A slight departure from what’s normally posted here, but, eventually I’d like to have an archive of drought tolerant evergreen plants (focusing on the glaucous species) in addition to the tropical species. Most of the plants below were obtained from Cistus Nursery and Xera, located in Sauvie Island and SE Portland respectively. Advertisements
Categories: Blog, Cultivation • Tags: cistus, drought, garden, glaucous, nursery, temperate
I’ve not been keeping this species for long (only a few months), and was horrified to notice one day that my male had developed what looked to be a severe eye infection in his right eye. Just a day prior, all had looked completely normal. As I write this, it has now been almost five weeks since the onset of the infection and it has cleared completely and he seems to have recovered good vision in the right eye. Below […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation • Tags: diplodactylus, eye infection, galeatus
Freshly started bins of Pearcea hypocyrtifolia and various Pilea species. These are repotted every 3-6 months, and the process repeated ad infinitum. They seem to grow significantly better on fresh potting soil. After a desirable base number of plants is established, the repotting is done to maintain nice looking plants, not increase production. The larger pots at the base of the Pilea bin are second copies of the mother plants (backup stock kept elsewhere for better protection against possible disease). […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation • Tags: grow, pearcea, Pilea, soil
A handful of plants on this site will be labeled with bogus names. The plant archive is largely a database for myself so I can keep information organized. I apologize if the naming causes confusion or if it is in any way insulting to those who have collected the plants or those with more experience with certain groups of plants. If plants come to me with descriptive or singular names, even if they are not species names, I will keep […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Plant Photo Library • Tags: bogus, names, nomenclature
Admittedly, many of these are not commonly grown as terrarium plants, but, some such as the Peperomia serpens and Peperomia sp. Costa Rice are. They have adapted wonderfully to windowsill life! Philodendron joepii is one that I’ve tried growing as a house plant, and it did alright for a few months but the ambient light didn’t seem to be enough. With proper light though, I think that would be another good candidate. Philodendron verocossum also has been grown with success […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation
Materials -Healthy visually mite-free culture of melanogaster (this media mix doesn’t work well for hydei) -Deli cups or mason jars (both are easy to re-use). Superior enterprises has most materials you would need, as do many restaurant supply stores. -Perforated lids or normal deli cup lids with the center cut out (super helpful in a pinch if you don’t have the perforated lids). Many lids you can purchase come with paper glued to the lid, -it gets dirty after a […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation
You frequently hear that new hobbyists are intimidated by Selaginella species. Mostly because they have a tendency to melt, sometimes what seems overnight. I think there are multiple reasons for this. In my experience there are two main ones. First, most of the commercially available species are grown in greenhouses and at lower humidities and moisture levels then what you regularly find in a terrarium. When put into your terrarium the sudden changes causes them to melt. With careful […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation • Tags: new world, Selaginellas
One of my favorite plants is a Biophytum sp. from Rob’s Violet Barn, partially because it is giant for a Biophytum, and partially because it seems to grow however many leaves you manage to knock off or how many times you forget to water it. But, it does all this without being weedy and taking over a terrarium (and even without taking up too much space!). I’m not sure if it is normal for Biophytums to grow from a full stem […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation, Plant Photo Library • Tags: Biophytum, propagation
Just a small, but interesting observation in the filmy fern Trichomanes reptans that I thought I would share. This is the first filmy fern that I have noticed doing this, but from now on I will definitely pay more attention. Initially when a new frond develops in this species, the stalk is rough in texture but the development of hairs is not present (at least to the naked eye). As these stalks start to age, they do develop coarse hairs that […]
Categories: Blog, Cultivation • Tags: filmy fern, propagation, Trichomanes
