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Hey there. I grew some Stephania and want to give one to my friend but where she wants to put it will require some supplemental lighting.

There's nothing above it so undershelf lights won't work. She understandably doesn't want a floor stand or clip-on light in her foyer, either.

So I'm looking for something like the photo....minus the "smart" app stuff. There's a lot of crap brands on Amazon and I only really know of Barrina and SANSI whose options aren't great for this.

Any suggestions?

(The light in the picture is a Glowrium but I know nothing about them)

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[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow that first one looks awesome but yeah, might be a bit overkill. It seems like such a simple product but I don't trust these companies with randomly generated names

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

My big thing is I very much value lighting that is good for plants while also being pleasant for my human eyes. All my lighting is 3000K. No hospital lighting, weed grow lights, exposed leds, etc. that has meant I've ended up paying more for that. Sansi lights are 4000K or 5000K. Some Barrina lights I have are 3000K.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

All of my plants are either in front of big windows or on shelves with lights so I feel you but not her!

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

4000K lighting is my sweet spot, but manufacturers tend to disagree slightly on what 4000K is. Can't mismatch bulbs.