Houseplants

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: 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

A bushy vine, native to New Zealand and Australia,  with pink stems and variegated leaves.

Scientific Name: Muehlenbeckia Axillaris

Light: Bright indirect light

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

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 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

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

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

Bright pink and green leaves make this plant the life of the party!

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

A lovely plant from Africa, perfect for a terrarium, it will spread out to create a pretty, green carpet

Scientific Name: Selaginella Kraussiana

Common Name: Club Moss or Spike moss

Growth: 12-18" wide, 2-4" tall

Light: Shaded

Watering: Loves humidity, keep evenly moist.  But do not let it sit in water or it will start to rot.

Pet Safe: Yes

The bird's nest fern is named this way because the centre of the plant resembles a bird's nest. It is also occasionally called a crow's nest fern. The Bird's Nest Fern is Native to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, Eastern Australia and India.  

Scientific Name: Asplenium Nidus

Common Name: Bird's Nest 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 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

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

The Sand Rose succulent is native to South Africa where it thrives in arid conditions, found in rocks and stony soils. Like many other succulents, the Sand Rose is extremely drought-tolerant.  It can survive long periods without water making it an excellent choice for plant owners who sometimes forget to keep up with watering.

Scientific Name: Anacampseros Rufescens

Common Name: Sand Rose

Light: Bright indirect light

Growth: 3 inches 

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Lemon Button Fern, originating from the tropical regions of Asia, Australia, and Africa.  It thrives in shady, damp, and humid forest floor environments within these tropical habitats.  

Scientific Name: Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'

Common Name: Lemon Button Fern

Light: Medium to bright, indirect light

Watering: When the top inch of soil is dry but do not let the soil stay soggy.

Growth: 12-18 inches spread

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

A peperomia variety that has fun textured leaves of red, maroon and deep purple

Growth: 8 inches tall

Light: Bright indirect light to low light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate