Plants Worth Knowing About

The Story

Encyclopedia Botannica started in a Columbus apartment with too many cuttings and not enough shelves. What began as keeping up with a hobby turned into propagating for friends, then neighbors, then people who found us through word of mouth. At some point it stopped being a hobby.

We propagate everything locally. That means the Philodendron gloriosum you order came from a plant growing in Columbus, not a greenhouse in Florida or a warehouse somewhere in New Jersey. It takes longer that way. The plants are healthier for it, and so is the business.

The encyclopedia part came from frustration. Most plant care guides online are vague to the point of useless. "Bright indirect light" covers a lot of ground. "Water when the top inch of soil is dry" assumes you know what dry looks like. We wanted a reference that treated people like adults who could handle real information: actual light measurements, real watering intervals by season, specific soil mixes that work. The encyclopedia is free. It always will be. It exists because good plant information should be easy to find.

This is not a big operation. There is no fulfillment warehouse. When you order something, a person here looks at the actual plant before it ships and decides if it is ready to go. If it is not, we will tell you.