Plant care guides

Lipstick ‘Bolero Bicolore’ is a colorful trailing houseplant that already looks gift-ready with its cascading growth and eye-catching tubular flowers. It works especially well for hanging planters, shelves, apartments, and other spaces where a traditional floor plant may feel too large. Bright indirect light, moderate watering, and a well-draining potting mix are the main requirements for keeping it healthy. Its manageable care needs make it a thoughtful choice for plant lovers who want something more unusual than a pothos or succulent. This guide covers both the gifting appeal and everyday care of Lipstick ‘Bolero Bicolore’.

Mexican Hat Plant, botanically known asKalanchoe × houghtonii, is an unusual succulent known for its narrow fleshy leaves and tiny plantlets that form along the leaf margins. These baby plants eventually fall and root on their own, making propagation incredibly easy. Mexican Hat Plant prefers bright light, fast-draining soil, and infrequent watering. Its upright growth and colorful winter flowers make it an interesting addition to indoor succulent collections. Simple care and careful control of fallen plantlets can keep this fast-spreading succulent healthy and manageable.

Mums, or Chrysanthemums, are classic fall flowers known for their dense growth and colorful blooms in yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, and white. They grow best in full sun, fertile well-draining soil, and consistent moisture. Regular pinching during spring and early summer encourages fuller plants and more flowers in fall. Garden mums can return year after year when the right variety is planted early enough to establish strong roots. Proper watering, sunlight, and seasonal care can keep Chrysanthemums blooming beautifully throughout the fall.

The Stenocactus multicostatus, commonly called brain cactus, is a small globular cactus with distinctive wavy ribs that resemble a brain. This guide covers everything you need to know about watering, light, soil, and propagation for healthy growth. Learn how to keep your brain cactus thriving in any indoor or outdoor space.

Air plants can produce seeds after their flowers are successfully pollinated. Indoors, where natural pollinators may be limited, hand pollination gives growers a simple way to help the process along. The basic method involves transferring pollen from the anthers of one flower to the receptive stigma of another. Successful pollination may eventually produce long seed capsules filled with tiny, fluffy Tillandsia seeds. Learning this process is also the first step toward growing air plants from seed or experimenting with Tillandsia hybrids.

Yellow and brown Calathea leaves can result from overwatering, dry soil, low humidity, water quality, too much sunlight, fertilizer buildup, temperature stress, or pests. Learn how to identify the cause and help your Calathea produce healthier new growth.

Delosperma echinatum, commonly known as Pickle Plant, is a quirky succulent with plump green leaves covered in soft white bristles. Its upright stems gradually become trailing as the plant grows, making it ideal for sunny windowsills and containers. Pickle Plant prefers plenty of light, fast-draining soil, and infrequent watering. It may also produce small yellow, daisy-like flowers during the warmer months. Simple succulent care and protection from frost can keep this unusual plant compact and healthy for years.

Tillandsia Caput Medusae is a distinctive air plant known for its bulbous base and twisting, snake-like leaves. Its unusual form is inspired by Medusa's famous snake-covered head, giving this species its common name, Medusa's Head Air Plant. It prefers bright filtered light, regular hydration, and excellent airflow. Because water can collect between its curled leaves and bulbous base, proper drying after watering is especially important. With simple care, Caput Medusae can produce colorful red bracts, violet flowers, and new pups over time.

Monstera Burle Marx Flame is a rare climbing aroid known for its narrow leaves and dramatic flame-like fenestrations. Juvenile leaves begin relatively simple, while mature foliage develops increasingly deep splits toward the midrib. This slow-growing collector plant prefers bright indirect light, an airy aroid mix, and consistent moisture without soggy soil. Warm temperatures, moderate to high humidity, and climbing support can encourage larger, more mature leaves. With stable care and patience, Burle Marx Flame can become a striking statement plant indoors.

Sedum SunSparkler 'Plum Dazzled' is a hardy succulent perennial known for its deep plum-purple foliage and raspberry-pink summer flowers. Its compact, spreading habit makes it an excellent choice for rock gardens, borders, containers, and sunny groundcover plantings. This drought-tolerant Sedum grows best with plenty of sunlight, fast-draining soil, and infrequent watering. It is also remarkably cold hardy, making it easier to grow outdoors than many tender succulents. With the right care, 'Plum Dazzled' can provide rich foliage color and seasonal blooms year after year.

Our September box features Echeveria ‘Lolita’, Sedeveria ‘Fanfare’, Tillandsia velutina, Aeonium ‘Lily Pad’, and Kalanchoe humilis, bringing together a refreshing mix of colorful rosettes, distinctive foliage, and unique textures. From the soft pastel tones of Echeveria ‘Lolita’ and the pointed, layered leaves of Sedeveria ‘Fanfare’ to the graceful form of Tillandsia velutina, the vibrant green rosettes of Aeonium ‘Lily Pad’, and the eye-catching patterned leaves of Kalanchoe humilis, each plant adds its own personality to the collection. Thoughtfully selected for plant lovers of all experience levels, this easy-care assortment is perfect for adding fresh color and character to windowsills, desks, shelves, and indoor plant displays.