Terrestrial Plants

Download the sheet here and print it out.  Head out to your favorite place and collect some data for other hobbyists to learn from.  Document species of plants, fish, and others that live in the same location. This Biotope Data Project takes the information people like you collect and puts …

Brunei is a small nation within Borneo, neighboring Malaysia and the South China Sea.  The area is home to a jungle environment with rich biodiversity.  Betta macrostoma is one of these gems that inhabit the area. In a small tannin stained stream below a trickling waterfall Betta macrostoma can be found . Some …

This is a photo os a blackwater stream in Indonesia taken by Silamat. Rhaphidophora beccarii and possibly some sort of  Cyperaceae.  Submerged there is barclaya but no cryptocorynes in this section of water. Leaf litter is abundant in these types of streams as the canopy hangs over the water.  This keeps the …

Grow More of Your Favorite Plants Easily Have you ever wanted to have more of your favorite houseplants?  With this technique, you can grow an abundance of plants.  Soon you’ll have enough for new projects,  to trade for new plants, or even give them away.  Many plants can be grown …

Hidden away below the constant ocean winds of Lanzarote sits the Jardin de Cactus, or the Cactus Garden, which is home to over 400 varieties of cacti and succulents.  The terraced bowl carved into the volcanic lava rock has no guard rails but offers a magnificent view over the grounds. …

Cryptocorynes are an interesting group of plants.  They are largely easy to keep and make great low light plants for the planted aquarium.  Naturally they grow along shaded stream banks and shallow water as they are really mostly semi aquatic plants.  There is a wide variety of species available to the …

Potting soil is really just a soilless plant medium.   You can make your own potting soil if you have a little time and a little knowledge about what is required for a potting medium.  Some plants require differing soil contents, drainage, and texture.  The only other necessity is the ingredients …

Gideon Lim shows us how to pollinate your begonia so that you get viable seeds.  Seeds are a great way to propagate begonia species, as they are quick growing and numerous.  Vegetative propagation is also a great way to grow begonias and they are true to type, but seed offers …

Have acquired some Nepenthes (Suratensis x Mirabilis Var. Globosa)x allardii and put them in tissue culture. These were put in this media about 6 weeks ago and just thought Id show the progress they are making. The yellow media is a rooting medium mixed to provide nutrients to make root growth …

I live in Atlanta (zone 7b) and was looking for an easier way to manage my plants. I started with 15 Sarracenias, (a couple species and hybrids), 20 Venus Fly Traps, (half of which I already had in small pots from previous years).   1 Pogonia orchid and 1 spiranthes …