Plants of the Month

Lovely Krimson Queen, another striking Calathea hybrid created by talented plant breeders for us to have and to hold. A nice, little 12"ish bush, it's all about the colors. Large, really roundo, oval leaves are saturated in a brilliant, shocking pink overall and banded with a 1/2" black edge. The leaves have a satiny sheen and a gentle, watery ripple on the surface, with slightly raised, visible veins. The bright pink has feathery edges as it borders the black and in some random places there is a violet patch as the colors merge into each other. Quite beautiful! Some plants sport a bit lighter pink but still that bright intensity. Leaves mostly lay flat out to the side but this Queen is pleased to raise her leaves to clasp each other in prayer with all her Calathea kin each night, opening in the morning after a night of intercession for you. Nondescript, tiny, 5 petaled, lime green flowers rise up out of the center, occasionally.

• Purifying
• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Med/High (4):  Prefers more water than most, but soil can dry out periodically. Use a spray bottle to mist and increase humidity levels without soaking the soil and roots.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Our rare Mysty is a pretty new Calathea; a study in greenness. Typical of most Calatheas, she will get around 12" x 12" or so. Her large, satiny, oval leaves look like they are layered with feathers with their brushy edges. The center feather and midrib are a rich, minty green, on a pine green feather, on a light sage feather, on a grass green feather. Strong burgundy petioles hold each leaf up and away displaying each leaf to its best advantage, probably to reach for the most sunlight on the shady rainforest floor where Calatheas are found. All those leaves facing you! Pretty Mysty is quite hard to find and may not be around long.

• Air Purifying
• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Med/High (4):  Prefers more water than most, but soil can dry out periodically. Use a spray bottle to mist and increase humidity levels without soaking the soil and roots.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

This cool little Pixie has almond shaped, sage green leaves with deeper green streaks. This attractive coloring plays well with groupings of plants with reds, burgundys, and darker greens. A nice bunchy shape overall tops out at only 6" high by 12" wide, making it an excellent table, countertop, or shelf plant. Flowers are unassuming pale green spikes.

• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):   Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):   Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):   Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Epipremnum pinnatum albo variegata, also called a mint Pothos is in its growth habit just like any old Pothos, but in looks, dramatically different. Leaves of bright deep and light emerald are flashed with pure white variegating splashes and streaks, with the white over the green in some patches blending to make minty green shadings, hence the nickname, "mint".  Much narrower, longer, and pointier than regular Golden Pothos, the leaves arranged alternately on their green/white stems turn to all directions, sometimes the tips having the slightest curve to the right for some reason. Now, like a lot of its kin this is a youngest, simple leaf form we have in this size, but when older and especially supported on a sturdy pole (we like moss poles, natural support that the roots can sink into for more strength and absorb water when you wet them) the leaves will get huge and develop nice splits like a Swiss Cheese Monstera, starting with a single random split here and there and ending with each leaf regularly split all the way down. Very strong, easy plant to care for and so fun to watch for those big split leaves to happen.

• Also known as Devil's Ivy
• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance
  
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Sansevieria Futura Superba is an optimistic name for a grand plant. Handsomely dressed in assorted greens, with scattered clouds of silvery bands, edged in yellow; the wide leaf blades wave and face whichever way they want, with some slightly twisting and curving around. The overall height of 12" to 18" makes this a shorter version of the upright Sansevierias. Leaves spread in the pot by strong rhizomes which travel below or above soil. The rhizomes can be cut to divide the plant safely and make new plants. You could have one in every room.

• Also known as Snake Plant or Mother-In-Law's Tongue
• Air Purifying
• Drought Tolerant
• Low Light
• Low Maintenance

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Low (1):  Doesn't need much if any light. Plants will be okay in a darker bedroom or bathroom.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Native to the Polynesian islands, the Ming Aralias all share an ancient, antediluvian look of primeval trees; gnarled and bumpy, woody trunks and leathery leaves; you almost expect a dinosaur to be around the corner. Lacy, feathery, ferny, green leaves cling to the wood in clumps on short, speckly stems. The stumps on this plant are really older wood with new tops grown out on them, giving the plants that ancient aspect. Loving bright indirect light and good airflow, when you find your perfect spot for your captivating Ming, it will grow like crazy for you. A monthly shower keep the leaves healthy and free of dust and pests. 

• Air Purifying

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Peperomias we have had around for a long time, and this one at first glance may look like our familiar Bicolor Pep. Plant breeder Obed Jacob Smit has patented this Obtipan, the name being a combo of the first letters of the parent plants' names. Rounded, scoopy, thick and rubbery leaves are edged in a wide border of lemon cream, with various, milky green splotches in the centers, alternately placed on their fleshy stems; those things we are familiar with in the regular Peperomia Bicolor. Here are the well bred traits we have in the Obtipan. The leaves are much rounder without the long wide point of the Bicolor. Much more compact and close growing also, it's a neater plant, really very pretty with all those leaves so close together, presumably less space between leaves. Another hallmark is quite visible, recessed veins on this one quilting the leaves. There was also hybridized and patented a green version of Obtipan. Flowers are unassuming, pale green spires that rise up amid the plant, sometimes. He is really the best of everything in a Peperomia and like the Peps we know and love, totally safe around your fur babies!

• Also called "Baby Rubber Plant"
• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Smooth Satin Scindapsus is a handsome guy dressed in smooth, satin, deep green with lovely silver speckles. The curving tips of the leaf to one side gives the leaf a playful paisley shape to it. The name "Pictus" means painted or spotted. The midrib of the leaf is green, with a silvery edge on each leaf. A soft looking texture at first glance has sparkly, crystal clear little cells if you look real close. Native to southeast Asia and some Pacific isles, this epiphyte climbs trees with the aid of strong, grasping aerial roots that fasten firmly onto their host trees, soaring up to 10' long.  Supported leaves, whether in a wild jungle tree or on a mossy pole at home, can sometimes grow dramatically larger. In a hanging basket or pot, the same 10' length can be expected in a happy plant.

• Low Maintenance
• Low Light
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

This handsome cultivar of our loved Cordatum has the big, satiny, soft green hearts gently rippled and rumpled by their long veins grow on long, curving vines going on and on about themselves. The leaves of this Silver Stripe are of a slimmer, trimmer outline with long pointed tips pointing in every direction. A bright, creamy white racing stripe races down each leaf, not in even perfection, but every leaf splashed its own way, with some leaves going wild and showing up all white, and some green, just to keep you guessing. This one is at home dangling and trailing from an aerial pot, running along a shelf, or growing up a pole, where it will send out aerial roots for an anchor and grow so much larger leaves. Very exciting and different.

• Air Purifying
• Low Light
• Low Maintenance

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Dracaena Tornado looks like a miniature version of its cousin, the good old Dracaena Massangeana in a younger stage. It has similar leaves but the opposite color arrangement with a wide green band down the center and yellow edges, but that's where the comparison ends. Tornado has very short leaves close together on the cane which veer and swerve clockwise as if swirled by a tornado. Short and dense, this little twister would be lost on the floor but is a great table or desk plant to see the spin action up close. Eventually topping out at 48", Tornado will develop the typical Dracaena stems and then be a swell floor plant.

• Also known as Dragon Tree
• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Well, there are two explanations for the Calathea Rattlesnake's name that we know of. There may be more.... One is that the wild, dark green spots on smooth textured but wavy bumpy, pale green leaves resemble the skin of an exotic snake (probably poisonous). The other is that as a member of the Prayer plant family, Rattlesnake also folds up its leaves at night making praying hands, accompanied by a soft rustling sound that reminds one of a rattling snake tail. This is one of the hardier Calatheas which can even grow outside all year in California and Florida. Much less prone to leaf-tip burn and less of a fussy than most, this nice forgiving Calathea is a good choice for beginners and everyone else.

• Also known as Calathea Lancifolia
• Air Purifying
• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Med/High (4):  Prefers more water than most, but soil can dry out periodically. Use a spray bottle to mist and increase humidity levels without soaking the soil and roots.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Curly Lipstick is the cute, curly-headed little sister of the regular Lipstick. Her little,  perfectly almond shaped-leaves have a pretty, sateen green finish with a touch of white velvet hair, but smaller than Lipstick. Each of those leaves curls and leans on its neighbor making full, fat vines. Each of those vines go snaking wherever in an unruly pile looking for all the world like a wild hairdo. On some of the vines, some of the leaves are arranged so evenly they look like a green, leafy chain. Of course, the famous scarlet red lipstick flowers appear near the end of each unruly and snaky stem, but half-sized in miniature but with all the glory of big sister Lipstick. You will love this plant!

• Pet Friendly
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Med/High (4):  A little more finicky than most. Requires some extra care.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Philodendron Pink Princess has been in our midst since the 1970's, maybe from plant breeder McColley some surmise, but not documented as such for sure. This rare princess has fabulous variegation. Her leaves are piebald, patchy, bubblegum pinks, pine greens, and whitest white, with new leaves covered with a glossy, transparent rose. Thick, fat stems like cherry licorice show off each leaf like a special event. A bit slower growing than some Philodendrons, each leaf IS a special event. Pink Princess is a joyous climber so a little support will be in order as she grows. As always with our plants with other than green coloring, a little more light will keep those pinks and whites appearing. She's rare and doesn't become available very often, although our stock is pretty good.

• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

The Stromanthe Sanguinea ‘Triostar’ is a wild child of the Maranta family.  Nice and long, oval leaves with pointy tips glow pinky cream, pine green, and ruby rose. Leaf undersides and stems are a flaming magenta. Newest leaves appear tightly rolled and upright, then slowly unroll and settle down mostly horizontally. The whole plant looks like a flock of exotic birds of paradise taking off from the pot.  Simply a riot of color! Indoors, a grown up ‘Triostar’ can reach 2-3 ft tall and 1-2 ft wide. Triostar shares the most charming habit of most of the Maranta family, gently folding its fabulous leaves upwards in prayer at night. 

• Air Purifying
• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Med/High (4):  Prefers more water than most, but soil can dry out periodically. Use a spray bottle to mist and increase humidity levels without soaking the soil and roots.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

San Marino was developed in the Netherlands and introduced to the world in 2014. Keeping to a very cute, round shape, it's ideal for a tabletop or desktop plant, happy on your kitchen counter. The almond shaped leaves of shiny silver are deeply quilted with dark green veining, the veins having little, green branchy bits. The leaves are almost like an artificial plant in their matching, perfect look. Red stems and flower stalks enliven the color show. All its foliage radiates outwards from the center of the pot in an artistic display. An uncommon must-have!

• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

The Adam and Eve of Golden Pothos were created in the faraway garden of Tahiti, and from our beloved Golden Pothos we have cultivar Patricio. Kindof the same as Golden in growth and behavior; bushy potfuls of sturdy, rubbery vines in yellow and green stripes, and pointed oval rubbery leaves in yellow and green, fill up those pots and trail exuberantly to great lengths. But what a yellow! Flaming, brightest, and most saturated yellow there is! Slashed and gashed, spotted and speckled, dotted and freckled yellow everywhere; this is Golden as you always wanted it to be and didn't know it. It's been around somewhere a couple of years but this is our first offering of it. As strong and bulletproof as any Pothos, this is a set and forget guy, just remember water here and there, and a little brighter light to keep up its high color,and enjoy!

• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance
• Low Light
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Craigii Compacta is the tough guy in the plant world. Dark and shiny, sharply pointed and rich green, the leaves stick out evenly and tightly stacked from the sand colored canes. Their foliage is bound so tightly together, the tufted heads look like feather dusters. They will lose lower leaves as new ones appear, giving the more mature plant an artistic personality as those woody canes emerge. Its narrow, lanky shape is perfect for those tight corners where other plants just won't fit. You almost never water it much; it takes awhile to dry out. Light from the front in the evenings when you are relaxing make magical shadows on the wall. Smaller, contrasting color plants planted around the bottom of the pot make nice arrangements, too, and more to gaze upon while you're relaxing.

• Also known as Dwarf Janet Craig or Compact Dragon Tree
• Air Purifying
• Low Light
• Low Maintenance

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Hoya Pink & Silver is named for its, well, pink and silver hues. Long, waxy green sharply pointed leaves are decorated with sketchy silver splatters that blush a lovely pink in the sun. Very fast growing, strong red vines cling to trees in the jungles of their native Philippines and climb just as vigorously in your jungle, reaching out every which way for support. The pretty sprays of flowers are worth waiting for; first a deep pink star with a white outline topped by a smaller five point star in white, with a magenta center star and yet another tiny, white star on top. All that and fragrant too!

• Low Maintenance
• Pet Friendly
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Pothos Neon is an absolutely fluorescent, neon chartreuse version of our beloved Pothos. The entire plant, leaves and stems and everything, is a vivid, acid yellow/green with some leaves darkening down to just flaming lime when older. Neon behaves like a regular Pothos in all its habits and needs, at home potted and abiding on a shelf, counter, table, or in a hanging basket. Give it a nice, mossy, damp pole to climb and it will be just thrilled. It needs a bit more light to keep the color blazing so it loves a place near a window. Neon's also amazing in groups of plants with dramatically different colors like dark green, purple, red, or pink. It looks great planted in the pot of a larger specimen for some interest where it will climb quickly and gratefully up the stems of your big plant. Propagation is speedy and easy! Just root those extra stems you prune off in water and wait for new plant children to share with a friend.

• Also known as Devil's Ivy
• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance
• Med/High Light
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and late afternoon sun directly on the leaves.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

It's been a while since we featured a new Aralia in our Shop. Polyscias (Aralias) were collected during the travels of plant collector and supreme gardener William Guilfoyle and we now have cultivar 'Roble' from those original plants. Polyscias Roble translates to "shady oak" for its resemblance to a small tree and the distinctly oak shaped leaves. It has the familiar Aralia stump shape of upright and narrow tree on older, woody stumps; those old, gnarled stumps are grown quite awhile and then trimmed and allowed to grow new tops, for an interesting architectural shape and tons of personality. The beige, multitrunk stumps populate the bottom of the plant giving way to younger, thinner, round, speckled green stems holding showers of the bright, fresh green, raggedy, jaggedy-edged oak leaves. As with all Aralias, it's a good idea to give Roble a shower now and then to remove dust and discourage pesties. Not sure if you will ever see them, but greenish flowers can appear giving way to black berries.

• Air Purifying

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3): Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Med/High (4): Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3): Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

A spider plant is one of the easiest plants to own. Fast growing and hardy, it gets its name from the tiny plantlets that dangle on long stems like a crowd of little spiders under the plant like a fancy skirt. Small white flowers spangle the stems. Bright green and white striped leaves arch into a graceful curve giving it a pleasing shape. Spider plants are proven to be excellent air purifiers and are completely pet friendly. What puts this Spider in reverse is a switching of the colors, which is the opposite color combo from the original Spider plant, with the creamy yellow on the leaf edges.

• Air Purifying
• Pet Friendly

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Hoya Wayetii comes to us from the Philippines  where it happily has its way with jungle trees. In our homes in pots, they can grow to 3' long, but you have to wait a bit for this slow grower. The thin, slightly folded emerald green leaves are 2" to 4" long and are shaped like long, pointy green beans. New foliage comes out shiny olive and all leaves are edged in a nice, pine green outline. Needing a little more care than most Hoyas, Wayetii wants to be checked often to ensure that is only watered when almost completely dry. Mature plants will reward you with the most beautiful of Hoya bouquets; a flush of super-fragrant pinkish and burgundy flowers. A little gangly-gawky like a teenager when it does get long, the plant kinda looks like it has a wild shag haircut. A way cool plant.

• Low Maintenance
• Pet Friendly
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Hindu Rope does look like a rough, thick, rope, growing stiffly out and over the edges of its container. Its leaves are deeply folded and tightly curled and look a lot like fat, shiny, green snails jammed on a straight stem. Some stems can grow out naked, then populate with leaves later. The slowest grower ever, with this guy patience is called for. Old plants can grow long, as long as 4' or more with perfect care, taking years to get there. The flowers are big, round balls of pink stars, and appear just whenever, not following any plan or season.

• Low Maintenance
• Pet Friendly
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

• Low Maintenance
• Also known as Split-Leaf Philodendron

Quick Care Guide:

• Water – Med (3): Likes the soil to be kept slightly moist, but not soggy. Water when the top 2 inches feel dry.

• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.

• Difficulty – Low/Med (2): Easy to care for and forgiving of a little neglect. Will reward you with bigger leaves when it’s happy.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

Dracaena Black Beauty is certainly a beauty, not so much black as darkish green. with those Dracaena leaves we know and love, smooth, shiny, strong and sure of themselves. This beauty grows full and tight, and the cane style highlights that. Leaves emerge close upon each other curving away in a graceful arc. Reminiscent of a Dracaena Janet Craig or Michiko, this has everything we love about Dracaenas. Older, strong banded canes are taken from mature plants, then off with their heads! They sprout out a bunch of tops where they were cut off and jostle and crowd each other exuberantly. We put a mix different heights of canes in their pots for specimen plants and singles or doubles in the little pots. This newcomer is a beautiful plant in any size.

• Also known as Dragon Tree
• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Medium (3):  Plant prefers natural, diffused light. Can be placed in a spacious living room. Indirect light preferred. No direct sunlight on leaves.
• Difficulty - Low (1):  These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

• Air Purifying
• Low Maintenance
• Low Light
• Trailing

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Low/Med (2):  Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
• Light - Low/Med (2):  These plants need some diffused light to stay happy. Prefers if there is a window in the room, but doesn't need to be very light nor close to it.
• Difficulty - Low/Med (2):  A little less finicky than most. Doesn't require much attention at all.

View full breakdown of Care Guide here.

When you think of Ficus, you surely don't usually envision a Creeping Fig. Rather than a huge tree you get a pot brimming with cascading, overlapped stems with offset, delicate, teardrop shaped leaves in crispy feeling matte green. This variegated version is edged in brilliant white making each leaf stand out. This plant is way more tough than it looks. Creeping Fig is famous for scaling walls vigorously in the garden, and ground covering to 15' and beyond. In a pot, it's a well-behaved little houseplant on a table or shelf or in a hanging pot. The small scale leaves make it a perfect terrarium plant where it adores the steaminess. Tuck some Creeping Fig in around specimen plants in their big pots to decorate the bare soil and maybe go for a climb up their canes. 

• Air Purifying

Quick Care Guide:

• Water - Medium (3):  Water plant when dry. Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry. Water as soon as soil is dry.
• Light - Med/High (4):  Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
• Difficulty - Medium (3):  Not too difficult to keep happy, but does require some attention.

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