I mean you can just put a grow light bulb into a normal desk lamp, and it'll work just fine manually (no smart bs to deal with).

Theres too many. Getting one that that not "smart" is a great starting point. My tatic with these sorts of purchases is to look at the shipping company and google them independently from the shopp app/site. If its a some sort of subsidiary moving low quality junk into the country its usually easy to spot.

Also dont buy anything with a clearly Ai generated image. Outer-net photos only.

And if you can, fuck Amazon.

Perhaps you can find a lamp at your local thrift store, swap meet, or flea market? Assuming the fixture works then it’s mainly a matter of getting a nice grow bulb for your plants. Good luck!

Secondhand anglepoise lamps with clamps so they can be attached up high for bigger plants, and the cheapest and brightest white bulbs I can find in multipacks, are what I use.

I have 60 plants (currently), mostly tropicals and succulents, and they've been thriving under these lamps and mostly without natural light for nearly a decade now. My monstera is fucking massive, to the point where every year or so I remove a section of at least 3 or 4 leaves to keep it able to fit in my flat.

You really don't need to be shelling out for fancy lamps or bulbs to have most plants grow indoors!

Soltech lights are nice but wildly expensive.

https://soltech.com/collections/all/products/fern-vita-led-grow-bulb-adjustable-tabletop-lampstand

https://soltech.com/collections/all/products/versa-tabletop-grow-light

If she can hang a pendant light I have these too and like them. https://www.amazon.com/VALIKIY-Hanging-Spectrum-Decorative-Pendant/dp/B0CDHFL6MR