Attractive, designed grow lights

[ALToronto]

I wouldn't use the red/blue ones. Full spectrum white have enough of the red and blue wavelengths. That's why I use a combination of cool (bluer) and warm (redder) lights, across several fixtures. They look better, too, and cost less.

[Pokey49]

so buy "full spectrum" white??? could I beg you to cut n paste a link to the ones you are suggesting?

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Full spectrum LED Grow lights 10W E27 LED Grow lamp bulb for Flower plant Hydroponics system AC 85V 110V 265V grow box 1Pcs/lots-in Grow Lights from Lights & Lighting on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

How about these??

[Tschimm]

I can not recommend those.

[ALToronto]

Just ordinary cool white and warm white, at least 15 watts. Here are the specs you're looking for:

CRI >80 (colour rendering index)
Colour temperature 5000-6500 K for cool white, 3000-4000 K for warm white. Don't get warm white below 3000 K, it's too yellow.

[Pokey49]

Ok thanks for the specs. I will search accordingly. btw, I just found this web site. Learning alot about lights here. )

BlueMax Full Spectrum Compact Fluorescent Lights

[Pokey49]

How close do the lights need to be to the plants I bought a 5 head floor lamp that I will put full spectrum cfl bulbs in. I can put the lights within a couple to three feet of the plants. Will this be ok? Closer or farther?

[Tschimm]

Depends on what plants you grow.

Take a look at other lighting-threads. There's a lot of information available when you use the search-function of the forum 😉

[Pokey49]

ok thanks

[ALToronto]

Three feet is a too far. Two feet is too far for high light plants, but ok for phals. I burned a vanda that was less than 2" from a cfl.

[Pokey49]

I should have been clearer. I only have one medium-high light orchid in my sunroom, an Angaecum. I have mostly paphs and phals where I want to put these lights. I put my oncidium in the south window of my living room. So I am only trying to bump up the winter light for my phals and paphs.