From Succulents to a Lemon Tree Kit in a Box, Cool Local Plant Picks

Whether you’re a renter or homeowner, these two local companies offer a unique selection of plants for both indoors and out, all tailored for the Pacific Northwest.

For succulents, Pacific Northwest-based Rancho Cacto offers an amazing array of cacti and succulents, summer-dry plants and other botanical wonders - all with a Northwest flair.  Plants range from diminutive succulents such as Tylecodon Schasferanius, which feature mini egg-like leaves with starry pink blooms in the summer, to “succulents in a jar,” which include clippings of a wide range of succulents that you can use to create your own succulent starts. Not only does Rancho Cacto offer succulents, but also custom container design and as well as contract growing for the area's horticultural trade. 

On the other end of the spectrum is Newcastle Fruit & Produce (located in Newcastle, Wash. as the name implies).  Newcastle Fruit & Produce offers a host of local fruit and produce, as well as a unique variety of nursery plants, all specifically for the Northwest.  Among its cool offerings is a “lemon tree in a kit,”  with all the things you need to grow your own lemon tree either indoors and out.

You can find out more about Rancho Cacto at  https://www.ranchocacto.com/ and Newcastle Fruit & Produce at https://www.newcastlefruitproduce.com/.