Where to buy
The Best Places to Buy Plants Online (2026)
By the Plantshop.com Editorial Team · Updated · How we research · Report an error
Where to buy houseplants online, based on each shop's published policies, what it actually lists, and recurring public customer feedback. No invented ratings.
Before you order anywhere
- Compare by pot size: a 6 in pot at one shop is not the same plant as a 10 in pot at another.
- Check the guarantee window and that it needs photos; unbox straight away.
- Mind the season: winter and summer heat are when most shipping losses happen.
- Pets? Check the plant in our Pet-Safe Plant Checker first.
Shops we have verified
The Sill
New York-founded houseplant brand known for design-led plants. Its menus also list outdoor plants, orchids, bundles, gifts and subscriptions.
Customers: Owners on Reddit praise plant quality but often mention price and winter shipping damage.
Confirmed listing 37 of our 63 library plants (21 Oct 2026).
Lively Root
Online plant shop with a plant finder quiz, pet-friendly and low-light collections, subscriptions and corporate gifting.
Customers: Buyers like the selection and size options; soil spillage and winter damage come up.
Confirmed listing 47 of our 63 library plants (21 Oct 2026).
Perfect Plants Nursery
Florida nursery selling mostly outdoor trees, shrubs, roses and fruit plants, plus some houseplants.
Customers: Strong for outdoor shrubs and trees; houseplant feedback is limited.
Confirmed listing 7 of our 63 library plants (21 Oct 2026).
Rooted (Hey Rooted)
Houseplant shop with pet-friendly, low-light, easy-care and size-based collections, bundles and subscriptions.
Customers: Good reports on packing and less common plants, but recent winter and service complaints.
Confirmed listing 45 of our 63 library plants (21 Oct 2026).
Costa Farms
One of the largest US houseplant growers, selling direct from its farm. It shops by light level, water need and pet-friendly collections.
Customers: Well packed, but often pricier direct than at big-box stores that sell the same plants.
Confirmed listing 24 of our 63 library plants (21 Oct 2026).
Not yet verified: Bloomscape, Plants.com, Soltech, Léon & George, Fast Growing Trees.
See every policy side by side: Online plant shop policies compared. Head-to-head: The Sill vs Lively Root.
Buying by plant
Photo: Smatu / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsMonsteraMonstera deliciosaBright indirect lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Filo gèn' / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsPothosEpipremnum aureumMedium lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Rudolphous / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsSnake PlantDracaena trifasciataLow lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Gutvoixam Radfwi Headzd / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsZZ PlantZamioculcas zamiifoliaLow lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Ranch9613 / CC0, Wikimedia CommonsFiddle Leaf FigFicus lyrataBright indirect lightNot pet-safeChallenging
Photo: Vinayaraj / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsPeace LilySpathiphyllumMedium lightNot pet-safeEasy
Photo: Fregisseur / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia CommonsCalatheaGoeppertiaMedium lightPet-safeChallenging
Heartleaf PhilodendronPhilodendron hederaceumMedium lightNot pet-safeEasy