your picture up top disturbs me.. lol ... catches my eye every time ...

it will be different whether the slats are up and down ... will the light bother you at the desk???

i dont think you will get a definitive answer ... your just going to have to try it and find out ...

i would recommend a smaller .. read that cheaper plant .. on a small table or plant stand ... so that the top of the pot is at window level ....

im not sure i would pay lots for a 5 footer.. only to worry it will fail ... but that is up to you and your checkbook ....[does anyone use a checkbook anymore.. lol ]

usually location helps ... big city name .... how close to the window can it go ... i dont see the usual hot air floor ducts .. nor baseboard radiators ... which might complicate variables other than light ....

good luck

ken

Ken, that picture up top disturbs me too, I have to see it everyday! That cheap fake plant is not staying. the air ducts are on the ceiling. I bought the tree just now the smaller one ofcourse, maybe 4ft. I guess we’ll see how it goes😳

Lighting looks good to me. The blinds will allow you to control some of that western light if it gets too intense. As Ken mentions, I would probably put it on a plant stand or box of some sort that will elevate it some to take advantage of more of that light from the window.

I have a "little fiddle" which is sort of a bushier variety with smaller leaves. It loves my West-facing window.

I wouldn’t put a ficus in that corner. It might survive and hang on with a few leaves, but it definitely won’t grow much.

These are high light loving plants. Think direct southern sun shining through a window most of the day.

i meant your user pic ... lol ... the room is gorgeous.. plant or not ... though i see the need for some greenery ... or a picture on the bigger section ...

too bad about the ceiling.. i presume you dont want to be putting in some hanger hooks into it in front of the higher windows for something like a spider plant or some such ....

so i guess the next question might be.. what besides a ficus will accomplish your goals ... in other words.. think outside your box ...

the plant you do have there ... looks happy ... [from what we can see of it ....] .... but its not tall or high enough to accomplish much from a room design aspect ... if you could elevate it to the middle of the wall.. top to bottom ... it might make more of a 'picture' look to the wall ... presuming you dont have young children or cats that might knock it over ... i see on reread.. its fake ..oh well ... though if a kid/cat knocks it over.. it ought to bounce with impunity ... lol ...

norfolk island pine ... charley brown xmas ... tree might be an alternative... though they can get wide over the years ... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=norfolk+island+pine+houseplant&t=ffcm&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

ken

ps: what i do like about the high windows... is that you dont need to drape them for privacy .. unless the neighbor spends a lot of time on her roof ...

Ficus lyrata probably wants brighter conditions than that. Also, they are a tough plant to keep small since the leaves are so big (and they are huge trees in nature). Low humidity is a bit of a problem as well.

The lowest-light indoor plants are some of the palms, particularly kentia palms, or some of the Dracenas, such as 'Janet Craig'. There are also other palms that are narrower in form (the kentia fronds kind of splay out) such as fishtail palms and lady palms.