We had a busy February and early March in our Clare Street shop. The colder weather and lack of light can be hard on indoor plants, and we have been reminding our customers to water very little during this period and to give plants as much natural light as possible. When plants are colder and are not growing, the last thing most plants want is soggy roots. In fact, we purchased a number of sunlight simulation lightbulbs from Soltech in the US to give our plants a boost of natural, full-spectrum sunlight. We were lucky to supply one new large Dublin hotel - the Leinster Hotel on lower Mount Street, almost our neighbour - with hundreds of interior plants. This kept us busy and meant that our stock rotated very quickly. How lovely is it that hotels now invest so heavily in indoor plants? This hotel group has a full time horticulturist, so it's good to know that 'our' plants will be well taken care of.
Another factor in indoor plant care that our customers are becoming aware of is the importance of using the correct compost. As a result of that we stock a full range of specialist indoor plant composts for various plant types, as well as single components such as coco-husk, activated carbon, perlite, vermiculite, pumice, worm castings..... they all make a difference.
Here's a list of what we had in stock approx mid-March. Please note, plants come and go on a weekly basis, so not everything on this list will be in our shop at the time of your visit.
Plant |
Plant |
Plant |
Adiantum raddianum 'Fragrans' |
12cm Ø pot |
€7.50 |
Aeschynanthus radicans 'Caroline' |
17cm Ø pot |
€22.00 |
Aloe vera |
12cm Ø pot |
€11.00 |
Aloe vera |
10.5cm Ø pot |
€7.00 |
Anthurium 'Felicita' red |
14cm Ø pot |
€17.00 |
Anthurium 'Royal Champion' mini |
6cm Ø pot |
€8.50 |
Anthurium adreanum 'Felicita Red' |
14cm Ø pot |
€17.00 |
Anthurium adreanum 'Royal Champion' |
7cm Ø pot |
€8.50 |
Anthurium andreanum 'Pink' |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€24.00 |
Anthurium clarinervium |
12cm Ø pot |
€22.00 |
Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyeri' |
12cm Ø pot |
€7.00 |
Asparagus ferns, mixed varieties |
12cm Ø pot |
€7.50 |
Asparagus meyerii |
6cm Ø pot |
€7.00 |
Asparagus setaceus |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€20.00 |
Beaucarnea recurvata |
12cm Ø pot |
€15.00 |
Begonia corallina |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€38.00 |
Begonia maculata 'Tamaya' |
9cm Ø pot |
€16.00 |
Begonia maculata 'Tamaya' standard green leaves |
9cm Ø pot |
€16.00 |
Begonia rex 'Hugh McLaughlan' |
6cm Ø pot |
€3.50 |
Begonia rex 'Macarena Magic' |
12cm Ø pot |
€9.00 |
Bromelliad, mini mixed |
9cm Ø pot |
€5.50 |
Calathea rufibarba |
14cm Ø pot |
€15.00 |
Calathea rufibarba |
9cm Ø pot |
€15.00 |
Calathea, mixed special |
9cm Ø pot |
€20.00 |
Catopsis morreniana (bromeliad) |
6cm Ø pot |
€6.00 |
Ceropegia woodii |
12cm Ø pot |
€11.50 |
Ceropegia woodii ssp. woodii |
13cm Ø pot |
€30.00 |
Chamaedorea elegans |
12cm Ø pot |
€8.00 |
Chamaedorea elegans |
12cm Ø pot |
€8.50 |
Chlorophytum 'Lemon' |
12cm Ø pot |
€8.00 |
Chlorophytum comosum 'Lemon' |
12cm Ø pot |
€8.00 |
Cissus striata |
9cm Ø pot |
€4.50 |
Crassula ovata 'Harbour Lights' |
6cm Ø pot |
€6.00 |
Ctenanthe exotica |
14cm Ø pot |
€15.00 |
Ctenanthe exotica |
14cm Ø pot |
€15.00 |
Dieffenbachia 'Cheetah' |
30cm Ø, 10L pot |
€110.00 |
Dionaea muscipula |
8cm Ø pot |
€8.00 |
Dionaea muscipula (carnivorous / Venus fly trap plant) |
8.5cm Ø pot |
€6.00 |
Epipremnum pinnatum 'Cebu Blue' |
15cm Ø, 2L pot |
€25.00 |
Euphorbia ingens |
large, 3ft tall |
€170.00 |
Euphorbia millii |
6cm Ø pot |
€5.00 |
Euphorbia phosphorea |
15cm Ø pot |
€18.00 |
Ficus 'Royal', mixed |
14cm Ø pot |
€17.00 |
Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey' |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€20.00 |
Ficus benjamina 'Royal' |
14cm Ø pot |
€17.00 |
Ficus lyrata |
17cm Ø pot |
€25.00 |
Ficus lyrata |
27cm Ø, 10L pot |
€190.00 |
Ficus lyrata |
17cm Ø pot |
€25.00 |
Ficus microcarpa 'Ginseng' (bonsai plant) |
15cm Ø pot |
€22.00 |
Fittonia albivenis 'Mosaic Salmon Forest Flame' |
8cm Ø pot |
€4.00 |
Fittonia albivenis 'Mosaic White Tiger' |
8cm Ø pot |
€3.50 |
Guzmania 'Intro Purple' |
5.5m Ø pot |
€5.00 |
Guzmania 'Intro' |
6cm Ø pot |
€5.00 |
Hoya linearis |
13cm Ø pot |
€24.00 |
Hoya linearis |
14cm Ø pot hanging |
€19.50 |
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana |
6cm Ø pot |
€3.00 |
Kalanchoe humilis 'Desert Surprise' |
14cm Ø pot |
€9.50 |
Lepismium cruciforme |
21cm Ø, 3L pot |
€75.00 |
Medlinea magnifica 'Piccoloino' |
14cm Ø pot |
€20.00 |
Monstera esqueleto |
17cm Ø pot |
€120.00 |
Monstera obliqua (leichtlinii) |
6cm Ø pot |
€9.00 |
Monstera standleyana |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€45.00 |
Muhlenbeckia complexa 'Maori' |
10cm Ø pot |
€6.50 |
Neoregelia sp. (bromeliad) |
6cm Ø pot |
€5.00 |
Nepenthes alata (carnivorous plant) |
14cm Ø pot |
€30.00 |
Nephrolepis 'Green Lady' |
17cm Ø pot |
€19.00 |
Nephrolepis Green Lady' |
21cm Ø pot hanging |
€34.00 |
Pachira aquatica |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€38.00 |
Paphiodelium leeanum 3 branches |
11cm Ø pot |
€27.00 |
Paphiopedalum (slipper Orchid) |
12cm Ø pot |
€22.00 |
Peperomia 'Raindrop' mini |
7cm Ø pot |
€5.00 |
Peperomia 'Rana Verde' |
10.5cm Ø pot |
€6.50 |
Peperomia obtusifolia |
6cm Ø pot |
€3.50 |
Phalaenopsis mini 2 branches |
7cm Ø pot |
€12.50 |
Phalaenopsisis 'Sandra' white mini 3 branaches |
7cm Ø pot |
€12.50 |
Philodendron selloum 'Hope' |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€28.00 |
Pilea peperomioides |
10.5cm Ø pot |
€11.00 |
Platycerium bifurcatum |
21cm Ø pot |
€40.00 |
Rhapis excelsa |
21cm Ø, 5L pot |
€60.00 |
Rhipsalis kirbergii |
15cm Ø pot |
€22.00 |
Saintpaulia, blue |
12cm Ø pot |
€6.00 |
Saintpaulia, white |
12cm Ø pot |
€6.00 |
Sansevieria 'Black Diamond' |
14cm Ø pot |
€17.50 |
Sansevieria 'Kalahari' |
10.5cm Ø pot |
€9.00 |
Sansevieria 'Mixed luxury' |
10cm Ø pot |
€11.00 |
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Fernwood' |
19cm Ø, 5L pot |
€65.00 |
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Hahnii' |
9cm Ø pot |
€6.50 |
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Pineapple' |
12cm Ø pot |
€15.50 |
Schefflera 'Nora' |
13cm Ø pot |
€11.00 |
Senecio cephalophorus |
11cm Ø pot |
€9.00 |
Senecio rowleyanus |
12cm Ø pot |
€9.50 |
Senecio, mixed hanging |
112cm Ø pot hanging |
€14.00 |
Spathiphyllum 'Bngo' |
17cm Ø pot |
€22.00 |
Spathiphyllum 'Pearl' |
9cm Ø pot |
€4.50 |
Strelitzia nicolai |
17cm Ø, 2L pot |
€30.00 |
Strelitzia nicolai |
17cm Ø pot |
€28.00 |
Tillandsia (air plants) mixed sizes and colours |
|
€3.50 - €8.00 |
Tillandsia cyanea (air plant) |
6cm Ø pot |
€4.50 |
Tillandsia dyeriana (air plant) |
6cm Ø pot |
€5.50 |
Tillandsia ionantha |
tiny pot with face and glasses |
€12.00 |
Tradescantia albiflora 'Nanouk' |
8cm Ø pot |
€5.00 |
Tradescantia zebrina |
10.5cm Ø pot |
€7.00 |
Vriesea sp. (bromeliad) |
6cm Ø pot |
€6.00 |
Zamioculcas 'Raven' |
14cm Ø pot |
€18.00 |