Display Greenhouse

[harrywitmore]

I thought I would show some pictures of my larger (28x30) greenhouse. I cleaned it up this past summer and when I packed it for the winter I tried to make it a bit more pleasing and easier to walk in. It worked out well I think. These pictures are soon after packing it for winter, so all the plants look their best. We had some very cold temperatures for about 2 weeks here and even though it's heated, I managed to get a few small pockets of freeze at ground level. So, some plants are burned a bit but should bounce back this spring.

I visit the greenhouse several times a day. There are small orchids here and there with most in a corner near the front. I also have a smaller greenhouse that houses most of my Pleurothallids.

Cloud Jungle Epiphytes

[roxrgneiss]

Harry, very nice, I really like the pathway too; plants from the ground up is sweet. I could imagine spending all day in there, just fiddling and looking around. The Ficus villosa looks nice going up that wall.

By the way, what is the largest-leaved shingler in this photo? http://www.cloudjungle.com/cloudjung...9/IMG_6782.JPG Big Rhaph or Pothos?

Mike

[harrywitmore]

Originally Posted by roxrgneiss

Harry, very nice, I really like the pathway too; plants from the ground up is sweet. I could imagine spending all day in there, just fiddling and looking around. The Ficus villosa looks nice going up that wall.

By the way, what is the largest-leaved shingler in this photo? http://www.cloudjungle.com/cloudjung...9/IMG_6782.JPG Big Rhaph or Pothos?

Mike

Mike the shingler is R celatocaulis. I bet you didn't connect it with the mature leaf form of the same plant



The Ficus didn't fair so well this winter and I'm not sure why but I suspect it was a bit too bright for it. I will have to cut it back this spring.

[roxrgneiss]

Nah, I never would have guessed, but that is a beautifully incised leaf. Almost every shingler I have remains juvenile, since they are all in tanks. I've had that Rhaph before, but the immature leaves were about silver dollar sized in a tank. Can't wait till the day I can get a GH! Thanks for sharing the updated pics.

Originally Posted by harrywitmore

Mike the shingler is R celatocaulis. I bet you didn't connect it with the mature leaf form of the same plant



The Ficus didn't fair so well this winter and I'm not sure why but I suspect it was a bit too bright for it. I will have to cut it back this spring.

[trdyl]

It looks great Harry.

[SP2340]

Very cool. I can't wait till I can get a greenhouse that large!

[SOS]

Was that a Phelsuma species I spied?

[harrywitmore]

Nope, it was most likely a Green Anole. There are lots in that greenhouse along with green tree frogs.

[got ants]

Please tell me more about the Green Anoles. I used to see them all the time as a kid, but rarely now. It seems all the Brown Anoles from Cube have decimated the population by eating the young of the Green Anoles and now replaced them.

Are they native to your area? Or did they come with some plants?

[harrywitmore]

Green Anoles as well as Green Tree Frogs are native to my area of North Carolina. They seem to be more prevalent now then they were when I was a kid. In the Spring Summer and Fall they are everywhere and I have to watch myself to be sure I don;t step on them when I go out. Since I move plants in and out of the greenhouse, they always hitch a ride as well as get into the house. I normally find 4-5 running around the house in winter so I put them in the greenhouse also since it's too dry in my house for them and the dog likes to chase them. I feel pretty lucky to have as many as I have and really enjoy them. We also have lots of 5 Lined and Broad Head Skinks.

Originally Posted by got ants

Please tell me more about the Green Anoles. I used to see them all the time as a kid, but rarely now. It seems all the Brown Anoles from Cube have decimated the population by eating the young of the Green Anoles and now replaced them.

Are they native to your area? Or did they come with some plants?