Who is into Gesneriads?? Terrariums and frog people look here also.

[Tindomul]

Hi all,

Sooooo.... Just wondering who here has been hit by the Gesneriad bug? Who collects them, grows them passively etc....
Especially who grows them in terrariums?

About 1 1/2 years ago I fell in love with Seemania sylvatica, and found out that it grows and blooms rather easily for me. I figured it might do well in a terrarium. Haven't tried that yet, but will soon. I looked up some info online and found out that a lot of Gesneriads can be placed in terrariums. Then I saw how pretty many of them are.

I ordered two from Black Junlge Terrarium supply
Nematanthus corticola - Not sure if I can fit this one in my tall terrarium, but I will try. Does anyone know if this one will make it in low humidity situations, just in case I have to grow outside a terrarium. Here is a picture I found of one.
Petal Tones: Nematanthus corticola

I also ordered this one
Sinningia sp. 'Rio das Piedras' Micro-Mini
I know next to nothing about this one. I think it has a tuber which can be grown epiphytically on mossy substrates (which I have available). Am I right about that???

And in case you guys didn't see it in an earlier posting, here is my Seemania sylvatica which I grew from seed after selfing the parent plant 10 months earlier. From seed to bloom in ten months, thats pretty good I think.

Seemania sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'-14 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

Seemania sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'-11 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

Seemania sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'-13 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

Seemania sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset'-13 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr