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Unique Houseplant Gifts that Aren’t Plants
If you or someone you love adores houseplants—but perhaps has a few too many—here are some fun, non-plant gift ideas that celebrate a love for greenery without adding to the collection. These unique houseplant gifts are great for any green thumb, and will be sure to delight.
We’ve curated a selection of items from artisan Etsy sellers who make plant-related items. Read on and get inspired for your next gift!
Trellises
Sturdy plant trellises make a great unique houseplant gifts. They are practical but also come in a wide variety of colors, styles, and sizes. Check out our favorites!
Geometric Sunrise Plant Trellis
This elegant trellis from dsenoyyc would be fantastic for larger plants that love to climb or need some extra support. We love this natural but structured design!
LANEY Plant Stake
The LANEY stake from Welds & Woods is a lovely arched trellis that comes in a variety of sizes to fit small and large pots. Perfect for vines and tall plants that need a little extra support.
WONSZ Plant Stake
This geometric zig zag plant stake would make a great unique plant gift for anyone with a minimal, geometric aesthetic. The WONSZ trellis comes in two sizes so it can be used for small and larger plants
Expandable Trellis
For those plants that just keep growing and growing, this expandable trellis from MOOSLO is a great option! With a sleek geometric design and the option to add on additional segments, the plant support can grow right along with the greenery.
Gothic Arch Trellis
If you’re looking to bring a bit of gothic flair to your plants, this beautiful arched trellis from VioDecor is for you! This support is great for smaller plants – especially vining plants.
Watering Spikes
Keeping plants watered can be a big task, and watering stakes and globes can be a fun and functional way to keep those green babies hydrated. Read on for our top gift picks for watering spikes!
Ceramic Crystal Watering Stake
Give your plants a mystical aesthetic while giving them a drink, with these watering stakes from Mountain Mud Works! These are available in a variety of colors, so you’ll be sure to find the perfect gift option.
Gargoyle Watering Stake
Here’s another incredible watering stake from Mountain Mud Works – get gothic vibes with this little gargoyle stake. This cute guy will make sure your plants stay hydrated.
Sweet Kitten Watering Stake
Look at this adorable little kitten, just waiting to give your plants a drink! This watering stake from Mountain Mud Works comes in a variety of styles, so you can find one that’s just perfect for a gift.
Charms and Decorations
Plant gifts don’t have to be all business – plant decorations are a fun way to personalize your potted pals! Add a little whimsy with these great gift options.
Tiny House Plant Stakes
Who’s living in this little house? A fairy? A bug family? Maybe a tiny toad? Who knows! Add some whimsy to your planters with these adorable ceramic house stakes from Clay Hive Co!
Stained Glass Mushrooms
These beautiful stained glass mushrooms from Sunny Sand Glass would make a wonderful addition to a houseplant pot! Add a little wonder to houseplant decor with these eye-catching plant stakes.
Fairy House
Just look at this adorable little fairy house from Salem Fairy! Such a fantastic dwelling would make a great addition to a plant pot, and maybe you’ll even attract a fairy to the neighborhood.
In Conclusion
We hope this article has given you some inspiration for houseplant gifts for friends, family, or even yourself (go on, you deserve a little something). Thanks for reading!
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5 Easy Houseplants for Colorful Home Decor
Houseplants: is there any more appealing decor? I love houseplants (especially beautiful but easy houseplants) and own many, and I love the way they make my home feel vibrant and alive (literally!). I adore monsteras, and I love snake plants, but sometimes you want a plant that breaks away from the green trend into other, less common plant color palettes. If you’re looking for some easy-to-care-for houseplants that will make a big statement, look no further than this list of colorful, low maintenance plants.
This list includes some upright and some hanging plants so you can find a good balance of ‘thrillers and spillers’ for your home.
Here are 5 dramatic and colorful options for using houseplants as decor.
Plant Specs
Coleus
Scientific Name: Coleus scutellarioides
Color: Red, Green, Purple, or Orange
Light Requirements: Indirect sunlight
Watering Requirements: 1-2 times per week
Soil Requirements: Moisture retaining but well-draining soil (all-purpose potting soil)
Fertilizing Requirements: Typically unneeded
Notes: Cut back the ends of coleus branches to encourage new branches to grow and keep the plant looking bushy and full. Root cuttings in water and plant as new plants
I was introduced to coleus by a friend, and I am hooked! These plants grow like crazy and come in a wide variety of vibrant, unique colors. I have red and purple coleus, and even the green varieties often sport red veins or elegant white stripes.
Bright green coleus leaves with red veins Bright green coleus leaves with red veins Coleus make great indoor houseplants, as they grow quickly and, with the right care, will become bushy and lush. They prefer indirect light, making them a good choice for northern-facing windows and tables and displays that are not directly next to a window. These plants need regular watering, and wilt dramatically when they are thirsty, but after a good drink they quickly perk back up. Coleus are easily propagated from cuttings as well, meaning you can trim your mature plants back and grow even more plants.
Coleus can also grow outdoors when the weather is warm enough. Some pots with a variety of coleus colors would make great decor for a shady porch, and can be moved indoors in cold weather.
Overall, coleus is an amazing choice if you’re looking for a colorful houseplant!
Plant Specs
Inchplant, or Wandering Dude
Scientific Name: Tradescantia zebrina
Color: Purple
Light Requirements: indirect sunlight
Watering Requirements: 1 time every 2 weeks
Soil Requirements: Moisture retaining but well-draining soil (all-purpose potting soil)
Fertilizing Requirements: Typically unneeded
Notes: Cut back the ends of inchplant to encourage new branches to grow and keep the plant looking bushy and full. Root those cuttings in water and plant as new plants.
These beautiful purple plants grow quickly into long trailing vines, but can also be kept compact with regular trimming. In the sunlight, the leaves look almost metallic! However, these plants prefer indirect sunlight, making them great houseplants for anyone without a south-facing window.
Inchplants can be propagated easily from cuttings. They need infrequent watering and are fairly tolerant of drying out. They are prone to dying off at the top, but this can be avoided by keeping them out of direct sunlight and looping long vines back into the pot where they can root from another spot on the vine to help keep the plant healthy.
There are several varieties of inchplant, including the strange-looking Pale Puma which sports fuzzy leaves of a dusky purple color.
This striking houseplant has fuzzy purple leaves The Pale Puma-variety of inchplant has fuzzy purple leaves Look how fuzzy this leaf is!
Plant Specs
Angel Wing Begonia
Scientific Name: Begonia maculata
Color: Green and red, purple, red
Light Requirements: indirect sunlight
Watering Requirements: 1 time every 2 weeks
Soil Requirements: Moisture retaining but well-draining soil (all-purpose potting soil)
Fertilizing Requirements: Typically unneeded
Notes: Cut back the ends of the begonia to encourage new branches to grow and keep the plant looking bushy and full. Root cuttings in water and plant as new plants.
Begonias sounds like a very old lady plant to me, so I’m embracing my inner old lady and getting some of these beautiful houseplants to display around my home.
The back of angel wing begonia leaves are vibrant red An angel wing begonia leaf – spotted on the top, red on the bottom Begonias come in many varieties, with a wide range of striking colors and leaf shapes. My favorite is the angel wing begonia, or polka dot begonia, which has leaves with white polka dots on the top with a vibrant red on the bottom. It’s a lovely and unique plant! Like other plants on this list, it prefers indirect sunlight and does well as a houseplant. Begonias need infrequent watering, only once every few weeks, making them even easier to care for.
These wonderful plants also come in purple and red, and some have dramatic spiraling leaves. The many options mean you’ll likely find something that fits your decor perfectly.
Plant Specs
Neon Pothos
Scientific Name: Epipremnum aureum
Color: Bright yellow-green
Light Requirements: indirect sunlight
Watering Requirements: 1 time every 2 weeks
Soil Requirements: Moisture retaining but well-draining soil (all-purpose potting soil)
Fertilizing Requirements: Typically unneeded
Notes: Cut back the ends of the pothos to encourage new branches to grow and keep the plant looking bushy and full. Root cuttings in water and plant as new plants.
Alright, so this plant has green leaves, but they are such a unique shade of green that I thought it made sense to include it in this list. The Neon pothos has bright neon green leaves (hence the name), and grows quickly in indirect sunlight. It needs to be watered only every few weeks and is tolerant of underwatering. It can grow many feet in length as a vine, or can be trimmed frequently to keep it looking bushy.
Neon pothos is easy to propagate as well, so you can easily have many of this lovely plant!
Plant Specs
Velvet Leaf Philodendron
Scientific Name: Philodendron micans
Color: dark green and red
Light Requirements: indirect sunlight
Watering Requirements: 1 time every 2 weeks
Soil Requirements: Moisture retaining but well-draining soil (all-purpose potting soil)
Fertilizing Requirements: Typically unneeded
Notes: Cut back the ends of the philodendron to encourage new branches to grow and keep the plant looking bushy and full. Root the cuttings in water and plant as new plants.
These delicate and elegant philodendrons have duo-tone leaves with green on the top and a deep burgundy underneath. In the sunlight, the leaves have a subtle sparkle to them as well! These plants grow easily from cuttings, and grow quickly in the right conditions so they soon become long trailing vines.
Philodendrons prefer indirect sunlight making them ideal if you don’t have a super sunny window, and they are tolerant of drying out a bit so you won’t need to worry about them if you forget to water on time.
(P.S. You can get this amazing planter from Object Lover!)
Bonus Plant!
Plant Specs
Ghost Plant or Mother of Pearl Plant
Scientific Name: Graptopetalum paraguayense
Color: Grayish green, purplish gray
Light Requirements: direct sunlight
Watering Requirements: 1 time every 2 weeks
Soil Requirements: Well-draining soil (cactus and succulent mix potting soil)
Fertilizing Requirements: Typically unneeded
Succulents can be some of the most colorful plants you’ll find, but they are slow growing and often do not reach a large size for years. Graptopetalum ghost plants (not to be confused with the colorless Monotropa uniflora) grow slowly, but have trailing branches of succulent rosettes that can be several feet long! These dramatic-looking plants grow the rosettes at the ends of long bare stems which will drape over the edges of their pots when kept in containers.
Ghost plants need full sun to maintain compact rosettes, but require little watering and need a drink only once a month or so.
Ghost plants are easily propagated from their fleshy leaves. Simply place a fallen leaf on the soil and keep watered and it will begin to grow roots and eventually become a new plant.
Though you will need to be patient if you want to grow a large ghost plant from a small pup, the end result will be worth it for this amazing succulent.
What is your favorite easy houseplant?
What plants would you add to this list? Add a comment below!
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14 Gifts for Gardeners that they will Love
If you’re looking for some awesome gifts for gardeners, you have come to the right place. In this list, we’ll explore the stuff gardeners really want and give you some handy links to places that you can find these items! What could be better?
In order to get search engines to find this and know it is a guide on gifts for gardeners, here’s some more words explaining what this article is about – it’s about things that people who love gardening might want someone to buy for them!
Mosquito Gear
Mosquitos. The worst insect. Fortunately, with this mesh net set, gardeners will be safe from these bloodsuckers and can tend their plants in relative peace.
Really Big Sun Hat
A sun hat is a great garden accessory, and it can even be a fashion statement. This massive hat seems ridiculous until you’re out in the sun, wishing you were in the shade, and then you are in the shade because of this hat. Make sure to get a nice ribbon to hold it on though, because it will blow away in the wind otherwise.
Portable Greenhouse
Gardeners love tenderly raising some seedlings to put out in the vegetable garden. This greenhouse can be set up on a deck or patio to protect young plants, then compactly stored once the sprouts are ready to be transplanted. They grow up so fast.
Three-toed Garden Digger
It’s a must-have garden tool. Your gardener probably has one. But another one can’t hurt.
Gifts for Indoor Plant Lovers
Do you know someone who prefers to bring the outdoors inside? Browse these perfect gifts for the houseplant afficianado.
Garden Gloves
Yeah, gloves are passe. But we all need garden gloves because they get a hole in the finger or they get lost outside or a mouse lives in one. Get some nice gloves that will hold up for years.
Garden Plants
Get some garden plants for their garden. Seems obvious when you put it like that…
Sundial Garden Decor
For that Greco-Roman aesthetic, go for this sundial. It can’t tell the time if it’s cloudy, but that’s not the point. The point is, it looks cool.
Garden Birdbath
Birds can be great pest control, and they’re fun to watch. A birdbath for the garden is nice.
A load of Composted Manure
This is what gardeners actually want. Fertilizer is expensive when you buy it in little bottles, plus they need, like, a lot. Spoil your giftee with a load of shit.
Quality Fertilizer Solution
If a truckload of cow droppings isn’t something you want to gift, try a quality fertilizer solution instead. Make sure to pick a fertilizer that’s good for the type of plants your gardener likes to grow.
Soil Testing Kit
If you’re not even sure what kind of fertilizer is needed, give gardeners this soil testing kit to give her valuable insight into how they can amend the soil for best growing conditions
Portable Trellises or Stakes
These can be expensive and gardeners often need a lot of them to help stabilize plants. A gift of some lightweight plant supports will also support your gardener’s growing habit.
Natural Insect Repellant
What gardener doesn’t want a little help keeping critters from turning their carefully planted rows into an all-you-can-eat buffet?
Help with a Big Garden Project
The best gift for gardeners – time spent with the people you love. Also free labor for tackling a big, probably dirty, project.
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15 Awesome Houseplant Gifts for Houseplant Lovers
Many people love their houseplants – they’re like pets, but less sad when they die. Also great for keeping your home feeling fresh with all that lush greenery. And if you’re looking for gifts for houseplant lovers, look no further.
We have carefully curated a selection of only the finest houseplant-related gifts that you may purchase on the internet and give to your loved one so that they will know how much you care. Or give them to weird co-worker with too many plants on their desk. Heck, get them for yourself! Do what you want, we’re not the gift police.
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Lego Orchid Set
Too many houseplants? No such thing. But if maybe it is sort of becoming a thing, this lego flower will look great and require no maintenance! Also give this to people who love houseplants but keep killing them!
Another Houseplant!
Too many houseplants? No such thing. So just get them another houseplant! These are the ultimate gifts for houseplant lovers! The one pictured is a pothos N’joy.
An Air Plant
Yes, they are plants so this is basically the same as the gift above, but these plants don’t need dirt, and that makes them very special.
Plant Pots
Houseplant lovers always need more pots for their growing collection of greenery. Why not get them a nice new plant home?
Plant Trellises
An elegant trellis can be the perfect functional decor piece – keep those plants happy and the space beautified!
Take the plants outside with these gifts for gardeners
Why should houseplants have all the fun?
Watering Globes
These watering globes are useful for making sure plants get a thorough soak and don’t dry out too quickly – plants need water to live!
Neem Oil – All-Natural Pest Treatment
Plant pests can break a houseplant lover’s heart – so keep their defense strong with some neem oil! This oil will deter pests and can also be used to clean plant leaves so they’re nice and shiny.
Subscription to the Planta App
Underwatering and overwatering are the two banes of houseplant lovers’ existence. Sometimes you think ‘oh man, gave it too much water’ but you gave it too little water. And then the plant dies. Never have this problem again with a subscription to Planta, an app that tells you when to water, repot plants, and more!
Soil Moisture Meter
As mentioned underwatering and overwatering are just so easy to do and just the worst. A soil moisture meter can help uncover which is causing the problem.
Repotting Mat
These are so great to have because they keep all the dirt off the floor when you’re repotting plants! Amazing!
Potting Soil
Not just any dirt, plant dirt is special dirt that plants like to eat. Yum, yum! Get some all-purpose potting mix, or maybe a fancy succulent blend?
Sun Lamps
Sometimes plants need extra light to really thrive – pick up some of these sun lamps for individual pots so each plant can have its own little halo.
Propagation Station
Not enough houseplants? Problem solved with this propagation station. Turn existing houseplants into … even more houseplants. It’s **magic**
Houseplant Subscription
Get the gift that keeps on giving with a subscription! Months after you gift this, your giftee will still be enjoying new surprises! Or not surprises if they choose the plants in the subscription! Either way, it’s cool!
An Elegant Watering Can
Plants look nice. People like plants because they look nice… People will like a watering can that looks nice, and also they will be able to water the plants they hold so dear.
