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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

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: Generally considered non toxic

Care: Easy

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 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. 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: They are from 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 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

It's the Shrimp Plant!  This quirky plant has beautifully interesting flowers that resemble shrimps!  Native to Mexico, it is a tropical evergreen shrub that has made an interesting house plant.  With its constant flowering, you can enjoy the flowers all year round.

Scientific Name: Justicia Brandegeeana

Common Name: Shrimp Plant or False Hop

Light: Part shade or indirect light

Watering: Keep soil consistently wet but not soggy.

Growth:  Can grow to 4 feet tall

Pet Safe: Yes, but consuming large amounts can cause your pet to get sick.

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 

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.

Glossy, heart-shaped leaves look like raindrops! A great low maintenance plant to brighten your room. Its flowers are called inflorescences + resemble mouse tails! Native to the tropical areas of South America - in Brazil, its given as a gift of good fortune, meaning "Everything will be alright"

Scientific Name: Peperomia polybotrya

Common Name: Raindrop, Coin Plant, Coin-Leaf Peperomia

Light: Bright, indirect light 

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

Watering: Let top 2"-3" dry out between waterings 

Pet Safe: Yes

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

In the Prayer family, its beautifully patterned leaves are sure to impress!

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes to be misted

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Difficult 

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 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

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: Keep evenly hydrated, likes being misted.

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

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

This funny succulent has leaves that look like pickles!

This quirky little guys is native to South Africa. In the Spring and Summer this plant can produce cute little daisy-like flowers.  But if yours doesn't flower, the appeal and beauty of the pickle plant is all due to its cute, funny-looking leaves. Guaranteed to start a conversation with other plant lovers.

Scientific Name: Delosperma echinatum or Kleinia stapeliiformis

Common Name: Pickle Succulent, Stapelia Stemmed Senecio, Stapelioid Kleinia, Trailing Jade, Spider Plant, Inch Worm, Candle Stick, Candle Plant

Growth: A maximum height of 18 inches (45 cm). 

Light: Bright indirect 

Watering: Only when soil has completely dried

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

This plant is native to Southern Africa.  If you look really close, you can see a cucumber pattern.  This cool plant can have babies that grow off the stem, under the soil, and develop the dark green and silver coloration once exposed to the light. Ideally, place the pickle plant near a south or west-facing window that receives a few hours of direct sunlight per day.  

Scientific Name: Kleinia Stapeliiformis

Common Name: Pickle Plant or Candle Stick Plant

Growth: 10 inches in length and 0.8 inches in thickness

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: Let dry out between watering, water sparingly 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

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

A curious palm sprouting straight from the coconut!  This palm, while kept indoors, will not grow into a tall tree. Their growth depends on the size of their pot. Coconut palms that are grown indoors are also not likely not reach a size that allows it to bear fruit.  As your palm grows, be sure to up the pot size to give the root system lots of room.  

Scientific Name: Cocos Nucifera

Common Name: Coconut Palm

Light: Full sun for as many hours as possible.  In the winter months, consider using a grow light to compensate for the shorter days.

Watering: Keep the soil consistently hydrated but not soggy.  Fertilize regularly if possible.

Pet safe: Yes

Care: Easy