Find the right plant for your room
Click the spot where a plant would sit in your room and we'll show you what will thrive there, straight from our nursery.
Happiest in bright indirect light
Shop all bright indirect light plants →Within a metre or two of the window, with no sun falling on the leaves. Most of what we grow at the nursery does its best growing here.
How much light does your room actually have?
Windows decide everything. A south-facing sill gets direct sun for several hours a day; a metre or two back from that same window is bright indirect light; the middle of the room is medium; and a north-facing room or hallway corner is low light. If you can read comfortably without a lamp during the day, you have at least medium light.
What does bright indirect light mean?
Bright indirect light means the spot is well lit but the sun never lands on the leaves. Within a metre or two of an east or west-facing window is usually right, or further back from a south-facing one. Most tropical houseplants, aroids especially, grow best here. Browse our bright indirect light houseplants.
Plants for a north-facing window or a dark corner
North-facing rooms rarely see direct sun, so pick plants that hold their shape without fast growth. Snake plants, ZZ plants and Aspidistra all cope well; see the full range of low light houseplants. In our experience overwatering kills more shade plants than the shade does: growth is slow, so the compost stays wet for longer.
Sun lovers for a bright windowsill
Direct sun suits succulents, Hoya and Strelitzia. Keep velvet-leaved tropicals out of it or the foliage will scorch. Shop bright direct light houseplants, or medium light houseplants if your spot sits somewhere in between.