Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide
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Recently, on Instagram, I was asked by another collector, how to tell the difference between Anthurium Pallidiflorum and Anthurium Vittarifolium. A good question and one that is often not very clear, especially here in Australia, where sellers are labeling the cheaper Vittarifolium as the more expensive Pallidiflorum. This has lead to Instagram and the internet […]
At the end 2020, when Adelaide went into lockdown for Covid, I started a little project with the aim of growing big Philodendron Mican leaves. This requires height and I am providing this with a big Coir Pole that I can extend later on. Ideally, the velvety leaves will grow larger as the vines climb […]
I see this question asked all the time and I actually found myself asking it last week when I picked up this plant in an online auction. It was listed as a Philodendron Gloriosum and I suspected it was actually a P. Glorious and was sure of this upon arrival. So what is it really??? […]
I purchased a P. Verrucosum cutting at 4am on a sleepless night. It was an impulse buy that I decided to take a chance on. The Jury is still out on if it will strike. But there are signs of hope. I think it was a rooted cutting that lost it’s young roots and was […]
Introducing to my collection… Philodendron Glorious! I bought this plant on EBay from a grower in Sydney. It was my Bday present to myself. Originally it was a well rooted cutting with one leaf and a well developed cataphyl. I am not sure if it is the same cutting, but what I received was much […]
Ok, not happy news for me tonight… Turns out my Anthurium Pallidiflorum, my favorite plant in the world and one I was so proud to buy myself, is in fact an Anthurium Vittarifolium and the seller knew when it was sold to me. And the kicker is, that this seller was one of the more […]
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, […]
So, I have found my weakness… Velvety Strap Leaf Anthuriums. 😍🤩 This week I recieved an Anthurium Vittariifolium in the mail. It was another of my late night “oopsie” purchases. The thing is, I have been watching them sell on Ebay for up to three times the price I paid for each of my Vittariifolium […]
Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide 