30 houseplants for a bright window that drink often
The catalogue puts 30 indoor species at the bright light tier with a water tier of 3 or higher on its 1-to-5 scale, and none of them takes frost. A bright window dries a pot faster than a dim corner, so the interval in the table is the first number to check.
In the table, watering runs from 2 to 14 days at medium light; 17 of the 30 want humid air.
| Plant | Water | Light | Humidity | Temperature or hardiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica | every 5–7 days | Bright | High | 12–24 °C |
| Flamingo flowerAnthurium andraeanum | every 5–7 days | Bright | High | 15–28 °C |
| TaroColocasia esculenta | every 2–5 days | Bright | High | 12–32 °C |
| AlocasiaAlocasia × amazonica | every 6–10 days | Bright | High | 15–28 °C |
| ColeusColeus scutellarioides | every 5–7 days | Bright | Medium | 15–27 °C |
| GardeniaGardenia jasminoides | every 4–7 days | Bright | High | 16–27 °C |
| Inch plantTradescantia zebrina | every 5–7 days | Bright | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| mini monsteraRhaphidophora tetrasperma | every 7–14 days | Bright | High | 15–30 °C |
| Scarlet starGuzmania lingulata | every 5–7 days | Bright | High | 15–28 °C |
| SpearmintMentha spicata | every 3–4 days | Bright | Medium | 10–28 °C |
| Swiss cheese plantMonstera deliciosa | every 7–14 days | Bright | High | 15–30 °C |
| Swiss cheese vineMonstera adansonii | every 7–10 days | Bright | High | 15–30 °C |
| Ti plantCordyline fruticosa | every 4–8 days | Bright | High | 15–30 °C |
| Tree philodendronThaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum | every 7–14 days | Bright | High | 15–30 °C |
| African violetSaintpaulia ionantha | every 5–7 days | Bright | Medium | 18–27 °C |
| AmaryllisHippeastrum hybridum | every 7–14 days | Bright | Medium | 10–28 °C |
| Areca palmDypsis lutescens | every 7–10 days | Bright | High | 15–28 °C |
| Bird of paradiseStrelitzia reginae | every 10–14 days | Bright | Medium | 13–27 °C |
| Christmas cactusSchlumbergera truncata | every 10–14 days | Bright | Medium | 10–27 °C |
| CrotonCodiaeum variegatum | every 7–10 days | Bright | High | 15–29 °C |
| CyclamenCyclamen persicum | every 4–8 days | Bright | Medium | 8–20 °C |
| Dwarf umbrella treeSchefflera arboricola | every 7–14 days | Bright | Medium | 15–30 °C |
| Fiddle-leaf figFicus lyrata | every 7–10 days | Bright | Medium | 15–30 °C |
| Ginseng ficusFicus microcarpa | every 7–10 days | Bright | High | 18–29 °C |
| Norfolk Island pineAraucaria heterophylla | every 5–10 days | Bright | High | 10–26 °C |
| Orange jasmineMurraya paniculata | every 5–9 days | Bright | High | 13–32 °C |
| PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima | every 5–9 days | Bright | Medium | 15–26 °C |
| Rubber plantFicus elastica | every 7–14 days | Bright | Medium | 15–30 °C |
| Staghorn fernPlatycerium bifurcatum | every 5–10 days | Bright | High | 10–28 °C |
| Weeping figFicus benjamina | every 7–14 days | Bright | Medium | 15–30 °C |