Germinating seeds of bertolonia is not that difficult. One of the best ways is to mix a potting mix of half African violet soil and one half perlite. On top of this add a thin layer of African violet potting soil a few millimeters thick. Use a tall 32 ounce …

Indonesia brings a lot to the table for plant enthusiasts around the globe.  With the threat of logging and farming looming across every hill and mountain it really should come as no surprise that the jungle is being destroyed at an alarming rate.  Indonesia is home to an amazing array of plants hobbyists …

  Here is my first specimen of Lagenandra.  I got it without being certain of the name.  It’s not all that common and when a plant that’s not common or easy to get comes along you have to take a chance sometimes.  I think it is L. thwaitesii but Im no …

I ran across small terrariums when I was trying to keep specimen plants inside.  I had so many plants and so little room to keep them.  Keeping terrariums is fun, especially when you keep larger enclosures, but often times smaller containers are overlooked. With an overabundance of cryptocorynes and some …

Here are some of the cryptocorynes that I am working on for the plant library for Biotope One.  So far there are about 8 to 10 crypt varieties in some form of cultuivation or another.  Some are easier to start than others, and some grow faster than others.  Some plants …

We are looking for biotope pictures of natural environments that our favorite plants come from.  From cryptocorynes, anubias, and carnivorous plants to sword plants, stem plants, and jewel orchids – we need them all.  In order to try to assimilate information about where some of these plants come from we need …

Being positioned in the great Pacific Northwest we are in a great place to grow live long fiber sphagnum moss.  Our moss is grown in a open floor greenhouse in trays.  The steadily moist and raining environment here is home to one of the best deciduous rainforests in the world.  …

We have some common and not so common cryptocoryne species, like c. hudoroi, c. Wendtii “flamingo”, “green”, and “Florida Sunset”.  There are about 55 cryptocorynes and we are working on building our collection the best we can.  We have them submersed and emersed grown depending on the species while some are growing …

Whether you keep a planted aquarium, a terrarium, paludarium, or vivarium there’s something for you here.  Plants, materials, and techniques will prove that this resource is a valuable tool in maintaining your fish, frogs, insects, or whatever your tank inhabitants might be.