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35 of the coolest plant shops you can find only in L.A.
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From longtime family-run plant stores such as Mickey Hargitay Plants and Sunset Nursery to more recent startups including Latinx With Plants and Tansy, plant stores capture the essence of L.A. — a surprising, welcoming, multicultural mix that imbues every neighborhood in the city with goodwill.
The latest shops offer fresh takes on traditional nurseries, such as the restaurant Yuko’s Kitchen and Lost Books, the used book store in Montrose where you enter through a magical tunnel of live plants and can shop for fiddle-leaf figs alongside copies of “All Quiet on the Western Front” and the bestselling cookbook “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.”
Here is a look at a few of our favorites. Did we miss your preferred place to shop for houseplants? Email me at Lisa.Boone@LATimes.com and I will check them out.
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Artemisia Nursery
El Sereno Plant Shop
This compact, mostly outside nursery in Northeast Los Angeles specializes in California native plants but also sells a selection of vegetable seedlings, herbs, succulents and houseplants. It’s located in a heavily industrial area, between a tire store and an auto repair shop, and parking out front is full of camper-type vehicles that look like they haven’t moved in a while, but there is usually plenty of parking across the street, and Artemisia is definitely worth a visit. Look for its distinctive salmon-pink building, where you’ll also find gardening supplies and a small but interesting collection of pots. The day I went it was pouring rain, but the canopies allowed me to shop without getting too wet, and they provide welcome shade in the summer. This nursery is small, but it packs in a lot of diverse choices (such as five varieties of ceanothus during my soggy visit) with a helpful and knowledgeable staff.
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Avalon Nursery & Ceramics
South Park Plant Shop
South Los Angeles’ only enduring nursery feels more like a botanic garden than a thriving business on a busy corner. In addition to trees, shrubs and colorful ceramics, the nursery features a “green room,” where most of the houseplants reside.
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EnCactusar
Boyle Heights Plant Shop
The COVID-19 pandemic gave artists Jackie Amezquita and Julio Toruno the opportunity to turn their hobby into their own nursery, a small business at their Boyle Heights home. Toruno makes arrangements with cactuses, and they both make ceramic plant pots. Open Saturdays and Sundays only. DM them on Instagram to make an appointment: instagram.com/encactusar/
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Fig Earth Supply
Highland Park Edibles
In addition to organic edible, native and medicinal plants, owner Conor Fitzpatrick stocks a wide variety of houseplants, including fiddle-leaf figs, philodendron and calathea. Fitzpatrick also presents regular classes — virtually and in person — spanning houseplant basics to cannabis cultivation.
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Frida Pickles
East San Gabriel Plant Shop
This San Gabriel plant shop and florist offers a variety of orchids, houseplants, succulents, and air plants. Owners Susan and Juan Sanchez have formed a for-profit LLC with a mission to hire and train adults with special needs.
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The Green Place
Fullerton Plant Shop
Jennifer Aragon’s plant shop is thriving with heart-shaped caladiums, tropical marantas and soft-pink syngoniums. Her downtown Fullerton shop opened in August 2020, and everything in it has a story. Take the rusted Brachiosaurus sunbathing on the front table: Cactus Mart wasn’t selling it but Aragon managed to buy it anyhow. And the hand-painted walls by local muralist Carla Roque, who splashed white-outlined leaves on sleek black paint after seeing Aragon’s reference sketches. Between local artwork, partnerships with other city vendors and Aragon managing the front desk, the store is a love letter to Fullerton.
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Greenwood Shop
Studio City Gift Store
Situated on a bustling retail strip in Studio City in what longtime locals will remember as Mark’s Tropical Fish, Greenwood Shop offers a nice mix of plants along with ceramics, hand poured candles and incense, home decor and apothecary items by local makers. “My goal is to provide unique gifts for yourself and others,” says owner Kate Nelson. “My focus is on home goods, including one-of-a-kind locally made pottery, jewelry (much of which is created by Southern California women designers such as Maddalena Bearzi, Margaret Solow and Lili T.), apothecary and more. We also have a very extensive collection of ornaments for the holidays.” Keep an eye on the store’s Instagram account for a block party and holiday sale hosted with some of the other businesses on the street. In addition to houseplants, which are available for local delivery via Door Dash and Uber Eats, the store also offers custom succulent planters.
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Houseplant Nation
Huntington Beach Plant Shop
This family-run store in Huntington Beach started as a water shop that sold rare plants (variegated Monstera ‘Albo,’ anthuriums, Epipremnum ‘Albo,’ Syngonium ‘Albo’ and rex begonias). Owners Tammy and Joe Ha recently opened a second store in Garden Grove, 9757 Garden Grove Blvd., No. 9, which features a stunning aroid living wall. The couple also sell handmade, local macramé and pottery and host occasional workshops. “I feel like everybody has a job,” Tammy says. “And my job is to bring people relief to even out all of the negativity. I do this because I love it.”
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In Blume
Burbank Plant Shop
Jimmy Hartman’s full-service florist offers fresh flowers, handmade bouquets and houseplants from small Chinese Money plants to impressive staghorn ferns.
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Jackalope Pottery & Plants
North Hollywood Plant Shop
This longtime North Hollywood garden center offers fountains, pottery and indoor and outdoor plants, including unusual varieties (aquatic plants, trees, unique succulents and drought-tolerant plants), sourced locally from responsible growers.
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The Juicy Leaf
Glassell Park Plant Shop
Houseplants, succulents, cactuses, tillandsia, designer terrariums, planters and macramé hangers — you can find them all here. You can also create your own arrangement or attend one of owner Felix Navarro’s weekly live workshops hosted on Instagram (items are delivered to your door or you can pick them up at the store).
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La Belle Plant Nursery
Santa Monica Plant Shop
This nursery features a wide variety of indoor plants, including cactuses, succulents and air plants; decorative containers in Italian terra cotta and Mexican red clay; as well as Chinese ceramics and glazed ceramic cylinders.
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Latinx With Plants
Boyle Heights Plant Shop
Inspired by D’Real Graham’s Black With Plants, Latinx With Plants founder Andi Xoch started weekend pop-up events as a way to highlight people of color in the plant world. Her pop ups were so popular, she eventually opened the Latinx With Plants store on César Chávez Boulevard. Xoch says she believes a plant shop in her community can provide a sense of comfort during an unsettling time.
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Leaf and Spine
Highland Park Plant Shop
This tiny store specializes in plants that are hard to find. “We wanted to form a specialty in plants that are really unique,” says owner Dustin Bulaon, who is a collector. Keep an eye out for rare plant sales, which Bulaon announces on the store’s Instagram.
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Lost Books
La Crescenta-Montrose Plant Shop
Walk into Lost Books in Montrose, and you’ll be greeted by an amazingly verdant and jam-packed plant tunnel installed by Yuko Watanabe of Yuko’s Kitchen. (She pivoted to selling plants in her restaurant during the pandemic.) With custom bookshelves dotted with calathea, fiddle-leaf figs, pothos and dracaena and a ceiling covered with dried reindeer moss, the used bookstore has the feel of a miniature, magical literary jungle.
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Mickey Hargitay Plants
Hollywood Plant Shop
Mickey Hargitay’s nursery has been a Hollywood fixture for more than 30 years and is the kind of place where staffers will carry your Monstera deliciosa out to your car for you while offering care tips. “We have done our best to keep some of the hard to get plants such as Monstera adansonii, Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, string of hearts, various varieties of hoya, Peperomia polybotrya, many varieties of calathea,” says Hargitay. Potting services are generally free, depending on the plant’s size.
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Plant Material
Eagle Rock Plant Shop
Terremoto landscape architect David Godshall, who co-founded Plant Material with business partner Matt Burrows, likens the nursery’s aesthetic and spirit to “a punk rock plant shop.” Find indoor and outdoor plants, natives and gardening accessories here. Also at 3024 La Paz Drive in Silver Lake. (323) 486-7072.
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Plantiitas
Long Beach Plant Shop
Kevin Alcaraz and Anthony Diaz’s spacious queer- and Latino-owned plant shop features a wide variety of tropical houseplants, stylish planters and hand-crafted goods from local artists.
After months of hosting plant pop-ups in their garage during the pandemic, the couple opened a brick-and-mortar store on 4th Street in Long Beach in 2020.
Today, in addition to stocking plants sourced from San Diego nurseries, the “plant daddies” host regular workshops for the community on topics ranging from terrarium how-tos to drag bingo and tenants’ and immigrants’ rights.
After months of hosting plant pop-ups in their garage during the pandemic, the couple opened a brick-and-mortar store on 4th Street in Long Beach in 2020.
Today, in addition to stocking plants sourced from San Diego nurseries, the “plant daddies” host regular workshops for the community on topics ranging from terrarium how-tos to drag bingo and tenants’ and immigrants’ rights.
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Pour Vida Art & Plant House
Venice Plant Shop
Sadie Gilliam’s Venice boutique offers plants, plant-related gifts and locally made products including crystals, cards, jewelry, candles and fresh floral-and-sage smudge sticks. Check the online calendar for artisanal classes curated by Denise Ambrosi of These Hands Maker’s Collective as well as a mobile plant shop.
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Prop House Plants
San Pedro Plant Shop
Running a business as siblings, Jose and Brittany Montero say, is both a joy and a challenge. Brittany said there are times when they butt heads, but she credits their open communication as the driving force behind their ability to address challenges and move past them. She said she loves working with her brother and seeing their dream of running their own business become a reality.
Their 300-square-foot store is small but mighty, with greenery inhabiting nearly every inch from floor to ceiling. Dozens of succulents hang from wooden shelves around the room, and colorful pots scavenged from estate and yard sales line the floor. Quirky details like an old CRT television, a vintage yellow telephone and an unassuming plant with a name tag reading “Frank” give the shop character.
Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gem (a.k.a. ZZ plant). Brittany and Jose said their mission is to teach people how to care for their plants and show them that plant ownership is not as intimidating as it might seem.
Their 300-square-foot store is small but mighty, with greenery inhabiting nearly every inch from floor to ceiling. Dozens of succulents hang from wooden shelves around the room, and colorful pots scavenged from estate and yard sales line the floor. Quirky details like an old CRT television, a vintage yellow telephone and an unassuming plant with a name tag reading “Frank” give the shop character.
Prop House specializes in beginner-friendly, low-maintenance plants like snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata), pothos and Zanzibar gem (a.k.a. ZZ plant). Brittany and Jose said their mission is to teach people how to care for their plants and show them that plant ownership is not as intimidating as it might seem.
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Roger's Gardens
Newport Beach Plant Shop
The popular gardening and outdoors supply store has made a name for itself for its themed garden displays and elaborate holiday pop-ups. The garden center features extensive indoor and outdoor plants, drought-tolerant native plants, planters, furniture, housewares, gifts and gourmet foods.
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Rolling Greens
Culver City Drought-tolerant plants
The garden and home design flagship in Culver City, which rests on 2 acres, offers indoor and outdoor plants, succulents, planters and home decor. Owners Greg Salmeri and Laurie Resnick travel the world to shop for home and garden goods. Customers can create their own arrangement at the store’s Arrangement Bar.
Also at 7505 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles; 12833 Ventura Blvd. #145, Studio City; and Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica.
Also at 7505 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles; 12833 Ventura Blvd. #145, Studio City; and Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica.
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SarahCotta Plants
Glendale Plant Shop
Sarah and Tadeh Bazik stock houseplants both familiar and exotic in their Glendale boutique, as well as planters and plant-related accessories. They also have a “take-one, share-one” community board where customers can share their plant cuttings with other plant lovers. Both Armenian, the Baziks found their fluency in the language especially handy in Glendale, which has one of the largest Armenian populations outside of Armenia itself. Sarah traces her plant passion to her grandmother’s garden in Armenia. Her grandmother would lead her through herbs and hoya plants, pointing out each type and how it grew. While her mother had a black thumb, her grandmother could grow anything.
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Sunset Nursery
Silver Lake Plant Shop
This longtime family-run nursery features houseplants, succulents, California natives, edible plants. and pots.
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Tansy
Burbank Plant Shop
In addition to plants, owners Shawna Christian and Colette Fowler offer bohemian home goods with flair: colorful fair trade garlands, plants, metal bells, mobiles, pom-poms and suncatchers. “It’s all about color and plants and fabrics,” says Christian. “I am trying to perfect the art of being insanely creative without being claustrophobic.”
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The Tropics
Hollywood Plant Shop
Since opening at the Hollywood swap meet in 1972, the Tropics has grown to a 20,000-square-foot showroom featuring thousands of tropical plants, trees, orchids and decorative accessories. Owner Ryan Hroziencik offers plants for both home and business staging, including real estate and film projects, and the showroom serves as a location itself. It’s a fun place to look at plants but can be frustrating too. There are no price tags, and admission is by appointment only.
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Wildflora
Studio City Plant Shop
This full-service florist shop offers houseplants, succulents and tillandsia and aeriums, along with home decor such as pillows and candles. You can also build your own gift box from a wide assortment of products including candles, candies, books and floral arrangements.
There is also a location at the Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd St. Stall No. 708.
There is also a location at the Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd St. Stall No. 708.
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Yuko Kitchen
Downtown L.A. Plant Shop
For more than 15 years, Yuko Watanabe has brought her unique approach to Japanese comfort food and biophilic design to her two restaurants: Yuko Kitchen in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles and Yuko Kitchen DTLA. At the height of the pandemic, Watanabe started selling plants at her Japanese restaurants to make ends meet. Now, people come from all over L.A. to dine in her greenery-filled restaurants and shop for plants.
Overflowing with greenery of every shape and size — pothos, ferns, rubber plants, Dracaena fragrans ‘Lemon Lime,’ you name it — and decorated with colorful hand-painted murals and chandeliers dripping with ferns (her favorite) and succulents, Watanabe’s restaurants have become popular on Instagram and TikTok, thanks to her ability to create magic with everyday items like trash cans, moss, paper and paint. “I want people to come in and see the plants and enjoy them,” she said.
Yuko Kitchen is known for its terrific mint lemonade, while Watanabe offers a wide selection of hot and iced coffee and tea selections as well as boba.
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday.
There is a second location at 5484 Wilshire Blvd. in Mid-City.
Overflowing with greenery of every shape and size — pothos, ferns, rubber plants, Dracaena fragrans ‘Lemon Lime,’ you name it — and decorated with colorful hand-painted murals and chandeliers dripping with ferns (her favorite) and succulents, Watanabe’s restaurants have become popular on Instagram and TikTok, thanks to her ability to create magic with everyday items like trash cans, moss, paper and paint. “I want people to come in and see the plants and enjoy them,” she said.
Yuko Kitchen is known for its terrific mint lemonade, while Watanabe offers a wide selection of hot and iced coffee and tea selections as well as boba.
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Closed Sunday.
There is a second location at 5484 Wilshire Blvd. in Mid-City.
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Sachi.LA
Del Rey Coffeehouse
Influenced by their Japanese heritage, sisters Sachi and Chiyo Hartley opened their Del Rey coffeehouse in 2018 to share “Sachi” — the Japanese kanji character meaning happiness, fortune or good luck — with their community. The coffeehouse, which serves a wide variety of coffee drinks including matcha and the Sachi Special, a signature cold brew with oat milk and vanilla syrup, is just the beginning.
Adjacent to the coffeehouse, which also serves pastries, the sisters have opened a retail space that is a treasure trove filled with houseplants, gifts, vintage clothes and plant accessories such as bud vases and planters. They also host occasional pop-ups, so keep an eye on their Instagram for updates.
Open daily, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Adjacent to the coffeehouse, which also serves pastries, the sisters have opened a retail space that is a treasure trove filled with houseplants, gifts, vintage clothes and plant accessories such as bud vases and planters. They also host occasional pop-ups, so keep an eye on their Instagram for updates.
Open daily, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Javista at the Atrium
West Hollywood Coffee Shop
Billed as “The Botanist’s Bodega,” the bustling two-story Atrium in West Hollywood is a unique blend of coffee and plants. With Javista Coffee on the ground floor and a delightful array of plants, gifts and additional seating upstairs, the Atrium is a haven for plant enthusiasts and coffee lovers alike. In addition to coffee staples such as macchiato and espresso, the bodega offers some exotic beverages like the CBTea Latte.
But that’s not all. The Atrium also hosts plant-related workshops, such as a recent one on how to mount a staghorn fern and create a terrarium. Plant lovers will appreciate a variety of plant accessories, including ceramic pots, misters, river stones and LED grow lights. To support other small businesses, owner Andrew Ruiz stocks a wide selection of books and clothing along with candles from Flamingo Estate, Lavune and Marak, adding a local touch to the Atrium’s offerings.
Open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
But that’s not all. The Atrium also hosts plant-related workshops, such as a recent one on how to mount a staghorn fern and create a terrarium. Plant lovers will appreciate a variety of plant accessories, including ceramic pots, misters, river stones and LED grow lights. To support other small businesses, owner Andrew Ruiz stocks a wide selection of books and clothing along with candles from Flamingo Estate, Lavune and Marak, adding a local touch to the Atrium’s offerings.
Open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Pair your matcha with a succulent at Creature's Plants & Coffee
Eagle Rock Plant Shop
The newly opened coffee shop-cum-arboretum Creature’s was created to provide a place where one could “be a creature amongst other creatures.” To that effect, the establishment filled with native plants and succulents hosts events that promote compassion for all — there’s been a free clothing swap, local makers fairs, a nature sketching gathering and a presentation in tandem with Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife (CLAW) about peacefully coexisting with L.A.’s native animals
Owned by Hope Creature, the business sells plants and garden supplies in one building and organic drinks and pastries in another. A 50-foot greenhouse shelters indoor tropicals, organic edibles, drought-tolerant native plants and small potted succulents, which go for less than $2. The outdoor seating area is outfitted with plants available for purchase.
“A lot went into making this space architecturally stunning as well, with every design detail considered,” Creature says. “The space also serves as a platform for our ongoing community programming, which showcases what the space is all about — bringing people together to explore, learn and connect.”
The queer-owned-and-run cafe offers standard coffee fare including matcha, espresso, cortado, cold brew and drip options from local roaster Unity, as well as a selection of teas and pastries.
Open daily from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., the shop’s enclosed outdoor patio (buttressed on either side by the cafe/general store and greenhouse) offers a peaceful reprieve from the relative hustle and bustle of Eagle Rock Boulevard.
Owned by Hope Creature, the business sells plants and garden supplies in one building and organic drinks and pastries in another. A 50-foot greenhouse shelters indoor tropicals, organic edibles, drought-tolerant native plants and small potted succulents, which go for less than $2. The outdoor seating area is outfitted with plants available for purchase.
“A lot went into making this space architecturally stunning as well, with every design detail considered,” Creature says. “The space also serves as a platform for our ongoing community programming, which showcases what the space is all about — bringing people together to explore, learn and connect.”
The queer-owned-and-run cafe offers standard coffee fare including matcha, espresso, cortado, cold brew and drip options from local roaster Unity, as well as a selection of teas and pastries.
Open daily from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., the shop’s enclosed outdoor patio (buttressed on either side by the cafe/general store and greenhouse) offers a peaceful reprieve from the relative hustle and bustle of Eagle Rock Boulevard.
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Coffee and Plants
Pasadena Coffee Vegan
After learning how unsustainable the coffee industry can be, singer and philanthropist Leona Lewis and business partners Dennis Jauch (who’s also her husband) and Achraf “AC” Sekhiri opened a plant-based coffee shop at Old Town Pasadena’s buzzy One Colorado. Coffee and Plants is Lewis’ venture into environmental advocacy through the medium of coffee.
Live plants and flowers adorn the pink shop walls, and succulents are available for purchase. On the menu, you’ll find the Rose Bowl latte, a floral nod to the neighborhood. Rose-hibiscus, lavender and vanilla syrups are made fresh in-house with minimal ingredients, in line with Lewis’ promise to not serve anything she wouldn’t consume herself. For every 100 cups of coffee sold, Coffee and Plants plants a tree in partnership with the National Forest Foundation.
Open daily, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
A second location at 12334 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City is open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Live plants and flowers adorn the pink shop walls, and succulents are available for purchase. On the menu, you’ll find the Rose Bowl latte, a floral nod to the neighborhood. Rose-hibiscus, lavender and vanilla syrups are made fresh in-house with minimal ingredients, in line with Lewis’ promise to not serve anything she wouldn’t consume herself. For every 100 cups of coffee sold, Coffee and Plants plants a tree in partnership with the National Forest Foundation.
Open daily, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
A second location at 12334 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City is open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Lost Parrot Cafe
South Pasadena Coffeehouse
At this welcoming neighborhood cafe in South Pasadena, plants are on display from the chair covers decked out in monstera plant fabric to the pothos plants hanging from the ceiling.
On a recent visit, the cafe had many plants in stock, including money trees, rubber plants, dracaena and some succulents. Each plant is thoughtfully labeled, making it easy to choose the perfect green companion for your home or office.
But what truly sets this cafe apart are its unique drink offerings. In addition to standard coffee orders, the cafe serves up specialties like the Cali Gold turmeric latte, a blend of turmeric, dehydrated coconut and sea algae powder, and the Dusty Dena, a dirty chai with a twist of dark chocolate, cinnamon and cocoa powder.
Breakfast and lunch are served until 3 p.m., and there are dog-friendly picnic tables on the sidewalk out front should you want to bring your canine friends. (The cafe also hosts Taco Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m., Wine and Song Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Vegan Hooligans Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.)
Open daily, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On a recent visit, the cafe had many plants in stock, including money trees, rubber plants, dracaena and some succulents. Each plant is thoughtfully labeled, making it easy to choose the perfect green companion for your home or office.
But what truly sets this cafe apart are its unique drink offerings. In addition to standard coffee orders, the cafe serves up specialties like the Cali Gold turmeric latte, a blend of turmeric, dehydrated coconut and sea algae powder, and the Dusty Dena, a dirty chai with a twist of dark chocolate, cinnamon and cocoa powder.
Breakfast and lunch are served until 3 p.m., and there are dog-friendly picnic tables on the sidewalk out front should you want to bring your canine friends. (The cafe also hosts Taco Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m., Wine and Song Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. and Vegan Hooligans Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.)
Open daily, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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La Chula Cafe at Pasadena Roots
Pasadena Plant Shop
Pasadena Roots brings two worlds together: plants and coffee. Tending to plants is a hobby the Alvarado family leaned into during the early days of the pandemic. After manning table and tent pop-ups to sell their goods throughout the city and later purchasing a cargo trailer that they dubbed La Chula, the Guatemalan- and woman-owned business recently added a storefront to the mix. In addition to the Swiss cheese monsteras (Monstera adansonii), snake plants (Dracaena trifasciata) and various breeds of pothos that bring life and color to the shop, visitors can sip on a super green juice or horchata cold brew from La Chula Cafe at the back of the store.
Open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays.
Open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays.
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Vida Plant Shop at Good Time Long Beach
Long Beach Coffeehouse
After years of struggling with burnout while working long hours as a producer, Sasha Pace started hosting bimonthly plant pop-ups on the patio of her apartment and eventually opened Vida Plant Shop, which is currently part of a unique ecosystem housing Goodtime cafe and Hamburgers Nice under one roof in Long Beach. Blending a plant shop with a cafe and natural wine shop and a weekly food pop-up with Hamburgers Nice, Vida balances the food offerings with Pace’s curated selection of plants, ceramics and goods from small independent designers as well as weekend flower bundles from local flower farm Bloomtown.
Open daily, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; until 8 p.m. Friday.
Open daily, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; until 8 p.m. Friday.
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