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title: "Light Requirements"
description: "Light controls growth rate and watering demand; most foliage plants do best in bright indirect light with species-specific tolerance."
last_updated: "2026-05-22T12:15:01.171537+00:00"
source: "https://miradock.com/a/light-requirements"
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# Light Requirements

## Bright indirect light
Most common foliage plants want bright indirect light: enough light to read comfortably and cast a soft shadow, without hours of harsh sun.

## Growth clues
Long gaps between leaves, leaning stems, small new leaves, and fading variegation often signal insufficient light. Scorched patches can signal too much direct sun.

## Care link
Brighter light increases growth and water use, so pair light changes with [[Watering]]. [[source:66000000-0000-4000-8000-000000002102|RHS houseplant guidance]]

## Source

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