PlantIndirect light.
Daylight that reaches a plant only after being scattered by the sky, reflected from surfaces or filtered through a sheer curtain, with no direct sunbeam on the leaves.
What it means for your plants
Bright indirect light is roughly 10,000–20,000 lux and medium light 2,500–10,000 lux; intensity falls fast with distance, so a plant 2 m from a window may get only 10–20% of what it gets at the glass. Measure at leaf height at midday rather than guessing.
IN PRACTICE
A fiddle-leaf fig beside a sheer-curtained south window receives bright indirect light, while the same plant in the room’s far corner is in low light.
Put it into practice
Understand bright indirect light, check the light reaching your plant, and adjust its position as windows, seasons and growth change.
Bright indirect light: how to find the right spot for houseplants
