Light Conditions

🌤 Bright indirect light

Bright indirect light plants thrive near sunny windows where light is strong but softened by distance, curtains, or reflected brightness. This group is useful for many popular houseplants that want a bright room without harsh direct sun.

Calathea Medallion
Calathea Medallion
Goeppertia roseopicta 'Medallion'
A showy Brazilian prayer plant with round leaves painted in a feathered medallion of green, silver, and pink, with deep purple undersides.
💧 Watering:
Every 5-7 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-80°F / 18-27°C
💦 Humidity:
50-70%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
18-24 in / 45-60 cm
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Calathea Orbifolia
Calathea Orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifolia
A statement prayer plant with broad round leaves and soft silver-green bands, happiest with warm stable conditions and evenly moist, airy soil.
💧 Watering:
Every 5-7 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-80°F / 18-27°C
💦 Humidity:
50-70%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Hard
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Cast Iron Plant
Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatior
A slow-growing, shade-tolerant plant with upright leathery leaves, valued for handling ordinary rooms without demanding constant attention.
💧 Watering:
Every 2-3 weeks
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
30-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌘 Low light
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Chinese Evergreen
Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema spp.
A consumer-favorite group of Aglaonema foliage plants with green, silver, pink, or red leaves and broad tolerance for ordinary indoor light.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-14 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-80°F / 18-27°C
💦 Humidity:
40-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌘 Low light
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Chinese Money Plant
Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioides
A shareable plant with round, coin-shaped leaves; NC State lists it as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-10 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-75°F / 16-24°C
💦 Humidity:
40-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
8-12 in / 20-30 cm
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Chinese Perfume Plant
Chinese Perfume Plant
Aglaia odorata
A fragrant subtropical shrub with glossy leaves and tiny yellow flowers that needs bright light, warmth, and careful watering indoors.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-10 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-85°F / 18-29°C
💦 Humidity:
50-70%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
2-6 ft / 0.6-1.8 m
- 🌞 Full sunlight
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Christmas Cactus
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera × buckleyi
A festive, pet-safe bloomer with flat segmented stems and vivid winter flowers — and unlike most cacti, it loves humidity and steady moisture.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-14 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-75°F / 16-24°C
💦 Humidity:
50-70%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
1-2 ft / 0.3-0.6 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Clivia
Clivia
Clivia miniata
A shade-loving South African plant with strap-shaped leaves and a winter crown of orange trumpet flowers, prized for blooming indoors when little else does.
💧 Watering:
Every 10-14 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-75°F / 18-24°C, cooler in winter
💦 Humidity:
40-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
1-2 ft / 0.3-0.6 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Coffee Plant
Coffee Plant
Coffea arabica
The glossy-leaved shrub that produces the world's most popular drink, grown indoors as an elegant houseplant that may reward patient owners with fragrant white flowers.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-10 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-75°F / 18-24°C
💦 Humidity:
50-70%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
3-6 ft indoors / 0.9-1.8 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Coleus
Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
A fast-growing foliage plant with brilliantly patterned leaves that stays colorful and compact with strong light and regular pinching.
💧 Watering:
Every 5-7 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-85°F / 18-29°C
💦 Humidity:
40-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe