This is a new leaf emerging on one of my crowned jewels, an Anthurium schottianum ‘velvet’, in my new grow tent! 😁

The tallest species in the genus Amorphophallus and also one of the hardest to source. I’ve been cultivating it for 5 years now and it’s not an easy grower by any means 🤣

Copiapoa dealbata is a rare Chilean Atecama desert cactus, watered only by the “Camanchanca”-desert fog-in the wild, resulting in an insanely slow growth rate. This plant is probably around 6 or 7 years old.

My Amorphophallus gigas has just finished working on this gorgeous leaf! It only produces one at a time, which will eventually reach gargantuan (20+ foot tall) sizes. It’s a sister species of the largest inflorescence in the world; A. titanum

Earlier tonite I saw the Northern Lights here in central Pennsylvania, I was just awestruck with their beauty. Luckily I wasn’t too awestruck to grab some great photos for the blog! 😉

This is the Chilean Atacama Desert cactus Copiapoa dealbata, growing in my collection in Arizona. These cacti are characterized by their extremely long and jagged spines as well a slow growth rate and a chalky exterior farina that protects them from harsh UV rays.

This is a small snippet of my cactus collection in Arizona mainly featuring my large Lophophora fricii ‘Ooibo’, a Japanese clone of Peyote with droopy, distended areoles. Many other rare cacti are visible in the background.

It has been a bit of a while since I’ve posted anything, let alone an update on my Nymphaea thermarum. This plant has been nothing short of an adventure to grow, shortly after my last post it crashed, with nearly every leaf scorching terribly, but I managed to revive it into its current state, where…