Houseplants Sunny Room, Dark or Partially Lit!
In any indoor environment nothing varies more widely than light! In the morning at my home the sun peeks through the family room announcing the beginning of a new day. In the afternoon the sun blazes through the window bathing my Dracaena and Aglaonema with an abundance of bright indirect light.
The question today is “How do you label a room… sunny, dark or in-between.” In between is a room with good bright but indirect light. What’s the difference in the room between the light in the summer and the lighting in the winter?
Here’s a cheap actually it cost nothing test to help you determine the lighting where you want to place a house plant!
The Light Test!
On what you would consider a “normal bright day” take a plain sheet of white paper and put the paper where you plan on placing your plant. Now hold your hand about 12 inches or 30 cm for you metric readers above the paper. If the shadow of your hand is clear and crisply defined we’ll call this a bright or sunny spot.
If the shadow is fuzzy or slightly blurred but still very recognizable as a hand this spot gets a medium light vote. If on the other hand (no pun intended) your shadow is hard to tell if there is a shadow or don’t see one at all this spot gets a low light or deep shade vote.
This gives you some ideas on plant selection before buying any houseplant.
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September 10, 2007
Houseplants - Cool Room, Hot Room | Plant Care @ 3:57 pm (Pingback)
[…] September 10, 2007Houseplants - Cool Room, Hot Room Continuing our discussion on your home’s environment we looked at the overall indoor plant environment and also a way to make a determination on how to classify the plant lighting where you plan on placing your house plant. Now let’s look at the indoor temperatures. How exactly would you classify the “plant room” or space from a temperature point of view. […]
September 18, 2007
Houseplants - Humidity in Your Home | Plant Care @ 9:34 pm (Pingback)
[…] September 14, 2007Houseplants - Humidity in Your Home Houseplants dry air, moist air, winter, summer what’s a plant to do. What’s a plant to do….so many "seasons" indoors! Houseplants are use to more humidity than you find in the average home. There are several methods you can use to figure out the humidity in your home… but why? The level will be nothing compared to a greenhouse or nursery! The best method is probably to assume your home is always dry. The air-conditioner runs in the summer and the heater warms the air in the winter. Plants don’t fit into the comfort equation when people are involved. The only places in a home to possibly qualify for a humid place under plant standards would be bathrooms, laundry rooms and basements. However, armed with information abut your "indoor micro climate" - the lighting, overall temperature and humidity you’ll be in a better position when you’re ready to purchase a house plant. Nothing can stop you from succeeding with plants indoors — let me say that again — NOTHING - will stop you from enjoying plants indoors and have them look great…. if you pick the right plants for the right places. Filed under Palms, Plants - General, Bromeliads, Orchids, Ficus, Aglaonema, Dracaena, Spathiphyllum, Indoor Color by Plant Pro […]
September 19, 2007
Houseplants, Micro Climates and Plant Selection | Plant Care @ 2:03 pm (Pingback)
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