Fake Plants

The better ones do at normal viewing distance. What separates them is leaf detail rather than shape: RealTex products carry colour and vein variation through the leaf instead of a single flat green, and stems branch irregularly the way a living plant does. On larger pieces such as the 180cm ficus and the 160cm areca palm, the trunk and branch structure does most of the work, so those read convincingly even in a well-lit room.

Yes. Fake plants, artificial plants, silk plants and imitation plants all describe the same products, and the search term makes no difference to what arrives. Designer Plants uses artificial across product listings and fake on category pages like this one because that is what people type. The distinction that does matter is UV certification, since an uncertified plant left in full Australian sun will lose colour in a single summer.

Only the ones marked UV resistant. Those carry UVTex inhibitors bonded within the leaf material rather than sprayed on the surface, which is what holds colour under direct sun. The 20cm potted jasmine, buxus and boxwood in this range are UV resistant and suit exposed positions; indoor-only foliage placed on a west-facing balcony will fade.

Repot first. Most plants ship in a plain nursery pot, and moving a 120cm areca palm into a weighted planter with bark or pebbles over the soil line changes how it reads more than any other single step. Then vary heights across a group rather than repeating one size, and angle a few branches outward, because foliage is compressed in transit and needs shaping once unpacked.

From 20cm potted plants that sit on a shelf up to 180cm floor trees, with a large middle band around 38cm to 50cm for benchtops and side tables. Heights quoted in product titles include the supplied pot, so a 120cm plant stands 120cm from the floor rather than measuring the foliage alone.

No watering, feeding or repotting cycle. Indoors, a wipe with a damp cloth every few weeks keeps dust out of the leaf and preserves the depth of colour, and the wide-leaf forms such as monstera and birds nest fern show dust soonest. Outdoor UV-resistant products can simply be rinsed with a hose.

This page is the full catalogue across every form, which is useful when you are still deciding what you need. Artificial potted plants is the narrower set of pieces that arrive planted and ready to place, without trees, hanging forms or loose stems mixed in. Start here to browse and move there once you know you want a self-contained potted piece.

They do not have to go to landfill. Products can be returned through the Designer Plants artificial greenery recycling programme, where the foliage and stem material is recovered rather than discarded. Given the ten-year-plus indoor service life of most pieces in this range, that is a long way off for a plant bought today.