Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide
Amazon Waterlily Pavilion Despite the main feature of this building being the Victoria Amazonica Waterlily, this is a treat for Aroid lovers. Built in 2007, this energy efficient greenhouse/building is the perfect environment for growing aroids. Its hot and humid to the point that I had to strip off my winter layers to stay in […]
Well, if this isnt the ultimate greenhouse, I dont know what is. The Bicentennial Conservatory This massive structure houses an assortment of rare and endangered plants from lowland rainforest’s of Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the nearby Pacific Islands It is spectacular to walk through and enjoy the plants from this part of […]
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 […]
May I have your attention, please?May I have your attention, please?Will the real Epipremnum Pinnatumplease stand up?I repeat, will the real Epipremnum Pinnatum please stand up?We’re gonna have a problem here- Eminem 😕 – My face when looking for pics on Instagram and finding someone else had used the same song lyrics in posting about […]
It’s been a whole month since I made a Moss Pole for my Green Syngonium to get rid of all the excess Sphagnum Moss that left over from buying plants from away. It’s amazing how much the plant has grown in such a short amount of time. The plant has almost doubled in size in […]
The cool thing about Aroids is that many of them can be propagated in water, as they have evolved from swamp dwelling plants and have held their ability to grow in water, moss and other moist mediums. By taking advantage of this we can easily and succesfully grow new plants to enjoy. You may have […]
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, 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 […]
Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide 