Tasman
June
Q.
Hi Tui, now that the sun is lower it comes further into the house thus my houseplants needing dappled light have been moved. What indoor plants tolerate sun?
Ann Kidd
A.
Hi Ann,
The winter sun is not as intense and summer sun, you might be surprised at how your indoor plants can adapt to the different light levels in winter. As with all indoor plants bright light rather than direct sunlight is ideal, leaves can burn or develop scorch marks from direct sun coming through glass.
Indoor houseplants that tolerate bright light and sun are sanseveria (mother-in-laws tongue), pothos (Devil's Ivy), any succulents such as chain of hearts, chlorophytum (spider plant), tradescantia or zebrina (inch plant, bubble plant), Ficus (rubber plant). I hope these suggestions are helpful.
Regards, The Tui Team
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Hi Tui, what can I do for my Zebra plants (Calathea). Mine are not thriving no matter where I put them. Thanks.
My Calathea is not thriving, what can I do?
Hi Nancy, Calatheas are lovely foliage plants and are a little fussy to grow, but if you can find the right spot, they do well. They are plants that don't like direct sunlight, a shady spot is best as this will to bring out the colours in the foliage, move to a bright room in winter (not direct sun). They enjoy high humidity so regular misting of leaves and placing pebbles in the saucer making sure there is water in the saucer will help raise the humidity around the plant. They don't like draughts, so placing plants by open windows or doors is not the place for them. They also need warmth year round, so move to the warmest room in the winter time as they don't like sudden fluctuations in temperature. Keep moist (not wet) year round, do not allow the potting mix to dry out. The Tui Team.