LED grow lights for indoor plants – best assistant gardener
Since we have decided to bring plants inside to decorate our living space, we should take charge of many issues to ensure they thrive. But many houseplants, even fed with air, water and nutrients while being placed by the window, don’t get enough light to grow. That's when artificial light is utilized to offset the light shortfall. Judging all features of this lighting source, ranging from efficiency to lifespan to light spectrum, LED grow lights for indoor plants have proved to be the most suitable type for houseplants.
Artificial light for indoor plants
Plants have different needs for light
Depending on the requirement for light, plants are divided into three types: low-light, medium-light and high-light plants:
- Low-light plants such as aluminum plant, cast iron plant and Chinese evergreen usually grow for their foliage. These plants can grow well in a light-lacking environment like by a north-facing window or in a dark corner.
- Medium-light plants like elephant ear, amaryllis or ferns are suitable for a west-facing window and an east-facing window, where the sunlight is weak.
- And high-light plants are grown for their flowers so they prefer places near south-facing windows or southwest-facing windows, where they can receive plenty of sunlight. Cacti, hibiscus and jasmine are the typical examples.
Artificial light is necessary for houseplants.
It’s perfect if our house has a window that is suitable for the plants we grow. But most of us can not provide the best conditions for our plants. We love elephant ears but our window looks to the southwest, which means the light is too much for the plants to grow. We like jasmine but want to decorate it in the basement, where the light is not sufficient.
It’s easy to handle the situation with too much light, just move the plants to the less light places. When lacking the sunlight, artificial light should join the game. We now have some common types of artificial light for houseplants in the market. They are incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps and LED lamps, etc. For certain reasons as listed below, LED grow light is the best option.
Key points to make LED grow light for indoor plants stand out
LED light is more energy efficient than any other lights. Its lifespan is also longer. Moreover, this type of light doesn’t produce too much heat so it doesn’t affect the growth of the plant. Incandescent lamps produce lots of heat, which may burn the plant.
Besides, LED grow light has many ranges such as bulb, tube, strip, high bay and flood light, etc. We can freely choose the most suitable shapes and power for particular situations.
LED grow lights for indoor plants produce a wide spectrum of light.
The most important effect of LED grow lights is that they produce a wide spectrum of light. We can flexibly adjust the light spectrum of the lamp so that it meets the plants’ needs. When we’re starting seeds, an LED grow light with full spectrum is more suitable. Leafy plants prefer blue light, while red light is good for flowering.
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