Semilla

Have you seen the art on our walls lately? Katrina Rocha was one of our featured artist for our July Artwalk and we are ecstatic with her work. Her ability to depict leaves for their true essence is incredible. It’s a also a plus that the containers she paints are beautiful alcohol bottles. As plant lovers we know everything is better with plants. Katrina is a CSUF alumni and we are so proud to showcase her work this month. Huge thank you to Katrina for the collab! Come on by and find some art for your walls.

Happy Birthday to the big boss ! He is the creative genius that brought Semilla to life and continues to help us grow; from traveling across the county and finding you the best plants to working late nights and building shelves for the shop, he does it all!

Help us wish Mr. Semilla a happy birthday🎂🎉🥳

Happy Independence Day from this Showstopper- the Rose Glow Caladium! This Plant of the Week is fireworks without the annoying booms or damage to our air quality. The one way it is similar to fireworks would be its toxicity, please make sure to keep this plant away from pets and small humans as ingesting it can cause illness. Caladiums are a great addition to a collection as their showy leaves last much longer when placed indoors. As an outdoor perennial, plants are active in the spring and summer but when indoors you see plenty of beautiful leaves through the fall.

Native to Brazil, this plant will love additional humidity and will thank you by producing more leaves. Pebble trays or humidifiers can assist with this. The most important thing to keep in mind with caladiums is to protect the beautiful leaves, medium light is best to prevent scorching the leaves. Keep this plant away from AC vents or other drafty areas as it can cause unnecessary stress to the leaves. During the warmer months, keep soil moist until fall comes around. Caladiums love acidic soil and potassium so get those coffee grounds in the soil. When leaves start falling, scale back the watering and prune. If you want a bushier caladium a great tip is to snip the main bulb to produce more the secondary leaves and create a fuller plant. Caladiums can go dormant in the fall and winter months as most tubulars do but do not worry, they’ll be back!!

If you already have one of these beauties in your collection tag us in your posts to receive a special discount on these plants. Additionally, as our Plant of the Week, all caladiums in store will be 10% off!

Happy Fourth to all, may our country wrap up this year ugly phase and strive for freedoms to all.

Sundays at Semilla ! I was gifted this beautiful book & love the artwork and knowledge. Comment your fave plant books so I can visit soon! - cd

Guess the location !! We love the plants and vibe at this Fullerton business. Send your guesses to see if you know your local plants. Plus a special giveaway is there for the first Semilla follower to mention this post !

It’s summertime at Semilla and we have a lot of fun events happening in July!

We’re starting the month with our first ever Art show brought to you by Semilla After Dark! Our featured artists include and ! Stop by to enjoy a night of art, drinks, play some pool and win planty give aways!

Semilla ER is back on July 10! If you have a plant that is looking a little under the weather then bring ‘em by for check up. The doctors will be in from 12-5pm!

Don’t worry if you missed us last month because we’ll be at their night market at the Brea Community Center Arts Garden!

And we’re ending our month with bang! We’re excited to announce Semilla Summer Camp; our first children’s workshop taking place on July 23. Details to come soon!

Which event will we be seeing you at?

🚨Stop. Drop. & Shop!🚨
Check out some new items from .3d ! We have propagation stations, pots, and trellises! Grab one before they’re gone!

Tell us which 3D printed item you’re eyeing👀👀👀

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Semilla After Dark presents our first Art show featuring artists, and !

Join in on the fun this Friday, July 1st from 6pm-10pm for a night of art, drinks and good music. Don’t forget to sign up for our pool tournament for your chance to win some planty prizes; 1st place winner will receive 2 tickets to our July Pot & Sip and 2nd place will get a gorgeous 6” Golden Pothos! $5 buy-in. DM us if you have any questions!

See you there😊

Happy Summer Monday! Meet your very purple and regal Plant of the Week- the Tradescantia Silver Plus. If you’re looking for a quick growing, low maintenance super easy propagator, look no further! Tradescantias look especially beautiful as hanging plants or on a shelf where their length can be showcased. The leaves of this plant are a vibrant green and purple with shimmery silver markings.

Native to North and South America, Tradescantias are named after John Tradescant the Elder an English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveler who did extensive work with elite families and royalty during the 15th century. The royal purple color makes a lot of sense in this! The ability in which this plant was easily propagated led to its popularity and quick saturation of European households.

The foliage of a Tradescantia is easy to maintain and can be made to be made fuller by potting cuttings at its base. Since the leaves and stems retain ample water, it is a more forgiving plant when you forget to water it. Nonetheless, the soil of a Tradescantia should be kept moist and should not be left to dry out more than 50%. Tradescantias will grow best in bright indirect light and can be transitioned outdoors so long as it is not in direct sunlight for too many hours. If the leaves of your tradescantia start looking limp, it might not be getting enough sunlight. Fertilizer during the growing season will go a long way with Tradescantias. Along with the gorgeous foliage, Tradescantias will bloom white, blue, yellow or pink flowers during its growing season. After flowering, trimming the plant can bring forth more blooms and create a bushier plant.

Share your Tradescantias with us so we can showcase them in our stories! If you don’t already have one come on by and check out our selection.

Happy Summer Monday! Meet your very purple and regal Plant of the Week- the Tradescantia Silver Plus. If you’re looking for a quick growing, low maintenance super easy propagator, look no further! Tradescantias look especially beautiful as hanging plants or on a shelf where their length can be showcased. The leaves of this plant are a vibrant green and purple with shimmery silver markings.

Native to North and South America, Tradescantias are named after John Tradescant the Elder, an English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveler who did extensive work with elite families and royalty during the 15th century. The royal purple color makes a lot of sense in this! The ability in which this plant was easily propagated led to its popularity and quick saturation of European households.

The foliage of a Tradescantia is easy to maintain and can be made to be made fuller by potting cuttings at its base. Since the leaves and stems retain ample water, it is a more forgiving plant when you forget to water it. Nonetheless, the soil of a Tradescantia should be kept moist and should not be left to dry out more than 50%. Tradescantias will grow best in bright indirect light and can be transitioned outdoors so long as it is not in direct sunlight for too many hours. If the leaves of your tradescantia start looking limp, it might not be getting enough sunlight. Fertilizer during the growing season will go a long way with Tradescantias. Along with the gorgeous foliage, Tradescantias will bloom white, blue, yellow or pink flowers during its growing season. After flowering, trimming the plant can bring forth more blooms and create a bushier plant.

Share your Tradescantias with us so we can showcase them in our stories! If you don’t already have one come on by and check out our selection.

We gotta rise up together during these crazy times. If you ever need an ear, a good plant pun or just need to decompress, you know where to find us.