Gift guide · updated weekly
Plant gifts under $50
Bigger or showier plants for under $50, in stock now
By the Plantshop.com Editorial Team · Stock and prices checked · How we research
15 plants that make good gifts, each in stock at a shop we check every week. We show the lowest price we found for the plant itself, the shop's guarantee and how it ships in cold weather.
Air Plant
Not pet-safeEasyBright indirect light
From $3.95 at Air Plant Shop
Tillandsia Ionantha Scaposa 'Kolbii' Air Plants [Single Plant]
30-day quality guarantee · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Not published
Kalanchoe
Not pet-safeEasyBright light
From $7.99 at Steve's Leaves
Kalanchoe uniflora
30-day replacement or store credit; not for cold damage · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Paid Winter Shipping Assurance
Peperomia
Pet-safeEasyMedium light
From $9.99 at Steve's Leaves
Peperomia blanda
30-day replacement or store credit; not for cold damage · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Paid Winter Shipping Assurance
Peace Lily
Not pet-safeEasyMedium light
From $11.99 at Gabriella Plants
Spathiphyllum 'Flower Bunch'
Replaced or refunded if damaged; report within 10 days · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Avoids weekend transit
Hoya (Wax Plant)
Pet-safeEasyBright indirect light
From $11.99 at Steve's Leaves
Hoya pubicalyx
30-day replacement or store credit; not for cold damage · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Paid Winter Shipping Assurance
Money Tree
Pet-safeEasyMedium light
From $12.99 at Gabriella Plants
Pachira aquatica "Money Tree" Stump
Replaced or refunded if damaged; report within 10 days · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Avoids weekend transit
Chinese Money Plant
Not pet-safeEasyBright indirect light
From $12.99 at Gabriella Plants
Pilea peperomioides
Replaced or refunded if damaged; report within 10 days · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Avoids weekend transit
Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)
Not pet-safeEasyBright indirect light
From $12.99 at Gabriella Plants
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Replaced or refunded if damaged; report within 10 days · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Avoids weekend transit
Hoya Carnosa (Wax Plant)
Pet-safeEasyBright indirect light
From $12.99 at Steve's Leaves
Hoya carnosa 'Silver Moon' (reverted) (AH-074 green form)
30-day replacement or store credit; not for cold damage · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Paid Winter Shipping Assurance
Bromeliad
Pet-safeEasyBright indirect light
From $14.99 at Gabriella Plants
Bromeliad Cryptanthus zonatus
Replaced or refunded if damaged; report within 10 days · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Avoids weekend transit
Christmas Cactus
Pet-safeEasyMedium light
From $19.00 at Logee's
Holiday Cactus ‘Cristen’ (Schlumbergera truncata hybrid)
60-day guarantee · Shipping: From $11.95 (by order value) · Winter: Free heat pack on 2-day or overnight
Jade Plant
Not pet-safeEasyBright light
From $29.00 at Rooted (Hey Rooted)
Jade Plant
30-day guarantee · Shipping: Free over $95 · Winter: Winter Packaging add-on (needed for cold-damage cover)
Ponytail Palm
Pet-safeEasyBright light
From $42.00 at Costa Farms
Ponytail Palm | medium
Refund via support ticket if it arrives in poor condition · Shipping: Included in price · Winter: Heat pack included
Begonia
Not pet-safeModerateBright indirect light
From $11.99 at Steve's Leaves
Begonia 'Madame O'Reilly'
30-day replacement or store credit; not for cold damage · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Paid Winter Shipping Assurance
Staghorn Fern
Pet-safeModerateBright indirect light
From $12.99 at Gabriella Plants
Fern Staghorn Platycerium bifurcatum 'Netherlands'
Replaced or refunded if damaged; report within 10 days · Shipping: At checkout · Winter: Avoids weekend transit
Gift tips
- Pick an easy plant. Every plant here is rated Easy or Moderate in our library; we left out fussy ones.
- Check winter shipping. Shops differ a lot: some include a heat pack, some charge for it, and some won't replace cold-damaged plants. See buying plants online in winter.
- Tell the recipient it is coming so the box isn't left on a cold porch, and choose a weekday delivery.
- Prices are for the plant only and change daily; shipping and any pot upgrade are extra at most shops. The shop's checkout wins.
More gift guides: Plant gifts under $30 · Pet-safe plant gifts · all plants that make good gifts
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Sources
- Prices and stock: each shop's public catalogue, checked 7 Nov 2026
- ASPCA: Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants