Lighting Explained

BRIGHT LIGHT

​Means your plants are in a room with sunny southern or western facing windows that receive direct light all day long. This room probably gets a minimum of five to six hours of bright light each day.

If you can see a very strong, well defined shadow, chances are you have bright light.

INDIRECT LIGHT

Is found in places with an east facing windows, or in an in a room that is getting its light from a south or west facing window. If there is a shadow, but it’s a little weak, this room likely has indirect light.

LOW LIGHT

Many interior spaces are low light, especially in winter. Rooms with north-facing or shaded windows that are next to buildings are low light situations. If you can hardly see a shadow, this room has low light.

DIRECT SUN

​ Is ​sunlight (usually coming from a southern facing window) that shines directly onto a plant at full strength for 6-8 hours, with nothing getting between the sun and the plant.