The Curiosity Shop of Living Things

Rare plants & quiet little wonders.

We're a small shop in Mount Dora, Florida. Most of what ends up here started as something we wanted for our own shelves and couldn't find anywhere, which is a questionable way to run a business and a very good way to end up with interesting plants.

Mostly that means aroids. Rare Anthuriums and Philodendrons, fresh tissue cultures, and variegated things that look like somebody spilled paint on them. If you can pick it up at the grocery store, we probably don't have it.

The terrariums we build ourselves, out of moss, stone, raw gems and ethically sourced bones. Small sealed worlds, meant to sit somewhere you walk past every day and keep noticing.

Everything goes out wrapped like it matters, because a plant that arrives cooked is nobody's good day. And if you're new to this and half expecting to kill it, say so when you get in touch. We'd rather point you at something forgiving than sell you the expensive one.

Rare Houseplants Handmade Terrariums Curiosities & Oddities
Everson, the owner of PlantBones, standing in a sunflower field under a bright Florida sky
Everson, our owner

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The plants you see listed here are currently up for grabs! They will be rotated out or replaced when somebody buys them! Inquire with the form below if you are interested :)

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Plant of the Month

Anthurium warocqueanum, long velvety dark green leaves with pale silver veining

This Month's Pick

Queen Anthurium

Anthurium warocqueanum

A true collector's centerpiece. The Queen grows long, velvety dark-green leaves veined in silver that can stretch several feet as the plant matures. She loves high humidity and bright, gentle shade, and rewards patient growers with some of the most dramatic foliage in the aroid world.

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Specimen photographs: Alexandre Magno (CC BY 4.0) and Daderot (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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What plant people are saying

I received a very beautiful musa from Plant Bones. It came in great condition and was packed very carefully. I’m super pleased and excited to see it grow!

Aaron

A young variegated musa in a small pot, held in one hand

Plants are absolutely beautiful. The box arrived quickly and each plant was carefully wrapped, safe and secured. She has a great eye and picks only the best to sell to her customers!

@dizzy_tree_aka_Rudy, on Palmstreet

Fast shipping, friendly show, amazing prices, plants were in great shape when received even without heat or cold pack purchase. Will definitely order from this seller again.

@Plantwithjak, on Palmstreet

Fun Plant Fact

There is a flower called the skeleton flower whose white petals turn completely clear in the rain, like panes of glass, then fade back to white as they dry.

Some philodendrons heat their own flowers, warming the bloom well above the air around it to spread scent and draw in the beetles that pollinate them.

Young Swiss cheese plants crawl toward the darkest spot they can find, not the light, because in the rainforest the deepest shadow marks the trunk of a tree to climb.

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