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Do plants grow better in sunlight or artificial light?

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As good as sunlight is, it is possible to provide your indoor plants with too much of a good thing. Plants that need a lot of sun do best in a south-facing window unobstructed by trees, roof overhangs or other obstacles. Plants that need less light do better in west or east facing windows. Low light plants need a north-facing window. read more

Plants grow better in sunlight than in artificial light although both sunlight and artificial light provide the energy required for plants to grow. Plants need energy in the form of photons to grow, and there is much more energy emitted by the sun than artificial light. read more

Plants grow through a process called photosynthesis. This requires sunlight to take place. The chlorophyll located in the chloroplast of the plant cells grabs sunlight and starts the reactions (such as sugar) that are needed to make the plant grow. read more