Crimson Horticultural Rarities

Kam D 3 months ago

During my last visit some time ago, I was treated in a way that I found to be condescending and racist by someone whom I believed to be the owner. (I'm Black.) I had placed several items at the register that I'd been planning to purchase but, after that happened, I walked out and never went back. Prior to that, I'd been a regular customer and always found the employees to be helpful and knowledgeable.

m b 5 months ago

Crimson is a beautifully curated plant-filled dream in Temescal Alley. This is my happy place when I am in the Bay area. A great place to pick up gifts for care packages, special plants and ceramics, scents and hand made items.

Lisa Corbin 6 months ago

Crimson is like a beautifully curated paradise. It both smells amazing and is visually stunning. I love everything about this store. The products are top tier and unlike some other plant shops, everything there is with intention and integrity. The owner and staff are so knowledgeable and helpful whenever I have come in with a gift request or a little something for myself. I wish my house looked like Crimson, it is that spectacular.

Marie Alva 6 months ago

I am a longtime customer and Alison and her crew never let me down! I go to Crimson for all my gift giving (and gift keeping) I have given plants, ceramics, olive oil and even jewelry. The staff is wonderful, they repotted a plant I bought into a beautiful hanging ceramic pot that is one of my favorite things in my kitchen. Crimson is a women run small buisnes in Oakland and money spent here is money well spent.

J S a year ago

If you’re from the SF Bay Area, I might ask you this as a litmus test: Do you know Crimson Horticultural Rarities? If you’re a die-hard fan, you’re my kind of person. Sure, Crimson can feel a bit intense at first—with its unmistakable gothic flair—but that’s exactly what makes it so compelling. It’s one of the few places where the romance of death and life, human form and botanical beauty, come together in such a thoughtfully curated way. Think: velvety, temperamental houseplants mingling with anatomical drawings and curious natural specimens—alive, decaying, sprouting all at once. If you live in the Bay and haven’t been? Go today. Seriously. (And—what’s going on with you?)