Houseplants

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 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

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

Delicate but hardy. Bring the forest inside with this adorable Button Fern.  Originating from Australia and New Zealand, this little gu

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

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

An easy indoor plant that is hardy and visually interesting.  This plant originates from the tropical regions of West Africa. It forms dense clumps of leaves, creating an architectural and visually appealing display.

Scientific Name: Dracaena Angolensis

Common Name: Sansevieria Cylindrica "Fernwood Mikado"

Growth: Can grow 2-3 feet tall

Light: Low light to bright indirect light

Watering: Once soil is completely dry.  Typically every 2-6 weeks

Pet Safe: No

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 Blue Star fern. A popular beginner friendly plant known for its attractive blue green leaves.  It originates from tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Americas.

Scientific Name: Phlebodium Aureum

Common Name: Blue Star Fern

Light: Bright indirect light

Growth: 2-3 feet indoors over several years

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

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

MA jade plant variety with stripes of green, white, and pink!

These star-shaped flowers have pink overtones appear in showy clusters at the ends of the branches. This Jade plant is native to South Africa.  Also known as "Cassula Ovata", this Jade plant grows on dry, rocky hillsides. 

Scientific Name: Cassula Ovata

Common Name: Jade

Growth: 2-4 Feet indoors

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: No

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 

This hard to find String of Pearls variety has beautiful cream stripes that sometimes show purple as they're growing. An absolute stunner and collectible!

Despite how these are shown in pop culture and traditional garden centres, String of Pearls (and their various cousins Beads, Dolphins etc) are crawlers - drape them on top of the soil and expand your pot width as they grow, as opposed to letting them drape too long down the sides. 

Bright light, allow to dry between waterings. 

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

The Chinese Evergreen also known as the Aglaonema - Sparkling Sarah 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

Common Name: Chinese Evergreen

Growth: 2-3 feet 

Light: Bright indirect light though it can withstand lowlight conditions 

Watering: They need to be watered when the top layer of soil drys out.

Pet Safe: no

Care: Easy

It's easy to see where this beautiful plant gets its name - the stripes that grace its striking leaves look like a zebra, with an emerald green background and creamy white striations. 

Scientific Name: Aphelandra squarrosa 'Snowflake'

Common Name: Zebra Plant

Light: Bright, indirect - medium light

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

Watering: Do not let the soil dry out, but do not let the roots sit in soggy soil, either! Likes humidity, so mist regularly

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

This easy care, non-toxic beauty has the best party trick: Its dark green leaves are a deep wine red underneath! Delight in flipping it upside down for a visual shock.

An eye-catching plant with thick, weighty stems that will eventually trail. Looks beautiful in a contrasting white planter.

Scientific Name: Peperomia verticilla

Common Name: Whorled Peperomia, Red Log, Belly Button

Size: 12" indoors

Growth: Trailing stems start upright, then spill over

Watering: Loves humidity + evenly hydrated soil

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Bright, indirect light. Prune stems to keep bushy

Rare pink 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 'pink princess' 

Common Name: Philodendron pink princess, blushing philodendron 

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: Easy

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

Originating from the rainforests of Brazil, in its native habitat, it thrives in the warm, humid, and shaded conditions found on the rainforest floor, growing under the canopy of taller vegetation.  With its stunning spotted leaves with beautiful dark and light green colours, this is sure to be a plant that everyone admires in your home.

Scientific Name: Goeppertia insignis

Common Name: Rattlesnake Calathea

Light: Bright,indirect light

Growth: Can spread 2-3 feet

Watering: When the soil in the pot is dry halfway down

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Difficult

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.

A peperomia variety that has fun textured leaves of red, orange and gold

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

This succulent is very reminiscent of a certain green fellow wouldn’t you say?

It originated in cultivation, not from a specific natural habitat, though its parent plant, Crassula ovata. The most distinguishing feature is the unique, leaves with a slight inward curve, resembling suction cups or fingers!

Scientific Name: Crassula ovata

Common Name: Gollum, Shrek Ears

Growth: Up to 3 ft (30 cm to 91 cm) tall, and up to 2 ft (30 cm to 60 cm) wide

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy