So what other plants do you like?

[Toddybear]

Outside of orchids, I have a few cacti, some south African bulbs (Amaryllis, Clivia, Sprekelia, etc), a mix of gesneriads (mostly Streptocarpus) and in the basement I have many Cyclamen. My other 'collection' are Oxalis...I'm starting to amass a considerable collection. Most are also South African but I have a few South Amerca too. Pictured below are O. luteola, O. melanostricta, O. perdicaria, O. purpurea and O. squamata.

[Barbara]

Hey Todd, I love O.perdicaria and O. purpurea. I am a sucker for cool foilage, this is why I like my varigated Hoya. I will post a picture of it sometime, it might even flower for me again soon.

[Toddybear]

Barbara, Oxalis purpurea multiplies like crazy...I'll try to remember sending you some when the plant goes dormant.

[Tindomul]

Hi, I have never seen these types of flowers before. Very nice. They look like those pinwheels they sell kids in parks. At least I hope they still sell them.

[harrywitmore]

I love shinglers or all sorts. Many are Aroids but there are some in many Genera such as Dischidia, Hoya, Marcgravia, Ficus and even an Orchid. I am always on the lookout for them and I have lots of them.
Anyone else into shinglers?

[Mahon]

Other than orchids, I am really into Tillandsia... some species are very interesting; others are bland (like Till. usneoides, or 'Spanish Moss')...

Tillandisa dyeriana at MSBG


-Pat

[Tindomul]

Wow, nice Tilly!!!! I got these:


and the one on the left side of this vivarium, I think the inflorescence looks purple when in bloom:

Sorry, I don't know the names!

[Mahon]

Tin,

The first one is Tillandsia ionantha... the second unknown one is Tillandsia cyanea My Till. ionantha is just starting to put out some flowers.

Here is my Tillandsia stricta coming into bloom... (someone ripped a few off the mount last time it was in bloom )


-Pat

[Tindomul]

Very nice!! Tillies are some of the more interesting and colorful plants out there.

[Tindomul]

My latest success story. I saved this little Anthurium from its pot, sitting in someone's laboratory. It had one healthy leaf (ah, half of it was brown), and three or 4 good roots. I took it out of its pot, and put it in my vivarium. I planted it in gravel about 3 inches above the water line (alot like semihydroponics, infact, I don't see anydifference in the two types of plantings). If you look towards the bottom, you see darker gravel, thats actually the pond, gravel under water. Thats how close it is to the water. So here it is 6 months later, no blooms yet, I hope some soon!!! Its about 24 inches tall, a little more!


Ok time for the photo challenge, can you spot the frog in this picture?