Plant care
the way Planterra thinks about it.
Every entry lists the honest lux range, watering rhythm, and difficulty - plus Planterra-specific notes that map to your windows and Doctor consultations.
Level
Pet safety
Light level
Photo: Annie Spratt / Unsplash Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 1,500 – 5,000 lux
- Water
- Weekly
Photo: Mitchel Lensink / Unsplash Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
- Light
- Low to medium
- Lux
- 400 – 1,500 lux
- Water
- 5–7 days
Photo: Topher McKee / Unsplash Fiddle Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrata
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 5,000 – 10,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: Kari Shea / Unsplash Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
- Light
- Low to bright
- Lux
- 200 – 8,000 lux
- Water
- 2–3 weeks
Photo: Patrick Perkins / Unsplash Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
- Light
- Low to medium
- Lux
- 400 – 3,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: feey / Unsplash ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
- Light
- Low to medium
- Lux
- 200 – 2,000 lux
- Water
- 2–3 weeks
Photo: Steve DiMatteo / Unsplash Calathea Orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifolia
- Light
- Medium indirect
- Lux
- 800 – 2,500 lux
- Water
- 4–6 days
Photo: Susan Wilkinson / Unsplash Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 1,500 – 5,000 lux
- Water
- 5–7 days
Photo: Scott Webb / Unsplash Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 3,000 – 8,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: Tristan Gevaux / Unsplash Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
- Light
- Bright to direct
- Lux
- 5,000 – 15,000 lux
- Water
- 2–3 weeks
Photo: feey / Unsplash Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioides
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 2,000 – 6,000 lux
- Water
- 7 days
Photo: feey / Unsplash Philodendron Birkin
Philodendron 'Birkin'
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect
- Lux
- 1,500 – 4,000 lux
- Water
- 7 days
Photo: Brandon Griggs / Unsplash Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescens
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 2,000 – 6,000 lux
- Water
- 5–7 days
Photo: Daria / Unsplash English Ivy
Hedera helix
- Light
- Medium indirect
- Lux
- 1,000 – 3,000 lux
- Water
- 5–7 days
Photo: Nanda Green / Unsplash Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
- Light
- Medium indirect
- Lux
- 800 – 2,500 lux
- Water
- 3–4 days
Photo: Lucie Hošová / Unsplash Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
- Light
- Bright to direct
- Lux
- 5,000 – 15,000 lux
- Water
- 2–3 weeks
Photo: Caroline Badran / Unsplash Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
- Light
- Bright indirect to direct
- Lux
- 5,000 – 12,000 lux
- Water
- 5–7 days
Photo: feey / Unsplash Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum
- Light
- Low to medium
- Lux
- 400 – 2,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: Phil Hearing / Unsplash Variegated Monstera
Monstera deliciosa 'Albo Variegata'
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 3,000 – 8,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: feey / Unsplash Marble Queen Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect
- Lux
- 1,500 – 4,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: Cameron Arksey / Unsplash Olive Tree
Olea europaea
- Light
- Bright direct
- Lux
- 10,000 – 30,000 lux
- Water
- 10–14 days
Photo: Alda González-Cuevas / Unsplash Peperomia
Peperomia obtusifolia
- Light
- Medium indirect
- Lux
- 800 – 3,000 lux
- Water
- 10–14 days
Photo: Sam Galli / Unsplash String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus
- Light
- Bright direct
- Lux
- 8,000 – 20,000 lux
- Water
- 2–3 weeks
Photo: Yara Kinds / Unsplash Hoya Carnosa
Hoya carnosa
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 3,000 – 8,000 lux
- Water
- 10–14 days
Photo: feey / Unsplash Alocasia Portodora
Alocasia 'Portora'
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 4,000 – 10,000 lux
- Water
- 7–10 days
Photo: Caroline Badran / Unsplash Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Lux
- 2,000 – 6,000 lux
- Water
- 7 days
Photo: Esra Afşar / Unsplash Swiss Cheese Vine
Monstera adansonii
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect
- Lux
- 1,500 – 4,000 lux
- Water
- 7 days
Photo: Annie Spratt / Unsplash Croton
Codiaeum variegatum
- Light
- Bright indirect to direct
- Lux
- 5,000 – 10,000 lux
- Water
- 7 days
Photo: feey / Unsplash Dracaena Fragrans
Dracaena fragrans
- Light
- Low to medium
- Lux
- 500 – 3,000 lux
- Water
- 10–14 days
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Directory is growing. More species land every week - with real lux measurements contributed by our users' mapped windows.
Plant photography via Unsplash, used under the Unsplash License. We're grateful to the photographers.