Where to Buy Artificial Plants and Trees in Ottawa

Ottawa buyers have three real routes to an artificial plant or tree: a local florist with a walk-in silk collection, IKEA and the national big-box chains, and Canadian online sellers who ship to the city in CAD. None is a dedicated specialist showroom the way Toronto and Calgary each have — the nearest is Décors Véronneau's store in Laval, Quebec, roughly 190 km and two hours from downtown, not the short hop across the river the name might suggest. That makes online ordering the practical route for most Ottawa buyers, with two local factors worth planning around: winters cold and dry enough to stress live tropical plants indoors, and a housing mix heavy on condos and federal office towers where delivery logistics matter as much as the plant. Here is what each route actually offers, checked in late August 2026.

Where can you see artificial plants and trees in person in Ottawa?

Beaudry Flowers, at 505 Industrial Avenue, is a family-run florist that has served the Ottawa–Gatineau region for more than 30 years, now run as a mother-daughter operation, open daily 9 am to 5 pm (checked 29 August 2026). Alongside fresh flowers, it carries a Silk Faux Collection of artificial and silk arrangements — bouquets, wreaths and centrepieces in the $55 to $125 CAD range on its site as checked. Its site describes long importing artificial flowers, silk trees and plants, but we could not verify current in-store stock of full-size trees, so call ahead (613-789-7676) before driving over if a tall tree is what you need.

IKEA Ottawa, at 2685 Iris Street, is the more reliable in-person option for a full-size tree. Its FEJKA olive tree, 150 cm (59 inches), is $69.99 CAD, confirmed on ikea.com/ca, checked 29 August 2026 — the cheapest way to walk out of an Ottawa store with a floor-standing faux tree the same day. FEJKA is a simple build: single-tone leaves, no stated trunk material and no counted foliage spec, which is exactly what the price implies.

What do big-box stores in Ottawa actually stock?

Canadian Tire, Home Depot Canada and Costco.ca all list artificial olive or fig trees online, and all three operate multiple locations across Ottawa. In a national retailer survey run on 28 August 2026, none of the three would render a checkable price through automated fetching — their pages load pricing through scripts that could not be executed, and Costco.ca's listing showed the item as unavailable that day. That does not mean the trees are not on Ottawa shelves; it means no number could be verified here, so check current stock and pricing in store or signed in online. What makes an artificial tree look real covers the build checks worth doing in front of one, and why faux trees cost $80 or $900 explains where the money goes.

Which online retailers ship artificial plants and trees to Ottawa?

Eververda ships across Canada, Ottawa and the rest of Ontario included, with plain CAD pricing and no currency toggle. Every listing publishes its specifications — height, trunk material, foliage counts — which lets you compare builds from your desk the way you would compare them on a showroom floor. Four worked examples: a 5.25 to 7 ft olive tree on a natural wood trunk is $249 to $419 CAD, a 4 to 7 ft fiddle leaf fig with a weighted base is $219 to $399 CAD, a golden cane palm sold single or as a pair runs $289 to $869 CAD, and an areca palm with leaf counts published by height is $289 to $419 CAD. Orders above $3,000 — the range a lobby or office fit-out lands in — go through a quote process.

Décors Véronneau, based in Laval, Quebec, sells online with plain CAD pricing and delivery it states is available everywhere in Canada, confirmed on its site checked 29 August 2026. Its 70-inch artificial olive tree is $299.99 CAD, and its handmade artisan olive line, on natural wood trunks in 5 to 9 ft or custom sizes, runs $299.99 to $1,149.99 CAD, checked 28 August 2026. Its only walk-in showroom is the Laval store, so for an Ottawa buyer it is an online order like any other, not a store to visit on a whim. Silk Plants Canada ships from Kelowna, BC, within Canada only, with custom trees from 3 to 12 ft. One thing to check first: the site runs a CAD/USD currency switcher, and our check captured a price displayed in USD on a product page while the homepage showed CAD — confirm the currency code at checkout.

Shipping logistics matter more than the sticker price for anything over about 7 ft. Oversized pieces typically move by freight carrier with curbside delivery only, and even a boxed 6 to 7 ft tree ships as a long parcel needing a clear path to your door. Our Canada-wide buying guide covers the freight and duty mechanics; we will not repeat that ground here.

Why do live tropical plants struggle indoors in Ottawa winters?

Ottawa's winters are genuinely severe by capital-city standards: WorldAtlas ranked it 8th among the world's coldest national capitals, with an average annual temperature of 6.9°C, in an article checked 29 August 2026, and Environment Canada's 1981–2010 climate normals put the average January high at −6°C and low at −14°C, as compiled by CurrentResults.com, checked 29 August 2026. Cold air like that holds very little moisture, and heating it indoors drives relative humidity down further. Health Canada's guidance on indoor air quality in office buildings recommends keeping relative humidity between 30 and 50 percent, noting that below 30 percent, complaints of dry skin, eyes, sinuses, mouth and throat increase — a threshold, checked 29 August 2026, that plenty of centrally heated Ottawa homes and offices fall under in January without a humidifier running. A live fiddle leaf fig or ficus reacts to that swing with leaf drop and browning tips; a well-placed artificial one does not react at all, a plain reason artificial plants turn up more often in Ottawa living rooms and lobbies once furnace season starts.

What about government offices and condo living in Ottawa?

Ottawa's office market is unusually concentrated around one employer: the federal public service counted 146,149 employees in the National Capital Region as of 31 March 2026, per Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat figures checked 29 August 2026. That density of reception areas and government or consulting lobbies drives real demand for greenery that doesn't need a watering schedule or a facilities work order — the commercial-scale end of the catalogue, quote-priced above $3,000 and specified the same way as the retail listings.

Condo living changes the delivery question, not the plant question. Ottawa's downtown, Centretown and ByWard Market towers mean a large boxed tree often needs the service elevator booked, and hallway turns and door widths are worth measuring before you order — check the shipping box dimensions on the listing, not just the tree's finished height.

What about artificial plants and trees for an Ottawa balcony or patio?

Only pieces the manufacturer states are UV-resistant belong anywhere with direct sun, and even those are not the same claim as cold-weather durability — freeze-thaw cycling through an Ottawa winter is a separate problem from fading. Our 5 to 6 ft palm with UV-resistant fronds, $219 to $289 CAD, suits a bright, at least partly sheltered balcony. For what actually degrades a piece left outside all winter — and what to bring in instead — our winter-outdoors guide covers it in full; we will not re-teach it here.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a store in Ottawa where I can see artificial plants and trees before buying?

Yes, up to a point. Beaudry Flowers on Industrial Avenue is a walk-in florist with a Silk Faux Collection of artificial arrangements, open daily, though we could not confirm current stock of full-size trees. IKEA Ottawa on Iris Street reliably has a floor-standing FEJKA olive tree at $69.99 CAD. Beyond that, Ottawa has no dedicated specialist showroom the way Toronto and Calgary do.

Does Eververda ship artificial plants and trees to Ottawa?

Yes. Eververda ships across Canada, including Ottawa and the rest of Ontario, with plain CAD pricing and no currency toggle. Every listing states its specifications — height, trunk material, foliage counts — and orders above $3,000 go through a quote process, which suits an Ottawa office lobby or condo-building common area rather than a single tree for a living room.

Is Décors Véronneau in Quebec actually close to Ottawa?

Not really. Its only physical showroom is in Laval, Quebec, roughly 190 km and about a two-hour drive from downtown Ottawa — closer to Montreal than to the capital. It does ship online across Canada in CAD, so Ottawa buyers can order without the drive; treat it as an online seller rather than a nearby store.

Why does Ottawa's winter air cause trouble for real houseplants?

Because cold winter air holds very little moisture, and heating it indoors drives relative humidity down further. Health Canada recommends keeping indoor relative humidity between 30 and 50 percent and notes that below 30 percent, dry-air complaints increase — a threshold many centrally heated Ottawa homes and offices fall under in January. Live tropical plants respond to that with leaf drop and browning; an artificial one does not react to humidity at all.

Can I leave an artificial plant on my Ottawa balcony through the winter?

Only if the manufacturer states it is UV-resistant, and even then, UV resistance is a fade claim, not a cold-weather durability claim — freeze-thaw cycling is a separate problem that a sunny-porch rating does not cover. Our winter-outdoors guide covers what actually survives an Ontario winter outside in detail; check it before leaving anything out for the season.

Once the route is settled, the species guides cover what to check before you commit: the olive guide, the fiddle leaf fig guide and the palm guide. Buyers elsewhere in Ontario may also want our Toronto buying guide for comparison, or our national retailer price survey for verified prices across ten more sellers.

Beaudry Flowers, IKEA Ottawa and Décors Véronneau store-location details were checked 29 August 2026. National retailer-survey and Véronneau product-price figures were checked 28 August 2026, as displayed at the source. WorldAtlas capital-cities ranking and Health Canada indoor-air-quality guidance were checked 29 August 2026. Eververda prices are CAD and current as of 29 August 2026.