Reddit reviews TORCHSTAR PAR20 LED Light Bulb, Dimmable 8W 50W Eqv. High CRI90+, Damp Location, 3000K Warm White, E26 Base, Energy Star & UL Listed Spotlight, 3-Year Warranty, Pack of 6
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EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE: CRI90+, showing an object’s accurate and vibrant color; 40° beam angle, allowing you to better highlight a specific area; E26 medium screw base for most lighting fixturesSMOOTH DIMMING: 10%-100% dimming range, no flickers or humming. Compatible with most LED dimmers. Always create the right ambience with the right lightCOST & ENERGY SAVING: ENERGY STAR certification ensures high energy efficiency, 84% energy and costs saving by replacing traditional 50W halogen bulb with our 8W LED bulb, $69.3/bulb savings throughout its lifespanWIDELY APPLICATIONS: UL-listed ensures reliable quality and safe operation, suitable for damp locations, ideal for use in humid applications such as recessed lighting and track lightingMORE DURABLE: 13.7 years long lifespan, reduce re-lamp frequency and maintenance cost. Lower heat than incandescent or halogen bulb, ideal for items that could be sensitive to heat. 3 years satisfaction guarantee
What a great window of plants you have there!
For optimal coverage, a lamp shaped like a classic T8/T5 fixture with the same length as your window would be suiting (shape-wise).
Although, classic T8/T5 fluorescents are very inefficient at both producing light and directing it where we want it, which is why I recommend LED. Also, having plants in different heights makes this a little impractical as the distance between lamp and plant will affect light intensity a lot.
A square-shaped lamp performs best in a square-shaped area. A longer lamp fixture might give you better coverage but may not be very fun to have hanging all across your window.
Another way to work around this can be to have a couple of smaller light sources spread out. A popular option in the DIY culture is bulbs + splitter. I do not necessarily recommend these two specific options, I just want to show them as an example.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VFFB3PY
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076S6927J
If it were my window, I'd aim for bulbs that are a little bigger and only use three of them. Instead of a lamp splitter, I would hang each lamp individually in its own cable at a desired height, something like this: https://i.imgur.com/DpL1H6o.png
Optics or focusing lenses will confine the light and produce a more narrow light footprint. This allows for greater distances between lamp and canopy compared to a LED lamp with no optics. Depending on your desired look and how you want to hang your light sources, you could use either type.
I can't really recommend a good T8 (LED) lamp from the top of my head, neither can I recommend a good E27 lamp (on Amazon). I have seen that the SANSI bulbs are quite popular but it is difficult for us to know how they perform as there is very little information shared about this by SANSI. Other than that, I have no personal opinion about them.
I made a video recently about e27 bulbs with focusing lenses. This video might be interesting if you choose to go for the bulb-option.
Hope this was somewhat helpful :-)