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title: "What plants would be fine in a north facing window? About 5-6 hour of…"
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# What plants would be fine in a north facing window? About 5-6 hour of…

_Geplaatst door Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 op 2025-06-03_

What plants would be fine in a north facing window? About 5-6 hour of full sun.

## 8 reacties

### Sunny reageerde op 2025-06-03

A window facing true north is not good for plants that need bright indirect or direct sunlight. Maybe the window is more east or more west facing. Then, 5-6 hours of direct sunlight (east) would be good depending on the plant.

#### Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 antwoordde op 2025-06-03

Oh ok! Was just wondering because I have both a east and north facing window and my east one is COVERED in plants and my plant shelf, and then the north is bare

### GreenLeaf reageerde op 2025-06-03

I have 2 north facing windows, that get about 1-3 hrs direct sun in the AM and 1-3 hrs direct in the PM.  
And contrary to all information and instinct my plants that THRIVE in those spots are my:  
Pothos (have about 6 different species)  
Orchids (very random I know)  
Creeping Fig  
Philo - vining varieties (brasil, neon, micans)

Some of these I move to spots with grow lights for the winter, but most of them I don’t have to move.

I’m in SW Canada if that’s any help.

### Plantguncle78 reageerde op 2025-06-03

I am in Arizona and i have 4 plants in my north facing window which actually gets decent light throughout the day .

![Bijlage 1 van 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Enkf6UbckZwDuYKum-Pumj3REiTa9K-GOGSTUGl2cew/bBIREE2jToWvfF03IwQPDA.webp?size=large)

![Bijlage 2 van 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Enkf6UbckZwDuYKum-Pumj3REiTa9K-GOGSTUGl2cew/vxHSztRjRlarlARbj--qCQ.webp?size=large)

![Bijlage 3 van 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Enkf6UbckZwDuYKum-Pumj3REiTa9K-GOGSTUGl2cew/V5KBgSrHSJ6FfgII0MBFQQ.webp?size=large)

### jlsKenzy reageerde op 2025-06-03

My office only has a north facing window for light. I have a small parlor palm and several air plants that are doing awesome on the window sill. My money tree sits on my desk, maybe a foot away and a spider plant on the top of a bookcase several feet away, both are also thriving.

### JW reageerde op 2025-06-03

My 2 north facing windows look like this, but one is a corner so it gets a bit of eastern light. #1: pineapple, spider plant, mystery philodendron but most vining varieties should work

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cntBhzuhemsXktbGSWDmnn9XkfsMF6fWhnH7zPcFREk/13sri5pAS6aHs-nzDgYUcw.webp?size=large)

#### JW antwoordde op 2025-06-03

Window 2, this is the corner. Cacti mixed, including Arizona sunshine, bunny ears, and prickly pear. succulents mixed, including pepperoni pincushion/happy bean tree, snake plant, aloes, kalanchoe, zebra plant, and jade plant. Also receiving mixed light from this window is my water propping shelf.

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cntBhzuhemsXktbGSWDmnn9XkfsMF6fWhnH7zPcFREk/JjUSqz_wR8q7SrsQIoU__A.webp?size=large)

### Lilee reageerde op 2025-06-04

I have a syngonium that’s been doing pretty well since I moved it to a north window!

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/eiEQRXmGTQQebjn4N7bnlaQgsLi5WryQ1yGEQwsZMPE/1KC_G172SaqNd1kSDD__cA.webp?size=large)

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