Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide
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 […]
Today I responded to an advert on Facebook Marketplace and found myself riding my bike a few suburbs over to see what plants were available at this Italian Nonna’s house. Over the phone she had said she didn’t know what she had, but the advert showed what looked to be a Philodendron of some sort […]
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 […]
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 […]
*This post is in no way a go at the people who sold me this plant. I suspect they had no idea the plant was even infested. The aim is to share info and answers. So only love, no hate. Xx ~~~ Mites… Fun times!!! Yeah…. Well so far I have been lucky and not […]
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, […]
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/223888806459 Hey folks. My Manjula Pothos that I posted about a while ago is now on EBay and the Auction finishes at 8.30pm Thurs 5th Feb. Bidding starts at $30 and post is $15. Local Pick up Is available. Hopefully this plant sells and goes to a good home. I love this plant and it’s […]
My Dad is know for loving an auction and bidding on things because they are cheap. Well turns out I might be a bit the same. I was looking on Ebay and found a Xanthosoma Monstruosom or Micky Mouse plant up for auction and with low bids. It still had a few days to go, […]
I have been learnng so much about growing Aroids in the past year and the most “Trial by Error” event was my first heatwave. Four days above 40deg (Celsius) and the last and most damaging day being a crazy 45deg. That last day was the one that caused the most damage. With another day above […]
Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide 