What’s on the Houseplant Light poster
A 5-row table: Window · Light · Suits.
By aspect, northern hemisphere. Reverse for the southern.
- North — Low, indirect — Ferns, pothos, ZZ plant
- East — Gentle morning sun — Most houseplants
- West — Strong afternoon sun — Succulents, rubber plant
- South — Bright all day — Cacti, succulents, citrus
- Far from a window — Very low — Almost nothing thrives
Light drops off sharply with distance: a metre from the window can be a quarter of the light at the glass.
Questions about the Houseplant Light poster
- What’s on the Houseplant Light poster?
- A 5-row table: Window · Light · Suits. By aspect, northern hemisphere. Reverse for the southern. North — Low, indirect — Ferns, pothos, ZZ plant; East — Gentle morning sun — Most houseplants; West — Strong afternoon sun — Succulents, rubber plant; South — Bright all day — Cacti, succulents, citrus; Far from a window — Very low — Almost nothing thrives. Light drops off sharply with distance: a metre from the window can be a quarter of the light at the glass.
- Who is the Houseplant Light poster for?
- Houseplant Light belongs to the Practical skills section rather than to a school year, because life skills is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning garden can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the Houseplant Light poster?
- 'Low light' means tolerates low light. No plant grows well in a dark corner. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Houseplant Light belongs on the wall where that life skills work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Houseplant Light?
- Plant Pests, Composting and Growing in Containers sit alongside Houseplant Light in the Practical skills section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Plant PestsCompostingGrowing in Containers
- Is the Houseplant Light poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Houseplant Light downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Practical skills section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Houseplant Light poster print at?
- Houseplant Light is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Houseplant Light loses nothing.Printing guide
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