Plant Groups

Succulents

Mexican Snowball
Mexican Snowball
Echeveria elegans
A compact, drought-tolerant rosette succulent with pale blue-green leaves; NC State lists the species as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
💧 Watering:
Every 10-14 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
30-50%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
3-6 in / 8-15 cm
- 🌞 Full sunlight
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Red Orchid Cactus
Red Orchid Cactus
Disocactus ackermannii
A forest cactus from southern Mexico with flat scalloped stems and large, showy crimson flowers in spring, best grown in bright filtered light and an airy, well-drained mix.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-10 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
40-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
Trailing stems to 30 in / 75 cm
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌿 Moderate watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Star Cactus
Star Cactus
Astrophytum asterias
A small, nearly spineless globe cactus with a flattened sand-dollar body, white woolly flecks, and a sunny yellow flower, needing bright light and very sparse watering.
💧 Watering:
Every 3-4 weeks
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
40-50%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
Up to 3 in tall, 1-6 in wide / 7 cm tall, 2.5-15 cm wide
- 🌞 Full sunlight
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
String of Hearts
String of Hearts
Ceropegia woodii
A delicate southern African vine whose wiry stems carry heart-shaped, silver-marbled leaves and bead-like tubers, made to trail from a hanging pot.
💧 Watering:
Every 10-14 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-80°F / 18-27°C
💦 Humidity:
40-60%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
3-6 ft trailing / 0.9-1.8 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
String of Pearls
String of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus
A cascading succulent with spherical water-storing leaves that needs strong filtered light, a fast-drying root zone, and restrained watering.
💧 Watering:
Every 14-21 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
30-50%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft trailing / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Zebra Haworthia
Zebra Haworthia
Haworthiopsis fasciata
A palm-sized zebra-striped succulent that survives the windowsill many plants can't — forgiving, pet-safe, and endlessly propagating itself.
💧 Watering:
Every 2-3 weeks
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
30-50%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
4-6 in / 10-15 cm
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🌵 Low maintenance
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe