Coffea
The Coffee Plant, scientifically known as Coffea Arabica is an evergreen houseplant with glossy dark green leaves that grow in opposite pairs. When mature (around four years old), it produces small, fragrant, white flowers followed by green fruits that ripen to red, each containing two coffee beans. It's a popular houseplant valued for its attractive foliage, ability to purify air and the potential to grow its own coffee beans, though in small quantities.
Begonia Maculata / Polka Dot
The Begonia spotlight green also known as the polka dot or spotted begonia. This plant is visually striking renowned for its dramatic and elegant foliage. Deep green in colour shows off silver spots with a red undertone to the bottom of her leaves. With proper care and sufficient light, the plant can produce hanging clusters of small, delicate white or pale pink flowers, typically in the spring and summer months. The flowers are a bonus as the foliage is the main ornamental attraction.
Scindapsus Pictus Argyraeus
Scindapsus pictus is a fairly slow growing vine plant featuring heart shaped leaves which are velvety to touch with iridescent silver which gives them a satin sheen. Also known as the Satin Pothos, it's a low-maintenance houseplant that can trail from hanging baskets or climb supports, thriving in bright indirect light and preferring warm temperatures. It's a popular choice for beginners due to its easy care and attractive, air-purifying foliage.
Platycerium / Staghorn Fern
Great sized plants
The Staghorn fern is a houseplant which has two distinct types of fronds - antler fronds that resemble stag’s antlers and round shield fronds. In their native habitats, these ferns grow non-parasitically on the trunks and branches of trees or on rocks.
These look great in a hanging pot as once the antler shaped leaves grow they begin to fall over the edge of the pot. Each long leaf has a fuzzy texture and is shaped at the end in a very unique way.
SEDUM BURRITO
Sedum burrito also known as Burro's Tail is a trailing succulent known for its long cascading stems with plump blue green leaves. These often resemble a donkeys tail. Small star-shaped pink or red flowers which may appear at the tips of the stems in the summer.
Syngonium Mottled
The plant Syngonium Mottled also known as the Arrowhead or Mojito has distinctive arrow shaped leaves which have a striking variegation of green, creams and whites. As it matures its leaves develop more lobes adding texture and intrigue. It is a low-maintenance houseplant that can trail or climb, prefers bright indirect light and well-draining soil. Is an excellent choice for hanging baskets or shelves.
Epipremnum Neon Pothos
The Epipremnum Neon Pothos is a popular easy-to-care-for houseplant known for its striking heart shaped leaves with a gorgeous lime green colouring. As a trailing or climbing vine it adds a lush leafy presence to hanging baskets, shelves or trellises. Thriving in bright indirect light to low light this vigorous air-purifying plant is a beginner-friendly choice, tolerant of average household conditions. Grows anywhere!
Yucca
The Yucca is an ornamental plant known for its evergreen stiff sword like leaves that grow in a rosettes shapes. These grow from a thick tree like stem. Easy to care for.
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a succulent plant known for its thick fleshy green / grey leaves arranged in a rosette. The edges have serrated edges and a clear pulp inside. This gel is widely used in cosmetics & pharmaceuticals. Often used on burns too.
Lepismium Bolivianum cactus
Lepismium bolivianum is a spineless trailing cactus with flat fleshy stems that hang over the edge of its pot. Also called a "forest cactus," it is easy to care for preferring bright but indirect light. It can produce small pinkish-white flowers and is an ideal houseplant for hanging baskets.
Peace Lily
A peace is has glossy dark green leaves with striking white flowers. It's an easy-to-grow plant that tolerates low light and is admired for its calming appearance and air-purifying qualities.
Approximately 50cm high
Epipremnum Aureum
The Epipremnum Aureum is a popular easy-to-care-for houseplant known for its striking heart shaped leaves with a variegation of creamy white, yellow and green markings. As a trailing or climbing vine it adds a lush leafy presence to hanging baskets, shelves or trellises. Thriving in bright, indirect light and low light this vigorous air-purifying plant is a beginner-friendly choice, tolerant of average household conditions. Grows anywhere!
String of hearts Variegated
Ceropegia Variegata also known as the variegated string of hearts is a trailing/climbing houseplant with delicate heart shaped leaves that feature cream and pink against the green leaves. It has long slender stems that can cascade from hanging baskets. They produce delicate, tubular pink blooms.
Senecio Stapeliformis
Senecio stapeliiformis also commonly known as a pickle plant ir candle plant. They grow tall cylindrical segmented stems which resets pickle. These stems are green with purple markings and soft spines which can produce large, showy orange or red flowers from the tips. It is a low-maintenance houseplant.
Spreads from the base and can trail or flop over if not supported, but often grows upright when given support but equally looks great in a hanging basket as the plant matures.
Ludisia Green Velvet / Jewel Orchid
The plant commonly sold as Ludisia Discolor and is a variety of Jewel orchid known for its striking velvet foliage rather than its flowers. It has deep green leaves with pale silvery stripes. It will flower dainty whiteish flowers but nit as large as the traditional orchid. An eye catching addition to your collection.
Peperomia Watermelon
The Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomua Argyreia)is a lovely small houseplant with silver and green striped fleshy leaves that resemble a watermelon. It has central red-purple stems. This is a pet friendly plant is a good choice for beginners because it tolerates lower light conditions/ indirect light and is air-purifying.
Schefflera Moondrop
Schefflera arboricola Luseana is a compact low maintenance dwarf umbrella plant. It’s known for leathery leaves that grow in tight clusters which gives it a dense topiary appearance. This variety of the Schefflera arboricola can be grown as a bushy houseplant or pruned into a decorative bonsai. It prefers bright, indirect light and enjoys soil that is allowed to dry out between waterings.
Epiphyllum Guatemalense / Orchid cactus
Commonly known as a curly Sue this gorgeous houseplants leaves grow in a twisted and curly way. It has a trailing cascading growth habit making it an excellent choice for hanging baskets. When mature and under the right conditions, it produces large showy white night-blooming flowers that are sometimes fragrant.
Sansevieria
The Sansevieria has striking leathery pointed leaves which emerge directly from the base in stiff vertical clumps. These slow-growing drought-tolerant plants and are known for their architectural beauty, low-light tolerance and air-purifying qualities which in turn make them excellent houseplants. They prefer well-draining soil.
APPROXIMATELY 35cm HIGH
Calathea Orbifolia
The most notable feature of the Calathea orbifolia is its oversized leaves, which can grow up to a foot (30 cm) or more in width. The leaves are distinctly round or orb-shaped, which inspired its name ('orbis' meaning round, 'folia' meaning leaf). The foliage is a vibrant lush green, elegantly patterned with subtle pale silver-green or white stripes that run along the veins. The underside of the leaves is a uniform pale silver-green occasionally with a slightly purplish hue.
APPROXIMATELY 35cm HIGH
ZZ plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia is commonly known as the ZZ plant. The stems are fleshy, upright and arching with the leaves emerging directly from them. Glossy in colour the leaves are often an oval in shape. This plant had thick fleshy, underground rhizomes that store water, which is key to its drought tolerance.
Philodendron Florida Ghost
Philodendron Ghost is a rare climbing plant with distinctive cream white deeply lobed leaves which as they mature turn lime/dark green. The leaves start spear- or arrow-shaped and develop deep lobes or "fingers," on either side of the central vein as the plant matures. The stems are a bright scarlet or red which contrasts with the pale foliage. It is a true climber and providing a structure like a pole or trellis is essential for it to grow well and display its full potential.
String of hearts
This perfect trailing houseplant has heart shaped leaves which grow from thin red stems. Can easily be propagated. Has the most beautiful flowers on when in bloom.
Asplenium Crisp Wave
Asplenium 'Crispy Wave', a cultivar of the bird's nest fern and is characterised by its upright wavy glossy green fronds that form a neat shuttlecock like rosette. It is a popular low-maintenance houseplant with air-purifying qualities. It reaches a maximum height and spread of about 1.5m and 1m, respectively.
ZZ plant - black raven.
Deep, almost black-purple leaves with a glossy striking appearance make this houseplant stand out from the rest. New shoots emerge bright green and mature into the dark, "raven" colour over time. Stores water in bulbous fleshy rhizomes making the plant drought-tolerant.
Air plant / Tillandsia
Air plants are soil free plants that get their nutrients and water from the air through leaf scales. Also known as epiphytes, they use their roots to attach to other objects like trees or rocks instead of growing in soil. They come in many shapes and sizes and are relatively low-maintenance. They can be watered by misting or soaking.
YOU WILL BE SENT A RANDOM PLANT FROM THE BOX
Asplenium Antiquum
Asplenium antiquum, or the Japanese birds nest fern is a decorative indoor plant characterised by a rosette of long glossy green fronds. Fronds are long flat and spear-shaped with glossy rich green leaves that have a distinctive brown midrib It's a non-toxic, low-maintenance plant that purifies air and adds a tropical feel to homes and offices.
