ABOUT US
The Flora Culture is a family run interior plant and design business in Houston, Texas. Our company was created out of a love for plants, and the desire to make them attainable for all people -- whether or not they were born with a green thumb.
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OUR TEAM
Jemine Oakes
Co-Founder/Director of Operations
Jemine has always been passionate about floral design. Growing up in Nigeria, she was surrounded by tropical plants and loved using the vivid colors from her home-grown garden to create bouquets.
Favorite Plant – Snake Plant (Sansevieria Cylindrica)
Favorite Flower – Italian Ranunculus
Matthew Oakes
Co-Founder/Design Director
Matthew grew up with an affinity for horticulture and began with a botanical garden on his parents’ property at age 12. He has since combined his professional background in design with his love for nature to create a place where both meet and thrive.
Favorite Plant – Philodendron 'el choco red'
Favorite Flower – Juliet David Austin Rose
Anna Oakes
Store Manager
Anna has worked in the wedding and special events industry for several years and has a love of floral design. She believes a room is incomplete until it is brimming with plants and fresh flowers to breathe life into the space. (No, really, the plants provide more oxygen!)
Favorite Plant – Echeveria Lola
Favorite Flower – Dahlia 'Cafe Au Lait'
Jennifer Truong
Shop Associate
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Favorite Plant – Asplenium Nidus 'Birdsnest Fern'
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Favorite Flower – King Protea
Oliver Oakes
Director of Play
Oliver is our resident lizard-wrangler and garden assistant.
Favorite Plant – Red
Favorite Flower – Blue
Emory Oakes
Assistant Director of Play
Emory is a soil connoisseur (but we are trying our best to keep him from eating it).
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Favorite Plant – Anything that doesn't poke me when I hit it
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Favorite Flower – Anything Edible