Is afternoon sun ok for plants?
Full sun plants don’t necessarily need all-day sunlight, but they generally need at least six hours. Afternoon sun tends to be stronger than morning sun, so if you know you can only offer a plant six hours of sun exposure, plant it in a spot that gets most of its sunlight in the afternoon. The morning sun is far gentler than afternoon sunlight, and plants with sensitive leaves may prefer longer hours of indirect light throughout the day instead of a few hours of very harsh sunlight.
What plants don’t do well in direct sunlight?
Your Snake plants, Cast Iron plants, Chinese Evergreens, and Peace lilies can actually suffer from too much direct sun. These plants evolved to live in filtered light, so putting them in a sunny window is like forcing an introvert to be the life of the party. They can do it, maybe, but they won’t be happy about it. Full sun provides several hours of direct sunlight during the day. High light can be found indoors within 6 feet of a window with unobstructed southern or southwestern exposure. This strong, direct light is suitable for Cacti, most Succulents, Aloe, Jade Plant, Ficus, and Croton.Plants that would do good in a west facing window with no obstructions would be cacti, succulents, rubber trees , some Hoyas, pothos, snake plants , ZZs, some Monsteras… there are a lot of plants that would do great it high afternoon light but you’ll need to acclimate them to that spot.