Holiday House Plants

For The Plant Lover in Your Life

Treat your green-thumbed loved one to one of our homegrown houseplants! Our selection of houseplants are very forgiving, and perfect for new plant owners.

Holiday House Plants

Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

Light Conditions:

  • Does best in bright, indirect light. 
  • Super forgiving plants and are not fussy about the amount of light it gets. 

Watering:

  • Let the soil completely dry out between waterings
Holiday House Plants

Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera adansonii)

Light Conditions:

  • Prefers bright, indirect light
  • Too much direct sun can cause sunburn

Watering:

  • Water when the top 1” of soil is dry 
  • Let the plant dry out between watering
Holiday House Plants

Purple Heart Tradescantia (Tradescantia pallida)

Light Conditions:

  • Bright, indirect light
  • Can tolerate direct sun, but not a lot because the leaves can burn

Watering:

  • Allow top inch of soil to dry out between watering

Pink Tradescantia (Tradescantia ‘Nanouk’)

Light Conditions: 

  • Prefers bright, indirect light. 
  • Avoid direct sunlight, since it can scorch the leaves

Watering:

  • Allow top inch of soil to dry out between watering

Heart-Leaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)

Light Conditions:

  • Prefers bright, indirect light
  • Avoid a lot of direct sunlight, because it can scorch the leaves 

Watering:

  • Let soil dry out between waterings 
  • A container with good drainage will help with this

Raindrop Peperomia (Peperomia polybotrya)

Light Conditions:

  • Prefers medium to bright, indirect light
  • Can survive lower light conditions if necessary

Watering:

  • In the summer, you can expect to water every 7-10 days. In the winter, water the plant even less.
  • Water when the top layer of soil feels dry

Cebu Blue Pothos (Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Cebu Blue)

Light Conditions:

  • Prefers medium to bright, indirect light
  • Doesn’t do well in low light for long periods of time
  • Direct sunlight can cause sunburn on the leaves 

Watering:

  • Let the top 1” to 2” of soil dry out between each waterings
  • Water thoroughly and allow excess water to drain out the bottom of the pot 
  • Can survive some extended periods of time without water 

Heads Up! The Virginia Living Museum planetarium is CLOSED today for maintenance, but will reopen tomorrow. 

Wild Explorations

Heads Up! The Changing Exhibit Gallery, where our Wild Explorations exhibit lives, will close at 3PM today in preparation for an after hours event!