R
21

The greenhouse catalog photo trick that fools everyone

New growers keep posting pictures of 'shade tolerant' perennials thriving indoors, but those shots are taken in a climate controlled greenhouse with grow lights for 14 hours a day. My neighbor in Portland tried the same setup with a north window and her ferns burned out in 6 weeks. Has anyone else gotten burned by trusting the catalog photos over the fine print on light requirements?
1 comments

Log in to join the discussion

Log In
1 Comment
dylan_rodriguez
That 'fine print' bit got me too, my mom's peace lily looked great in the photo but sulked by our south window for a year.
4