Plants
Bucephalandra 'Balloon'
Bucephalandra 'Balloon' is a genus of flowering plants found in Borneo, known for growing as dense mats over stones or rocks in streams. The leaves range in color from dark blue to green, often with white, yellow, or red tinges. This plant grows best when attached to stone or driftwood and does not require CO2, making it suitable for beginners.
Buxus 'Renaissance'
Buxus 'Renaissance' is a compact, blight-resistant boxwood with lighter green foliage. It grows 1-2 feet tall and wide, making it ideal for low hedges, topiary, and patio containers. This plant is cold hardy in USDA zones 5-9 and prefers well-draining, loamy soil.
Begonia jiewhoei
Begonia jiewhoei is a plant endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, growing on vertical limestone cliffs. It features deep emerald green leaves with large silver spots and red backs, requiring high humidity and bright, indirect light.
Begonia 'Beautiful Dreamer'
Begonia 'Beautiful Dreamer' is a creation by Walter Dworkin, featuring slender leaves with deep green and silver spots. The leaves have a red reverse and wavy margins, giving the plant a striking appearance. Although white flowers have not yet been observed, this begonia is known for its ornamental foliage.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Fraise Melba'
Hydrangea paniculata 'Fraise Melba' is a compact shrub with blooms that transition from white to strawberry pink to red. It has strong green foliage and flowers in July, making it a colorful addition to gardens.
Begonia 'Midnight Magic'
Begonia 'Midnight Magic' is a striking plant with red coloration on heavily textured leaves. It requires moderate indirect light and well-draining soil to thrive. This plant is known for its unique appearance and adaptability to various indoor environments. 'Midnight Magic' is a great option for those looking to add a touch of color and texture to their home. Its distinctive foliage and easy care requirements make it a popular choice for plant enthusiasts. This plant is a beautiful addition to any indoor space, offering a splash of color and visual interest.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' is a dwarf ornamental grass known for its slender, silvery blades that turn yellow in fall. It produces tiny white-pink plumes in mid to late summer, which transition to creamy white by fall, providing interest into winter. This clump-forming grass is tolerant of a wide range of soils and is deer resistant, making it a versatile choice for gardens. It grows up to 3-4 feet tall and wide, adding texture and movement to landscapes. Its salt tolerance makes it suitable for coastal gardens.
Syngonium 'Pink Perfection'
Syngonium 'Pink Perfection' is a compact, vining plant with arrow-shaped leaves that thrives in indirect light and humid environments. It requires regular watering and periodic fertilization, making it suitable for indoor cultivation.
Anthurium 'Silver Blush' X 'wuhoo's First Night'
Anthurium 'Silver Blush' X 'wuhoo's First Night' is a hybrid plant requiring bright, indirect light and high humidity. It thrives in well-draining soil kept evenly moist, making it suitable for indoor environments.
Buxus microphylla 'Winterstar'
Buxus microphylla 'Winterstar' is a compact, dwarf boxwood with smooth, glossy, emerald-green leaves. It grows 4 feet tall and wide, with an upright growth habit. This deer-resistant shrub is heat and drought-tolerant, thriving in full sun and well-draining soil.
Begonia 'Donna'
Begonia 'Donna' is a cane-like hybrid from Australia, notable for its large, long leaves that are black with silver spots, and young leaves with pinkish spots. It produces bright rose pink flowers in large clusters, adding a splash of color to any space. This begonia prefers bright, indirect light and requires a humidity level of 40-60%. It grows to a height of 12 to 18 inches and should be watered when the top two inches of soil are dry.
Dracaena angolensis
Dracaena angolensis, native to tropical West Africa and Nigeria, is an evergreen perennial known for its compact, cylindrical leaves. It is a natural air purifier and drought-tolerant, making it a low-maintenance houseplant. The plant is easily propagated by leaf cuttings and thrives in both bright and low light conditions.
Oxalis triangularis 'Silverado'
Oxalis triangularis 'Silverado' is a perennial with dome-shaped clumps of four-leaf clover leaves, featuring an olive color with a central silver pattern. It produces white flowers in late summer and early fall and is native to South America. This plant prefers shade to partial sun and goes dormant in cold weather, re-emerging from rhizomes in spring.
Eucomis vandermerwei
Eucomis vandermerwei, also known as the pineapple lily, is a dwarf species native to South Africa. It features ruffled, narrow leaves with purple spots and dark purple, pineapple-like flowers, thriving in well-drained rocky crevices.
Anthurium clarinervium
Anthurium clarinervium is a tropical plant native to Chiapas, Mexico, known for its large, heart-shaped leaves with prominent white veins. The leaves have a velvety texture and a striking green and silvery white contrast. This plant thrives in bright, indirect light and high humidity, and it is poisonous due to calcium oxalate crystals.
Dryopteris stenolepis
Dryopteris stenolepis is an evergreen clumping fern native to regions including India, Nepal, southern China, and Taiwan. It grows to about 18 inches tall and 3 feet wide, thriving in light shade and well-drained soil. This fern is often found on streamside slopes at elevations between 2,000 and 7,000 feet, and its elegant appearance makes it a popular choice for shaded garden areas.
Begonia 'Maurice Amey'
Begonia 'Maurice Amey' is a shrub-like begonia with metallic pink leaves adorned with faint silver spots and dark olive green veins. It produces bright pink flowers in small clusters and is named after Maurice Amey.
Begonia 'Steve's Leaves Cosmic Candy'
Begonia 'Steve's Leaves Cosmic Candy' is an exclusive hybrid created by Darren Heppel, featuring spiral leaves with red and green on a white and black background. The colors vary with the season, becoming more vibrant in cooler weather. This begonia belongs to the Begoniaceae family and is a unique addition to any plant collection.
Hydrangea involucrata 'Tama Azisai'
Hydrangea involucrata 'Tama Azisai' blooms from July to October with lacecap blooms of pale pink to lilac. It has a sprawling growth habit and fuzzy leaves, thriving best in morning sun with afternoon shade.
Blechnum medium
Blechnum medium is a dwarf fern native to New Zealand, known for its narrow, upright green fronds that feel like sandpaper. The fronds emerge with a reddish hue and the plant serves as a slowly spreading, evergreen groundcover. It thrives in moist woodland environments and is suitable for shaded areas.
Begonia 'Sylvan Triumph'
Begonia 'Sylvan Triumph' is a cane-like hybrid from 1940, known for its dark green leaves with silver spots. It grows upright, reaching over 2 feet tall, and produces pink flowers in medium-sized clusters. This begonia has been cultivated for over 70 years, making it a classic choice for indoor and outdoor gardens.
Picea glauca 'Conica'
An evergreen landscape fixture, this plant has dense needle foliage with a blueish-green tint and a naturally pyramidal growth habit. It reaches a maximum height of 6-8 feet and a width of 4-5 feet, growing slowly. Ideal for topiaries and container gardens, it thrives in USDA Zones 3-8, withstanding temperatures between -40°F and -30°F. It prefers full sun to part shade and rich soil with good drainage, benefiting from high-nitrogen acidic fertilizer in early spring and early summer.
Drosera admirabilis
Drosera admirabilis is a carnivorous plant with a rosette-shaped leaf bundle that widens towards the end. It features outer tentacles that bend towards prey and flowers several times from spring to fall. This perennial grows to about 5 cm in diameter and prefers slightly acidic soil and a taller pot for its deep roots.
Adelonema picturatum
Adelonema picturatum is a medium-sized plant that thrives in intermediate warm climates with medium light and humidity. It requires bimonthly fertilization and is known for its attractive foliage.
Phoenix theophrasti
Phoenix theophrasti, native to Crete and the eastern Mediterranean, is one of the hardiest feather palms. It features grey-green leaves and can grow up to 15 meters tall. This palm is notable for its restricted distribution and historical significance, being named after Theophrastus, the ancient Greek 'father of botany'.
Plectranthus parviflorus
Plectranthus parviflorus is a fast-growing plant with variegated round medium green leaves and white sections. It makes a lovely hanging basket and thrives in shade, growing 6 to 8 inches tall. This plant prefers to dry slightly between waterings and is part of the Lamiaceae family.
Cardamine quinquefolia
Cardamine quinquefolia, also known as the five-leaved cuckoo flower, is a spring ephemeral groundcover native to the beech and oak forests around the Black Sea. It features deeply lobed green foliage and mauve flowers that bloom in late winter. This plant dies down in summer and is recognized for its ability to attract butterflies. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Capsicum baccatum 'Lemon Drop'
Capsicum baccatum 'Lemon Drop', also known as Ahi Limon, is a pepper variety with a Scoville rating of 30,000-50,000. It has strong citrus notes and a lemony scent when cut, making it excellent for drying. This prolific plant takes a long time to mature and produces 10-15 seeds per fruit.
Asarum fauriei var. takaoi
Asarum fauriei var. takaoi is a Japanese wild ginger with evergreen groundcover properties, ideal for woodland gardens. It has 1.5-inch round green leaves with muted silver patterns and small, hidden flowers at leaf axils.
Lomandra longifolia 'Platinum Beauty'
This plant features long grass-like leaves with white edges and olive green center stripes, growing in clumps up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It is disease and pest resistant, drought-tolerant, and hardy in USDA Zones 8-10, preferring full sun to part shade and well-draining soil.