Every houseplant needs different amounts of light. The goodLight for the houseplantsdepends on which part of the world it comes from. For some, minimal amounts of light are enough and can live in partially shaded rooms. Others only bloom when they are placed directly by the window. And these peculiarities are completely natural. Plants that love shade live under trees in the wild. Those who love bright places usually come from the desert or very sunny areas. That's why they need a lot of light in the room. Of course, we don't just have bright places available in the house. We also want to decorate the slightly darker corners with green plants and for this we need peating houseplants. So how should we proceed?
Light for the houseplants in the corners
For the corners of the room, you should usually choose large plants that take up a lot of space and are too large to be in the middle of the room. Nevertheless, you should find out beforehand how much light the respective plant needs: strong or weak light or partial shade. Even those who love the shade would not be able to survive without light in winter and need at least 1000 lux and in summer under 5000 lux. These are the minimum values for the cobbler palm and the royal wine, for example. However, all of these values are of no use to you unless you use a measuring device to measure the light intensity. Luckily, there are simpler methods you can use to estimate them with your naked eyes. The easiest option is to simply try reading a newspaper in the place where you plan to put a plant. If you can see well but find it difficult to read, it means that the place and theLight for the houseplantsnot suitable.
Light for houseplants – lamps replace sunlight
Lamps are a good solution to provide sufficient light to plants in dark cornersLight for the houseplantsto provide. Sunlight in one day is equivalent to an artificial light source of 10,000 lux for 15 hours. The lamp should be at least 30 cm away from the plant. A 100 watt incandescent bulb emits 1600 lux and a 50 watt fluorescent bulb emits 1300 lux. Make sure that the lamps you have set up emit the required amount of 1000 lux at lunchtime. If this is not the case, add more light sources. It doesn't matter what type of light you choose. They can be bulbs with incandescent wire, mixed light lamps, fluorescent lamps with white, cool white and daylight white light, halogen lamps, etc. The only important thing is that they emit a white light.
Ordinary lamps that provide warmth and allow a certain increase in the amount of light can also help the plant grow. Fluorescent lamps not only have a good effect on the growth of the plant, but they can also be placed closer to the plant because they hardly emit any heat. You can get lamps that are specifically balanced for plants in aquarium accessory sets.
Light for houseplants – important rules for light sources
- The lamps must be placed directly above the plants, otherwise they will deform
- If the light source is placed too close to the plant (less than 30 cm), it can dry out. The risk is particularly high with bulbs with filaments as they emit more infrared light.
- To increase the effect of fluorescent lamps, combine them with incandescent bulbs that have an extra chargeLight for the houseplantsfrom the red spectrum.
Light for houseplants – which feel comfortable in less light
Light for the houseplants– The Aukubs
These evergreen plants come from Japan and are suitable houseplants for darker places. Indoors it can grow up to 1.5 meters high. It has straight, well-developed branches. Its leaves are oval, up to 20 cm long and approx. 5-6 cm wide. The ends of the leaves taper and their surface is smooth and shiny. Depending on the variety, they are green in color or also contain yellowish spots and stripes.
Der Bogenhanf
Bow hemp is a perennial, evergreen plant from South Africa. It reaches a height of up to 60 cm and blooms in July.
The Fittonin
The Fittonias are suitable houseplants for the darker places in the house. They are low climbing plants with oval leaves whose leaf veins are either white, pink or red. The species with larger leaves are a little more delicate and difficult to care for. Fittonia needs a constant temperature and plenty of moisture on the leaves. This plant is ideal for the corners of the room because it doesn't like direct sunlight.
The Philodendron
This plant is available both as a climbing plant and as an ordinary one. The first ones adapt most easily and quickly to darker places. In this case, however, a support should be added that is wrapped with moss to retain moisture. Most ferns, palms and figs are also suitable houseplants for the corners of the room and thrive in lower light.
The piston thread
The cob thread is an insensitive and strong plant that thrives in dark places. The patterns of the decorative leaves are maintained due to the minimal light requirements of 300 to 350 lux. Small red or orange fruits may grow in spring. But you should remember that all parts of the plant are very poisonous.
The cobbler's palm
This plant comes from Japan and is easy to grow as a houseplant. It belongs to the lily family. The leaves are broad and evergreen and reach a length of up to 70 cm. The flowers are small and purple-brown in color. There are also species whose flowers are cream or spotted.
