Epiphytes and Economics

I really love plants. The first thing that I did when I moved into my house was replace the front lawn with a wide variety of super interest...

Six years ago at the Los Angeles Fern and Exotic plant show my buddy Norm received a blue ribbon and a plaque for his awesome plant (Til...

Actually, in order to germinate, most orchid seeds require the assistance of a microscopic fungus .  Or they need to be sown in flasks.  The...

Reply to thread:  Cloudforest plant board.Gone. Its back. *********************************** The other day on Flickr I was trying to re...

Backstory:  The Invisible Hand  

Laelia anceps var. veitchiana 'Fort Caroline' blooming on my tree here in Southern California.  It was raining!  I shot the vide...

My comment on Tom's blog entry: The staghorn fern, Platycerium bifurcatum, a cold hardy subtropical fern My comment has a bit of spoil...