Monstera,Etc

12/05/2025

These two are giving all the feels this week. Next week, my Warocqueanum hybrid will probably steal the show.

12/03/2025

Anthurium rubrinervium is a 19th-century Andean discovery, first collected during early botanical expeditions through Colombia and Ecuador. Its red-tinged venation and upright, leathery leaves made it one of the more distinctive members of the Andean aroid collections shipped back to European herbaria, where it appeared in horticultural notes by the late 1800s. Although admired for its unusual coloration, it remained uncommon in cultivation for more than a century, largely confined to botanical gardens. Only with modern collection efforts and tissue-culture propagation did it enter the broader aroid community. Today, it stands as a historically documented but still relatively uncommon species—recognizable instantly by the red veins that earned it its name, rubrinervium (“red-nerved”).

12/01/2025

Ugh….so good!!!

12/01/2025

Meet my current Western Hognose collection — 12 snakes, all different morphs and genetics 🐍✨

I’m working with Albino, Axanthic, Lavender, Arctic, Super Arctic, Conda/Superconda, Yeti, Sable, Snow, Toxic, Coral, Sunburst, Extreme Red, Lemon Ghost, Woma + Purple Line projects.

It’s a mix of color genetics, pattern reduction, and a lot of Punnett-square planning… and this is only part of the collection. Five new snakes are on the way, and they take the genetics even further. 🧬💛

Follow along if you like reptiles, morphs, or just watching a breeding project grow from the ground up..

12/01/2025

Wait ‘til you see the Pallidiflorum! 😏💚😉

11/27/2025

11/13/2025

Just a little dopamine & serotonin hit after work….

11/11/2025

I tried to sell this Red Crystal x Nigrolaminum on Palm Street many months ago, when it was still a seedling. No one was interested….

I guess she’s done with her “ugly duckling” phase…

11/03/2025

Just a little pollinating going on…Anthurium Luxurians “Amy Donovan” x Warocquanum hybrid. Hoping for big, dark, elongated leaves with some texture!!

06/27/2025

Named after Denis Rotolante, this rare Colombian/Ecuadorian aroid features thick, bullate leaves up to 31 cm long × 22 cm wide, with a subtly glossy, pebbled surface. A sculptural standout in any collection.

🪴 Origin: Cultivated at Silver Krome Gardens since the 1990s
🧬 Growth: Upright, semi-epiphytic; can reach 60 cm tall
💧 Care: High humidity, dappled light, fast-draining medium
⚠️ Propagation: Rarely sets seed; division preferred
🌱 Status: Highly collectible; limited availability

📸 Tag a friend who loves textured foliage!