Why FX Luminaire Is the Professional’s Choice for Landscape Lighting

FX Luminaire has been a leading name in professional-grade landscape lighting for over two decades. Known for their durable brass and copper construction, integrated LED technology, and the industry-first Luxor smart lighting controller, FX Luminaire fixtures are the go-to choice for landscape contractors, architects, and discerning homeowners who want lighting that lasts.

With over 400 products in the FX Luminaire catalog — from subtle path lights to powerful up lights to color-changing ZDC fixtures — choosing the right products for your project can feel overwhelming. This guide breaks down every major product series, what each is designed for, and how to match fixtures to your specific landscape lighting goals.

Up Lights: The Foundation of Every Lighting Design

Up lights are the most versatile and commonly used fixtures in landscape lighting. FX Luminaire offers one of the widest selections of professional up lights on the market, with over 100 models to choose from.

Evo Series

The Evo series is FX Luminaire’s flagship up light line. Available in multiple beam spreads (10° spot to 60° flood), the Evo features a heavy-duty cast brass housing, adjustable aiming, and compatibility with ZDC LED boards for color-changing capability. Evo fixtures are ideal for uplighting trees, architectural facades, and specimen plantings.

RC Series (Remote Control)

The RC up light offers a compact profile with a fully adjustable lamp assembly. Its smaller housing makes it easier to conceal in tight planting beds while still delivering professional-quality illumination. Available in multiple finishes including bronze, copper, and natural brass.

LC Series

The LC is a value-oriented up light that delivers FX Luminaire quality at an accessible price point. It uses standard MR16 LED lamps, making bulb replacement simple and affordable. A solid choice for residential projects and budget-conscious commercial installations.

Path & Area Lights: Illuminating Walkways and Landscapes

FX Luminaire’s path and area light collection includes 80+ models ranging from contemporary to traditional designs, ensuring you find a fixture that complements any architectural style.

Cora Series

The Cora is one of FX Luminaire’s most popular path lights, featuring a sleek, low-profile design with a die-cast aluminum housing and frosted glass lens. Available in several heights and finishes, Cora fixtures deliver a soft, uniform downward glow that illuminates walkways without creating harsh hot spots.

Petite Series

The Petite series offers a compact, decorative path light with riser assemblies available in 12″, 18″, and 24″ heights. The bronze finish blends naturally into landscape settings. Petite fixtures are popular for residential pathways, garden borders, and low-profile landscape accents.

SP Series (Spread Path)

SP fixtures use a mushroom-style diffuser to cast a wider pool of light than traditional path lights. This makes them effective for illuminating broader areas like patios, seating areas, and open landscape beds where a single fixture needs to cover more ground.

In-Grade & Well Lights: Hidden Illumination

When you want powerful lighting without visible fixtures, FX Luminaire’s in-grade and well lights install flush with the ground and cast light upward through a tempered glass lens. With 30+ models available, these fixtures are engineered for burial in soil, gravel, concrete, and pavers.

Well lights are the professional’s choice for dramatic tree uplighting, architectural wall grazing, and specimen plant illumination where the fixture itself should be invisible. FX Luminaire well lights feature stainless steel and brass construction with sealed housings rated for direct burial and water exposure.

Down Lights: Top-Down Illumination

FX Luminaire’s down light fixtures mount in trees, on structures, or under eaves to cast light downward — mimicking the natural effect of moonlight filtering through branches. With 27 models available, options range from compact bullet-style fixtures to wider-beam spread lights.

Moonlighting is one of the most dramatic and natural-looking landscape lighting techniques, and FX Luminaire down lights are purpose-built for it. Their adjustable mounting brackets and multiple beam angles make it easy to position fixtures in mature trees for a natural, dappled-light effect across patios and garden spaces.

Hardscape Lights: Built Into the Architecture

FX Luminaire hardscape fixtures are designed to be installed directly into walls, steps, pillars, columns, and other masonry or stone structures. These compact, low-profile lights integrate seamlessly into hardscape elements, providing subtle accent lighting without surface-mounted fixtures.

With 18 models available, hardscape lights are available in warm white and ZDC color-changing variants. They are especially popular for illuminating retaining walls, outdoor kitchen counters, seat walls, stair risers, and pillar caps.

Color Lighting: ZDC Technology

FX Luminaire’s ZDC (Zoning, Dimming & Color) technology is an industry-exclusive system that transforms compatible fixtures into full-color smart lights. With 35 color-capable products in our catalog, ZDC-equipped fixtures can produce any color in the RGB spectrum plus warm white — all controlled wirelessly through the Luxor controller.

What ZDC Means

• Zoning — Group fixtures into zones that operate independently, so your front yard and backyard can run different scenes
• Dimming — Adjust each zone from 0% to 100% brightness without rewiring or swapping lamps
• Color — Select from the full RGB color spectrum plus tunable warm-to-cool white temperatures

ZDC LED replacement kits are also available for upgrading existing FX Luminaire fixtures that don’t already have color capability — browse ZDC LED boards here.

Bollard Lights

FX Luminaire bollard lights are freestanding post-style fixtures that provide both illumination and visual boundary definition for pathways, driveways, and commercial walkways. With 12 models available, bollards range from 24″ to 42″ in height and feature durable aluminum or brass construction.

Transformers & Controllers

Every landscape lighting system starts with a transformer. FX Luminaire offers a full range of low-voltage transformers from 150W to 600W+ capacity, including their flagship Luxor smart controller that enables ZDC color control, scheduling, dimming, and astronomical timekeeping.

The Luxor controller is what ties the entire FX Luminaire ecosystem together — it’s the hub that communicates wirelessly with ZDC-enabled fixtures, allowing you to create scenes, adjust brightness, and change colors from a wall-mounted panel or the Luxor app.

LED Lamps & Replacement Boards

FX Luminaire provides a complete selection of LED lamps and LED replacement boards for upgrading or maintaining fixtures. MR16 and G4 LED lamps are available for fixtures that use standard sockets, while ZDC LED boards are designed for fixtures with integrated LED modules.

Accessories & Wire

From waterproof wire connectors to direct-burial landscape wire to mounting stakes, ground sleeves, and photocells — FX Luminaire and compatible accessories ensure your installation is complete, professional, and built to last.

Pricing Overview

FX Luminaire is positioned as a professional-grade brand with pricing that reflects the quality of materials and engineering:

• Path & area lights: $150 – $350 per fixture
• Up lights: $120 – $400 per fixture
• Well lights: $200 – $500 per fixture
• Down lights: $100 – $300 per fixture
• Hardscape lights: $80 – $250 per fixture
• ZDC LED boards: $100 – $200 per board
• Transformers: $200 – $1,500+ depending on wattage and Luxor capability

All prices in USD. We offer competitive professional pricing with US-wide shipping on every order.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is FX Luminaire a good brand?

Yes. FX Luminaire is one of the top professional landscape lighting brands in North America, known for premium brass and copper construction, integrated LED technology, and the Luxor smart control ecosystem. They are a division of Hunter Industries, one of the largest irrigation and outdoor product manufacturers in the world.

What is the difference between FX Luminaire ZDC and standard LED?

Standard LED fixtures produce a fixed color temperature (usually 2700K warm white). ZDC fixtures contain an RGB + white LED module that can produce any color and adjust brightness wirelessly through the Luxor controller. ZDC gives you full color, dimming, and zoning control without rewiring.

Can I mix FX Luminaire fixtures with other brands?

Yes, FX Luminaire fixtures run on standard 12V AC landscape lighting power, so they can share a transformer with other brands’ fixtures. However, ZDC color and dimming features only work with FX Luminaire ZDC-equipped fixtures and a Luxor controller.

Where can I buy FX Luminaire products online?

We carry the full FX Luminaire product line with over 400 products in stock. Browse our complete FX Luminaire catalog with US-wide shipping and expert support from our landscape lighting team.

Does FX Luminaire offer a warranty?

FX Luminaire provides a limited lifetime warranty on most brass and copper fixtures, and a 10-year warranty on LED modules. As an authorized FX Luminaire dealer, all products purchased from us include full manufacturer warranty coverage.