Customer Favourites

Our Customer Favourites are a curated selection of best‑selling plants, mini bundles, and handmade accessories chosen for their ease of care, gifting appeal, and everyday usefulness.

Whether you’re new to plant care or hunting for a thoughtful gift, these favourites make it simple to choose with confidence. Each piece is selected for its reliability, style, and suitability for real homes — and everything is packed with care and shipped NZ‑wide.

If you’re not sure where to start, this is the perfect place to explore what people love most at Cacti & Chill.

Aloe Vera - Easy-care Classic Succulent
from $3.00

Aloe Vera is a timeless, hardy succulent known for its upright, architectural leaves and incredibly low‑maintenance nature. It thrives on bright light and minimal watering, making it ideal for beginners or anyone wanting a resilient plant with a clean, sculptural look.

Its fresh green colour and tidy growth habit suit almost any interior style, especially natural, minimalist, or boho spaces.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Extremely easy‑care and drought‑tolerant

  • Upright, sculptural leaves with a clean silhouette

  • Great for beginners and busy plant owners

  • Compact size suits shelves, desks, and sunny corners

  • Long‑lived and very resilient

Plant Details

  • Healthy, established plant

  • Potted in my premium succulent mix for excellent drainage

  • Supplied in a nursery pot (decorative pot not included)

  • Shape and fullness vary naturally — each plant is unique

Styling Notes

Aloe Vera looks best in terracotta or matte ceramic pots, where its fresh green foliage contrasts beautifully with warm, earthy tones. Pair with jute, wood, or your knitted mats for a simple, clean, boutique look.

Care Guide

  • Light: Bright, indirect light or gentle morning sun

  • Water: Allow soil to dry completely between waterings

  • Growth: Upright, architectural leaves; slow‑growing

  • Difficulty: Very easy

Delivery (NZ)

NZ‑wide shipping available. Plants are carefully packed and dispatched Monday–Wednesday.

Curly Locks - Low Maintenance Cactus
$12.00

The Curly Locks cactus is a sculptural, quirky favourite known for its wild, twisting growth that looks almost hand‑crafted. Slow‑growing, drought‑tolerant, and wonderfully forgiving, it’s ideal for beginners or anyone wanting a statement plant that doesn’t need much attention.

Its curling stems add movement and personality to shelves, desks, and small styling corners, making it a perfect fit for boho, earthy, or minimalist homes.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Unique, curly growth with a sculptural look

  • Very low‑maintenance and drought‑tolerant

  • Great for beginners or busy plant parents

  • Compact size suits shelves and small spaces

  • Adds texture and character to any room

Plant Details

  • Healthy, established plant

  • Potted in my premium cactus mix for excellent drainage

  • Supplied in a nursery pot (decorative pot not included)

  • Growth pattern varies naturally — each plant is unique

Styling Notes

Curly Locks looks best in warm, earthy tones like terracotta or matte ceramic. Pair with jute, wood, or your knitted mats to highlight its sculptural shape. Works beautifully as a single statement piece or grouped with other succulents for a textured display.

Care Guide

  • Light: Bright, indirect light or gentle morning sun

  • Water: Infrequently — allow soil to dry completely between waterings

  • Growth: Slow‑growing, develops more curls over time

  • Difficulty: Very easy

Delivery (NZ)

NZ‑wide shipping available. Plants are carefully packed and dispatched Monday–Wednesday.

Hand-knitted Boho Plant Mats — 2 Pack
$10.00

Add instant warmth and texture to your plant shelves with these handmade boho plant mats. Each piece is woven with earthy tones and soft fringe edges, designed to sit beautifully under small pots, propagation jars, candles, or décor.

They protect your shelves from water marks while giving your plants a styled, intentional look — perfect for anyone building their dream indoor jungle.

Why plant lovers adore them:

  • Handmade, textured, boho aesthetic

  • Perfect for small pots, jars, candles, diffusers

  • Protects shelves + adds visual depth

  • Comes as a 2‑pack for easy styling

  • Lightweight, shelf‑friendly, and easy to move

Size: Approx 10–12cm square (slight variation due to handmade nature)

A simple way to elevate your plant styling and make your space feel more curated and cozier.

Care notes
Spot clean or gentle hand wash if required. Lay flat to dry.

Delivery info (NZ)
Available for New Zealand delivery only. Shipped Monday–Wednesday.

Jute Plant Hanger — Natural, Textured, Handcrafted
$10.00

A natural jute hanger designed to bring earthy texture and warmth into your home. Its hand‑woven structure adds organic character while keeping your plant displays simple, relaxed, and beautifully styled.

Perfect for sunny corners, bright windows, or layered plant styling where you want a soft, coastal‑boho feel.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Adds natural texture and warmth

  • Hand‑woven using durable jute fibre

  • Soft, earthy aesthetic suits any interior

  • Ideal for hanging plants in bright spaces

  • Easy way to elevate your plant displays

Product Details

  • One handcrafted jute plant hanger

  • Made from natural jute fibre

  • Suitable for pots up to 15cm diameter

  • Plant and pot not included

Styling Notes

Pairs beautifully with terracotta, matte ceramic, or neutral pots. Works well with trailing plants, upright succulents, or small statement cacti for a relaxed, collected look.

Care Notes

Indoor use recommended. Spot clean gently if needed.

Delivery (NZ)

Shipped within New Zealand only. Carefully packed and dispatched Monday–Wednesday

Jade Plant - Easy-care Succulent
from $5.00

The Jade Plant is a classic, long‑lived succulent known for its thick, glossy leaves and compact, tree‑like shape. It’s one of the easiest plants to care for, thriving on bright light and minimal watering, making it ideal for beginners or anyone wanting a hardy, low‑maintenance plant with a clean, sculptural look.

Its tidy growth habit and deep green foliage suit almost any interior style, especially natural, minimalist, or boho spaces.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Extremely easy‑care and drought‑tolerant

  • Compact size perfect for shelves and desks

  • Thick, glossy leaves with a sculptural look

  • Great for beginners and busy plant owners

  • Long‑lived and resilient

Plant Details

  • Healthy, established plant

  • Potted in my premium succulent mix for excellent drainage

  • Supplied in a nursery pot (decorative pot not included)

  • Shape and fullness vary naturally — each plant is unique

Styling Notes

Jade Plants look best in terracotta or matte ceramic pots, where their deep green foliage contrasts beautifully with warm, earthy tones. Pair with jute, wood, or your knitted mats for a simple, clean, boutique look.

Care Guide

  • Light: Bright, indirect light or gentle morning sun

  • Water: Allow soil to dry completely between waterings

  • Growth: Slow‑growing, develops a fuller, tree‑like shape over time

  • Difficulty: Very easy

Delivery (NZ)

NZ‑wide shipping available. Plants are carefully packed and dispatched Monday–Wednesday.

Marble Queen Pothos — Variegated, Easy‑Care Indoor Plant
$18.00

The Marble Queen Pothos is a lush, variegated classic with creamy white and green marbled leaves that brighten any space. Loved for its effortless growth and soft trailing habit, it’s the perfect plant for beginners or anyone wanting a low‑maintenance touch of greenery with a boutique feel.

This plant thrives in a wide range of indoor conditions and grows into a beautiful trailing or climbing vine, adding gentle movement and texture to shelves, desks, and cosy corners.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Creamy white + green variegation

  • Fast‑growing and very easy-care

  • Perfect for beginners

  • Suits boho, natural, and minimalist styling

  • Trails or climbs depending on your space

Plant Details

  • Healthy, established plant

  • Potted in my premium perlite + bark mix for excellent drainage

  • Supplied in a clear nursery pot so you can easily monitor root health

  • Decorative pot not included

Styling Notes

Place on a shelf and let the vines trail naturally, or train it up a support for a sculptural look. Pairs beautifully with terracotta, jute, and warm neutral décor.

Care Guide

  • Light: Bright, indirect light for best variegation

  • Water: When the top of the soil feels dry

  • Growth: Trails beautifully or can be trained to climb

  • Difficulty: Very easy

Delivery (Auckland Only)

Plants are carefully packed and delivered Monday–Wednesday. Pickup available in Sandringham.