Plants for different light intensities
From plant care tips newsletter
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PLANTS FOR LOW, MEDIUM & HIGH LIGHT
Read it on the web at:
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/2000/071500.asp
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Email is always coming in with questions about what plants
are the best indoors and what light they should have.
Plants add decoration, softness and say "welcome" when you
have them inside. I guess that is something at times I
take for granted. seeing plants indoors. When I don't I ask
.why?
This past week I had to catch a plane that took me through
the Atlanta airport. On my way through I had a lay over of
about an hour.
I sat down to review some things in my briefcase. Looking
around I noticed - no plants. So I said to myself - why?
The airport is busy, but does that mean a professional
plantscaper is unable to care for plants? Do they not want
to spend the money on maintenance. or do they think they
don't have enough light?
Since I had some time to kill, I started doing a little
mental "interior plantscaping".
The ideal location of a plant for decoration may not be the
ideal spot for plant growth. Without the correct light a
plant, no matter how "perfect" it may be for its setting,
limits the growth.
So I began to ask myself:
What kind of light was available for plants?
What plants could I use?
The plants are broke down into 3 groups.
* High
* Medium light
* Low light
Remember, this is a very general breakdown, some of the
plants can cross over and/or work well in another group.
I included links to other articles for more information on
those plants if available.
I plan on digging into lighting much more in the near
future. but, here is a quick list of plants to start with.
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HIGH LIGHT PLANTS
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These plants obviously need bright light. Do you have a
very bright area? These plants should be placed within six
feet of a window.
Croton
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/022699.htm
Draceana Reflexa
Ming Aralia
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/021999.htm
Schefflera Amate & Arboricola
Norfolk Island Pine
Ponytail Palm
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/071699.htm
Cereus Peruvianus
Yucca
Ficus Benjamina & Ficus Alii
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/091099.htm
White Bird of Paradise
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/082799.htm
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MEDIUM LIGHT PLANTS
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These plants do well in rooms with windows that can give
good light, but they are away from the window. In rooms
without windows, these plants will also do well but plenty
of overhead lighting is needed.
Bamboo palms
Marble queen pothos
Rhapis palm
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/020599.htm
Kentia palm
Spathiphyllum
http://www.spaths.com
Dracaena Janet Craig, Warneckii, and Marginata
http://www.dracaena.com
Neanthe Bella
Aglaonema B.J. Freeman & Cecelia
http://www.aglaonemas.com
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LOW LIGHT PLANTS
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These plants are the really low light performers. They can
survive in areas with no windows and soft lighting.
Aspidistra
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/010899.htm
Aglaonema 'Silver Queen'
http://www.dracaena.com
Dracaena Massangeana
Golden pothos
Sanseviera
http://www.plant-care.com/PlantTips/1999/072499.htm
Dracaena Janet Craig
Aglaonema 'Maria'
http://www.aglaonemas.com
This is a quick list of some of the plants that can be used
in low, medium and high light levels.
Now sit down and look over your indoor rooms. You'll need
to take into account, height and width, besides the light.
How much light do you have and what plants could you use to
make your "house friendly" .don't let your house look like
the sterile Atlanta airport.
Until next week
Happy Growing
