to take care of houseplants when going on vacation, we will tell you in the article.
Classic hummus is a basic recipe for mashed chickpea pasta common in the Middle East. Hummus is served as a stand-alone cold appetizer or as a sauce with pita bread, pita bread or bread. The hummus prepared according to this recipe will turn out to be thick and very tasty. However, you can diversify its taste and add fried tomatoes or fried bell peppers, stewed spinach, pumpkin puree to it. The dish contains a lot of dietary fiber and plant protein.
June is the beginning of the long-awaited summer. At every step you can find an abundance of flowering plants. This month, most of the work on planting seedlings and seedlings of fruit and ornamental crops has been completed. There is still a long way to go before harvesting and processing a bountiful harvest. Gardeners have time to calmly stroll through the garden and enjoy the beauty of ornamental perennial plants. It is almost impossible to describe in one article all the plants blooming in June.
The end of spring and the beginning of summer have one important feature for gardeners - during this period the plants grow intensively and grow the ovary, the future harvest, while they consume a huge amount of water and nutrients. So what? That's right, they need help! Especially in regions with poor and sandy soils, in which there is little nutrition, and the water goes away like sand through your fingers. Plants during this period need regular watering and feeding.
Delicious oriental puff pastry pie with meat, vegetables, dates and boiled eggs. This dish can be prepared with leftovers from yesterday's stew, boiled meat, or leftover baked chicken. I advise you to chop boiled meat and baked chicken and season well - pour with melted butter, sprinkle with ground cumin, aromatic paprika and chili. The rest of the cooking process is simple - roll out the dough, lay the filling in layers and send it to the preheated oven for half an hour.
Among the fruit-bearing plants that can be grown in indoor format, the tsifomandra has become a real hit in recent years. Having moved from greenhouses and botanical gardens to rooms, the legendary (and luxurious) tomato tree further enhanced the decorativeness of greenery, but did not lose its ability to bear fruit. To get a harvest of fragrant, sweet and exotic fruits for the table and at the same time to become the owner of a real caddy exotic is a temptation for many.
Falafel is a vegetarian chickpea cutlet. This healthy and tasty dish is suitable for lean menus and vegetarians as there are no animal products in the ingredients. Finished falafel can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days. Before cooking, chickpeas are washed, soaked in 2 liters of cold spring or filtered water. The water is changed 2-3 times. Usually the beans are soaked for 8 to 24 hours, in the process they swell, changing color from a dull yellow to warm golden.
Among vegetable greens, spinach is one of the first places for its useful and nutritious properties. For a long time, it was believed that this herbaceous plant originally from Asia contains a large amount of iron - as much as 35 mg per 100 g of the product. And although the real figures are 10 times lower, the myth did its job and gave the spinach world fame. For its useful and even medicinal properties, it is used as an ingredient for salads and various first and second courses.
It is called creeping hops, beer hops, curly hops, bitterness ... This powerful and beautiful vine has everything to be useful to man. Hops are revered by many peoples of the world, it is a symbol of fertility, strong economy, daring, happiness and longevity, it is depicted on coats of arms and coins. But many summer residents are not at all happy with him. Hops tend to grow rapidly, suppressing the growth of cultivated plants around them. But is it really necessary to fight it?
The prolonged spring, cool weather, temperature drops and frequent precipitation have already created a stressful situation and provoked the appearance of various diseases on perennial and annual crops. Already found on the leaves of fruit scab and monilial burn. On vegetables - late blight and peronosporosis. Pests also make themselves felt. The Colorado potato beetle began to activate and mate. Aphids, ticks, leaf rollers, and various mining moths are observed everywhere.
Two years ago, at the beginning of summer, while walking in a local park, I saw an interesting plant. I was lucky, it was just blooming, and I immediately realized that I needed this in my garden. And although at that moment I did not know what it was and what it was called, I stocked up on cuttings. Then already familiar plant lovers suggested: I became the owner of the buddleya alternate-leaved, a rare shrub in our parks and gardens. It's a pity! He has several advantages for which it is worth growing.
Pork with Eggplant - Delicious stew with vegetables and savory rice is easy and simple to prepare for dinner or lunch. It will take about half an hour to cook, so this recipe can be categorized as "if you need dinner quickly." The dish turns out to be hearty, aromatic, spicy. Turmeric colors the ingredients in a beautiful golden yellow color, while cloves, cardamom, garlic and chili peppers add a spicy flavor to the dish. Choose lean meat for this recipe.
The Colorado potato beetle is such a common pest in our gardens that not only summer residents and country residents know about it, but also people far from agriculture. This representative of the family of leaf beetles came to us from warm Mexico. But he very quickly adapted to the harsh local conditions and lives and reproduces safely. The Colorado potato beetle does not shun tomato tops. We will tell you how to get rid of the Colorado potato beetle in this article.
Seed propagation in the garden strawberry we are used to, unfortunately, leads to the appearance of less productive plants and weaker bushes. But another type of these sweet berries - alpine strawberries, can be successfully grown from seeds. Let's find out about the main advantages and disadvantages of this culture, consider the main varieties and features of agricultural technology. The information presented in this article will help you decide whether to allocate space for her in the berry.
Despite the confusion accumulated over the past decades with the name "Christmas cactus", one of the most recognizable and striking forest cacti, epiphyllums, remain universal favorites. Leafless, with flattened stems, amazingly profusely blooming, hybrid epiphyllums with their hanging shoots and delicate flowers do not require particularly difficult care from their owners. They can become the most striking flowering succulents in any collection.
Houseplants decorate the home and make the life of the modern city dweller more joyful. And even if the city apartment is not always sunny and spacious. There are many - large and compact, bright and modest shade-loving, decorative deciduous and flowering - that can decorate any home, even a dark hallway. For example, those that do not need bright lighting.
In urban dwellings, there is often a shortage of well-lit, sunny places. Therefore, those who love shade are especially appreciated. Sciophytes - "plants of the shade" - this is how the representatives of the flora, who prefer shaded places, are called. They are also known as heliophobes - those who are afraid of the sun.
Bright light if not destructive, then definitely - not useful... The ancestral home is the gloomy deciduous forests of various parts of the world. Under their canopy, the leaves acquire an exotic color, only here flowering is possible.
Many shade-tolerant inhabitants of the lower tiers of tropical and subtropical forests settled in city apartments. And now the best places for them are the northern and western home windowsills, the shaded corners of the rooms, where only diffused light falls.
Among them are those that do not bloom or have very modest inflorescences, but have extremely decorative leaves of various colors. Others are distinguished by colorful flowers.
Some of the shade-loving ones are luxurious and large, many are graceful and airy unpretentious plants. Each one needs the right placement and special reverent, loving care.
A small part of the shade-loving plants boast luxurious flowers. However, even among them, spectacular species are known that can make up an exquisite collection.
For good health, this exotic plant needs partial shade from spring to autumn and diffused light in the cold season. Blooms from mid-spring to late summer. The ear-shaped inflorescence is framed with a bright "wax" blanket.
Regular, but not excessive watering is required, air humidification, adherence to temperature conditions (constant temperature of about 15 degrees).
Good lighting needed, but indirect sunlight. Annual flowering will provide a winter rest, during which the flower needs to be moved to a cool room (with a temperature below 12 degrees), reduce watering and stop feeding. The rest of the time his no need to move, replant, waterlogged.
Occasionally you need to wipe the leaves with a damp soft cloth.
Bell-shaped red, yellow or orange flowers, collected in an inflorescence on a high peduncle, look bright and very impressive.
A bright representative of the "atmospheric" bromeliads. The 70-centimeter inflorescence with bright bracts makes it memorable. For a luxurious bloom, a stable temperature in the range of 19-28 degrees is required, and constant moisture to the outlet.
This flower, although it needs a sufficient amount of light, does not tolerate direct sunlight: spots of burns appear on the leaves, their color fades, there is no flowering. The best placement option is light partial shade, diffused light.
Violet is a very popular flower The main advantage of ornamental deciduous plants is spectacular color of their leaves... At the same time, flowers can be small and inconspicuous.
This plant of "strict lines" amateur flower growers call "mother-in-law's tongue" and "pike tail". Many varieties have been bred with various color combinations in the color of leathery leaves.
In partial shade, the contrast of color spots becomes brighter... In favorable conditions it blooms, throwing out long "candles" of white and yellowish inflorescences.
Among the many types, you can choose for both home and office, large or compact species. For example, broadleaf Asplenium or delicate thin-leaved Maidenhair (Venus hair).
All of them prefers shade or partial shade, moist air and soil.
It does not tolerate shade well, but feels comfortable in dim lighting. Abundant watering is not required.
Compact ampelous and dwarf species need partial shade, they bright light is contraindicated... Moderate watering, air humidification, temperatures above 12 degrees are required.
It takes root well in a bright room, but at some distance from the window. Frequent spraying of the leaves is required and the temperature is maintained at 12 to 20 degrees. Bred compact and large species.
Such plants will decorate a spacious room, office or winter garden.
A tree-like plant with a contrasting coloration of narrow, long leaves. Depending on, it grows from 70 cm to 3 m in height. To preserve decorativeness, it is necessary sufficient, but not bright lighting, moderate moisture.
Height from 0.5 to 2 meters... Often grown in tubs. It differs not only in a variety of colors, but also in the shape of the leaves: they are very narrow, long, lanceolate, wide, rounded. Cordilina is often confused with dracaena.
Can't stand bright lighting at all... Loves "water treatments" - wiping and polishing leaves, spraying, abundant watering in summer and moderate in winter.
Under this name, various species are combined that have one feature: a single growing point at the top of the stem. Most palms grown in indoor culture love partial shade, abundant watering in summer and less intense in winter, humid air.
Everyone does not tolerate drafts and transplants.
Climbing plants and vines are used to decorate the walls, create volumetric compositions.
Does not tolerate direct sunlight and strong shade. Best accommodation - in bright but diffused light or in partial shade. Humidification is weak in winter, frequent and abundant in summer.
There are a huge number of species of this ampelous plant with a variety of leaf colors. To preserve decorativeness, he need partial shade or indirect bright lighting.
An excellent option for decorating large planes. The scope of imagination gives a variety of varieties - the leaves can be large leathery and small, tender, whole and dissected. It grows quickly, becomes attractive and decorates the room.
All shade-loving plants have properties that distinguish them from others:
Shade-loving plants are beautiful in their variety. They can be used to create refined, bright, stylish, light or respectable compositions that will become the main decoration of any room.
There is not too much light in your apartment, the windows of the rooms face the north side? Do flowers quickly lose their attractiveness, turn yellow, stretch and do not bloom, despite constant care and watering? In this case, the choice of green pets should be approached more carefully and installed in the northern rooms the most unpretentious plants for which dim light is a natural condition of life.Some flowers require bright lighting and without it lose their decorative effect, others, on the contrary, do not like direct sunlight and only in partial shade can they grow and bloom, the sun can cause them burns and even lead to death! Shade-tolerant and shade-loving indoor plants came to us from tropical and mixed forests of the middle zone, in natural conditions they are used to surviving, receiving only a small part of the light that made its way through the fused crowns of trees and shrubs. Therefore, at home, they do not require full lighting, but even in its complete absence, they will not be able to grow!
First of all, you need to figure out which ones are shade-tolerant and which ones are shade-loving, since these are two different categories.
The difference can be seen already from the name. Shade-tolerant ones thrive in low light and prefer to grow in partial shade. The main thing is that a small diffused light falls on their leaves. They can decorate corridors, offices and rooms with low lighting.
A number of ornamental deciduous plants are shade-loving, among them flowering species are rare (gardenia is one of the exceptions to the rule). And if you want to feel comfortable on your northern window, choose only the most shade-tolerant species.
Representatives of this group will become a worthy decoration of your home. Many of them naturally grow in tropical rainforests. With regular watering and the right soil, you can admire their flowering for a very long time.
- likes high humidity and needs frequent spraying. Can grow well and bloom near the window, does not like drafts. During flowering, he needs abundant watering, for the rest - moderate.
– belongs to the madder family, this shrub is prized for the beauty of its gorgeous white flowers, similar to roses. Requires high humidity and frequent spraying.
– one of the most unpretentious and beloved by many flower growers flowers, its numerous varieties can decorate the northern window and delight you with almost year-round flowering. Watering should be done in moderation so as not to cause rotting of the root system.
- attracts attention, first of all, with its unusual spike-shaped flower. Prefers warm rooms, diffused lighting, abundant watering in spring and summer, and moderate in winter. It needs to be sprayed periodically.
- they are also called “the flower of love”, “arrows of Cupid”. It is prized for its ability to grow and bloom in partial shade with beautiful red, white, blue and even green and black flowers. It is not difficult to care for him: in summer, watering should be abundant, and in winter more rare, does not like drafts.
- remains one of the favorite flowering indoor plants among flower growers. Prized for the beauty of the leaves and abundant flowering. Not picky about care, amazes with its variety of species, grows well on the north side, it is not recommended to spray.
- grows in any conditions, tolerates shade well, blooms up to twice a year. Dislikes drafts and frequent rearrangements.
– a beautiful plant with dark leaves, which allow it to easily tolerate partial shade. Does not require special care, needs periodic spraying. In summer, watering is plentiful, but without stagnant water, in winter - moderate. Loves warmth and does not tolerate drafts.
Following the teachings of Feng Shui with the help of numerous types and varieties with small or large leaves, all kinds of shapes and colors, you can hide and smooth out flaws in your home. When choosing such flowers for shaded areas, remember that varieties with variegated and white-green leaves need more lighting than plants with green foliage.
–a common indoor ampelous plant with green or variegated leaves, easy to maintain, not demanding on lighting, easily propagated by cuttings. Looks beautiful in a hanging planter.
- Japanese aucuba with green leaves and small yellow specks is most often grown at home. Loves diffused light, regular watering (moderate in winter), frequent spraying.
– perennial evergreen plant of the arrowroot family with flowers of various colors, but in order to maintain their brightness, it is better to place the flowerpot on the east or west window.
- a small variegated plant. Easily propagated by cuttings and dividing the bush. Water abundantly in summer, rarely in winter. Loves humid air, is not demanding for lighting, can grow even under artificial lighting.
Is a tropical plant of the aroid family. The stem is erect, the leaves are elongated, sometimes patterned. Loves warmth and partial shade. In winter, for more illumination, it is recommended to put on windows, moderate watering is required.
- also called "Venus hair". A very delicate, exquisite fern that must be protected from drafts, overflowing water, direct bright sunlight.
- an ornamental-deciduous plant that raises its leaves at nightfall, and opens again in the morning. In summer, abundant watering is necessary, in winter - moderate. It should be shaded from the bright rays of the sun, does not like too dry air.
– very decorative and popular fern will decorate any home. He is not demanding in care, does not like the bright sun and grows even under artificial lighting. The soil in the pot should always be moist.
When choosing palms, shrubs and ornamental trees, focus primarily on the color of the leaves. The darker the leaves, the easier the plant will tolerate partial shade. They are used in landscaping halls, office premises, corridors, large rooms, and play an important role in the phytodesign of the house.
- familiar to many in appearance, not in name. This small bamboo palm has long won the love of flower growers. She loves dim lighting, is not demanding on the temperature regime, needs spraying, watering is moderate.
- it is also called "Dragon tree". Prized for its exotic look and luxurious crown of thin or wide wavy leaves that make it look like a palm tree. In nature, it grows up to 10 meters. At home, it grows slowly, feels good in poorly lit places, does not like overflow and stagnation of water.
- a fairly large plant with large carved leaves. Applies to both large-sized plants and vines. Produces large air roots. One of the most beautiful indoor lianas, but requires support and a lot of space for good development, does not like bright sun and drafts.
- belongs to the mulberry family and includes a large number of species with small and large leaves. Ficus, a favorite of flower growers, is used in landscaping apartments and offices, creating bonsai. Unpretentious and hardy to different conditions, watering should be moderate.
- a favorite of all florists. The beautiful star-shaped small leaves of the heder can be either dark green or variegated. Today, you can find both large and small species of ivy. It grows well and quickly in the shade, braiding large spaces, does not like frequent rearrangements.
- belongs to the aroid family and includes many species, among them there are vines. The climbing philodendron is especially popular.
- is considered one of the most unpretentious home vines. It grows well and quickly in dim lighting, needs spraying, it is not demanding to the temperature regime, it does not like only drafts.
- an elegant vine with interesting arrow-shaped leaves. The presence of a support installed in the center of the flowerpot gives the appearance of an elegant ampelous plant. It grows quickly, likes moderate air humidity and good watering.
It is necessary to competently approach the choice of habitat for each purchased plant. Track how the flower feels. If you notice that he feels bad in the chosen place, just try to rearrange. And if from the very first day, he liked the new location, try not to bother him with constant rearrangements.
Plants harmonize the atmosphere in the house and help create coziness. Flowers on the windowsill are familiar to everyone. But there are also shade-loving indoor plants that can survive in the depths of the room, bringing eye-pleasing accents to any interior.
Among the cultures that are suitable for dark rooms, there are 2 varieties: shade-tolerant and shade-loving. Both can live in poor lighting, but the nature of this existence is different.
Shade-tolerant indoor plants are those that love intense light, but through evolution they have learned to live in shaded areas. These are, for example, ferns from tropical forests. Located at the very bottom, they are often hidden from sunlight by the foliage of shrubs and trees, as well as by vines, tightly braiding everything around.
Those who love shade are those who cannot stand bright light. They not only do not need him for life, but can also be destructive. In particular, a dwarf ficus, settling on a sunny window, will very soon die.
Among these varieties there are unpretentious specimens for which it is easy to provide a tolerable existence away from the window.
However, there are limits to the love of plants for shade. Even the toughest of them will not be able to survive in truly dark places. Plant organisms need energy produced in the process of photosynthesis. And photosynthesis is impossible without light. As scientists have found, the minimum level of illumination required for green pets is 1000 lux. Optimal for shade-loving specimens - 2500-3000 lux. For comparison, fans of bright light need an illumination of 8000-10000 lux.
Measuring the level of illumination in the place where you want to place the plant, will help such devices as a deluxe meter and a photoexposure meter. There is also a less accurate, but more accessible method. If a person with good eyesight can read an ordinary black-and-white newspaper without straining, it means that here you can attach flowers that love shade. Florists have also adopted the conventional footage, which they operate when landscaping an enclosed space. The permissible distance from the north window is 2 m. All other directions allow placing the pots 3 m from the source of natural light.
There are many plants that can survive in low light. But among them there are really unpretentious specimens that feel tolerable in almost any conditions.
Here are just a few colors that can decorate gloomy corners without causing much trouble for the owner. In fact, plants for dark rooms make up an extensive list.
The list of acceptable plants may vary depending on whether additional lighting is possible and what conditions the owner is ready to provide for his green pet. When choosing flowers in the store, pay attention to the annotations, which describe the required conditions of detention, including the relation to light. If there is no specific indication of the shade tolerance of the specimen, a note about the possibility of growing under fully artificial lighting can serve as a guide.
In addition to the aforementioned plants, the following are more or less suitable for dark places:
This list includes large and small plants, ornamental-leaved and flowering, loving high humidity and dry air, afraid of the cold and able to put up with it. Thus, for almost any room conditions, you can choose your own shade-tolerant or shade-loving plant, which, with minimal attention to it, will decorate the interior for a long time, delight the eyes and soul.
Every florist in the house has poorly lit place that you want to decorate with houseplants.
For this shade-tolerant plants are perfect who will gladly settle on a bookshelf, a special stand in the hallway or even on the floor away from the window, filling the house with beauty and comfort.
Before acquiring shade-tolerant plants, it should be borne in mind that completely without light no plant can do... Therefore, a place at a distance of 2 meters from northern windows and 3 meters from well-lit windows is considered a shade for hardy pets.
Experienced growers recommend placing a shade-tolerant plant where you can easily read a newspaper during the day. You should also be aware that flowering plants in shady places often do not bloom and even grow poorly. So choose for the far corners of the room decorative deciduous plants are recommended.
All shade-tolerant plants have varying degrees tolerance for the shade.
The most patient species can thrive on the far shelf, and some other plants require that they be exposed to a bright spot from time to time. All this must be taken into account when choosing a plant for a poorly lit room.
Consider the ten most shade-tolerant plants for the home, their names:
Aspidistra- one of the most hardy plants. It is cold resistant, can go without water for a long time, and grows well in the darkest corners.
For such a commendable endurance, the aspidistra is called "Iron lady" and "Cast iron flower".
The plant grows slowly - 5 leaves per year, but gradually grows to a large floor plant. very unpretentious. The plant reproduces by dividing the rhizomes during transplantation.
Hamedorea- amazingly beautiful palm tree with airy feathery leaves. Despite its southern origin, the plant prefers to live in partial shade and cannot stand the bright sun.
B is not capricious, but very demanding. The main thing health condition and the beauty of hamedorea - warmth, daily sprinkling and regular rotation of its pot on its axis so that luxurious leaves grow in all directions.
If you plant several hamedorei in one container, after a while you can get thick palm thickets.
Japanese Aucuba (Aucuba japonica)- a beautiful native of the Land of the Rising Sun, where she is called "Golden tree" for unusual golden blotches on green leaves.
Aucuba grows up to one and a half meters in height and can delight with its beauty for more than one decade.
Plant loves the shadow very much, and in bright light, he needs to provide partial shade. Aucuba prefers moderate humidity and watering and can tolerate extreme temperature changes with ease.
By trimming the plant, you can create a lush bush of rare beauty... Aucuba propagates by seeds and cuttings.
The only drawback of aucuba is all parts of it are poisonous... It should be looked after with great care.
Climbing Philodendron (Philodendron scandens)- an unusually beautiful perennial vine with heart-shaped tender leaves on stems up to 2 m in length.
The plant is easily adaptable to different conditions and grows well on the north side. very simple and does not require any special skills.
Feature of the plant is a set of air roots that develop in the axils of the leaves. With its roots, the philodendron grows to any wet surfaces, forming completely amazing shapes from the stems.
Epipremnum pinnatum (Epipremnum pinnatum) is a very popular plant among florists. It is so unpretentious in care that it is sometimes called "Indoor weed".
Epipremnum can often be seen as ampel plant with dense lush foliage.
Epipremnum easily transfers dry air. He needs moderate watering and good feeding. It does not hurt to sometimes wipe its leaves with a damp cloth. Epipremnum propagates by cuttings.
Ivy (Hedera)- a spectacular evergreen liana, the lush greenery of which falls in decorative cascades. Surprisingly, the owner of such a noble appearance is not whimsical at all and can even live in the shade.
The plant is able to adapt to almost any light, however should be considered that variegated varieties need light a little more than their monochromatic counterparts.
Ivy grows easily, growing very long shoots. It all comes down to the fact that you need to occasionally wipe its leaves with a damp cloth and transplant into a new container as it grows. It should be watered no more than twice a week. Besides, do not scare the plant drafts and temperature changes.
If ivy has a drawback, it is that the plant is poisonous- its juice irritates the skin, so you need to take care of the plant with rubber gloves.
Sansevieria he is "Mother-in-law's tongue" he is "Pike tail"- This is an unusual plant, which is a bunch of beautiful leaves.
Sansevieria purifies the air from harmful substances exuded by furniture and artificial flooring, and, as popularly believed, removes evil energy from home.
An unpretentious plant is not capricious when faced with drafts and dry air, and is also able to live both in the shade and in a sunny place. Moreover, the variegated forms of the sansevier not afraid of direct sunlight.
Sansevieria is also interesting because its flowers open at night, fragrant and spreading around itself vanilla flavor... You rarely need to water the plant - only once every two weeks. Sansevieria does not suffer from dry air and easily tolerates 30-degree heat - it can grow even near heating appliances.
Palisota- a native of Africa, attracting attention with its large shiny leaves and red berries during the fruiting period.
A spectacular sprawling bush is not whimsical at all in care. Palisot can feel great both in diffused sunlight and in the shade.
The only difficulty in leaving- this is the need to regularly spray the luxurious "hair" of green leaves. Palisot is often used to create beautiful flower arrangements.
Alocasia- the real queen of the tropics, able to impress with the bright colors of the leaves even a seasoned grower. This spectacular plant has not yet gained its well-deserved popularity, but confidently goes to it, conquering the hearts of flower lovers with exotic beauty and unpretentiousness.
Alocasia can grow in diffused light or in partial shade. Interestingly, the tubers of some species of this plant eat... And Chinese medicine uses alocasia as a component of medicines. Only one thing upsets - alocasia is poisonous... Therefore, you need to be careful, and the plant should be placed away from children and animals.
Fittonia- this is an amazingly beautiful plant with leaves permeated with many light veins. Growing Fittonia is difficult, but possible. She really needs warm and humid conditions. But this plant able to thrive in partial shade.
However, the breeders are not asleep, creating all the new varieties of Fittonia, which are not so whimsical to the humidity of the air. Primary requirements fittonias - regular spraying and abundant watering in the summer.
The plant has many species with varied leaf colors. Composition of several fittonias in one pot - an unusually spectacular sight.
As you can see, even for a shaded corner of the house, you can pick up a suitable plant. And the choice is by no means limited - the huge variety of shade-tolerant plants includes not only the indoor flowers listed above, but also many others. It remains only to make a choice according to your own taste - and in your house a new "green friend" will settle.
