Houseplants

A weird little succulent that looks like…well…baby toes!

Scientific Name: Fenestraria rhopalophylla

Common Name: Baby Toes

Growth: 2-3 inches tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

Light: Bright, indirect light

A fun plant with leaves that look like it’s been splashed with paint. Comes in a variety of colours!  The Polka Dot plant originates from the island of Madagascar.  It is also found in South Africa and Southeast Asia. The beautiful polka dots on its leaves symbolize creativity and it is believed to bring positive energy and enhance the ambiance of any room.

Scientific Name: Hypoestes Phyllostachya

Common Name: Polka Dot Plant

Light: Bright indirect light

Growth: Can grow up to 12 inches tall

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes to be misted

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

The Pink Lady Turtle Vine is a trailing succulent known for it's beautifully vibrant, pink and cream variegated leaves. It originates from the tropical regions of the Americas.  This plant spreads horizontally making it wonderful for hanging baskets or effective ground cover.  It can produce little white flowers in the summer months. It has air purifying qualities and is known to reduce stress and promote relaxation! 

Scientific Name: Callisia Repens

Common Name: The Pink Lady Turtle Vine/Pink Panther

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: Generally considered non toxic

Care: Easy

A strange succulent variety that look a little like brains!  Also known as "Lithops" which is derived from the greek word "lithos" (stone) "opsis" (like)...stone like!

Native to South Africa, this quirky little plant is known for its unique appearance.  Because they look like small stones, it helps them camouflage against grazing animals. 

Scientific Name: Lithops

Common Names: Living Stones

Growth: 1-2 inches tall

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: (Water from below)

Late Spring to Summer: Only water every 2-3 weeks.  

Late summer to early fall: Water once you notice growth happening.

During Dormancy: Stop watering completely, especially during winter and midsummer.

If leaves start to shrivel, add a bit of water to firm them up.

Care: Intermediate

Pet Safe: Yes!

The Snake Plant, also known as the "mother-in-law's tongue", is one of the hardiest plants around.  It originates from West and Central Africa.  You can find them in dry, rocky, desert like areas.  Some people love them because they symbolize resilience and good luck. Snake Plants reduce allergens in the environment by releasing oxygen into the air, making them an air-purifying plant.  

Scientific Name: Dracaena trifasciata, formerly Sansevieria trifasciata

Common Name: Snake Plant

Growth: Can grow to 6 feet tall

Light: Bright indirect light to low light

Watering: Water sparingly 

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

The String of Turtles is a cute little plant that resembles turtle shells.  It originates from the rainforests of Ecuador and Brazil. It thrives in warm, humid conditions, growing as a trailing vine.  A plant that is very easy to propagate and thrives in terrariums.

Scientific Name:  Peperomia Prostrata

Common Name: String of Turtles

Growth: Could reach 12 inches long

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

It's the Shrimp Plant!  This quirky plant has beautifully interesting flowers that resemble shrimps!  Native to Mexico, it is a tropical evergreen shrub that has made an interesting house plant.  With its constant flowering, you can enjoy the flowers all year round.

Scientific Name: Justicia Brandegeeana

Common Name: Shrimp Plant or False Hop

Light: Part shade or indirect light

Watering: Keep soil consistently wet but not soggy.

Growth:  Can grow to 4 feet tall

Pet Safe: Yes, but consuming large amounts can cause your pet to get sick.

Care: Easy

The lowest of care plants! Air plants do not require soil to survive.  Just as the name implies, they survive in air!  They can be displayed in many decorative formats.  With their unique look, they can be quite fun to display.  They originate from Central and South America.  Air Plants come in all shapes and sizes as well as multiple colours.

Scientific Name: Tillandsia 

Common Name: Air Plant

Light Requirements: Bright Indirect Light, direct sun for too many hours can scorch the leaves.

Water: Once a week, submerge in water and then be sure to completely dry out.

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

This shimmery stunning plant is native to Vietnam and China.  Since they come from a place such as Vietnam,  they thrive in warm humid environments.  The contrast of the metallic markings with darker green border makes is so visually pleasing and a great addition to your indoor plant collection.

Scientific Name: Pilea Cadierei

Common Name: Aluminum Plant/Watermelon Pilea

Growth: This plant can spread as well as grow upright.  It can grow up to 12 inches high.

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Don't be scared by my name. I'm a gentle plant with deep crimson leaves. Originating from the tropical regions of South America, this plant doesn't like to go dry. Cultivated as an ornamental plant worldwide for its brightly coloured red, purple, and pink foliage.

Scientific Name: Iresine herbstii

Common Name: Bloodleaf

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes being misted.

Growth: 12-18 inches tall

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Marble Pothos is known for its striking green and white variegation.  Marble Pothos are great for hanging baskets and it is a remarkable trailing plant.  This plant is native to French Polynesia.

Scientific Name: Epipremnum Aureum

Common Name: Marble Queen Pothos

Light: Bright indirect light to low light

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, ensure good drainage 

Growth: In ideal conditions this plant can grow 12-18 inches a year.

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

The lowest of care plants!  A variety of shapes and sizes add dramatic flair to any living space.

Light:  Bright, indirect light.

Watering: Soak in water once a week and let completely dry.

Care: Easy

Pet Safe: Yes

If purchasing online, the air plant may vary. You will receive the size purchased but exact look can vary.

Glossy, heart-shaped leaves look like raindrops! A great low maintenance plant to brighten your room. Its flowers are called inflorescences + resemble mouse tails! Native to the tropical areas of South America - in Brazil, its given as a gift of good fortune, meaning "Everything will be alright"

Scientific Name: Peperomia polybotrya

Common Name: Raindrop, Coin Plant, Coin-Leaf Peperomia

Light: Bright, indirect light 

Growth: Can reach 12" in a compact, clumping form

Watering: Let top 2"-3" dry out between waterings 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

A funky succulent with a spiky look!

Haworthia attenuata, also known as zebra haworthia, is native to Southern Africa.  This plant is very slow growing and has a life span of up to 50 years! In the wild, these plants grow in very harsh conditions and can be found buried in sand.

Scientific Name: Haworthia attenuata

Common Name: Zebra Haworthia

Growth: 1-6 inches in height

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: Let dry out between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

This beautiful low light plant from Eastern Africa. It is known for its resilience and low-maintenance nature.  It's also a surprisingly effective air purifier and can survive long periods without water due to its water-storing rhizomes! It is a great addition to you decor because you can pretty much put it anywhere!  Near the window or in a corner away from the window, this plant survives!

Scientific Name: Zamioculcas Zamiifolia

Common Name: ZZ Plant

Growth: 2-3 Feet Tall

Light: Avoid direct sunlight; place in indirect light; tolerates low light to filtered shade (though may grow slowly).

Watering:  Let completely dry out.  Water approx. every 3-4 weeks.

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

This is a shop favourite!

A species of small palm tree native to the rainforests in Southern Mexico and Guatemala.  Being such a small compact size, The Parlour Palm is one of the most popularly sold houseplant palms in the world.  They are also known for the air-purifying qualities. Specifically they are effective at removing formaldehyde and xylene from the air.

Adding this plant to your collection is a must.  It does well in low light so it's great for that corner you're not too sure what to do with.

Scientific Name: Chamaedorea elegans

Common Name: Parlour Palm

Growth: 2-6 Feet tall

Light: Bright indirect light to low light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Philodendron Brasil originates from the tropical rainforests of Central and South America... specifically Brazil. This houseplant is known for its heart-shaped leaves with vibrant green and yellow variegation. It's wonderful for hanging baskets and it does well climbing a moss poll.

Scientific Name: Philodendron Hederaceum

Common Name: Philodendron Brazil/Heartleaf Philodendron/Sweetheart Plant

Light: Bright indirect light to medium light

Growth: Can grow several feet in a year

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

Delicate but hardy. Bring the forest inside with this adorable Button Fern.  Originating from Australia and New Zealand, this little gut typically grows in moist, open forests, rocky crevices, and on limestone cliffs.

Scientific Name: Pellaea Rotundifolia

Common Name: Button Fern

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: They need a very deep watering followed by letting them dry out.

Growth: Can grow up to 12 inches

Pet Safe: yes

Care: Easy

This is a dangling plant that has beautiful bright purple flowers that look like tubes of lipstick!  The Curly Q is a variety of the Lipstick Plant. Known for its trailing stems, waxy leaves, and striking red, tubular flowers that resemble lipstick emerging from a tube. This plant is native to Southwest Asia, specifically Indonesia and Malaysia.

Scientific Name: Aeschynanthus Radicans

Common Name: Lipstick Plant/Curly Q

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes to be misted 

Growth: 2-3 feet long indoors

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

The Philodendron 'Mars' is an eye catching hybrid Philodendron known for its striking new growth that starts as orange-yellow and matures into shades of lime green.

Scientific Name: Philodendron Mars

Common Name: Philodendron Mars

Light: Medium to bright, indirect light

Growth: Can grow one to two feet per year

Watering: When top 2 inches are dry

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy