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Questions tagged [sunlight]

For questions about quantity of sunlight.

Light is essential for photosynthesis. With the exception of houseplants under artificial lighting, all plants receive this in the form of solar radiation (aka 'sun').

Plants vary greatly with regard to the amount of light they require or tolerate. Use this tag for questions about how much sunlight a plant should receive or can tolerate. Sunlight can vary by length of time and intensity.

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What happened to my marigold plant how it can be made healthy again?

I transplanted it yesterday but now it's leaves are curled and is bending downwards. What should I do? Whenever I transplant a plant it usually gets in same condition and slowly dies. Please help me, I do not want to lose this plant.
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What kinds of fruits and vegetables could I plant here?

I am thinking of growing a garden in the area between the two fences in the photo. What kinds of fruits and vegetables would do well? It is not full sun, but by 10am most of the area has sun. If you are facing the fence, you are facing southeast. I…
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Adding shade to a potted plant?

We live in the Caribbean and I have several potted plants in my rooftop. One of the plants is a small citrus plant. The problem is that the climate here is so hot (over 90 degrees in the morning) and there's so much sunlight that it's really hurting…
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Why are my Hydrangea leaves going floppy?

I live in Munich, Germany, and have had my hydrangea for several years. It happily moved from the UK (South East) to Munich and survived two winters and a summer. However, this year I decided to move its position on my south-east-facing balcony…
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Phototropism on rosemary plant

Do rosemary plants exhibit phototropism? I bought a rosemary plant from a nursery with its woody stem not perpendicular to the soil surface (about 50 deg between the soil and the stem). While its branches and leaves grew perpendicular to the soil…
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Adjusting recommended sunlight hours depending on region and radiation level?

I have land in India (the tropics), in the hills, on a slope from 6800 feet - 5200 ft altitude (roughly). At that lowest point there's a stream of about 10-15m across. Generally my entire land is a very sunny area, high UV radiation, though not hot…
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What herbs or useful plants thrive in full sunlight?

What herbs or other useful plants thrive in full sunlight? I want to create a garden of small plants in the rooftop, but I would like to include only plants that are useful (ie. Cooking, medicinal, etc). I can water them daily, but except for a few…
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