Inspiration & advice

Exotic plants bring atmosphere, character and a unique appearance. From impressive palms and tropical foliage plants to unusual ferns and rare collector’s plants: every plant has its own shape, growth habit and appearance. It is precisely this diversity that makes exotic plants so interesting to many enthusiasts.

At the same time, caring for exotic plants often raises questions. Which position is most suitable? How much water does a plant need? And which species are best suited to a conservatory, living room or garden? Within Inspiration & advice, you will find care information, background knowledge, species guides and inspiration to help you get more from your plants and their surroundings.

What will you find here?

Inspiration & advice is ExoticsAtHome’s central knowledge centre. From this page, you can easily navigate to the different sections of the knowledge centre.

Sections without the label ‘Coming soon’ are directly accessible. Sections displaying this label are currently being developed and will be added to the knowledge centre soon.

Our sections

Care

A healthy plant starts with the right care. Within this section, you will find practical information about watering, feeding, position, humidity, repotting, overwintering and other important care topics. The different guides will help you keep your plants healthy, strong and vigorous.

Advice

It can sometimes be difficult to determine which plant is best suited to a particular situation or why a plant is not growing as well as expected. Within this section, you will find information to help you make the right choices and better understand the needs of different plant species.

Species guides

Every plant genus has its own story. Within the species guides, you will find photographs of mature specimens, background information and detailed species overviews. This will give you a clear understanding of the differences between species and how they develop into mature plants.

Inspiration

Exotic plants can completely transform a space. From a single eye-catching plant to a complete tropical setting: within this section, you will find ideas, examples and inspiration to help you shape your own green environment.

About ExoticsAtHome

ExoticsAtHome was founded out of a passion for exotic plants and unusual species. Within this section, you can learn more about our background, our vision and the collection that we continue to expand with care.