Plant Care Cards
Every Working Plant care card in one place. Find your plant, tap its card, and get the same light, water, and temperament notes we email you after delivery.
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African Violet 'Pink'
Saintpaulia ionantha
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It is not a violet at all, and not from anywhere near the violet family: it was found growing in Tanzania in 1892 and named for Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire, who sent seeds back to Germany. The fuzzy leaves are water-spot magnets, which is why old hands water it from below.
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Albo Pothos
Epipremnum pinnatum 'Albo Variegata'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Give it something to climb and the leaves transform: they grow larger, stretch out, and split into deep cuts, a completely different leaf from the small ovals it trails with. Botanists call that split form pinnatifid, and it is where the name pinnatum comes from.
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Alocasia Dragon Scale Mint
Alocasia baginda 'Dragon Scale Mint'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Up close the leaves look armored: raised, leathery plates sit between sunken veins, like scales.
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Alocasia Frydek
Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: It comes from the Philippines, where it grows on shaded rainforest floors. The velvet leaf surface sheds water fast.
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Alocasia Melo
Alocasia melo
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: A Melo leaf feels like carved stone: thick, stiff, and ridged like a melon rind, with the veins pressed deep into the surface. It is one of the jewel alocasias, grown for texture more than size.
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Alocasia Scalprum
Alocasia scalprum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Scalprum is Latin for a small knife, and the narrow, blade-like leaves live up to the name.
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Baby's Tears
Pilea depressa
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: It has a second common name in Britain, Mind Your Own Business, and a reputation to match: give it a crack of damp soil outdoors and it will quietly take the whole garden path. In a pot, that same energy makes the fastest groundcover you can grow.
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Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia nicolai
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The genus honors Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a queen who loved botany. The blooms resemble cranes taking off.
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Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: In the wild it grows perched in tree branches, and the rosette in the middle works like a funnel, catching rain and falling leaves that rot down into food. That is the nest, and it is also the plant's kitchen.
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Black Velvet Alocasia
Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Reginula means little queen in Latin, and the near black velvet leaves dress the part.
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Blue Chalk Sticks
Senecio serpens
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Full bright light and a full dry-out between waterings; leggy, green growth is the plant asking for more sun.
Fun fact: The blue is a sunscreen: a powdery farina coating that reflects harsh light in its native South African hills, and strong light keeps the color at its bluest.
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Boobie Cactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans 'Fukurokuryuzinboku'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: This oddball is a Japanese selected cultivar of the blue myrtle cactus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans.
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Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist and mist it or group it with other plants; it drops leaflets when the air is dry and stops once humidity rises.
Fun fact: It was a Victorian parlor staple and a 1894 Boston grower's chance seedling, which is where the Boston in the name comes from.
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Bromeliad 'Cotton Candy'
Guzmania 'Cotton Candy'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Top up the center cup with fresh water, and empty and refresh it weekly so it never goes stale.
Fun fact: In the wild, tank bromeliads grow perched on tree branches, not in soil: the center cup is a tiny pond that catches rain and leaf litter.
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Burle Marx Flame Monstera
Monstera 'Burle Marx Flame'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- A born climber. Give it a pole early and the leaves get bigger and cut deeper with every new one.
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Set it in bright indirect light and add a moss pole now, not later. Young leaves start whole; the flame cuts come as it climbs.
Fun fact: It is named after Roberto Burle Marx, the Brazilian landscape architect, and its mature leaves cut into ribbons that flicker like flames.
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Calathea Concinna 'Freddie'
Calathea concinna 'Freddie'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist and give it humidity while it adjusts; crisp leaf edges mean the air is too dry.
Fun fact: Its leaves fold up at night and reopen at dawn, a rhythm called nyctinasty, so the plant is never in quite the same pose twice.
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Calathea Medallion
Goeppertia roseopicta 'Medallion'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: The pale pattern fans out from the center vein of each leaf like the markings on a peacock feather, silver-green over deep green with a purple underside. It is named for its big oval leaves, each one sitting on the plant like a medallion, and it folds them up at night like the rest of the prayer plant family.
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Calathea Musaica
Goeppertia kegeljanii 'Musaica'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Hold a leaf up to the light and the grid glows: the fine network of veins is translucent, like a tiny stained glass window. It is also the calathea that breaks the family rule and tolerates regular tap water better than its cousins.
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Calathea Orbifolia
Goeppertia orbifolia
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: The silver stripes are not painted on top of the leaf, they are part of its structure, alternating bands of lighter tissue between the veins. Leaves can reach nearly a foot across on a mature plant.
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Cebu Blue Pothos
Epipremnum pinnatum 'Cebu Blue'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: It was found on Cebu in the Philippines. Give it a pole to climb and the blue leaves start to split with age.
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Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioides
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: In the 1940s a Norwegian missionary carried it home from China, and it spread across Scandinavia by shared cuttings long before nurseries sold it.
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Christmas Cactus 'Red'
Schlumbergera truncata
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It blooms on a light timer, not a calendar: shortening fall days and cool nights are what trigger the buds, which is why it flowers right at the holidays. Cuttings from a grandmother's plant are a genuine tradition, and plants are documented living past 50 years.
See the Christmas Cactus 'Red' -
Choco Empress Philodendron
Philodendron 'Choco Empress'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: New leaves unfurl in deep chocolate-brown, then mature to dark green with golden undertones and bold, velvety veins.
See the Choco Empress Philodendron -
Colorama Dracaena
Dracaena marginata 'Colorama'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Dracaena comes from the Greek drakaina, meaning female dragon. Its relatives weep red dragon's blood resin.
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Corn Plant
Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Let the top half of the soil dry before watering; brown leaf tips usually mean overwatering or dry air, not hunger.
Fun fact: The name is a look, not a fact: the striped leaves reminded growers of a corn stalk, but it is a Dracaena from tropical Africa, no corn involved.
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Crocodile Fern
Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: The crocodile pattern is structural: the veins form a raised net over the leaf surface, so the texture casts tiny shadows and reads as scales from across the room. In the wild in Australia it climbs tree trunks and rocks, gripping with a creeping rhizome.
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Curly Lipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicans 'Curly'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hang it where the corkscrew vines can drape freely and give it bright light; it sets its lipstick blooms on mature, well-lit vines.
Fun fact: The flowers gave it the name: a dark red bud slides out of a burgundy tube case exactly like a lipstick rising from its holder.
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Domino Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum 'Domino'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: It is not a true lily at all. Peace lilies are aroids, cousins of philodendrons and monsteras.
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Echeveria Variety Pack
Echeveria spp.
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Pot them in gritty, fast-draining soil, give them your sunniest sill, and keep water off the rosette centers.
Fun fact: Echeveria rosettes are the original hens and chicks habit: a mother rosette rings herself with pups, so a pack of four becomes a colony.
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English Ivy 'Glacier'
Hedera helix 'Glacier'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Let it settle a week before training the vines, and trim any all-green growth to keep the cream pattern.
Fun fact: In the wild it climbs with tiny aerial rootlets that grip bark and stone, which is why it takes to a moss pole so happily indoors.
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Fiddle Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrata
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Lyrata means lyre shaped: each leaf is built like a little fiddle, widest near the tip.
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Florida Beauty Philodendron
Philodendron pedatum 'Florida Beauty'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Unlike its cousin the Florida Ghost, whose pale new leaves green up as they mature, the Florida Beauty's cream marbling is stable variegation that holds for the life of the leaf.
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Florida Ghost Philodendron
Philodendron pedatum 'Florida Ghost'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: New leaves unfurl nearly white, like little ghosts, then slowly green up as they harden off.
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Florida Green Philodendron
Philodendron hybrid (P. squamiferum x P. pedatum)
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It is a Florida bred hybrid, and its leaves grow more deeply lobed as the plant climbs and matures.
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Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: It is nicknamed devil's ivy because it is famously hard to kill and stays green even in dim corners.
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Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron cordatum
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Philodendron is Greek for tree lover. In the wild, heartleaf spends its life climbing toward the canopy.
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Hoya Australis
Hoya australis
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Australis grows wild across northern and eastern Australia, scrambling over rocks and trees. It is one of the toughest hoyas there is, and the species behind the pink-flushed Hoya Lisa.
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Hoya Black Margin
Hoya carnosa 'Black Margin'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: The black edge is pigment, not damage: in bright light the leaf margins build dark anthocyanins, the same family of pigments that colors red cabbage. Dimmer spot, greener edges.
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Hoya Carnosa
Hoya carnosa
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Carnosa has been in cultivation since the late 1700s, and cuttings get passed down like family heirlooms. A happy plant can live and bloom for decades, and the flowers often smell faintly of chocolate.
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Hoya Chelsea
Hoya carnosa 'Chelsea'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Chelsea's leaves grow in cupped and rippled instead of flat, and the pale centers blush pink in strong light. The brighter the spot, the more color it shows.
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Hoya Crassipetiolata
Hoya crassipetiolata
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: The name is a description: crassipetiolata means thick-stalked, a nod to the sturdy stems that hold its heavy leaves.
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Hoya Lisa
Hoya australis 'Lisa'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: The pink is a sun tan: new leaves emerge cream and marbled green, then flush pink and bronze in strong light as a protective pigment builds. Move it to a dimmer spot and the next leaves come in calmer - the plant keeps a diary of your light.
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Hoya Obovata
Hoya obovata
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Obovata means the leaf shape is flipped: wider at the tip than at the base, the reverse of most leaves. Botanists call that obovate, and this hoya wears it in the name.
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Hoya Pubicalyx
Hoya pubicalyx
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Pubicalyx is one of the quickest hoyas to bloom: with bright light and a little patience it flowers in clusters of fragrant pink stars, often within its first couple of years.
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Hoya Rope Plant
Hoya carnosa 'Compacta'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Every leaf curls because the cultivar is a compact mutation of Hoya carnosa: the leaves fold and twist as they grow, packing a whole vine's worth of leaf into a rope. Mature ropes flower in waxy pink stars that many growers say smell like chocolate.
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Hoya Sunrise
Hoya 'Sunrise'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: The color show is sun stress: in bright light the leaves build warm pigments that fade back toward green in shade. You are not imagining it, and you control it with placement.
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Hoya Sweetheart
Hoya kerrii
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Kerrii is named for Arthur Kerr, the Irish botanist who documented it in Thailand in the early 1900s. The heart leaves made it a Valentine's tradition in much of Europe.
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Hoya Tricolor
Hoya carnosa 'Tricolor'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: The cream runs along the edges of the leaf and the deep green holds the center - the pattern growers call Krimson Queen, with Tricolor as its older trade name. New leaves blush pink before the cream settles in. If a stem ever comes in solid green, snip it back to a variegated leaf - plain stems grow faster and will happily take over the whole vine.
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Hoya Wayetii Variegated
Hoya wayetii Variegata
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Give it bright light and time, and wayetii blooms in clusters of small, fuzzy, deep red stars.
See the Hoya Wayetii Variegated -
Krimson Princess Hoya
Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Princess'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The genus Hoya honors Thomas Hoy, head gardener to the Duke of Northumberland in the 1700s.
See the Krimson Princess Hoya -
Laurentii Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: NASA included snake plants in its 1989 Clean Air Study of plants that filter indoor air.
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Lemon Lime Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura 'Lemon Lime'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Maranta honors Bartolomeo Maranta, a 16th century Italian botanist, and the plant still prays, folding its leaves up at night.
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Lipstick Plant 'Black Pagoda'
Aeschynanthus longiflorus 'Black Pagoda'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The camouflage mottling is not a pattern printed on the leaf, it darkens as the leaf matures, so a growing vine shows pale new leaves against near-black older ones. Its flowers break the lipstick family mold too: yellow-green tubes instead of the usual red.
See the Lipstick Plant 'Black Pagoda' -
Little Hope Philodendron
Philodendron selloum 'Little Hope'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: It is the compact form of a rainforest giant, bred to keep the drama and lose the sprawl.
See the Little Hope Philodendron -
Living Stones
Lithops spp.
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: The whole plant is two leaves pretending to be a rock, and the pattern on top is a window: light passes through the translucent markings down to green tissue buried safely below the surface, out of the desert sun's worst reach.
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Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderiana
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil lightly moist and out of harsh direct sun; yellowing stalks usually trace back to tap-water salts, so use filtered water if leaves yellow.
Fun fact: It is not a bamboo, and it brings its luck by tradition: in feng shui the stalk count carries meaning, with three stalks for happiness and five for wealth.
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Marble Queen Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Pothos traces back to Mo'orea in French Polynesia, where it scrambles up rainforest trees.
See the Marble Queen Pothos -
Marble Pink Princess Philodendron
Philodendron erubescens 'Marble'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The marble form layers white and cream through the pink, so every leaf looks poured rather than painted. No two ever set the same way.
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Marginata Dracaena
Dracaena marginata
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Marginata is Latin for margined, and the name is literal: every slender leaf grows edged with a fine red line, as if it was outlined in pencil.
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Money Tree Braid
Pachira aquatica
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The braid is handiwork: growers weave young, bendy trunks together, and the plant keeps the pattern as it grows.
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Money Tree Stump
Pachira aquatica
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: A bare stump can resprout a whole new crown of leaves, which is why growers sell this plant by the log.
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Monstera Bulbasaur
Monstera sp. 'Bulbasaur'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Steady climbing grower that rewards bright light with stronger mottling on every new leaf.
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Give it your brightest indirect spot right away, and something to climb. Mottled monsteras fade in dim corners, and the camo pattern shows strongest on new growth in good light.
Fun fact: The mottled mint, cream, and deep green pattern looks hand-painted, and no two leaves come out alike. Given support and bright light, mature leaves can develop splits.
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Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Deliciosa is a promise: in the wild it fruits, and the ripe fruit tastes like pineapple crossed with banana.
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Monstera 'Super Golden'
Monstera deliciosa 'Super Gold'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Give it the brightest indirect spot you have and a pole to climb; young leaves start solid and fenestrate with age.
Fun fact: The gold is strongest on brand-new leaves and deepens as each leaf hardens off, and the famous splits only arrive once the plant is climbing and mature.
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Monstera Mint
Monstera deliciosa 'Mint'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Steady grower that rewards bright light with stronger mint coloring on every new leaf.
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Give it your brightest indirect spot right away. Variegated monsteras sulk in dim corners, and the mint pattern fades without light.
Fun fact: The mint coloring is a natural mutation, and no two leaves pattern the same way. New leaves show the strongest mint wash in bright light.
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N'Joy Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'N'Joy'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: It is a selected cultivar bred for compact, tidy growth, so it trails politely instead of taking over the shelf.
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Neon Pothos
Epipremnum pinnatum 'Neon'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Neon was selected for one thing: leaves that glow chartreuse instead of the usual deep green.
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New Plant Parent Bundle
Monstera deliciosa + tools
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep these up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The Monstera's famous splits are earned: they arrive as the plant matures in good light, so each new leaf can be more dramatic than the last.
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Painted Lady Philodendron
Philodendron 'Painted Lady'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: New leaves open chartreuse over pink stems, then deepen to green as they mature.
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Parlor Palm
Chamaedorea elegans
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Victorian parlors made it famous. It was the plant that could handle dim rooms, drafts, and coal heated air.
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Peperomia Hope
Peperomia tetraphylla 'Hope'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Hope is a bred hybrid, a cross of Peperomia deppeana and Peperomia quadrifolia, made to trail neatly instead of sprawling. Its round leaves sit in little groups along the stem like coins on a string.
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Peperomia Piccolo Banda
Peperomia albovittata 'Piccolo Banda'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Albovittata means white-banded, and the silver stripes sit in the grooves of the leaf, so the quilting and the striping line up perfectly. It was selected in the Netherlands as a compact, tidier form of an Ecuadorian species.
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Peperomia Watermelon
Peperomia argyreia
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Argyreia is Greek for silvery, for the metallic stripes that make each leaf a tiny watermelon.
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Phalaenopsis Orchid
Phalaenopsis hybrid
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Those silvery-green roots are not a problem to fix, they are the plant's solar panels: phalaenopsis roots photosynthesize, which is why orchids are sold in clear pots. A single flower spike can stay in bloom for two to three months.
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Philodendron Birkin
Philodendron erubescens 'Birkin'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It is named after the iconic Birkin handbag, pinstripes and all.
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Philodendron Birkin Pink
Philodendron erubescens 'Birkin Pink'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Give it bright indirect light from day one. The pink blush shows strongest on new leaves that open in good light.
Fun fact: Every leaf patterns differently: cream pinstripes over deep green, washed with pink. It is the Birkin handbag look, with a blush.
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Philodendron Congo Nuclear
Philodendron 'Congo Nuclear'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: New leaves unfurl in glowing chartreuse, almost neon, then deepen to green as they harden off. The fresh growth is so bright that growers named the plant after it: Nuclear.
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Philodendron Gloriosum
Philodendron gloriosum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Unlike its climbing cousins, gloriosum is a crawler. Its stem creeps along the soil and each leaf stands up from it.
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Philodendron Jose Bueno
Philodendron imbe 'Jose Buono'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Every leaf unfolds with its own creamy-white pattern, and on a moss pole the leaves grow larger and more dramatic as the plant climbs.
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Philodendron Velvet
Philodendron hederaceum 'Micans'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Micans is Latin for gleaming. Tilt a leaf and the velvet shifts from deep green to copper.
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Pilea Moon Valley
Pilea involucrata 'Moon Valley'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The craters are real topography: the leaf tissue puffs up between the veins, giving it that quilted moonscape. It is a friendship plant relative, bred from Central and South American pileas, and just as easy to divide and hand to a friend.
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Pink Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Anthurium joins the Greek anthos, flower, with oura, tail: a fair description of that spike.
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Pink Fittonia
Fittonia albivenis (pink form)
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Do not panic at the first faint; water it, watch it recover, and use the droop as your watering reminder.
Fun fact: It is the most honest plant we sell: a thirsty fittonia faints flat on the soil, and an hour after watering it stands back up like nothing happened.
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Pink Princess Philodendron
Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: No two leaves split the pink and green the same way. The pink is a living mosaic, different on every leaf.
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Pinstripe Calathea
Calathea ornata
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil lightly moist and humidity up while it settles; it is a consistency plant, so pick a watering rhythm and keep it.
Fun fact: The pinstripes start pink on young leaves and fade to white as the leaf matures, and like all prayer plants it lifts its leaves at night.
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Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Do not panic at the first faint; water it, watch it recover, and use the droop as your watering reminder.
Fun fact: The speckles are a warning sign in reverse: in its Madagascar home the splashes are thought to fool hungry insects into thinking the leaf is already taken. Indoors they are just confetti. Pinch the tips often or it gets leggy fast.
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Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Not a palm at all. It is a succulent relative in the asparagus family, and that swollen trunk is a water bottle.
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Queen of Hearts Anthurium
Anthurium 'Queen of Hearts'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Those pale veins trace a heart so thick it feels almost like cardboard, the signature build of the clarinervium family.
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Rare Plant Bundle
Collector plant set
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep these up high and away from pets.
Each of the four arrives in its own nursery pot, ready to pot up or display as a set.
Fun fact: Four genuinely hard-to-find plants in one box: Alocasia 'Silver Dragon', Philodendron 'Pink Princess', Philodendron 'Painted Lady', and Monstera 'Peru'.
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Rattlesnake Calathea
Calathea lancifolia
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: At night its leaves fold upward to show purple undersides, the prayer plant habit shared by its whole family.
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Red Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The glossy red heart is not a flower at all. It is a modified leaf called a spathe, and the true flowers are the tiny bumps on the spike.
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Red Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: The red veins follow a perfect herringbone pattern, and the variety name erythroneura literally means red-nerved. It folds its leaves straight up every night and lowers them again each morning.
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Ric Rac Cactus
Disocactus anguliger
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Those zigzag stems are leaves in disguise - actually flattened stems doing the leaf's job in the dappled jungle canopy of Mexico, where it grows hanging from trees. On a mature plant the stems produce enormous white flowers that open at night and perfume a whole room.
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Ring of Fire Philodendron
Philodendron 'Ring of Fire'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Young leaves show fiery red and orange tones that cool to green as the leaf matures.
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Rubber Plant 'Shivereana'
Ficus elastica 'Shivereana'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Its pale lime leaves are freckled with dark green speckles, and the newest leaves blush pink before they settle. Growers nicknamed it Moonshine for the soft glow the foliage has in bright light.
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Rubber Plant 'Tineke'
Ficus elastica 'Tineke'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Wipe the big leaves with a damp cloth when it arrives; clean leaves photosynthesize better and it shows off the variegation.
Fun fact: New Tineke leaves open blushed pink and harden off to cream, sage, and deep green, so the top of the plant is always the most colorful part.
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Satin Pothos
Scindapsus pictus 'Exotica'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Let it trail or give it a pole; leaves size up noticeably when the plant climbs, and they curl when it is thirsty.
Fun fact: Despite the name it is not a pothos at all; it is a Scindapsus, and the silver patches are air pockets under the leaf surface that shimmer as the light moves.
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Silver Stripe Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum 'Silver Stripe'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
It is fine in a dimmer corner, but give it a few days near a window first so it can recharge after the trip.
Fun fact: Every leaf carries a silver stripe down its center, as if the plant painted it on by hand.
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Silver Sword Philodendron
Philodendron hastatum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Hastatum means spear shaped in Latin, a perfect label for those steel blue blades.
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Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata 'Zeylanica'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Old gardeners call it mother-in-law's tongue, for leaves that stand tall, stiff, and sharp at the tip.
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Spider Plant 'Bonnie'
Chlorophytum comosum 'Bonnie'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It makes its own babies: tiny plantlets dangle from long stems, ready to snip and pot.
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Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It grows two completely different kinds of leaves: round shield fronds that hug the base and turn brown as armor (leave them on, they are not dead), and the long forked antler fronds that do the photosynthesizing.
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Standeleyana Albo Monstera
Monstera standleyana 'Albo Variegata'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The species honors Paul Standley, the American botanist who catalogued the plants of Central America.
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String of Pearls
Senecio rowleyanus
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Each bead is a tiny water tank with a translucent window stripe that lets sunlight reach inside the leaf.
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String of Turtles
Peperomia prostrata
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The silver pattern on each round leaf makes it look like a string of tiny turtle shells. In Brazil it creeps along the forest floor.
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Stromanthe Triostar
Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Every leaf is a different mix of green, cream, and pink, and the undersides are solid magenta. At night the leaves fold upward like the rest of the prayer plant family, so the pink undersides put on a show after dark.
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Swiss Cheese Monstera
Monstera adansonii
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Those holes are called fenestrations, from fenestra, the Latin word for window.
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Syngonium 'Pink Splash'
Syngonium podophyllum 'Pink Splash'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Brighter indirect light keeps new leaves coming out pink; if growth turns mostly green, move it closer to the window.
Fun fact: No two Pink Splash plants pattern alike: the pink is unstable variegation, so every leaf is a fresh roll of the dice, from mostly pink to lightly freckled.
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Syngonium 'Red Arrow'
Syngonium erythrophyllum 'Red Arrow'
- Light
- Bright indirect light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Give it the brightest indirect spot you have this week; strong light keeps new growth compact and the undersides deeply colored.
Fun fact: The red is underneath: each leaf is deep green on top and burgundy below, so the plant flashes red whenever a leaf lifts or turns.
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Thai Constellation Monstera
Monstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Its creamy speckles reminded growers of a star field, and the pattern was created in a tissue culture lab in Thailand.
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Tradescantia 'Nanouk'
Tradescantia albiflora 'Nanouk'
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Pinch the growing tips early to keep it bushy instead of leggy, and give it the brightest spot you have to hold the pink.
Fun fact: Nanouk was bred in the Netherlands in 2012 specifically for that pink, cream, and green color, which is why it holds its pastel better than older tradescantias.
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Variegated Alocasia Frydek
Alocasia micholitziana 'Frydek' (variegated)
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Every leaf is a one-off. The white variegation lands in a different place on each new leaf.
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Variegated Anthurium Hookeri
Anthurium hookeri (variegated)
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Hookeri grows in a tight rosette that looks like a bird's nest from above, with thick leaves that ripple at the edges. The cream marbling on this variegated form makes every rosette one of a kind.
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Variegated Hoya Rope Plant
Hoya carnosa 'Compacta' (variegated)
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Growers nicknamed it the Hindu Rope because its leaves grow in tight, twisted curls along the vine. Give it time and it blooms clusters of star-shaped flowers with a sweet scent.
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Variegated Shark Fin Snake Plant
Sansevieria masoniana (variegated)
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Each leaf is a single giant paddle that can reach three feet tall, which is how it earned the names Shark Fin and Whale Fin. It grows slowly, one sculptural leaf at a time.
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Variegated Sweetheart Hoya
Hoya kerrii (variegated)
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Each leaf is a plump green heart. Single leaf plants are sold as Valentine's gifts in many countries.
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Variegated Swiss Cheese Monstera
Monstera adansonii (variegated)
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: The white parts of these leaves carry no chlorophyll, so a heavily marbled leaf grows slower than a green one. Every leaf patterns differently, which is why no two variegated adansonii ever match.
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Variegated Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreia, variegated form
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: It stays petite for life. A full grown plant is still small enough to live on a desk corner.
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White Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: White blooms can blush green as they age. That is maturity, not failure, and the bloom still has weeks of life in it.
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White Fusion Calathea
Goeppertia lietzei 'White Fusion'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: Flip a leaf: the underside is deep purple, and at night the leaves fold up to show it off.
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White Princess Philodendron
Philodendron erubescens 'White Princess'
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Moderate
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Water by feel, not by calendar. Dry two inches down means drink time.
Fun fact: Check the stems: pink and white striping there hints at how bold the next leaf's variegation will be.
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Zebra Haworthia
Haworthiopsis attenuata
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Water deeply once, then not again until the soil is fully dry; more zebra haworthias die from kindness than neglect.
Fun fact: The white bands are raised tubercles, not paint; in its native South African scrub they break up the plant's outline so grazers overlook it.
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Zebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosa
- Light
- Bright light
- Water
- Frequent
Pet note: Listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Keep the soil evenly moist while it settles in. Check it every couple of days, not once a week.
Fun fact: The yellow flower is really a stack of bright yellow bracts that holds for weeks, with the small true flowers poking out one at a time. It is also a famous drama act: let it get thirsty and the whole plant wilts flat, then stands back up within hours of a drink. The wilt is an alarm clock, not a death sentence - but ignore it for days and it starts dropping leaves to prove the point.
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ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: Its plump underground rhizomes are water tanks, which is how it shrugs off a month of neglect.
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ZZ Plant 'Chameleon'
Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Chameleon'
- Light
- Low light
- Water
- Low
- Temperament
- Forgiving
Pet note: Toxic if eaten, so keep this one up high and away from pets.
Hold off on watering. This one wants its soil to dry out well before its first real drink at home.
Fun fact: New leaves come in bright chartreuse and slowly deepen to dark green as they age, so a healthy Chameleon shows both colors at once. That slow color change is the whole reason for the name.
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