Our mixed succulent arrangements are the perfect plant gift. They present as a stylish, living succulent bouquet with gifting in mind. We consider the season, colours, plants with similar requirements, texture, habit and form in the creation of our mixed succulent planters. Typically a feature ‘thriller’ plant is surrounded by dense, ‘filler’ succulents and finished with soft ‘spiller’ plants trailing over the edge. Each arrangement is unique relative to the pot it is paired with. We might pair a soft feminine arrangement with the speckled, pastel coloured planters and a stronger, sculptural arrangement for the matte, black and green planters subject to plant and pot availability at any given time. Our ceramic planters are 10cm w x 9cm h and we use a quality cacti mix that is top dressed with small river pebbles. You will receive an arrangement similar to images shown.
The perfect, living plant gift or start your own succulent collection with these hardy succulents.
AKA_Money Plant, Lucky Plant, Jade Plant, Friendship Tree
FEATURES_ Vibrant jade green leaves developing a red edge with more exposure to light. Stem becomes thick and woody with age taking on a silvery bronze patina. A great plant for succulent bonsai. The leaves signify growth and renewal and look like jade coins which are symbolic of wealth and prosperity. There are a few Crassula ovata varieties including ‘Hummel’s Sunset’, ‘Crosby Compact’, ‘Obliqua’ among others and we will select the best from varieties available. All can be trained into succulent bonsai and a feature is the stem which develops a shiny patina over time. If you have a particular variety you are keen on, please let us know in notes at checkout.
PLANT SYMBOLISM_ Crassula ovata (Jade Plant) is considered a good luck charm in China. Traditionally placed at the entrance of a home or business to encourage growth and renewal and future prosperity for the owners. In Feng Shui, place this plant east for health, harmony and scholarly pursuits, south east for wealth and luck, and west for creativity.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ The perfect gift for new ventures, as a wedding gift, new beginnings, starting out and for long lived relationships and friendships. The adage goes, ‘A jade at the door, poor no more.’
FEATURES_ An extremely low maintenance succulent perfect for indoors and popular for its architectural, variegated foliage. The superba is slightly more compact, the leaves are a bit fatter and shorter than the more common Sansevieria trifasciata. Still an upright variety with bladed foliage in shades of green, with mottled or streaked colouring and variegated yellow margins.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ The Snake plant / Mother in Law’s Tongue doesn’t exactly conjure up the warm, fuzzy feelings of gift giving to friends and loved ones. However, it has a worthy place in the home and garden due to its architectural features and indestructibility (if that’s a word). One can only really love it too much (doesn’t like wet feet). A great housewarming gift, cheeky gift from a MIL to a future daughter in law, tongue in cheek, of course, and you probably can’t go past Mother’s Day for the obvious gift.
FEATURES_ Haworthia cooperi is a small, slow growing, clumping succulent. Their beauty lies in their transparency, hence the common name ‘Window Haworthia’
PLANT SYMBOLISM_ A window to the soul.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ For deep thinkers whose beauty lies in their complexity. Tight knit and thrives on connection with other deep thinkers. They let the light in so that others can shine, multiplying their reach to ones they care for.
FEATURES_ Flowers from mid April to start of June. Beautiful hanging plant. Lovely shape and budding form of flowers. We stock a few different colours, subject to availability – pinks, apricot – salmon, reds and whites.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Flowery, colourful personalities, think Carmen Miranda. The Autumn – Winter bloomer is great for Mother’s Day and birthdays in the cooler months due to flowering during these times.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Sansevieria Zeylanica (native to South East Asia)
AKA_ Bowstring Hemp, Mother in Law’s Tongue, Snake Plant
FEATURES_ Gorgeous dark green, long leaves are upright sturdy and sword shaped. Creamy, horizontal stripe patterning across the leaves makes this an attractive, rather sculptural plant. Grown for its medicinal value and the fibre in the leaves can used to make textiles. The Snake plant purifies air by absorbing toxins through the leaves and producing pure oxygen. It is an an ideal bedroom plant. Whereas most other plants release carbon dioxide at night, the Sansevieria continues to produce oxygen.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Super versatile and care free with creative flair. Likes a bit of kitsch and retro styling. Perfect jungalow nana plant.
FEATURES_ An extremely low maintenance succulent perfect for indoors and popular for its architectural, variegated foliage. Sansevieria Trifasciata “Gold Flame” is considered rare among snake plants. Its leaves are thick and arch out more than a standard Sansevieria and as it matures it turns golden, particularly, in good light.
PLANT SYMBOLISM_
‘Wherever you go, I’ll be with you Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you Whenever you need someone To lay your heart and head upon Remember, after the fire, after all the rain I will be the flame’
FEATURES_ Hardy, trailing succulent with sculptural virtue. Doesn’t grow leaves so beauty is in its form. Some colour interest when slightly stressed in cooler weather with a slight purple bruising of the green stems (current images show this). Great for hanging baskets. Grows well in hot, dry conditions.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ For the wild ones: unrestrained, say it as it is, bold, beautiful and bohemian. Stay at home crazy hair days. Big hair, don’t care.
NOTES_ When cutting the stem this plant emits a protective, anti fungal, milky sap that should not be ingested and may irritate skin and eyes. Take care when shaping, cutting back and keep clear of pets that chew plants.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Pilea peperomioides (native to to southern China)
AKA_ Chinese Money Plant, Pancake Plant, UFO Plant,
FEATURES_ A remarkable indoor plant for beautiful, delicate greenery that branches from a single stem. Large, coin shaped foliage daintily floats off its own stem. Easy to grow and care for.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Fits in. Lush, vibrant, bouncy and centred. Dainty and excitable. A great one for the novice indoor gardener, beautiful amongst terracotta and cactus or prettily adorning a girlish bedroom.
PLANT PAIRING_ We have paired this glossy leafed succulent with a coral cement planter to contrast the bright green of the leaves and pick up on the light pink colour in the stems.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Rhipsalis cereuscula (native to Brazil)
AKA_ Coral Cactus, Rice Cactus, Mistletoe Cactus
FEATURES_ It gets its name from the rice or coral shaped joints that make up the stem. It starts off as an upright bushy plant that, as it grows, drops and hangs over the edge in clusters of rice shaped joints. An impressive hanging plant for a bright position indoors or filtered light position outdoors.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ This plant is a bit of weirdo. It starts upright with erect shoots which become pendant like but then sends out further upright clusters, like a bunch of flowers. Called a coral cactus, but not coral, nor strictly a cactus. It’s a bit of a messed up plant. Perfect for the boho jungalow, carefree and a little bit wild.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. horrida (native to Central and South American, Caribbean and Florida)
AKA_ Red Coral Cactus, Mouse tail Cactus, Mistletoe Cactus
FEATURES_ Rhipsalis horrida’s cylindrical, reddish (in bright light), noodle like foliage, pendant stems are a feature of this plant. Stems can grow to a length of 15cm and overall to a length of 50cm. Place high on a shelf, in one of our medium sized macrame plant hangers or drape stems over a tall stand makes for a dramatic feature plant in the home. Flowers are white and appear in spring and winter. Non toxic to pets. Loves warmth and humidity (tropical).
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Messy hair, don’t care. A bit wild and woolly. Another easy care, jungle cactus to create that tropical vibe at home.
AKA_ Ladyfinger Cactus, Lady Fingers, Golden Stars, Gold Lace Cactus.
FEATURES_ Gold, interlacing, star shaped ribs (spines) glow in the afternoon and morning sunlight. This is a stunning feature of this plant so do yourself a favour and place in a position where you can watch the sun rise and go down over this plant. A beautiful, clumping cactus with long cylindrical ‘ladyfinger’ like stems. Perfectly paired with a black, contrasting, tapered planter which enhances the rich colours of the spines.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ The perfect gift for beginner cacti collectors and, for humour, give it to your favourite redheads, rangas and gingers or anyone who loves to steal the limelight with their effervescent personality.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Lepismium houlletianum (native to Brazil and Argentina)
AKA_ Snowdrop Cactus
FEATURES_ Long paper thin, notched stems, if grown in the right conditions, can flower several times a year. Creamy white to yellow, funnel shaped flowers along the jagged edge of the foliage with no thorns. An impressive hanging indoor plant or filtered light outdoors, shade in the afternoon. Being a tropical plant, it prefers a warm, humid microclimate and can be brought indoors for winter or all year round.
FEATURES_ A hybrid (gasteria x aloe) succulent with triangular, conical, waxy, dark green leaves with white slightly warty speckles. Leaves tinge purple-red with greater exposure to sunlight.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Great beginner house plant. Happy indoors and outdoors in dappled shade (dark green) to partial sun (red purple hues). Easy to look after, produces offsets that can be divided up into new plants.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Sansevieria Zeylanica (native to South East Asia)
AKA_ Bowstring Hemp, Mother in Law’s Tongue, Snake Plant
FEATURES_ Gorgeous dark green, long leaves are upright sturdy and sword shaped. Creamy, horizontal stripe patterning across the leaves makes this an attractive, rather sculptural plant. Grown for its medicinal value and the fibre in the leaves can used to make textiles. The Snake plant purifies air by absorbing toxins through the leaves and producing pure oxygen. It is an an ideal bedroom plant. Whereas most other plants release carbon dioxide at night, the Sansevieria continues to produce oxygen.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Super versatile and care free with creative flair. Likes a bit of kitsch and retro styling. Perfect jungalow nana plant.
