Plants not only look great, but they are also known to clean the air around you. Yes, they are actually that amazing! We are super excited to see that air-purifying plants have been a bit of a hot topic over the past few months. It is indeed fascinating that so many plants have air-purifying qualities!…
We thought it was about time we wrote about one of our all-time favourite houseplants, the gorgeous Calathea. It is a pet-friendly, air-purifying plant that moves around during the day and night, showing off its beautiful leaves.
The Strelitzia Nicolai, also known as the Bird of Paradise or the Wild Banana Plant, is without a doubt one of our absolute favourites here at The Little Botanical. This striking plant with its huge green leaves is simply fabulous. It truly is a must-have member of our big house plant collection. We’re so excited…
The Areca palm is a stunning indoor house plant commonly used to brighten any interior. It’s especially good at making a big impact. This plant gives off that tropical feeling you normally only get from holidays, as its leaves resemble palm trees. As you can imagine, this makes the Areca Palm very popular amongst plant-lovers…
Ficus Elastica, otherwise known as the Rubber Plant, is a plant species in the fig genus and is native to South Asia. It also goes by the Rubber ficus, Rubber fig and Rubber tree. Ficus Elastica is part of the same family as Ficus Lyrata and Ficus Benjamina. They are more commonly known as the…
Most commonly known as the Weeping Fig, Ficus Benjamina is a species found in the Moraceae genus that we stock here at TLB in our Big House Plant Range. It’s also known as Benjamin Tree, Java Fig, Small-leaved Rubber Plant, Ficus Tree and Tropic Laurel. If you want one to fill even more of your…
Most commonly known as Fiddle-Leaf Fig, Ficus Lyrata or Banjo Fig is without a doubt one of the most popular houseplants in the world. The hashtag #fiddleleaffig boasts just under 200,000 posts on Instagram. Similar and fun-filled alternatives such as #fiddleleaffriday and #fiddleleaflove are also highly popular. Here at TLB, it’s one of our absolute…
We get a lot of questions from our lovely customers either before or after they make a purchase from us. Given this, we thought it might be helpful to put them all down in a blog! Keep reading for answers to our most common questions and hey you might just learn something new!
The first thing we have to say about the Monstera Deliciosa is that if its nickname is related to cheese, then we want to know more! The Monstera’s most common nickname is the Swiss Cheese Plant, thanks to the holes and splits in its leaves which make it easily recognisable. It’s also known as the…
Modern history While succulents can apparently be traced back to the Ancient Egyptians, we wanted to take a look at how and when they started to become more popular in recent times. Apparently, a drought in California in 2011 was a key turning point. People had to fill their gardens with plants that were low…