Indoor Plant Trends for the Shop Floor
RHS Chelsea Flower Show continues to shape the way customers think about plants, interiors and the role greenery plays in the home.
This year’s Houseplant Studios show a clear move towards immersive, design-led indoor planting, from lush, romantic hothouses to sculptural arid collections and hanging, water-conscious displays.
For garden centres, the opportunity is simple: take the inspiration customers are seeing at Chelsea and translate it into easy-to-shop indoor plant stories in-store. Here are Chelsea-inspired trends to build into your houseplant displays now.
Sculptural, Arid & Low-Maintenance
Inspired by: An Ode To Endurance
Winner of Best Houseplant Studio, this exhibit focuses on plants from harsh arid landscapes and their place in modern interiors.
Highlighting sculptural succulents and cacti with natural textures, terracotta, stone and wood, with key plants including Euphorbia ingens, Aeonium arboreum, Kalanchoe beharensis and Cleistocactus colademononis.
Lush, Romantic & Botanical
Inspired by: Lovehoney presents, Aphrodite’s Hothouse
This Gold medal-winning Houseplant Studio is a lush, fragrant “ultimate pleasure garden”, featuring sultry orchids, Anthurium, Nepenthes and trailing vines.
Key plants include Anthurium, Nepenthes, Phalaenopsis orchids, Homalomena and Philodendron, with the planting built around heart-shaped leaves, sculptural forms and rich, intimate atmosphere.
Wild, Mossy & Naturalistic
Inspired by: The Composer’s Cabin
This Silver medal-winning Houseplant Studio celebrates the power of peatlands, horticulture and music, set within a cabin landscape inspired by the wild moors of West Cornwall.
The studio blurs the boundaries between indoors and outdoors, using houseplants such as Monstera, Philodendron and Alocasia alongside lush, subtropical planting, mossy textures and peatland references.
More Indoor Plant Trends to Bring In-Store
RHS Chelsea Flower Show continues to shape the way customers think about plants, interiors and the role greenery plays in the home.
This year’s Houseplant Studios show a clear move towards immersive, design-led indoor planting, from lush, romantic hothouses to sculptural arid collections and hanging, water-conscious displays.
For garden centres, the opportunity is simple: take the inspiration customers are seeing at Chelsea and translate it into easy-to-shop indoor plant stories in-store. Here are three more Chelsea-inspired trends to build into your houseplant displays now.
Vertical, Hanging & Water-Conscious
Inspired by: Hanging Gardens of Botanica
Taking inspiration from the mythical Hanging Gardens of Babylon, this Silver Gilt medal-winning Houseplant Studio uses suspended vertical gardens to demonstrate evapotranspiration and the natural role plants play in the water cycle.
This stunning studio features 12 vertical gardens suspended in terracotta pots, with a strong message around water conservation, rainwater harvesting and creative houseplant arrangements. Key plants include Philodendron, Monstera, Anthurium, Epipremnum, Alocasia, Asplenium and moss.
Wild, Elegant & Glasshouse-Inspired
Inspired by: The Conservatory
The Conservatory takes its inspiration from Petersham Nurseries and its wild, dramatic style. The RHS describes the studio as a simple, elegant conservatory space, cocooned by foliage, with tree ferns and Philodendron providing structure.
Flowering climbers, jasmines and layered greenery bring colour, scent, shade and calm, creating a space for entertaining, creativity or mindful contemplation. Key plants include Stephanotis, Dicksonia antarctica, Philodendron ‘Imperial Red’, Asplenium, Platycerium and Trachelospermum jasminoides.
Sun-Loving, Uplifting & Easy-Care
Inspired by: Heliotropic Carousel
This Gold medal-winning Houseplant Studio explores the idea of plants turning towards the sun. The RHS describes a calm, rotating room where plants maximise or reduce sunlight exposure, creating a green space for morning coffee, working, reading, meditation or entertaining.
The studio features plants that open and close in the light, lush tropical foliage, varied leaf texture and bright interior accents, with key plants including Oxalis triangularis, Anthurium, Euphorbia tirucalli, Dracaena reflexa and Caryota mitis.
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Euphorbia Marmorata 17cm
Cacti 20cm Echinocactus Brevispina in Terracotta
Cacti 5.5cm Cereus Mix In Cambridge
Pachycereus Pringlei 40cm in Terracotta
Euphorbia Ingens 35cm in Terracotta
Echeveria 13cm Pulvinata Devotion
Phalaenopsis 12cm Eclipse Mixed Colours
Tillandsia Usenoides
Alocasia 17cm Frydek
Aglaonema 12cm Cherry Baby
Homalomena 12cm Camouflage
Anthurium 17cm Red
Selaginella 6cm Apoda
Fern 12cm Mix
Philodendron 12cm Scandens
Senecio 12cm Dolphins Hanging
Senecio 12cm Hanging Mix
Philodendron 14cm Brasil Hanging
Tradescancia 14cm Hanging Mix
Asplenium 17cm Antiquum
Saxifraga 14cm Stolonifera Hanging
Epipremnum 15cm Hanging Mix
Philodendron 27cm Red Beauty Hydro
Platycerium 14cm Alcicorne
Monstera 24cm Deliciosa Hydro
Philodendron 27cm Dragon Tail Moss Pole
Aglaonema 12cm Red Surprise Tray
Anthurium 12cm Mix in Hampshire Ceramic
Oxalis 12cm Ikigai Ttriangularis
Aphelandra 13cm Green
Kentia 24cm Forsteriana
Calathea 14cm Insignis
Strelitzia 21cm Nicolai