I Speak For The Trees: Dr. Seuss-Inspired Houseplants — Plant Care Tips and More

Image credit: Dragon Trees, by Leon & George

“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.”

— Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

What comes to your mind when you think about Dr. Suess? Maybe it’s the Grinch, or his adorable dog Max? (A good boy, if ever there was one.) Or maybe you think about Pop getting hopped on, or of star-bellied sneetches standing in a line. But if you’re here on La Résidence, we have a feeling you probably remember Dr. Seuss’s exceptional plants!

Truffula trees, the pom-pom flowers from Horton Hears a Who!, the green-and-yellow striped fields of Oh, The Places You’ll Go!— Dr. Seuss was a veritable horticulturist of a whole world of wild greenery!

We’re excited to report that Dr. Seuss-inspired plants really do exist, and you can have them all! So read on, because we are sharing our official picks for certifiably Seussical plants.

The Dracaena Compacta: Your Very Own Truffula Tree

Tufted and textural, the Dracaena Compacta’s laddered canopy of foliage is undeniably Truffula! So if, like The Lorax, you’d like to speak for the trees and revel in nature’s gifts, the Dracaena Compacta is a perfect reminder that green is good.

Illustration credit: Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Dracaena Lisa: The Friendly Grinch

Ah, the Dracaena Lisa. Tall and deeply green with profuse, floppy foliage. The Lisa is a dead ringer for the Grinch. But luckily for plant lovers like us, the Lisa has a decidedly more relaxed disposition!

The King of Hearts Anthurium: The Rowdy, Red Cat in the Hat

Adorned with bright, crimson red blossoms, the King of Hearts Anthurium is reminiscent of The Cat in the Hat’s trademark red bow. But unlike the Cat, it won’t turn your house upside down! All the quirky style, and none of the clean-up. Who could ask for more?