Cement Planters. Filled with hardy succulents: choose from echeverias, rhipsalis and more or a succulent starter including 5 hardy succulents mixed for shape, form and colour. Perfect long lasting plant gift or for styling with plants at home, weddings, events and special occasio
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.’
BOTANICAL NAME_ Peperomia polybotrya (native to Central America + South America)
AKA_ Coin Leaf Peperomia, ‘Raindrop’ Peperomia
FEATURES_ Peperomia polybotrya, also known as the Raindrop Peperomia, due to the shape of its leaves which are large and waxy and actually store water. The glossy leaves are a feature of this plant.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ This tropical, jungle cactus is lush and lovely and has a very sunny disposition.
PLANT PAIRING_ We have paired this glossy leafed succulent with a contrasting concrete tapered planter to emphasise the large glossy leaves and their shape.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Haworthia, Haworthiopsis var. Native to South Africa, Subtropical Climate.
AKA_ Zebra Plant, Zebra Cactus
FEATURES_ Haworthia Zebra plants get their name from the raised horizontal stripes on their leaves. Zebra plants are very attractive, rosette, clump forming succulents that live happily indoors and outdoors. Green to deep green, skyward, tapering leaves with horizontal white and green markings. An easy to care for sculptural plant with its low growing, clumping form is perfect for indoor shelf or table styling.
PLANT SYMBOLISM_ Nothing is black and white, or in this case, green and white. There’s always more than one way of looking at things. Strives for balance, acceptance and conflict resolution.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ For someone who loves company, is wildly spirited and very much an individual. Has a good, balanced view of the world and people. Loves a challenge and is true to themselves.
FEATURES_ Heart shaped leaves appear along the entire length of its tendrils. Cute, vase like flowers can bloom from every leaf in summer. It doesn’t get more feminine than that.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Big hearted, fragile and full of love. For the romantics, think a character out of any Jane Austen novel.
FEATURES_ Flowers from mid April to start of June. Beautiful hanging plant. Lovely shape and budding form of flowers.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Flowery, colourful personalities, think Carmen Miranda. The Autumn bloomer is great for Mother’s Day and birthdays in the cooler months due to flowering during these times.
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.
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_ 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_ Heart shaped leaves appear along the entire length of its tendrils. Cute, vase like flowers can bloom from every leaf in summer. It doesn’t get more feminine than that.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Big hearted, fragile and full of love. For the romantics, think a character out of any Jane Austen novel.
FEATURES_ A hardy cactus with an upright habit, long spines and hair the covers this cactus with longer wisps at the top. Dark green with golden brown spines and white hair. Slow growing and will flower when very mature.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ The name says it all ‘Old man’. Plant gift for dad and his greying locks whether it be for his birthday or Father’s Day. Or any friend who is old before his/her time. Milestone birthdays.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Mammillaria elegans, native to Mexico and United States
AKA_ Pin Cushion Cactus, Nipple Cactus
FEATURES_ Mammillaria elegans is a globular cactus with dense white spines and white wool. Rings of crimson flowers in late winter provide beautiful contrast to a white, woolly body. Compact, clustering habit. Protect from frost to prevent scarring.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Neat, uniform and minimalist. Strives for perfection and order. Perfect desktop plant for a sunny office or outdoor porch that receives lots of morning sun to early afternoon sun.
FEATURES_ A taller clumping peanut cactus. Rusty gold spines with lots of offsets. The tight knit spines create a repeat pattern of uniformity
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Known for looking like a bit of a peanut and sticking close to people they know. Family oriented, homebodies who don’t mind a bit of isolation. Very (re)productive!
BOTANICAL NAME_ Mammillaria bocasana v roseaflora (native to Mexico)
AKA_ Powder Puff Cactus, Pin Cushion Cactus
FEATURES_ Powder Puff Cactus is a small, globose (spherical habit) cactus. A nice fluffy contrast to other Cacti in your collection or an easy care one to kick off a collection. Great texture, coppery hook spines have a fluffy coating of white, cottony hair that has unique aesthetic merit. Soft pink flowers.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Soft, fluffy and feminine. Powder puff facade but mess with her and you’re likely to come off second best in the nicest possible way. Easy care and very pretty in flower.
FEATURES_ A spectacular turquoise blue coloured columnar cactus that can grow to 2m tall in the ground, albeit a slow grower. Plants will remain much smaller contained in a pot. Golden brown spines are the perfect colour contrast to the turquoise blue. Can branch at the base and maintains its bluish colour with age. Very impressive specimen in the garden or confined to a container.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Minimalist and imposing, bold and individualistic.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Rhipsalis baccifera ssp. mauritiana (native to Central and South American, Caribbean and Florida)
AKA_ Spaghetti Cactus, Mistletoe Cactus
FEATURES_ Rhipsalis baccifera’s long, spaghetti like, pendant stems are a feature of this plant. Dangling from a planter high on a shelf or draping stems over a tall metal stand makes for a dramatic feature plant in the home.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Let your hair down with this Cousin It plant. A great hanging plant, perfect for beginners due to its low requirement for maintenance. Wonderful plant to create an urban jungle vibe at home.
BOTANICAL NAME_ Rhipsalis paradoxa (native to Brazil)
AKA_ Chain Cactus
FEATURES_ Rhipsalis paradoxa’s twisted, long, bright green stems are a feature of this plant. Dangling from a planter high on a shelf or draping stems over a tall metal stand makes for a dramatic feature plant in the home.
PLANT PERSONALITY_ Paradoxal: The only constant is change / Failure leads to success / Solitude makes you more sociable
