Houseplant. Bright, indirect light?

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Hi all

I have been wanting to get another plant for the living room, however I am not sure whether there will be enough light for the plants to thrive. I currently have a Cast Iron Plant in a shady corner which is doing great.

I was thinking to get a Kentia Palm however I am not sure if natural daylight is sufficient? Would that be classed as bright, indirect light? What about during the winter when it's grey and gloomy?

The sun does not shine into my living room apart from sunset but the living room is still somewhat bright I guess because of the 2 windows

TIA

Which way does the room face?

@PoppySeedBagelRedux it's west facing. The way my living room is, I have 2 windows on either side (left and right)

You might need to move it back a bit in summer but I expect it’ll be OK at this time of year

Thank you for the advice @PoppySeedBagelRedux I'll definitely move it back during the summer months!

Do you mean a Caster oil plant? Fatsia spiders web would probably be happy. They are pretty,big dark green leaves with fine blotches of white.

Ah, I've only ever heard them called aspidistra!

Aspidistras are called the cast-iron plant because they are almost impossible to kill.

The castor oil plant is a totally different species and is named that way as one of its historic uses was a substitute for castor oil. I wouldn't advise it though!

I'm old enough to remember the Gracie Fields song 🤣