Wow. When you take a look at the Latin name for this plant, you understand why everyone just calls it the ZZ Plant! Credit: “File:Zamioculcas zamiifolia 6zz.jpg” by Photo by David J. Stang is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Flood: Another variety of spotlight that has a wider beam than bullet lights. Used primarily for illuminating house facades or extremely large trees.

High-intensity discharge (HID) lights: These lights are the most powerful lights for growing plants — perfect for grow spaces or larger plants. Typically, these are used in indoor farms or controlled-environment labs. The light they produce is both full spectrum and brighter than any other type of light. Though these lights are extremely powerful, with great power comes great cost. These are the most expensive lights for indoor plants and will require the most energy to run. On top of that, they produce a great amount of heat, so you'll definitely need a way to extract the heat or cool the space. While light distance/intensity and the number of hours the light is on are both important, don’t fall into the trap of thinking one can compensate for the other. For example, you cannot use a high-intensity light for five hours instead of a low-intensity light for ten hours. What Types of Plants Are Conducive to Artificial Lights?Now, how exactly does that work with plants? Of course plants need light to grow, but it's not as simple as that. Plants have a different use for each color of the spectrum. Out of the colors that we are able to interpret, the most important colors are blue and red. Blue lights are great for anything involving the structural parts of the plant, to continue to make it strong and healthy. Red lights are great for the initial phases of plant development, as well as for flowering. There's nothing wrong with using them individually, but usually they are mixed, which is when you'll see a purple mix light.

This article was updated by Sage McHugh, a lifestyle writer for The Spruce who specializes in the home and garden sector. To select the best grow lights for this roundup, reviewed our testing insights from products we've tested at home. She also considered dozens of products, carefully evaluating their size, wattage, bulb type, and overall performance. Aglaonema (Chinese Evergreen): There are many varieties of Aglaonema with diverse leaf patterns and colors, all of which do well in artificial light.Also known as the Dragon Tree, various Dracaena are widely available and you will often see Dracaena marginata cultivars for sale in garden centres. Although they grow best in bright indirect light, they will put up with low light conditions – but growth will be a little slower and the leaves will lose a little of their vibrant colouring. Credit: “Drachenbaum (Dracaena marginata Bicolor)”by blumenbieneis licensed under CC BY 2.0 Melissa Lallo Johnson, host of Art of Gardening, a vlog and podcast that features influential gardeners from around the world LED lights, such as the GE BR30 Grow LED Light or Aceple Desk Plant Grow Light, are one of the most popular, as well as the most efficient options. They also offer ideal light spectrum ranges. LEDs emit less heat than incandescent bulbs and can last up to 30 times longer. “LED lights are my preferred go-to for lights, because they’re energy-efficient and generate little to no heat,” Johnson says. This attractive, undemanding houseplant does require a little more light than some plants on this list, so don’t be unkind and banish it to the darkest corners! A situation where it receives filtered light, or bright indirect light, is ideal. Credit: “File:Starr 080117-1531 Aglaonema sp..jpg” by Forest & Kim Starr is licensed under CC BY 3.0 Fluorescent or LED lights have largely replaced incandescent lights. However, they are still available if you seek them out.