Meet our 2024 PlantCon Ambassadors!
They’ve helped us tremendously in keeping all of our amazing visitors updated with the latest news and behind-the-scenes information.
Brandon Botanical | Minneapolis, MN
Brandon Botanical is a plant enthusiast from the cold tundra of Minneapolis. His plant journey began back in 2008 with some succulents from Shopko. In 2020 he started sharing his plants on Tik Tok and quickly developed a community of other plant parents. Over time he branched out by founding Monstera Plant Co. and the Where Are We Growing podcast.
Making plant parenting more accessible and fun is what it is all about!
Favorite Plant: Anthurium clarinervium
BotanicallyBe | Texas
Britt Parrish, who’s most popularly known as BotanicallyBe, is a Plant Enthusiast with a passion for teaching others the benefits of houseplants and how caring for them can be fun and simple. She is a plant mom to over 150+ indoor plants and has channeled her love for them into a lifestyle brand, BotanicallyBe, and an event company Plant.Sip.Vibe.
Her goal is to build community and bring people together through plants!
Favorite Plant: Alocasia Zebrina (AKA Ziggy)
Icky_Blossoms | Houston, TX
Gage Sharum got his first houseplant during the quarantine of 2020, and one quickly turned into to 100s. You can always find him at markets and swaps on the weekends or hiding out in someone's greenhouse, looking for more unusual finds. His goal is to cultivate his collection into a business to tie together the two things he loves most plants and cocktails.
Favorite Plant: Philodendron Polypodioides
Reena | District of Columbia
Reena, known as Reenasplants, created her plant account in 2020, but she first got into plants years ago with succulents and then later transitioned into mostly tropical houseplants. She loves propagating and caring for her plants, especially her golden pothos climbing wall. Her goal is to help plant parents care for the plant babies and to show that anyone can have a green thumb!
Favorite Plant: Philodendron Camposportoanum
Sam Lopez | Houston, TX
Sam is a plant (and pant) enthusiast whose focus is sustainability, with a stylistic twist. She loves the architectural aspect of plants and creates content that emphasizes intentionally curated collections - that also look like they can be pieces of art.
Her ultimate goal is to choose joy, and she has found that plants have played a huge role in her life. She creates content that she hopes will do the same for you as well!
Favorite Plant: Monstera Boobie Cactus
Cameron Curry | Sarasota, FL
Cameron is a plant enthusiast, avid collector and professional grower. Cameron uses his platform to cultivate a community of plant parents who grow together by creating creative and educational content. In 2021 he founded Market Botany, a houseplant care product brand. With the support of the plant community, Market Botany has expanded into multiple e-commerce channels and is now stocked nationwide in retail plant shops, nurseries and garden centers including Lowe's Home Improvement.
Favorite Plant: Monstera Deliciosa
Rocco Elliot | Sarasota, FL
Rocco Elliot is an American Rapper who raps about everything from plants to God. His love for plants led Him to create "Just Me & My Plants" which is his most well known song.
Favorite Plant: Anthuriums
Gabbi Civils | Raleigh, NC
Gabbi is a plant mama & mom of three crazy toddlers, sharing plant care tips and unhinged plant advice with the online plant community. Gabbi loves connecting over a passion for plants and works to normalize the chaos around plant care and parenting with ADHD.
Favorite Plant: Anthurium Queen of Hearts
Cordi Stevons | Florida
Cordi loves all things plants. She owns and operates a planty 3D printing business where she makes trellises, soil scoops, and planters. Her goal is to share her passion for plants and the community by always being helpful.
Favorite Plant: Spider plant
Madison Homeyer | Denver, CO
Madison (aka denver.plantmom) started collecting plants over 2 years ago, and now owns over 60 plants made up of 15 different genus's. Working in public accounting by day, she tries to spend as much time with her plants as she can in her 800 square foot apartment she shares with her partner Elle and their 2 cats, Wayne and Velma.
Favorite Plant: Alocasia Zebrina
Sharon Carlisle | La Marque, TX
Sharon is an outgoing, fun, and sometimes loud plant-loving mother of four. She goes above and beyond for the people and the things she loves. Her number one quote is to treat others the way you want to be treated. Don't let negativity harden your heart!
Favorite Plant: Thai Constellation
Tone Rhodes | Houston, TX
Tony, more known as Tone, started growing his passion for plants through TikTok as he advanced quickly to the more uncommon plants. He enjoys helping other plant parents on Tiktok grow their plants and has connected with people all over the world by doing so!
Favorite Plant: Anthurium Crystalinum x Luxurians
Karyn Tapley MD MBA| Tallahassee, FL
Dr. Tapley isn’t just any medical doctor; she’s a plant wizard with a love for the rare and exceptional, backed by a fellowship in integrative medicine. Based in North Florida, she’s blending science with nature and has recently expanded into a 20 x 40 greenhouse to house her Anthurium mother plants and grow operations. Boasting an impressive collection of over 1200 aroids, with a special focus on Monstera and Anthuriums, she’s turning her passion for these exotic beauties into a unique side hustle. She’s all about showcasing the unique beauty and intrigue of these plants. Head to Plant Con in Houston to meet her and explore the vast, fascinating world of rare plants that blend aesthetics with wellness.
Favorite Plant: Anthurium Warocqueanum
Shelby Wright | Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati
Shelby is a houseplant enthusiast and has been collecting plants for two years! She lives in Northern Kentucky with her husband, Jake and Australian Shepherd, Kimber. In her free time Shelby loves caring for her 150+ houseplants, reading, and listening to music (especially Taylor Swift and Noah Kahan!
Favorite Plant: Hoyas!
Alissa Volkov | San Antonio, TX
Alissa is a 27 year old plant enthusiast who has built a community of 33.1k followers on TikTok.
Favorite Plant: Philodendron Florida Beauty
Joshua Lopez | San Antonio, TX
Josh is an avid collector of plants, epipremnum and alocasia especially. Outside of plants, he spends time with his wife, 2 children, 5 dogs, 3 cats, and 6 reptiles.
Favorite Plant: Alocasia
Julie Pfeiffer | Farmville, VA
Julie, also known as “Planted in a Small Town” to her over 100k community of Plant Lovers, loves teaching easy plant care tips, sharing affordable plant products, and inspiring plant lovers with her houseplant style. In her free time she enjoys meeting up with friends at plant swaps, visiting botanical gardens, and sipping iced coffee while plant shopping.
Favorite Plant: Heartleaf Philodendron
Janelle John | Houston, TX
Janelle, has been collecting plants for more than 10 years. She currently works for a non-profit veterinary clinic as a technician and battles a chronic disease called Lupus. She uses plants as a form of meditation and loves connecting with new planty friends.
Favorite Plant: Monstera
Cassaundra Marion| Mooresville, NC
Cass, also known as plantaddicted_cass, is an Anthurium enthusiast and avid collector of various aroids. A working mother, Army veteran, and breast cancer survivor, Cass has found her passion in cultivating plants. Her engaging reels on Instagram showcase her humor and creativity, while inspiring others to pursue their passions despite life's challenges.
Favorite Plant: Anthurium Red Crystallinum
Yasmeen Brauner | Missouri
Yasmeen’s love of plants started as a child with a simple pothos. Many years later that love of plants inspired Yasmeen to share and connect with other plant collectors by transformed her kitchen in the into a tropical oasis.
Favorite Plant: Anthurium Palliduflorum