Houseplants

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 

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

This beautiful plant has cascading vines and heart shaped leaves.  This plant stores water in its leaves and roots making it drought tolerant.  In the spring and fall the String of Hearts actually produces flowers! 

mall, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and they have tiny hairs that trap insects helping with pollination!

Scientific Name: Ceropegia Woodii

Common Name: String of Hearts/Rosary Vine/Chain of Hearts

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Crown of Thorns plant is a succulent native to Madagascar known for its spiny stems and colourful, long-lasting bracts that look like flowers. It's often associated with good luck and protection.  These flowers will bloom all year round!

Scientific Name: Euphorbia Milii

Common Name: Crown of Thorns

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage.

Growth: Can grow up to 6 feet tall!

Pet Safe: No

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 Venus Fly trap is a unique carnivorous plant.  It looks like a creature from an alien movie but don't let this plant scare you, it only munches on insects!  With its leaves ending in little claw like hands, this plant closes the instant an insect lands on it.

The Venus Fly Trap originates from coastal bogs of North and South Carolina.  They have adapted to low nutrient environments by using the insects they eat to give them the nutrients they need. 

Substrate needed: The substrate needs to be nutrient poor, acidic and well draining.  Typically a good blend is 1:1 sphagnum peat moss and perlite. This mimics the bogs they are from.  Always use distilled water when watering your Venus Fly Trap.

As long as you keep up with the watering, let them take care of catching the flies!  

Scientific Name: Dionaea muscipula

Common Name: Venus Fly Trap

Light Requirements: Bright indirect light, direct sun

Water: Use ONLY distilled, rain or reverse osmosis water. They grow in bogs so they like to have wet soil.  Make sure the air flow is good.  Be sure to take them out of their packaging as soon as you get it home.

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: Yes 

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

Lipstick Plant "Mona Lisa"

This is a dangling plant that has beautiful bright purple flowers that look like tubes of lipstick!  The Mona Lisa 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/Mona Lisa

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes to be misted 

Growth: 2-3 feet long indoors

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

A member of the nettle family, this plant is known for its moss-like dense foliage. It drapes nicely in a hanging pot! Baby tears originated in the Mediterranean Region. It's a creeping, mat-forming, evergreen perennial that thrives in damp, shaded area.  It is known to have calming effects on some plant lovers due to the texture and softness of the foliage.

Scientific Name: Soleirolia Soleirolii

Common Name:  Angel Tears/Baby Tears.

Light: Bright indirect light

Growth: it can spread 3-6 feet

Watering: Keep well watered, don’t let dry

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate -  they like high humidity

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

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.

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 Juncea

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

African Violet comes in many different colours.  Native to the cloud forests of East Africa.  They grow in humid, sheltered, indirect lighting conditions. Often on moss-covered rocks under the shade of tall trees.  Keeping the leaves dry while watering is important.  If the leaves are wet and the sun shines on the leaves it can cause burn marks on the leaves.  

Scientific Name: Saintpaulia Ionantha

Common Name: African Violet

Light: Bright, indirect light

Watering: Water only the soil and not the leaves.  Best to bottom water when top inch is dry.

Growth: Up to 8 inches

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

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 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.

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

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

The Anthurium is known for their glossy, heart-shaped leaves with vibrant coloured waxy flowers.  These "flowers" are actually called spathes.  These spathes comes in all different colours such as red, pink, white and black. These plants are native to South and Central America.

Scientific Name: Anthurium Andraeanum

Common Name: Anthurium

Light: Medium-bright indirect 

Growth: 1-2 feet tall

Watering: Likes a humid environment - keep evenly hydrated + mist regularly

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

A spring favourite! These plants look like shamrocks but are part of the oxalis species!

Scientific Name: Oxalis Triangularis 

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated. Water when top half of the pot is dry.  

Growth:  6 to 8 inches tall

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

Variants: Green 3 leaf Shamrock (False Shamrock) - Oxalis triangularis

Green and Purple 4 leaf Shamrock (Iron Cross Shamrock) - Oxalis tetraphylla

Purple 3 leaf Shamrock (Purple Shamrock) - Oxalis triangularis