Mila’s Exotic Plants & Curiosities
The Garden Journal
The garden journal
Collected stories. Living specimens.
Rare plants, distinct specimens, collected stories, and curated curiosities.
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Featured specimen
Friendship Plant
Pilea peperomioides
Coin-shaped leaves and an easygoing nature make this living gift especially suited to desks, shelves, and bright rooms.
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Notes from their new homes
such a beautiful healthy plant and perfect for my jumping spider habitat!Read at the source
Tree is beautiful and it was packaged really well. The delivery drivers completely crushed the box and planter but the extra effort these guys put into packaging it up so well is the reason the plant survived! I will Definitely order from here again!Read at the source
This plant exceeded my expectations. It was packaged well and shipped very quickly. It was a pleasure dealing with Scott who was very helpful. I look forward to purchasing more plants from him.Read at the source
Such a lovely stone! The color is gorgeous & has a nice sparkle to it (natural sunlight shows it off best). It passes in the diamond tester, so it's the real deal! A lovely addition to my collection.Read at the source
Arrived nicely wrapped & just as shown & described. Darling plants that are hard to find where I live…. great for home air purification, safe for my pets, fun to watch grow!Read at the source
plants came safe and pretty 😍 💕Read at the source
Field notes
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Mila’s living collection
Specimens worth lingering over
Pilea peperomioides
Friendship Plant
Coin-shaped leaves and an easygoing nature make this living gift especially suited to desks, shelves, and bright rooms.
Schefflera arboricola
Dwarf Umbrella Bonsai
A rooted pre-bonsai descended from a thirty-four-year mother plant, selected for patient shaping and long-lived character.
Opuntia cultivar
Variegated Opuntia
A spineless prickly pear whose green and cream pattern turns every rooted plant or cutting into an individual specimen.
Fittonia cultivar
Firetail Fittonia
A compact tropical specimen traced with vivid coral, pink, and red veins.
Philodendron “White Princess”
White Princess
Each leaf develops an individual composition of green, white, and occasional blush-toned variegation.
Alternanthera ficoidea
Pink Party Time
Magenta, cream, and green foliage create a different living pattern on every plant.
×Alworthia “Black Gem”
Black Gem Aloe
An architectural succulent that deepens from green toward bronze, burgundy, and near-black in stronger light.
Chlorophytum comosum variegatum
Curly Spider Plant
Curled green blades traced with a white center stripe create an approachable, underexposed discovery for bright interiors.
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