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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 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

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

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

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 

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 

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

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! Air plants do not require soil to survive.  Just as the name implies, they survive in air!  They can be displayed in many decorative formats.  With their unique look, they can be quite fun to display.  They originate from Central and South America.  Air Plants come in all shapes and sizes as well as multiple colours.

Scientific Name: Tillandsia 

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

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

A pretty little succulent that pet safe too!  This plant originates from desert regions of Mexico. The Echeveria is a drought-tolerant succulent that thrives in high-elevation, rocky, and dry environments.

Scientific Name: Echeveria Elegans

Common Name: Echeveria

Light: Bright, indirect light

Growth: 2-3 inches tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

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

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

Native to South America, this cactus is a slow-growing, dwarf prickly pear cactus that forms unusual, shrub-like, or tree-like shapes and requires bright light, good drainage, and frost protection, but can tolerate slightly more frequent watering than some other cacti.

Scientific Name: Opuntia monacantha

Common Name: Maverick Cactus

Growth: very slow

Light: Bright light

Watering:  Once soil has completely dried out, then soak

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Cacti store water in their stems, which is why they are thrive in the desert. The spines on cacti are actually modified leaves. They help to protect the plant from animals and reduce water loss by shading the stem. The Rattail Cactus originates from South Western Mexico.

Scientific Name: Disocactus flagelliformis

Common Name: Rattail Cactus

Growth: Can grow 3-6 feet long

Light: Bright, Indirect sun

Watering: Let the soil dry out completely before watering

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

A Peperomia variety that has long green leaves rimmed with hot pink edges.  Native to Jamaica where it thrives in humid environments, this plant is a stunning piece for your home.  It's worry-free as it is safe for your pets and it looks great in your window or even in a terrarium!

Scientific Name: Peperomia Clusiifolia 

Common Name: Ginny Peperomia

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage

Growth: 6-12 inches tall but can grow quite bushy

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate 

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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 

The starfish Cactus is a South African succulent with star shaped flowers that smells like a dead animal to attract flies for pollination.  Don't be turned off by the smell, the flower only lasts a day or two then falls off after shrivelling.  Though it's called a Cactus, it's not a true cactus. 

Scientific Name: Stapelia Gigantea

Common Name: Starfish Cactus

Growth: Can grow 3-6 feet long

Light: Bright, Indirect sun

Watering: Let the soil dry out completely before watering

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Native to Argentina, the Peanut Cactus has ribbed spines and elongated stems that give the peanut cactus its name. It has multiple long cactus stems that spill out or spread out. It has very pretty blooms. Flowers are fiery orange-red and 1-2 inches in diameter.

Scientific Name: Chamaecereus silvestrii

Common Name: Peanut Cactus 

Growth: 3-5 inches per year

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering:  Once soil has completely dried out, then soak

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy