Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide
I have been trying different methods of propagating my Aroids, now that I have the room. I am now starting to favour different methods for different plants and cuttings. No one method works best nor does ‘one size fit all’. Here, I want to talk about starting stem cuttings in Zip Loc bags and Spagnum […]
On the 24th July, 2020, I finally cut my Philodendron Majestic. I have been back and forth on my decision to cut this plant. But at the end of the day, the plant was too leggy and needed something done about it. I bought it with the intention of cutting it for propagation and, by […]
A beautiful birds nest Anthurium. I picked this plant up on EBay without knowing anything about it. It’s simple and quietly textural at a small size, however, this plant will get big, really big. Origin: South America. Southern Columbia to Brazil and Southern Bolivia. Found at low elevations (100 – 160m) on white sands and […]
AKA Paddle Leaf Philodendron There is limited record of this plant both from Brazil and globally. It was first published in 1957 and is not a common plant within most aroid collections around the world. While not the prettiest of Aroids, it’s unique shape and terrestrial growing style makes it a fun plant to grow. […]
Another EBay auction and another plant added to my collection. I have been showing interest in the not so common heart shaped Philos lately and threw a low bid on a Microstictum cutting. As you can see I got it. So far it’s not much. The root system is good, but a bud is yet […]
I finally got myself a shingling Aroid to add to my growing collection. Rhaphidophora Hayi! I won an auction on Ebay and recieved enough to allow me to try a few different ways of propagating and growing it. So that is exciting. A profile on Rhaphidophora Hayi ~ This glossy shingler is very popular and […]
Introducing…. The Bakeri Babes! Anthurium Bakeri I have been lucky enough to get these Bakeri babies from a new friend on Instagram. happy_hoya_lady grew these from seed and somehow we met and I became like their Fairy Instagram Godmother. Now I am caring for/mothering 5 of them and a Hoya Pottsii Kuranda that she threw […]
*Updated 18/1/2021 with results for each option I have just received some cuttings of Rhaphidophora Hayi in the mail. This is my first shingling plant and in my reading on propagating this plant, I have of course found multiple ways to propagate them. Because I received a few cuttings, I figured I could afford to […]
There are around 50 species of Monstera known so far. They are a flowering species of the Araceae family. The word Monstera is latin for “Monstrous” due to its size and the fenestrations of older plants looking abnormal. Some common Monstera varieties are; Monstera Deliciosa: The most well known variety. Also known as the Fruit […]
Growing your vining Aroid up a totum is worth it for so many reasons. Most of all, it will free up space for more plants. Lol. It also allows your plant to do what it is designed to do. That is to climb. With practice and experimenting with methods, I have gotten pretty good at […]
Velvet Leaves Of Adelaide 