Houseplants for All by Danae Horst

Author:Danae Horst
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lifestyle
ISBN: 9780358379966
Publisher: HMH Books
Published: 2020-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

LIGHT

We’ve already covered the essentials of understanding light earlier in the book (see Direct Sun vs. Indirect Light), but keep these additional tips in mind as you choose your plants:

• When selecting a plant, think about its light needs first. Watering and humidity needs are much easier to accommodate, but if you don’t have enough light, it’ll be difficult to work around that, and your plants will suffer. Always be realistic rather than aspirational about a light assessment of your home.

• Know how the light changes in your space. Just because your living room is bright in the morning doesn’t mean that room stays bright. A window that gets indirect light most of the day might get blasted with direct sun in the late afternoon. Take time to observe the light at different times of day in any room where you plan to put plants so you can select the right ones.

• Make sure you understand light terminology to interpret care instructions. Here’s a review of commonly used terms and their meanings:

Direct Sun or Full Sun = plant needs to be in the path of the sun (remember, if the plant had eyes, could it see the actual sun?) and should get 4 or more hours of direct sun each day.

Bright Indirect Light = plant needs a bright spot, usually within a few feet of a window, where there are 6+ hours of light (but not direct sun) each day.

Medium or Low Light = plant can tolerate a spot farther away from a window with no direct sun. (Note: there are very few plants that require this kind of light indoors.)

Full Shade = this term often appears on plants that are mainly intended for outdoors. With indoor plants, full shade is equivalent to bright or medium indirect light.

Partial Shade or Mixed Shade = again, usually used for outdoor plants. The indoor equivalent would be a mix of direct sun and bright indirect light.

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