Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide
I’ve said it before and I will say it again… Insomnia is bad for both my health and plant budget. Most of my plant splurges are done when I am laying awake at night. Usually I am bored, frustrated, in pain (nerve condition. Yay 😒 ) and desperate for a distraction and something to look […]
Buying Alocasia, Colocasia, Xanthosoma and other bulbous Aroids online is both exciting, because you get an often interesting new plant, and a gamble, because you never know what condition it will turn up in. *for the sake of my typing fingers and my laziness, when I refer to Alocasia in this post, I mean all […]
This past week I have been watching my beloved Alocasia Reginula ‘Black Velvet’ develop a flower pod and today it surprised me by having burst open. I have been taking photos to document the development of the flower pod to share on here. So here it is; And then… Today, 7/2/2020 At this stage, the […]
Ok, I am doing my happy dance! 💃💃💃 I finally got myself a Green Velvet Alocasia. Aka, Alocasia micholitziana 👏🦄🎉 Actually at one point I nearly had two. One in an EBay auction and then this one popped up for just $20 plus shipping. I figured I could always sell one on. But luckily at […]
Got to love the summer when your plants are growing daily. I have noticed that during heatwaves and when I keep the conditions right, My plants grow even faster. I love seeing new growth and new leaves are so exciting to find. It’s the only good thing about these hot days. In the evenings though, […]
This week I received an Alocasia Badinga “Green Dragon” in the mail. It is just lovely. It almost dosnt look real. Nature is just so damn amazing. However… I cant find any info on the Green Dragon. Does it have another name? How many names does a plant need? Is Green Dragon it’s actual name???? […]
Yeah, I got a little lazy with posting on here towards the end of the year. Mostly, I didnt know if I wanted to continue with this site, start fresh on another or just scrap the whole thing. But it is a great way to track my collection and compile information as I research plants […]
Two weeks into the year and I have already purchased 7 plants from my 2020 wishlist and replaced another. Plus I have given plants to a charity sale to raise money for the victims of the fire emergency going on as I type this. Overall though, it’s been my biggest plant week yet. It’s been […]
When I got into growing Alocasia, I never expected to become a plant Grandma. But here I am, and I couldn’t be happier. Last year, I picked up an Alocasia Sarian in the budget section at Bunnings. It was a big plant and from memory only cost me $14. Well, it turns out that this […]
As I have learnt more and more about growing plants indoors, I have come to realise how important it is to put focus on the soil you grow your plants in. Often growers rely on a one size fits all situation and plants with different needs are all put into the same potting mix that […]
Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide 