Houseplants

This beautiful cactus grows incredible bright flowers!

Light: Bright indirect light.  Avoid full sun because they will get scorched

Watering: Ideally, you want the top 1/3 of the potting mix to dry out before watering. In winter, reduce watering and move the plant to a cooler location. This will help produce healthy, large flowers the next season. 

Pet Safe: Yes, but still recommended to keep out of reach.  Ingesting too much can get your pet sick.

Care: Easy

The Variegated Peperomia Obtusifolia is a popular, easy care houseplant with glossy, fleshy leaves featuring a marbled pattern of green, cream and yellow. This plant is somewhat drought-tolerant due to its water-storing leaves and stems but is susceptible to overwatering, which can lead to root rot.  This plant is native to the tropical regions of Southern Florida and Mexico.

Scientific Name: Peperomia obtusifolia

Common Name: Baby Rubber Plant

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: When the top two inches are dry

Growth: 6-12 inches 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Ponytail Palm is the perfect plant for those people who like interesting house plants but also tend to ignore them.  Ponytail Palms are fun and unique looking and will live for years as long as you don't overwater them. The bulbous stem holds water! They are not a true palm and are more closely related to yucca's and agaves. 

Scientific Name: Beaucarnea recurvata

Light: Situate it where it will get maximum light.  It can even take full sun. 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage. Water more during the growing season and very sparingly during the winter.  

Growth: Slow growing indoors.  Can eventually reach 4-6 ft.  But will take a long time to reach that size when restricted to a pot. 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

The Jade Pothos is a popular, low-maintenance houseplant known for its pretty long leaves that develop unique shapes as it matures.  This plant loves to climb too!  So If you allow it to climb, the leaves mature quicker!  Originating from the Philippines, this plant can tolerate neglect, but thrives in bright, indirect light and loves regular watering. This plant is great for beginners and works well in hanging baskets and climbing supports.

Scientific Name: Epipremnum pinnatum

Common Name: Jade 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

This unique pilea has beautifully textured bright green leaves with red highlights.

Scientific Name: Pilea mollis

Common Name: Moon Valley

Growth: Up to 6 inches height and width

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage. It does not like to dry out completely but also will not tolerate soggy soils.  

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

The Cebu Blue Pothos is a popular, low-maintenance houseplant known for its pretty silvery-blue long leaves that develop unique shapes as it matures.  This plant loves to climb too!  So If you allow it to climb, the leaves mature quicker!  Originating from the Philippines, this plant can tolerate neglect, but thrives in bright, indirect light and loves regular watering. This plant is great for beginners and works well in hanging baskets and climbing supports.

Scientific Name: Epipremnum pinnatum

Common Name: Cebu Blue 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

Monanthes polyphylla is a small, low growing succulent native to the Canary Islands. It's known for forming dense clumps of tiny rosettes.  They have small green, cylindrical leaves that often develop reddish hues in good light.  They can also bloom star-shaped flowers in yellow, orange, or purple.

Scientific Name: Monanthes Polyphylla

Common Name: Monanthes Polyphlla

Light: Bright, indirect light

Growth: 12 cm tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Philodendron 'Birkin' originates the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. The 'Birkin' is known for its signature white pinstripes on dark green leaves. 

Scientific Name: Philodendron Birkin

Common Name: White Wave and Birkin White Wave

Light: Bright, Indirect Light

Growth: Can grow 2 to 3 feet tall

Watering: When the top two inches of soil are dry

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

The Chinese Evergreen also known as the Aglaonema - Green Papaya is a vary easy plant to care for and they are a great choice for beginners! This plant 

is native to the tropical and subtropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and New Guinea, where it grows in low-light, humid conditions.

Scientific Name: Aglaonema - Green Papaya

Common Name: Chinese Evergreen - Green Papaya

Growth: 2-3 feet

Light: Bright, Indirect light but can withstand low light conditions

Watering: Water when top layer of soil dries out

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

The leaves look like ketchup chips! Deeply corrugated (rippled) heart-shaped leaves with a metallic sheen, this plant displays a rich mix of bronze, orange, and pink tones that become more vibrant with brighter light.  Native to the rainforests of Brazil, it grows on the forest floor, where it thrives under a dense canopy.

Scientific Name: Peperomia Caperata " Quito"

Common Name: Quito Peperomia, Radiator Plant

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage

Growth: 6-8 inches in height and width

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

Rare snowy white variegated leaves make this philodendron variety a prize to be proud of!  Originating from Columbia, this plant, in the early 2000's, was a rare and expensive plant often traded in small circles

Scientific Name: Philodendron erubescens 'White Wizard’

Common Name: Philodendron White Wizard

Light: Direct-bright, indirect light

Growth: 3-4 ft tall, 1-2 ft wide

Watering: Let the top several inches dry between waterings; ensure proper drainage with airy, well-draining soil

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

The Philodendron "Painted Lady" Is a cultivated hybrid, not a naturally occurring plant.  The parent plants of this hybrid is native to tropical regions of South America.  The Painted Lady is a great house plant for beginners.

The biggest trick is ensuring its gorgeous variegation stays vibrant and bright by giving it enough light and being cautious not to overwater. 

Scientific Name:

Philodendron erubescens 'Painted Lady' 

Common Name: Painted Lady Philodendron

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Growth: Slow to moderate growth

Watering:

Allow the soil to almost dry completely and then water thoroughly

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

The leaves of this gorgeous monstera are where it gets its name: Glossy, deep green with creamy white splashes resembling a night sky swoon. The variegation is random, giving each leaf a distinct pattern, causing excitement + anticipation with each new arrival!

Monsteras literally have the word monster in their names - these babies will get big! However, you can control their size with regular pruning. A moss/coconut coir pole is essential as they grow.

Scientific Name: Monstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation'

Common Name: Monstera Thai Constellation, Variegated Monstera

Light: Medium-bright 

Growth: 1 ft - 2 ft tall, 2 ft - 3 ft wide

Watering: Deep watering when mostly dry

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

A stunning and highly sought after Pothos!  As the plant matures and climbs, the leaves will start to get larger and will eventually form fenestrations similar to Monsteras. Provide a moss pole for climbing to bring out this unique leaf characteristic. 

Light: Bright indirect light will help the plant keep it's white variegation

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, ensure good drainage 

Growth: Pothos can get quite tall, however it is easily pruned to keep it a manageable size.  If it starts to look "leggy", make sure it's in a bright spot and trim the vine to encourage more growth.

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

This potted wonder brings together Salanova Butterhead Green, Crispy Green, and Red Oak Lettuce for a party on your plate.

Light: Lettuce will grow well in bright shade. Prefers to be cooler.

Harvesting: Cut one inch above the crown for a continuous supply of fresh greens

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated

This Chinese Evergreen has gorgeous foliage. As with many varieties, it's always a stunning plant.

Scientific name: Aglaonema commutatum "Romeo"

Growth: 1-3' tall

Light: Bright indirect light.

Watering: Allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings. Likes high humidity so it would do well in a bathroom window. They do not like to be soggy, but neither do they like to dry out completely. 

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

A wonderfully aromatic herb.  Add it to meat or pasta dishes.  Or just crush the leaves to enjoy the scent!

Scientific Name: Salvia rosmarinus

Growth: 1-2 feet tall in our region

Light: Bright, direct sunlight

Watering: keep evenly hydrated but do not overwater. Needs good drainage

Pet Safe: No

Care: Relatively easy, difficult to overwinter. Treat as an annual.

The Black Coral Snake plant has darker leaves with distinctive bands of lighter colour. 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 35" tall

Light: Bright indirect 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.

Scientific Name: Tillandsia Ionantha Guatemala

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

Let soil dry out before watering again. This plants likes more water in the summer and very little in the winter months. 

Scientific Name: Aloe Descoingsii x Haworthioides 

Common Name: Aloe Pepe

Growth: Slow growing. Forms rosettes. 3-5 inches tall, 6 inches width.  Rarely needs repotting. 

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: Let soil dry out before watering again. This plant likes more water in the summer and very little in the winter months. 

Pet safe: No

Care: Easy