Sun/Lighting - Just can't seem to get it right! :(

[butterfly_muse]

Originally Posted by Orchid126

I live in NJ and my catts are outside and get direct sun from early morning until noon, and then partial sun the rest of the day. The ones that turn purple gradually go back to their normal light green when they come back inside in the fall, but they are also the ones that bloom their fool heads off all winter. Purple isn't bad, as long as the leaf stays healthy.

This business of no direct sun is not for the mid Atlantic states, but rather for those southern and western parts of the country where the sun is very, very hot.

Ahhh, yes, that would make more sense. My fiance actually said something similar to me about that last night while we were discussing outdoor photographs for our wedding (it's in the fall when the sun sets oh so early)...I just didn't make a connection between that and the plants, lol!