1 . Dermatobotrys saundersiiI’ve seen this foreign epiphytic shrub a few times now in collections , and I retrieve that it is something that I will try . A South African aboriginal in the snapdragon phratry , it might do well for me as I keep many South African plants which seem to like the same conditions as this works does ( tanginess of Robert Frost ) . The prime are pollenate by sunbirds in Africa , which seems to admit about one-half of the plant species in my collection as well – mayhap I should look into getting a few sunbirds ? ( Do n’t tell Joe , or he will comply ! ) . I found the plant uncommitted online atKartuz Greenhouses , so it will make it onto my next order in the spring .
4 . Coelogyne speciosa
Most Coelogyne specie do well for me , but I do not have this one . Generally nerveless growing orchidaceous plant , or moderate at least in their needs , they seem to thrive in my greenhouse . I am not sealed if this one will , but it may inspire me to tot up to my collecting . I do prefer orchids which are more interesting , and those that grow well in baskets make in force nursery specimen , and use space which is presently not in use of goods and services .
5 . Athanasia pinnataWhat look rather like a pillar of Spanish Moss with a name that , well , might be one of the best Latin names to say out loud ever since Streptocarpus , is this South African indigen from the Eastern Cape that I really need to try growing . OK , I must intromit to you – that I have tried it twice now , but go . Once due to the click yank it out of the pot , and the 2nd sentence because I tried to bring one home plate in a suit case fromAnnie ’s Annuals ( who sometimes has it in stock- they will again , because Annie is awesome ) .. Look for it , as I will again – this time , upraise it in a Mary Jane as a summertime Mary Jane plant and a winter greenhouse gem .
6 . Tilandsia usneoides ‘ fine strain ‘
Since I mentioned it , why not this micro - wee Spanish Moss since I have all of the other forms including a jumbo one , this one is spectacularly wiry and fragile – get ta get . Do n’t know where .
I suppose I could have ‘ borrow ’ some , but I was chicken . I may have to beg Dr. Matt Opel for some at one of the Cactus and Succulent Society meetings .
7 . Alluaudia metal money ( any one will do , most likely A. procera but A. humbertii will do , too)Always a softy for spiny flora , it ’s prison term that I amp it up and start trying to farm some Alluaudia ’s . aboriginal to Madagascar , these deciduous thorny dudes are tight growing and have this singular foliage which Glen Lord explained to me have a curious riding habit of either growing vertical when the sun is strong , such as here , or horizontal if the light timbre is poor , such as on a a window sill . At least , that is how I infer it .
8 . Pachypodium horomboenseSpeaking of thorny thing , ( and Madagascar for that topic ) – I might as well bring this thorny beast to the collection . Now – I ’ve hear Pachypodiums before , with some fortune if I wintered them over in the cold , teetotal studio apartment and not in the soaked and cold greenhouse , but this one might be worth the pain in the neck . A rarer species of Pachypodium of which I can only find seeds for ( and which I wo n’t attempt from seed ) , I think that I can attempt this once I find it somehere for sale . Pachypodiums are one of those caudex plants – caudiciform succulent which beat back collectors of such things crazy – and if you do n’t believe me , just Google the word Caudiciform and see what these collector are all about .
I have yet to full be bite by the Caudex hemipteran , again , saving that for my retirement years or for another life ) . Really . bet , when I die hard out of things to collect , I may consider Caudex plants as a assemblage , only after I have exhausted orchids or gesneriads . That said , I have about a dozen already , so it ’s not as if I am that innocent . These things do tend to creep up on you like extra pounds during the Holidays .
9 . Oxalis gigantea
I know , right ? This is and Oxalis . I could n’t believe it either , until I saw the foliation ( see below ) . Of naturally , as a rather extravagant Oxalis collector ( God bonk why , but then again , mostly the tuberous mannikin ) , this one intrigues me . It ’s not pretty , not even a little bit , but it is a curiosity , which by itself is deservingness enough . Now , I need to incur it . Seems like Annie ’s Annuals sometimes has it , but if anyone has a connection , please countenance me know – I always have ripe things to trade .
10 . Blue Fern – Microsorum thailandicumThis is the second clock time that I have see this blue iridescence result fern in a aggregation . More corresponding , motor oil glistening or that rainbow - on - a - slice - of - food shop - ham effect , but it does appear blue . It is remember that this effect enables the industrial plant to be selective in its preoccupancy of igniter . Native to Taiwan and Vietnam , my greenhouse may be too nerveless for this fern , but it is cool .
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