Collection · 59

Houseplants

59 houseplants, each with the same field-guide treatment the outdoor library gets: an original illustration, honest light requirements, and a watering rhythm instead of a vague "keep moist." The set runs from unkillable starters (pothos, snake plant, ZZ) through the aroid shelf to the divas that reward attention.

Two numbers do most of the work indoors. Light: "bright indirect" is a real place — within a few feet of an east or south window — and a plant advertised for "low light" mostly tolerates it rather than enjoys it. Water: nearly every dead houseplant drowned; the guides give each plant's dry-down depth, which matters more than any calendar.

Toxicity is listed for every plant, which matters in a home with cats, dogs or toddlers — most aroids sting, and true lilies are genuinely dangerous to cats. Propagation notes tell you which ones turn into free plants from a node in water. 24 of the 59 currently have verified in-stock nursery listings — the terracotta price tags on the cards below link to a checked product page, not a search.

African VioletAfrican VioletStreptocarpus ionanthusBright indirectModerate waterModerate growthAir PlantAir PlantTillandsia spp.Bright indirectModerate waterSlow growthAlocasia (Elephant Ear)From $63.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Alocasia (Elephant Ear)Alocasia × amazonicaBright indirect — no harsh direct sunModerate waterModerate in warmth growthDeer-resistantAloe VeraFrom $26.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Aloe VeraAloe veraBright light — a south window or outside for summerLow waterModerate growthAnthurium (Flamingo Flower)Anthurium (Flamingo Flower)Anthurium andraeanumBright indirectModerate waterSlow-Moderate growthDeer-resistantArabian JasmineArabian JasmineJasminum sambacFull Sun to bright lightModerate waterModerate growthArrowhead PlantArrowhead PlantSyngonium podophyllumMedium to bright indirectModerate waterFast growthDeer-resistantAvocadoFrom $112.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.AvocadoPersea americanaFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleBay LaurelFrom $30.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Bay LaurelLaurus nobilisFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterSlow growthBegoniaBegoniaBegonia × semperflorensPart ShadeModerate waterModerate growthBird of ParadiseFrom $24.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Bird of ParadiseStrelitzia reginaeFull Sun / brightest window — bloom demands itModerate waterModerate growthBird's Nest FernBird's Nest FernAsplenium nidusMedium indirect — low light tolerantModerate waterSlow growthBoston FernBoston FernNephrolepis exaltataBright indirectHigh waterModerate growthNative to North AmericaCaladiumCaladiumCaladium bicolorPart Shade to ShadeModerate waterFast in heat growthDeer-resistantCalamondin OrangeFrom $56.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Calamondin OrangeCitrus × microcarpaBrightModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edibleCalathea (Prayer Plant family)Calathea (Prayer Plant family)Goeppertia spp.Medium indirect — direct sun bleaches the patternsHigh waterModerate growthColeusFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ColeusColeus scutellarioidesOld types shadeModerate waterVery Fast growthCorn PlantFrom $3.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Corn PlantDracaena fragransLow to bright indirect — very tolerantLow waterSlow growthCrotonCrotonCodiaeum variegatumBright light inclModerate waterModerate growthDieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)Dieffenbachia seguineMedium to bright indirect — direct sun scorchesModerate waterModerate growthDragon Fruit (Pitaya)From $48.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Dragon Fruit (Pitaya)Selenicereus undatusFull Sun to bright lightLow waterFast in heat growthExcellent edibleDragon TreeFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Dragon TreeDracaena marginataMedium to bright indirectLow waterSlow growthEcheveriaEcheveriaEcheveria elegansFull sun to bright light — stretchesLow waterSlow growthEnglish IvyFrom $16.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.English IvyHedera helixPart Shade to Shade outdoorsModerate waterFast growthDeer-resistantFiddle-Leaf FigFrom $48.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Fiddle-Leaf FigFicus lyrataBright indirect to gentle direct morning sun — non-negotiableModerate waterModerate growthGardeniaFrom $12.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.GardeniaGardenia jasminoidesFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterSlow-Moderate growthGeranium (Zonal)From $27.81 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Geranium (Zonal)Pelargonium × hortorumFull SunLow waterModerate growthGolden PothosGolden PothosEpipremnum aureumLow to bright indirect — the most forgiving houseplantLow waterFast growthDeer-resistantHaworthia (Zebra Plant)Haworthia (Zebra Plant)Haworthiopsis attenuataBright indirect — gentler light than most succulentsLow waterSlow growthHeartleaf PhilodendronHeartleaf PhilodendronPhilodendron hederaceumMedium to bright indirectModerate waterFast growthDeer-resistantHibiscusHibiscusHoliday CactusHoliday CactusSchlumbergera × buckleyiBright indirect — it's a jungle cactusModerate waterSlow growthHoya (Wax Plant)Hoya (Wax Plant)Hoya carnosaBright indirectLow waterSlow-Moderate growthJade PlantJade PlantCrassula ovataBright light with some direct sunLow waterSlow growthKalanchoeKalanchoeKalanchoe blossfeldianaBright light — some direct sun for bloomLow waterModerate growthKumquatFrom $49.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.KumquatCitrus japonicaFull Sun / sunniest windowModerate waterSlow-Moderate growthExcellent edibleLemonFrom $25.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.LemonModerate waterExcellent edibleMandevillaMandevillaMandevilla × hybridsFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthMoney TreeFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Money TreePachira aquaticaBright indirectModerate waterModerate growthMonsteraMonsteraMonstera deliciosaBright indirect lightModerate waterFast growthDeer-resistantNerve Plant (Fittonia)Nerve Plant (Fittonia)Fittonia albivenisMedium indirect — no direct sunModerate waterSlow growthOrchidOrchidPhalaenopsis spp.Bright indirect — an east window is perfectModerate waterSlow growthParlor PalmParlor PalmChamaedorea elegansLow to medium indirect — a true LOW-LIGHT palmModerate waterSlow growthPeace LilyFrom $33.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Peace LilySpathiphyllum wallisiiMedium to low indirect — blooms more with brighter lightModerate waterModerate growthDeer-resistantPeperomiaPeperomiaPeperomia spp.Medium to bright indirectLow waterSlow growthPersian ShieldPersian ShieldStrobilanthes dyerianusPart Shade / bright indirect — color richest out of harsh sunModerate waterFast growthPilea (Chinese Money Plant)Pilea (Chinese Money Plant)Pilea peperomioidesBright indirect — rotate weekly or it leans hardModerate waterFast growthPineappleFrom $80.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.PineappleAnanas comosusFull Sun / brightest windowLow waterSlow growthExcellent ediblePonytail PalmFrom $42.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Ponytail PalmBeaucarnea recurvataBright light — some direct sunLow waterVery Slow growthPrayer PlantPrayer PlantMaranta leuconeuraMedium indirect — direct sun fades the markingsModerate waterModerate growthRubber PlantFrom $29.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Rubber PlantFicus elasticaBright indirectModerate waterModerate-Fast growthSchefflera (Umbrella Plant)Schefflera (Umbrella Plant)Schefflera arboricolaBright indirect — leggy and sparse in low lightModerate waterModerate-Fast growthDeer-resistantSnake PlantFrom $41.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Snake PlantDracaena trifasciataLow to bright indirect — tolerates almost anythingLow waterSlow growthSpider PlantFrom $28.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Spider PlantChlorophytum comosumBright indirectModerate waterFast growthStar Jasmine (Confederate Jasmine)From $27.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Star Jasmine (Confederate Jasmine)Trachelospermum jasminoidesFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growthString of PearlsString of PearlsCurio rowleyanusBright light with some direct sunLow waterFast in season growthWandering DudeWandering DudeTradescantia zebrinaBright indirect — color fades and stems stretch in low lightModerate waterVery Fast growthWeeping FigWeeping FigFicus benjaminaBright indirect — the brighter the betterModerate waterModerate growthZZ PlantZZ PlantZamioculcas zamiifoliaLow to bright indirect — famously tolerantLow waterSlow growth

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