Lighting

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Low Light Plant

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Medium-Light Plant

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High-Light Plant

Lighting for Indoor Plants and outdoor plants

Light is probably the most essential factor for healthy indoor plant growth. The energy derived from photosynthesis depends on the amount of intercepted light by leaves.

Indoor plants can be classified according to their light needs and tolerances — high, medium, or low. Select indoor plants according to the availability of natural light in your home. Otherwise, you will need to supplement light with artificial lighting.

The three important aspects of indoor light are intensity, duration, and quality. Each one has a different impact on the plant.

  • Low light
  • Medium-bright light
  • High light

Low light :
A low-light plant would be suitable for a north window or a fairly dark corner.
Low-light plants require little to no direct light. In their native growing environments, these plants are “understory plants” meaning they grow underneath the branches of larger plants.
Low lighting is not sufficient for starting seeds indoors.
In environments with less light, plants grow more slowly and use less water. Avoid overwatering by feeling the soil.
Some Low Light plants is:
Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema)
Cast iron plant (Aspidistra)
Ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
Parlor palm (Chamaedorea)
Dumb cane (Dieffenbachia)
Dracaena
English ivy (Hedera helix)
Sentry or kentia palm (Howeia)
Homalomena
Pothos (Epipremnum)
Philodendron
Lady palm (Rhapis excelsa)
Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata; formerly Sansevieria trifasciata)
Peace lily (Spathiphyllum)
Arrowhead plant (Syngonium)
Zee zee plant (Zamioculcas)

Medium-bright light
A medium-light plant would be suitable for east-facing windows or located near a west-facing window, but out of direct light.
You would need artificial lighting for starting seeds in medium light.
Like the low light plants, these plants will not dry out as quickly. Avoid overwatering by feeling the soil.
Some Medium-bright light plants is:
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum)
Elephant ear (Alocasia)
Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria)
Asparagus fern (Asparagus)
Ferns
Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)
Fiddleleaf fig and weeping fig (Ficus)
Begonias (Begonia)
Spider plant (Chlorophytum)
Grape ivy (Cissus)
Aucuba leaf (Aucuba Japonica)
Croton (Codiaeum)
Jade plant (Crassula)
Flame violet (Episcia)
Schefflera (Schefflera)
Wax plant, Hindu rope plant (Hoya)
Peperomia (Peperomia)
Monstera (Monstera deliciosa)

High light
A high-light plant would be suitable for brightly lit locations such as south- or southwest-facing windows.
You may be able to start seeds without artificial lighting, but seeds that need more time indoors, such as tomatoes and peppers, may become leggy without extra light.
High-light areas can be warm, making plants dry out faster. Check these plants more frequently and water when soil is dry.
Some Medium-bright light plants is:
Cacti and succulents
Citrus such as calamondin orange, kumquat, Meyer lemon
Hibiscus
Culinary herbs such as basil (Ocimum), thyme (Thymus), lavender (Lavandula)
Ti plant (Cordyline)
Orchid cactus (Epiphyllum),
Gardenia (Gardenia)
Jasmine (Jasminum)
Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe)
Geraniums (Pelargonium)
Poinsettia (Poinsettia)
Non-hardy azalea (Rhododendron)
Orchids
Caladium