Low Maintenance Plants

Glossy rippled fronds unfurling from a central rosette - a fern that tolerates a normal house.Asplenium nidus grows as a rosette of bright, wavy, glossy fronds rather than the fine lace most people picture as a fern. That structure makes it far more tolerant...

The classic Boston Fern brings lush, arching greenery to bright bathrooms and porches, and it's completely safe for pets.Boston Fern is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6"...

Boxwood shears into crisp hedges, spheres, and edging that hold their shape year-round and give a landscape instant formal structure.Boxwood is the classic evergreen for clipped hedges, parterres, and foundation lines, with small dense leaves that take shearing better than almost anything else. It...

Bridal Wreath Spirea cascades with arching branches draped in pure-white spring blossoms - a nostalgic, carefree flowering shrub.Bridal Wreath Spirea Bare-Root Shrub is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Available in Bare-Root...

Bromeliads hold a vivid flower bract for months on end indoors, asking only bright indirect light and water poured into the central cup.These tropical rosettes are among the easiest colorful houseplants, thriving in ordinary room conditions and tolerating low humidity better than most tropicals....

Burro's Tail spills long, braided tails of plump blue-green beads over the pot's edge - a stunning, pet-safe succulent for hanging displays.Burro's tail (Sedum morganianum) is a trailing succulent with plump, braided blue-green leaves that spill from a hanging pot. It's a showpiece in...

Calathea's boldly patterned, painterly leaves make it a living work of art - a humidity-loving, pet-safe plant for medium-light rooms.Calathea is a striking tropical houseplant known for boldly patterned leaves that fold up at night. It loves warmth, humidity, and indirect light, rewarding attentive...

Practically indestructible - thrives in deep shade and neglect where nothing else will.The Cast Iron Plant earns its name: it handles low light, dry air, and irregular watering with ease. Pet-safe and perfect for tough corners. Offered in 6" Pot and 10" Pot, shipped...

Colorful, forgiving foliage that thrives in low light - one of the easiest houseplants you can own.Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema) brings patterned green, silver, and pink foliage to any room and shrugs off low light and missed waterings. A retail best-seller for good reason. Offered...

Flower heads the size of a softball, hundreds of them, every April.Viburnum macrocephalum is the one people stop the car for. In early spring it covers itself in 6-8 inch globes that open lime-green and age to pure white, held on arching branches that...

Sheets of upfacing sky-blue stars with white eyes light up bare late-winter ground while the rest of the garden is still asleep.Plant these small bulbs three inches deep in generous drifts, since their charm comes entirely from mass, not from individual flowers. Glory of...

The Christmas Cactus rewards you with vivid pink or red blooms in winter and can live for decades - a nostalgic, pet-safe holiday classic.The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) is a beloved holiday houseplant that bursts into vivid blooms in late fall and winter. Unlike desert...

Chartreuse trails that spill out of a container and root wherever they land.Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' is the golden spiller you see cascading over the edge of every good mixed planter, and it works just as hard as a groundcover in a damp, part-shaded spot....

Crocuses are the first flowers of the year, often blooming through snow in cheerful cups of purple, gold, and white.Crocus Corms is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Sold in pack of...

Electric red, orange, and gold foliage - a bold statement indoors and a fall-porch favorite outside.Croton's leathery, multicolor leaves bring warm, fiery tones year-round indoors and make a standout fall container plant on the porch. Loves bright light. Offered in 4" Pot and 6"...

The evergreen screen the Southeast plants instead of Leyland cypress.Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' is a fast, soft-needled evergreen conifer that forms a dense pyramid without the canker and bagworm problems that shorten Leyland cypress in Alabama. Blue-green through summer, taking a bronze cast in hard...

Upswept blooms in jewel tones through the cool season - bright color when little else flowers.Cyclamen bloom through fall and winter in pink, red, and white above heart-shaped, silver-marbled leaves. Lovely indoors and in cool-season containers. Offered in 4" Pot and 6" Pot, shipped...

Big, boldly variegated leaves that bring instant fullness to a room - and it's genuinely easy.Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) grows lush, cream-and-green foliage quickly and tolerates average indoor light. A classic, affordable floor plant. Offered in 4" Pot and 6" Pot, shipped well-rooted from our...

Distylium gives you a clean blue-green evergreen with no blight, no bagworms, and no shearing - the low-maintenance answer to holly and juniper.Distylium is a relatively new landscape shrub bred specifically to replace the workhorse evergreens that give Southern gardeners the most trouble. It...

Dracaena is an architectural, low-maintenance houseplant with sword-like variegated foliage that tolerates a wide range of light and neglect.Dracaena is nursery-grown by Wade Greens in Lineville, Alabama, cared for by hand and shipped healthy and ready to thrive. Offered in 4" and 6" pots,...