Drummers Garden Center & Floral

Do you like one or more of these houseplants?

Stop by Drummers Garden Center & Floral and check out our comprehensive houseplant section. We are happy to help you select the perfect plant(s) to fit your lifestyle and space.

Plus, when you purchase a plant and a pot, we will pot it up at no charge for you. If you want to do it yourself please go ahead and use our planting bench (we’re here to help).

We even repot house plants for you if you bring us one that needs some TLC.

Jade
Crassula ovata ‘var.’

You may see many different varieties of Jade when you shop. Jade plants are a variety of succulent. Jade needs full sun to light shade to grow. Indoors, bright light works best.

Only water when the soil in the pot is completely dry. When you water, give the plant enough water that the excess will drain out of the hole in the bottom of the pot. Water less frequently in winter. Overwatering Jade will cause it’s leaves to crinkle and drop and/or cause the stem to rot.

Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

Here is one of the few houseplants that will bloom indoors.

Peace Lily is also very adaptable as a houseplant because it will grow in low light conditions but it will also do well in bright, indirect light.

Keep the soil of this plant evenly moist but not soggy. If you forget to water, your Peace Lily will remind you by wilting. If you see yours wilting, just make sure it is thoroughly watered as soon as possible. Try to keep the number of times the plant wilts to a minimum because that will shorten it’s life.

ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Always showing off it’s shiny leaves, the ZZ Plant is unusual in that it will tolerate very low light conditions but it will thrive in bright light.

The secret to being successful with this unusual succulent is to keep it on the dry side and the lower the light conditions, the drier the soil should be kept. So, if you have it in a very low light area don’t water it very frequently at all.

Dragon Tree
Dracena marginata

The long, strap-like leaves of this popular houseplant have a variety of colors on the edges of the leaf. There are other types of Dracaena available too and most of those have wider leaves and different color combinations.

This plant does best in indirect bright light because the colors on the leaves will be more prominent in those conditions. However, it can survive lower light conditions but the leaves won’t have as much color.

During winter, water thoroughly when the soil in the pot has completely dried out. In warmer weather, keep the soil evenly moist to the dry side.

Earth Star
Cryptanthus acaulis

These small plants are perfect for tight spaces in homes and offices. Bright light intensifies the leaf colors of pink or variegated earth stars but they will also tolerate lower light conditions.

Earth Stars have sharp tips at the ends of their wavy-edged leaves. They can be combined in groups for even more texture and interest.

In humid rooms they will absorb water through their leaves. Otherwise water when the soil is dry.

Cactus

Cactus are available in a stunning array of sizes, colors and types. They do best in bright light and look wonderful when planted or displayed together. Most will flower given the right conditions.

Despite their reputation, cactus do need water. Do keep them dry but when their soil is completely dried out, water them enough so the pot drains. Also remove excess water from the drainage tray. In winter, keep them on the dry side.

Creeping Fig
Ficus pumila

The stems of this houseplant can reach 3-feet. Usually grown as a creeping or hanging plant, you can also train it onto a topiary frame. We also like them in our miniature gardens.

As you can see, it’s available in solid green or variegated forms. Like the other plants, keep the soil a little drier in the winter than during the warmer months. Creeping fig will grow in bright, indirect light but will also tolerate lower light conditions in the green form.

Wax Plant
Hoya carnosa

This trailing plant can be found in a number of different leaf colors and forms. Just compare the two pictured! They also have lovely and sweet-smelling blossoms if grown in bright, with some direct, light and if it is slightly pot-bound. But, wax plant will also tolerate lower light conditions but they will not bloom in these conditions.

Again, the soil can be kept a bit more moist during the warmer months but keep it on the dry side in the winter months. Once the soil has dried out completely, add enough water so it drains out the bottom of the pot.

Stems with these thick leaves can reach 10-feet long.

Snake Plant
Sanseveria

Another succulent, this plant will survive very challenging conditions.

These plants with strap-like leaves are available in shorter leaf forms or with longer leaves and there are a variety of leaf color patterns from solid green and green shades to green with yellow or green with white.

Always keep this plant on the dry side but do water it when it is very dry.

Some of you may know this plant has been called Mother-in-law’s tongue because of it’s tenacity. But really, there are lots of really nice mothers-in-law in the world!

Pothos
Epipremnum aureum

This plant is very easy to grow an you will look like a pro because it has glossy, colorful leaves on stems that can grow over 8-feet long! Display this plant as a hanging basket, on a stand showing off its length or twine the stems on a vertical post in the pot. You can trim the stems near a leaf to encourage more branching.

Choose from florescent green leaves to dark green with white splotches and almost every combination in between including yellow as pictured. Notice the heart-shaped leaves.

Avoid soggy soil by keeping Pothos on the dry side but do water it when it is completely dry. Enjoy keeping this plant in bright to low light conditions; it will even grow under florescent lights in a windowless office!