Purple Viv - purple plants?

[Jason DeSantis]

Originally Posted by motydesign

not sure why Jason wasnt taken seriously, but the cissus is a GREAT viv plant and is VERY colorful

Now take that and put this brom next to it
Or a nice neo herbie

[GRIMM]

Some orchids actually have purple leaves also. I remember seeing a few amazing phals with dark purple leaves at a local orchid greenhouse (and no not from excess lighting). Another one that comes to mind is Anoectochilus Roxburghii which is a jewel orchid. It has dark green leaves with purple/pink veines and a purple underside.

[Jason DeSantis]

Originally Posted by GRIMM

Some orchids actually have purple leaves also. I remember seeing a few amazing phals with dark purple leaves at a local orchid greenhouse (and no not from excess lighting). Another one that comes to mind is Anoectochilus Roxburghii which is a jewel orchid. It has dark green leaves with purple/pink veines and a purple underside.

A nice mini orchid that does well in vivs is trichosalpinx chamaelopanthus(spelling?). It has a nice green leaf but the undersides are all purple. It grows in more of a bush then a typical orchid but is very nice on backgrounds.
Jason

Picture Link:
http://www.andysorchids.com/picturef...=Trichosalpinx - chamaelepanthes (pendant)

[BethInAK]

Originally Posted by motydesign

not sure why Jason wasnt taken seriously, but the cissus is a GREAT viv plant and is VERY colorful

Oh, I always take Jason seriously ;-)
I just didn't get to google the cissus yet!! I like it!!

I'm pretty excited about this project which has grown in my brain overnight.

Thank you all for your help!

[SmackoftheGods]

I was going to recommend the Cissus discolor too....

I've seen a few begonias that are purple, but I'm not all that great with plants.

I have a friend who's planning on doing a black viv. All black plants. If you're concerned about the purple not being as big a "wow" factor if _everything_ is purple, why not do a dominant black plant viv, to provide a very dark surface on which your purple plants can POP?

[BethInAK]

Originally Posted by SmackoftheGods

I have a friend who's planning on doing a black viv. All black plants. If you're concerned about the purple not being as big a "wow" factor if _everything_ is purple, why not do a dominant black plant viv, to provide a very dark surface on which your purple plants can POP?

Yeh, I think the concept of the viv is going away from purple - I think I've decided I want to build the Alien Civilization of Geckonia, where the mourning geckos are aliens and the environment is alien but designed to their needs and desires. I plan to use weirdly tinted dryloc on styrofoam for structures that will be designed to best house the aliens and the plants will be as un-natural as possible. I'd prefer non-green plants. Black ones would be cool, as would purple.