# 植物光照需求指南：全日照、部分日照、明亮散射光、低光

- Link: https://leeflora.com/en/plant-light-guide/
- Published: 2026-10-13T10:22:16+08:00
- Author: Jason

## Before you buy a plant, check the light where it will live

Eight out of ten houseplants fail because of the wrong light: too little and they
stretch out, fade and drop leaves; too much and they scorch and the leaf tips burn.
This page sets out the four light levels we use in the shop, with measurable definitions,
so you can work out which one your home or office is.

## The four light levels, with measurable definitions

| Level | Measured definition | Typical positions | Plants that suit it | 
| Full sun | **Six hours or more of direct sun a day** | Outdoors, balconies, rooftops, sunny floor-to-ceiling windows (west-facing spots get fierce in the afternoon) | Fruit trees, flowering plants, succulents and cacti | 
| Partial sun | **Three to six hours of direct sun a day**(or sun in the morning or afternoon only) | An east- or west-facing window, or a shaded balcony | Citrus, kalanchoe, star jasmine and crown of thorns — sun lovers that still dislike the midday glare | 
| Bright indirect light | **No direct sunlight**, but the space is bright during the day — comfortable for reading | Within one to two metres of a south-facing window, a window with a sheer curtain, or under a light well or skylight | Most indoor foliage plants: Monstera, Fiddle Leaf, Areca Palm, Radermachera and Calathea | 
| Low light | **No direct sunlight**, with low daytime brightness — you need the light on to feel bright | More than two metres from a window, corridors, meeting-room corners, or a room lit only by lamps | Very shade-tolerant species: Sansevierias, ZZ plant, Epipremnum, Dracaena and Sun God |

## How do you work out your light level?

 * **Check which way the window faces**: South-facing gets light all day; east-facing
   only in the morning; west-facing is fiercest in the afternoon and evening, and
   Hong Kong's summer sun from the west burns leaves; north-facing gets only indirect
   light, the gentlest of all.
 * **Count the hours of direct sun**: On a sunny day, look at the spot every hour
   or two from morning to dusk, and add up the hours the sun falls directly on it.
   That total is the daily direct sun in the table above.
 * **Check the distance and what is in the way**: The further from the window, the
   less light. Sheer curtains, covered walkways and the building opposite all take
   more away. Beyond two metres from a window, count it as low light.
 * **Go by how the room feels**: If you can read comfortably without switching a
   light on, the space is bright. If you need the light on to feel bright, it is
   low light.

## How our categories work

Every plant's Additional Information table lists its light level (full sun, partial
sun, bright indirect light or low light). Check it against the table above before
you buy.

## Three common mistakes

 * **"Shade-tolerant" does not mean "no light needed"**: Shade-tolerant species 
   survive in low light, but nothing lives in permanent darkness. A low-light spot
   still needs the light people turn on when they are in the room.
 * **Do not move a houseplant straight into full sun**: Leaves that have not adapted
   will scorch. If you are moving a plant somewhere sunnier, do it gradually over
   a week or two.
 * **In an air-conditioned room the problem is not light, it is humidity**: Constant
   air conditioning dries out leaf tips, which looks much like too little light.
   Do not rush to move the plant.

## Choose by light level

### Full sun

Six hours or more of direct sun a day. Suited to outdoors, balconies, rooftops and
sunny floor-to-ceiling windows.

 * [Microcitrus australasica Swingle](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%89%8b%e6%8c%87%e6%aa%b8%e6%aa%acmicrocitrus-australasica-swingle/)
 * [Hylocereus undatus](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%87%8f%e5%a4%a9%e5%b0%ba-hylocereus-undatus/)
 * [Phoenix roebelenii](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%87%9d%e8%91%b5-phoenix-roebelenii-200cm/)
 * [Bougainvillea](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%8b%92%e6%9d%9c%e9%b5%91/)
 * [Codiaeum variegatum](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%81%91%e9%87%91%e6%a6%95/)
 * [lemon tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%aa%b8%e6%aa%ac%e6%a8%b9lemon-tree/)
 * [Catharanthus roseus](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%95%b7%e6%98%a5%e8%8a%b1-catharanthus-roseus/)
 * [Ixora chinensis Lam](https://leeflora.com/en/product/ixora-chinensis-lam/)
 * [Olive tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%a9%84%e6%ac%96%e6%a8%b9-olive-tree/)
 * [Jabuticaba Tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%98%89%e5%af%b6%e6%9e%9c%e6%a8%b9-%ef%bc%88%e5%90%84%e7%a8%ae%e9%ab%98%e5%ba%a6%ef%bc%8c%e8%ab%8bwhatsapp-%e8%81%af%e7%b9%ab/)
 * [papaya tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%9c%a8%e7%93%9c%e6%a8%b9-%ef%bc%88%e5%90%84%e7%a8%ae%e9%ab%98%e5%ba%a6%ef%bc%8c%e8%ab%8bwhatsapp-%e8%81%af%e7%b9%ab/)
 * [Mango tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%8a%92%e6%9e%9c%e6%a8%b9-mango-tree-%ef%bc%88%e5%90%84%e7%a8%ae%e9%ab%98%e5%ba%a6%ef%bc%8c%e8%ab%8bwhatsapp-%e8%81%af%e7%b9%ab/)
 * [Pomegranate tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%9f%b3%e6%a6%b4%e6%a8%b9-pomegranate-tree%ef%bc%88%e5%90%84%e7%a8%ae%e9%ab%98%e5%ba%a6%ef%bc%8c%e8%ab%8b%e5%85%88whatsapp-%e8%81%af%e7%b9%ab/)
 * [other fruit trees](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%85%b6%e4%bb%96%e6%9e%9c%e6%a8%b9%e6%a8%b9-other-fruit-trees%ef%bc%88%e5%90%84%e7%a8%ae%e9%ab%98%e5%ba%a6%ef%bc%8c%e8%ab%8b%e5%85%88whatsapp-%e8%81%af%e7%b9%ab/)
 * [12-inch Calamondin Orange Tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/12%e5%af%b8%e5%9b%9b%e5%ad%a3%e6%a1%94/)
 * [Chinese New Year Peach Blossom](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%b3%80%e5%b9%b4%e6%a1%83%e8%8a%b1/)
 * [Chinese New Year Vermilion Orange Tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%b3%80%e5%b9%b4%e6%9c%b1%e7%a0%82%e6%a1%94-%e5%b9%b4%e6%a1%94/)

### Partial sun

Three to six hours of direct sun a day, or sun in the morning or afternoon only,
avoiding the midday glare.

 * [Curcuma alsimatifolia](https://leeflora.com/en/product/curcuma-alsimatifolia/)
 * [Kalanchoe blossfeldiana](https://leeflora.com/en/product/kalanchoe-blossfeldiana/)
 * [Euphorbia milii](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%90%b5%e6%b5%b7%e6%a3%a0/)
 * [China Starjasmine](https://leeflora.com/en/product/china-starjasmine/)

### Bright indirect light

No direct sun, but a bright space during the day — near a window, or a well-lit 
room.

 * [Areca Palm](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%95%a3%e5%b0%be%e8%91%b5areca-palm/)
 * [Bird of paradise](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%a4%a9%e5%a0%82%e9%b3%a5-bird-of-paradise/)
 * [Fiddle Leaf](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%90%b4%e8%91%89%e6%a6%95fiddle-leaf/)
 * [Radermachera](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%b9%b8%e7%a6%8f%e6%a8%b9radermachera/)
 * [Dracaena marginata](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%8d%83%e5%b9%b4%e6%9c%a8-dracaena-marginata/)
 * [Dracaena arborea](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e4%b9%9f%e9%96%80%e9%90%b5-dracaena-arborea/)
 * [Monstera](https://leeflora.com/en/product/monstera/)
 * [Polyscias balfouriana Bailey](https://leeflora.com/en/product/polyscias-balfouriana-bailey/)
 * [Philodendron](https://leeflora.com/en/product/philodendron/)
 * [Calathea Orbifolia](https://leeflora.com/en/product/calatheaorbifolia/)
 * [Alocasia Longiloba](https://leeflora.com/en/product/alocasia-longiloba-miq/)
 * [Philodendron bipinnatifidum](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%be%8d%e9%b1%97%e6%98%a5%e7%be%bd-philodendron-bipinnatifidum/)
 * [Ficus elastica](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%a9%a1%e7%9a%ae%e6%a8%b9-ficus-elastica/)
 * [CHAMAEDOREA ELEGANS](https://leeflora.com/en/product/chamaedorea-elegans/)
 * [Alocasia Sarian](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%96%a9%e5%88%a9%e5%ae%89%e6%b5%b7%e8%8a%8balocasia-sarian/)
 * [Peperomia tetragona](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%99%bd%e8%84%88%e6%a4%92%e8%8d%89peperomia-tetragona/)
 * [Monstera](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%8f%a2%e7%94%9f%e9%be%9c%e8%83%8c%e7%ab%b9-monstera/)
 * [Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%8b%90%e5%b0%be%e5%a4%a9%e5%86%ac/)
 * [Polyscias fruticosa Harms](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%a3%ae%e6%a8%b9polyscias-fruticosa-l-harms/)
 * [Nematanthus wettsteinii](https://leeflora.com/en/product/nematanthus-wettsteinii/)
 * [Schlumbergera truncata](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%9f%b9%e7%88%aa%e8%98%ad-schlumbergera-truncata/)
 * [Anthurium](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%b4%85%e6%8e%8c-anthurium/)
 * [Rhododendron](https://leeflora.com/en/product/rhododendron/)
 * [Dracaena draco](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%a4%9a%e9%a0%ad%e9%be%8d%e9%ac%9a%e6%a8%b9dracaena-draco/)
 * [African Jasmine](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%9d%9e%e6%b4%b2%e8%8c%89%e8%8e%89/)
 * [Plerandra elegantissima](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%ad%94%e9%9b%80%e6%9c%a8/)
 * [Spiral Plant](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%9e%ba%e7%b4%8b%e9%90%b5/)
 * [Fragrant Heteropanax](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%b9%8c%e5%82%98%e6%a5%93/)
 * [Multi-tier Radermachera](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%a4%9a%e5%b1%a4%e5%b9%b8%e7%a6%8f%e6%a8%b9/)
 * [Hydroponic Fiddleleaf Ficus](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e6%b0%b4%e5%9f%b9%e7%90%b4%e8%91%89%e6%a6%95/)
 * [Office Desk Flowers](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%be%a6%e5%85%ac%e5%ae%a4%e6%9e%b1%e8%8a%b1/)
 * [Office Desk Flowers](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e8%be%a6%e5%85%ac%e5%ae%a4%e6%9e%b1%e8%8a%b1-2/)

### Low light

No direct sun and low daytime brightness — far from windows, corridors, corners.
Only shade-tolerant species can live here long term.

 * [Pachira](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e7%99%bc%e8%b2%a1%e6%a8%b9pachira/)
 * [Sansevierias](https://leeflora.com/en/product/sansevierias/)
 * [ZZ plant](https://leeflora.com/en/product/zzplant/)
 * [Braided Type Pachira Money Tree](https://leeflora.com/en/product/braided-type-pachira/)
 * [Epipremnum aureum](https://leeflora.com/en/product/epipremnum-aureum/)
 * [Pteridium](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%9c%b8%e7%8e%8b%e8%95%a8-pteridium/)
 * [Bird's Nest Fern](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e9%b3%a5%e5%b7%a2%e8%95%a8-birds-nest-fern/)
 * [Peace Fern](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%b9%b3%e5%ae%89%e8%95%a8/)
 * [Rhapis multifida](https://leeflora.com/en/product/rhapis-multifida/)
 * [Aglaonema Ruby](https://leeflora.com/en/product/aglaonema-ruby/)
 * [Dracaena](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%b7%b4%e8%a5%bf%e6%9c%a8draceana/)
 * [Sun God](https://leeflora.com/en/product/%e5%a4%aa%e9%99%bd%e7%a5%9e/)

_Still not sure? Tell us which way your windows face and how many hours of direct
sun you get, and we will pick for you._

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