by Jen Greene | Apr 25, 2023 | Tropical Plants
These beautiful, velvety-leaved plants are breathtaking when full sized. The photos online have captured the desire and imagination of nearly any houseplant enthusiast who’s seen them, and I’m no exception. I’d always thought they would be too hard...
by Jen Greene | Apr 11, 2023 | Tropical Plants
This anthurium is a species I didn’t really set out to acquire, but instead, was gifted a berry from a friend of mine to try growing for myself. Since I was already successfully growing Anthurium magnificum from seed, why not give these a go? To my delight, the...
by Jen Greene | Mar 28, 2023 | Tropical Plants
These two monsteras are two of the jewels of my tropical plant collection. Easy, forgiving plants that thrive even with our temperature extremes, haphazard fertilization schedule, and even more haphazard watering regimes. I posted about my Thai constellation several...
by Jen Greene | May 11, 2022 | Cacti, Tropical Plants
Unassuming in appearance, even vaguely ugly (depending on who you ask), the Orchid Cactus is an unusual looking plant whose true beauty lies in the huge, beautiful blooms they product through late spring and early summer. Depending on the species, they’ll bloom...
by Jen Greene | Feb 23, 2022 | Tropical Plants
Continuing the theme of Anthurium magnificum this month, I also recently harvested my Anthurium’s berries and successfully germinated the seeds! Most of what I’ve read about Anthuriums has said that they’re not self-fertile, but this plant made two...
by Jen Greene | Feb 16, 2022 | Tropical Plants
Continuing the bloom cycle of my Anthurium magnificum, right around the end of the month the plant decided it was done with the female phase of the bloom cycle and it was time for pollen. You can see the previous photos of the inflorescence emerging and entering...
