Great isea! I will play when I get my camera in a few days. I love your plant! I would enjoy something like that.

 

Thanks MWT, I am hoping it turns out to be an interesting thread. Looking forward to when you get your camera.

 

I think this species of Peperomia or Piper is very interesting. As well as the unknown to the right, which I just lost.

 

Wow i do like the philo.

 

Dischidia astephana is a highland endemic to Malaysia and Borneo...

I've never tried it in a viv but it should do well in bright spot that dries out a tad every now and then.

D. ovata comes from Indonesia and Australia. There is also one from the Philippines I believe...

Lepanthes calodictyon (spelling may not be right). This was a great plant until I killed it...

I suppose I could post about 45 billion bromeliad photos but I will refrain since we already have a "Post your best brom" thread.

 

I must get that lepanthes. How did you kill it? :roll:

 

Ok...I'll play Chuck

Korean Rock Fern (Polystichum tsussimense for those that really care)

Scindapsus pictus

 

I know this one has been posted but it deserves to be on this thread for sure. It's a Ficus (I mistakenly typed Piper since that was once what it was thought to be) I believe and some think it may be villosa although I'm sure I agree.

 

Begonia versicolor

 

I must get that lepanthes. How did you kill it? :roll:

Not enough air flow. The thing bloomed and then rotted. At least I got the show!

Harry, I think you mean Ficus.

 

Wow, this is doing well. Nice pictures everyone. L. calodictyon is definitely one of my favorites.

Here's a little begonia from Lita Ecuador. It might be B. maurandiae or
B. secunda. If not, I'm sure it is related to those. The "big" leaves in the photo are a little over an inch. Combined with the growing habit and crystalline texture, it is one of my favorite begonias.

 

Ya know Chuck... I had that Begonia for all of 5 minutes. I kid you not, it rotted AS I took it out of the bag...

 

it can be temperamental, but once you get it established it takes care of itself. You should try again. . I've had it for over a decade now and I don't pay much attention to it's needs. I just enjoy it.

 

Ya know Chuck... I had that Begonia for all of 5 minutes. I kid you not, it rotted AS I took it out of the bag...

:shock: Man, what a cool looking begonia too!

 

Lepanthes calodictyon (spelling may not be right). This was a great plant until I killed it...

:shock: stunning little orchid tho 8)

 

I don't think it will be possible to really appreciate this plant by looking at a photo, but here's one anyway. :lol: This is Algaonema picta Tricolor. All the leaves come out with varying degrees of blacklish green, silver/grey, bright green and chatreuse. I know that's four colors...lol. In the terrarium, it looks like a small colorful Dieffenbachia.

 

Nothing like a specialized leaf to get you excited!

 

I always figured neps would turn out to be a complete PITA planted in vivs, being that you can't really disturb their roots

 

Dischidia hirsuta

 

Monstera frederichsthalii

It was a little slow-growing at first but once it settled in, it started to do great.

 

Another vote for the 'Burle-Marx Fantasy', the foliage is just great.

Here are some others I like..

Episcia sp.

Begonia rajah

Syngonium sp. pink with green rim:

Syngonium erythrophyllum (just a simple dark green but the deep purple red underside is great):

 

Episcia sp.

Hey, that looks like my hybrid E. 'Aloha Mauna Loa,' which was part of a breeding project of E. cupreata to get more compact plants with smaller leaves. I was also trying for easier to grow than all the other small ones besides 'Silver Skies,' and to get more color. The medium-sized 'AML' took off and got popular on its own and I never finished that project. It's still my only plant creation that has stayed in the trade.

Hard to be completely certain, though, since like most colored Episcia its coloring can be variable depending on conditions.

 

Hey Mike,
I'm not normally a fan of Episcias, but that's a pretty one. Also, I have been growing rajah for a long time but, I've never had such a big leaf on mine. Your plant must be happy!

I have a plant that I keep labelled as Syngonium sp. Llano-Carti road. It is very similar looking to your S. erythrophyllum, but in comparison mine always seems a little bigger and darker colored than that species. Could be mine is just a different plant of the same species. :?:

 

Monstera frederichsthalii

It was a little slow-growing at first but once it settled in, it started to do great.

I thought this one was called M. obliqua?

 

Monstera frederichsthalii

It was a little slow-growing at first but once it settled in, it started to do great.

I thought this one was called M. obliqua?

Actually, M. Obliqua has larger openings in the leaves and tends to grow low. My obliqua rotted because of that.

 

Chuck I'm actually not positive on that Syngonium ID so it could be the same as yours for all I know. I just know that it originally came from ABG.

 

Chuck I'm actually not positive on that Syngonium ID so it could be the same as yours for all I know. I just know that it originally came from ABG.

Both of your plants look like Syngonium erythrophyllum to me. I think Chuck's plant just may have some different cultural influence or is another clone/collection. Variation within a species!