House Plants for Bright Spots

How to choose the best indoor plants for bright rooms

Make your house plants a talking point by choosing something unusual like a carnivorous variety. The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) has hinged leaves that trap insects, and the Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) attracts insects with sticky foliage. For a touch of the exotic, try an ornamental pineapple. Whatever you decide on, arrange your house plants in decorative pots to show them off to best advantage. Read our frequently asked questions below for more ideas.

Which flowering house plants have the best scent?

Little beats the scent of citrus and we have several potted varieties suitable for indoor growing from the familiar orange to an unusual limequat. Brighamia insignis and Dendrobium nobile ‘Sunny Eye’ also have strongly scented flowers.

Which trailing house plants are best for sunny spots?

If you’re looking for hanging basket plants for sunny rooms, try Ceropegia linearis, Senecio ‘String of Pearls’, and Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’. While most plants don’t like to be in the full glare of the hot sun, many indoor plants cope well with bright conditions.

Which house plants are drought tolerant?

Amongst our range of house plants for bright spots are some that are able to tolerate drought. Good choices are senecio, haworthia, the snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii), and Brighamia insignis which stores water in its bulbous stem.