Artificial Shrubs & Small Plants

The 20 centimetre potted plants are the core of it, supplied in a pot from around $14.95, in buxus, flowering boxwood, jasmine, peperomia, white jade, yellow lily and rosemary. Above those sit 35 to 55 centimetre pieces such as the potted fern, the lavender at 40 centimetres and the monstera at 50 centimetres. Anything past about 90 centimetres is better thought of as a shrub than a small plant.

Yes, and fake plants is simply the more common phrasing when people mean small potted pieces for a shelf or a desk. Artificial shrub tends to be used for the larger forms in this range, such as the 80 centimetre topiary shrub or the 90 centimetre cordyline. Both terms describe the same products and the same build, so search whichever comes naturally.

Yes. The 20 centimetre range is supplied already potted, which is why it works straight out of the box on a vanity or a desk. Larger shrub forms such as the 50 centimetre agave are listed without a pot where they are intended to be dropped into your own planter or bedded into an existing arrangement, so check the individual product before ordering.

Yes. Potted rosemary is available at 20 centimetres in two finishes, including a brighter green variant, both UV resistant. They suit a kitchen windowsill or a benchtop where a living herb would need light the position cannot give it, and they are also used in cafe settings on table tops. Since there is no soil, the pot can sit directly on a timber surface.

Two. The sansevieria, sold as mother in law tongue or yellow tongue, comes at 60 centimetres for a shelf, sideboard or bathroom corner, and at 100 centimetres for a floor position beside a wardrobe or a desk. Both are UV resistant, which is useful because the upright blade form works well on a balcony where a broad-leaf plant catches too much wind.

Size and role. Everything here is under about 115 centimetres and designed to sit on a surface or fill a low gap. The artificial potted plants range starts where this one leaves off, with floor specimens from 100 to 180 centimetres such as bamboo, areca palm and bird of paradise. A typical room uses one or two from that range and several from this one.

The UV resistant products can. That covers most of the 20 centimetre potted selection, the 38 centimetre ornamental grasses in green and burgundy, the yucca grass and the 50 and 80 centimetre topiary shrubs. Those carry UVTex within the leaf. Indoor-only pieces such as the potted succulent bowl and the birds nest fern should stay under cover.

A soft cloth every few weeks handles the broad-leaf forms like the monstera, taro and leopard lily, where dust is most visible against a dark green. Fine forms such as the ornamental grasses are better shaken out or blown clear with a cool hairdryer. Outdoor-rated pieces can be rinsed, and old plants can be returned through the Designer Plants artificial greenery recycling programme.