Houseplants

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

A beautiful, delicate annual that looks, and smells beautiful in a bouquet.

Plant outside in the garden once the weather is warm enough!

Diameter: 4”

Growth: Up to 24" tall

Light: Full Sun

Watering: They like to be consistently moist but not wet

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

A beautiful, delicate annual that looks beautiful in a bouquet. Plant outside once the weather is warm enough!

Diameter: 4”

Growth: Up to 24" tall

Light: Full Sun

Watering: They like to be consistently moist but not wet

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

Corms may be dug up and overwintered indoors

The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift!

This little succulent is feeling rather elegant in her new  teacup and saucer home.

Pilea Involucrata " Norfolk" is a tropical plant with dark green/brown-purple leaves with silvery-white steaks.  It is a relatively low-maintenance plant but does prefer high humidity.  This plant is ideal for terrariums and bottle gardens.  The Norfolk Pilea is native to Central and South America.

Scientific Name: Pilea Involucrata

Common Name: Friendship plant, Norfolk Pilea

Growth: 6-12 inches

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

A delightful, spiral-growing low-light plant that adds tons of interest and charm to your snake plant collection. This plant originated from Thailand and is a rare variety of the common Snake Plant.  The plant was named "Yaya" after the breeder's beloved pet bird.

Scientific Name: Dracaena Trifasciata

Common Name: Sansevieria Yaya

Light: Tolerates low light conditions, but bright, indirect light will help maintain vibrant foliage and clear marking

Growth: It is a very slow growing plant

Water: Only when completely dry

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

The Koi Fin Snake Plant is a striking popular variety of Snake Plant.  It originates from Africa, specifically the Congo.  With it's fin like leaves and green and yellow variegation resembling the patterns of a Koi Fish.  Being a low maintenance plant, this is a popular choice for plant lovers who don't like to fuss.  

Scientific Name: Sansevieria

Light: Bright indirect light to low light

Watering: Water sparingly and when the soil is completely dry.

Growth: 2-3 feet indoors

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

This unique member of the Snake Plant family looks as dramatic from above as it does straight on. Overlapping leaves are tightly clustered in almost a hurricane-shaped growing pattern. This plant originates from regions in Africa and Asia.

Scientific Name: Dracaena Trifasciata

Common Name: Sansevieria Piano/Snake Plant/Mother-In-Law's Tongue

Light: Low light

Growth: Can grow 3 inches per month

Watering: Allow soil to fully dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

The Chinese Evergreen, also known as the Aglaonema, is a very 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 dries out.

Pet Safe: no

Care: Easy

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: 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

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

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

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

A carnivorous plant with deep maroon pitchers.  Native to Southeast Asia, this plant is so unique in the fact that they use they're pitcher leaves to catch their food.  These pitchers lure, trap, and digest insects to supplement their nutrient intake in nutrient-poor soil.  Since they are from a tropical climate, they do thrive with lots of moisture and humidity.

Scientific Name: Nepenthes

Common Name: Asian Pitcher Plant

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Use ONLY distilled, rain or reverse osmosis water. Keep evenly hydrated, likes being misted. 

Growth: Slow growing, can take 5-10 years to mature.

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

Easy to care for Aloe Vera are great as a window plant. Cut open one of their branches and use it to soothe sunburns and other burns. Originating from the northeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.  When this plant reaches maturity, it can produce pretty little yellow, red, and orange flowers!

Scientific Name: Aloe barbadensis miller

Common Name: Aloe Vera

Growth: Can grow 8-10 inches in four years.

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: Let soil dry out before watering again.

Pet safe: No

Care: Easy

 Originating from South Africa, this Jade is known for its easy care, low maintenance qualities.  One of most popular succulents around!

Scientific Name: Crassula Ovata 

Common Name: Jade, Lucky Plant, Money Tree

Growth: about 2 inches of height per year 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 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 

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