Gymnocalycium ragonesei - Sold

A small jem of a cactus that is armed with flat harmless spines.

It is extremely slow growing in our climate and also does not like extreme full sun - which suits flat dwellers just fine.

The white flower is tall and larger than the diameter of the cactus body when fully opened.

Variegated Pandanus and Crinum asiatica

What's the difference between these 2 variegated plants? 

 

 

Both are gorgeous variegates no doubt. The top plant is Crinum asiatica, a bulb which bears white starry flower. The bottom one is a Pandan, which has stilt roots but no bulbs.

 .... more importantly for a grower, the Crinum has smooth thick leaves, very nice to touch

....Pandan has thorns at the edge of the leaves, and if you turn to the underside, the midrib as well .... this can hurt you.

 We have small Variegated Crinum asiatica - in Chinese porcelain pot + driptray

Gesneriads available

Licuala mattaensis var pausisecta. Mapu Palm seedlings.

Seedlings of a rare palm from Borneo with variegated leaves.
The seedling keep its spots, so to speak. The mottling will not fade even in adults, unlike many other palms.
The plant rarely produce pups, so the only way to get new plant is from seeds.
Some of the seeds took more than 6 months to germinate, which is typical of Licualas.

Shade and high humidity.
This is a slow grower, love it as it is and let it takes its time.

Plants on top 2 pics are offered.
Last pic is a big plant, for reference, not for sale.

Licuala cordata pups

 🐡Ultimate palm collector's plant: beautiful, rare and hard to grow.
🐡Seeds are notoriously erratic to germinate and hard to come by.
🐡Seedlings grow very slowly until they reach a certain size.
🐡Humid, shady and wet spot.
🐡Not for normal apartment balcony.
🐡Although considered "dwarf" by palm standard, it can take up a space of 2 metre diameter.

The top 2 photos show the pup available for sale. Plant has been growing in the pot for more than 6 months.

 The bottom 2 pictures is the parent.

Chambeyronia macrocarpa - Flame thrower palm

Chambeyronia macrocarpa- juvenile available