Weird + Wonderful Plants

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

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

Alocasia Jacklyn originates from the tropical rainforests of Indonesia. It is officially known as Alocasia Tandurusa and its local name, "Tandurusa," translates to "deer antlers" in Indonesian, referring to its unique leaf shape. The name Jacklyn comes from the fact that a woman named Jacklyn shared the plant online giving it a surge in popularity.

Scientific Name: Alocasia Sulawesi and Alocasia Tandurusa

Common Name: Alocasia Jacklyn

Light: Bright, Indirect Light

Watering: Water when the top inch of soil are dry.  They thrive in high humidity.  Keep evening moist but not waterlogged.

Growth: Moderate to fast depending on if it is in ideal conditions

Pet Safe: No

Care: Moderate to difficult

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 

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 

An elegant variety of ficus, with pink/cream coloured leaves. Originating from Southeast Asia.

Scientific Name: Ficus Shivereana

Common Name: Ficus Moonshine

Light: Bright indirect light 

Growth: Can grow quite tall indoors

Watering: When Top of soil is dry, ensure good drainage

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate 

The Anthurium is known for their glossy, heart-shaped leaves with vibrant coloured waxy flowers.  These "flowers" are actually called spathes.  These spathes comes in all different colours such as red, pink, white and black. These plants are native to South and Central America.

Scientific Name: Anthurium Andraeanum

Common Name: Anthurium

Light: Medium-bright indirect 

Growth: 1-2 feet tall

Watering: Likes a humid environment - keep evenly hydrated + mist regularly

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 

The circular leaves of this plant sprout from the main stem like fireworks! Known in some cultures as a good luck plant, you can also spread the luck as it is very easy to propagate and it constantly has little babies!

Scientific Name: Pilea Peperomioides

Common Name: Pilea

Growth: Can grow up to 12 inches high

Light: Bright, indirect light

Watering: When top soil is dry, be sure to have good drainage

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

In the Prayer family, its beautifully patterned leaves are sure to impress! Originating in the tropical rainforests of Brazil where it thrives under a canopy of dense forest and moisture.  One of the beautiful things about this plant is that it opens up and displays its colours during the day but then closes up at night. This one has dark leaves painted with pink stripes.

Scientific Name: Calathea roseopicta

Light: Bright indirect light

Growth: 12-24 inches tall

Watering: Keep evenly hydrated, likes to be misted

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Moderate

The Heart Fern is a unique houseplant known for its glossy, heart shaped leaves on delicate black stems.  It’s native to Southeast Asia which is why this plant requires high humidity.  It thrives in terrariums!

Scientific Name: Hemionitis Arifolia

Common Name: Heart Fern

Light: Indirect/filtered sunlight

Watering: When top inch of soil is dry.

Growth: 12-18 inches tall

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Bear Claw succulent is a plant with thick, fuzzy green leaves that have distinct, claw-like teeth along the edges, resembling bear paws. The plant is native to South Africa.  The tips of the plants, under bright sunlight, can turn red!

Scientific Name: Cotyledon Tomentosa

Common Name: Bear Claw Succulent

Light: Bright, indirect light

Growth: 12-16 inches tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

Monanthes polyphylla is a small, low growing succulent native to the Canary Islands. It's known for forming dense clumps of tiny rosettes.  They have small green, cylindrical leaves that often develop reddish hues in good light.  They can also bloom star-shaped flowers in yellow, orange, or purple.

Scientific Name: Monanthes Polyphylla

Common Name: Monanthes Polyphlla

Light: Bright, indirect light

Growth: 12 cm tall

Watering: Let dry between watering 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

The Chanin is a beautiful plant that has slender, pointed leaves that radiate outwards in a fan-like formation.  It is a matte green, almost frozen mint colour.  The leaves are plump, fleshy, and exceptionally pleasing to the touch.  This plant originates from Thailand and is also in the family of the common Snake Plant.

Scientific Name: Dracaena trifasciata

Common Name: Sansevieria Chanin, Silver Syreni

Light: Can tolerate low light but thrives in indirect light

Growth: Slow growth rate

Watering: Allow soil to dry out completely before watering.

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

This show-stopping plant has giant, velvet leaves reminiscent of sea turtle shells - the silver veining streaks across the top + sparkles in the sunlight. The heart-shaped foliage is lush + eye-catching, making it a sought-after collector's plant. Would thrive in a bright bathroom!

Scientific Name: Anthurium crystallinum 'Turtle'

Common Name: Turtle Leaf Anthurium

Light: Medium-bright indirect 

Growth: 1-1.5 ft tall - the leaves can grow 6-10" long

Watering: Likes a humid environment - keep evenly hydrated + mist regularly

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

This beautiful cactus grows incredible bright flowers!

Light: Bright indirect light.  Avoid full sun because they will get scorched

Watering: Ideally, you want the top 1/3 of the potting mix to dry out before watering. In winter, reduce watering and move the plant to a cooler location. This will help produce healthy, large flowers the next season. 

Pet Safe: Yes, but still recommended to keep out of reach.  Ingesting too much can get your pet sick.

Care: Easy