Direct Sunlight Plants: Overview

Brighten your home’s sunniest corners with beautiful full sun plants! There are many resilient and low-maintenance full sun plants that require little upkeep and come in all sizes and leaf shapes. Full sun potted plants are perfect for well-lit spaces, like sunrooms or porches. Many plants for full sun and heat clean indoor air and add greenery and freshness to corners where more sensitive plants cannot flourish. Full sun palms and succulents are amazingly low-maintenance, too. Additionally, many blooming plants can adapt to full sun for a few hours a day, giving you more options for filling your porch or well-lit rooms with color and blooms.

Some of the best full sun plants include the spectacular Anthurium 'Pink Flamingo', with its heart-shaped red flowers, and the captivating Braided Money Tree.

Full Sun Plants: Care & Growing Guide

Enjoy your direct light indoor plants in a sunny corner of your home or office and watch them grow. Here are some essential care tips for full sun houseplants: 

Watering, Light, Humidity, and Temperature

Plants that thrive in direct sunlight usually need more consistent watering, since water evaporates quickly in the heat.

Direct sunlight plants can tolerate several hours of full sunlight daily. They are often much more sensitive to insufficient light than varieties that adapt easily to varying light conditions. However, many indoor plants that like direct sunlight still require care to prevent sunburn and other leaf issues. Use a sheer curtain to shield your high sun plants on a southern window.

Full sun tropical plants may still require slightly higher humidity levels. Increase humidity by using a humidifier, grouping plants that do well in full sun, or placing them on a pebble tray. Misting plants in direct sunlight may result in leaf burn unless you spritz them early in the morning.

Temperatures of 60–80°F are ideal for most full sun plants. Remember to bring outdoor plants that like direct sunlight indoors if temperatures fall below 50°F.

Repotting, Soil, and Feeding

House plants that like direct sunlight need repotting once in about 1–2 years. Use a slightly bigger pot with drainage holes.

For container plants for full sun, use well-draining soil with added organic matter, peat moss, or vermiculite to improve moisture retention. Mulch your full sun plants for pots to keep the water from evaporating too quickly.

Feed your plants for direct sunlight with an all-purpose, balanced liquid fertilizer monthly during the growing season.

Propagation 

Most high-light plants can be propagated either via stem cuttings or via division in the spring. Place cuttings in clear water and change it weekly until the roots form. You can usually multiply them directly in soil, too.

Pruning, Cleaning, and Common Issues

Depending on the type, some full sun indoor plants need more frequent pruning, whereas others, like Air Plants, require minimal trimming. Remove dead or damaged foliage, and keep the soil clean from debris.

Watch out for discolored, wrinkling, or curling leaves, which indicate overexposure to heat and sunlight. Also, check regularly for leaf burns, which look like brown or pale spots on your plant’s leaves. Move your direct sun plants where they will receive partial shade in the afternoon if necessary. 

Choose From a Variety of Plants That Like Full Sun

Select from various plants that like direct sunlight at Hey Rooted for your indoor spaces and enjoy their lush vitality at home or in the office. 

Anthurium ‘Red Flamingo'

Description: The stunning Anthurium ‘Red Flamingo’ (Anthurium) is prized for its gorgeous blooms and shiny foliage; it enjoys several hours of direct light, making it one of the most popular plants for full sun.

Peperomia 'Hope'

Description: Peperomia ‘Hope’ (Peperomia tetraphylla 'Hope') is one of the most decorative full sun hanging plants, which is also nearly drought-tolerant and very easy-care.

Coffee Plant

Description: The exotic Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica) not only looks gorgeous with its glossy leaves, but it also lets you grow your very own small harvest of coffee beans.

Ficus Ginseng

Description: The cute Ficus Gingseng (Ficus microcarpa) adds a mystical vibe to any space with its unique appearance. It is one of the best plants for full sun, and it will look great on a tabletop due to its relatively small size.

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