There are flamboyant orchids and then there are FLAMBOYANT ORCHIDS.

If you’re a rare palm aficionado, an invitation to a hot date with the divas

One the most extraordinary epiphytic plants of all? Ridley me this, Batman…

Boojums, ocotillos and Palo Adán in nature and cultivation.

A look at the flora of Neotropical ant gardens and a “How To” display build

Homage to nobility - Pinguicula laueana growing in the wilds of the Sierra Mixe, Oaxaca and the even wilder South San Francisco, California

An annotated version of PowerPoint presentation given at the International Aroid Society on September 21, 2019 in Miami, Florida.

Scarlet (or not) Sophronitis:  The Return of the Red hots

アリ植物盆栽？Are bonsai pots suitable footwear for rare “fat plants” or are these just more crazy Gaijins in kimonos?

Long considered the red-headed stepchildren of mainstream bromeliads, some very beautiful and collectible pitcairnias live out where the wild things are.

Images, info and anecdotes from the field to get your spidey-senses tingling.

A different perspective on the art of 21st century botanical illustration

Living with Cling-ons

A Tour of the Velvet Underground.

A rare, epiphytic carnivorous plant with dayglow magenta flowers that is easy to grow. Need I say more?

Cycads are a very old and varied gymnosperm division that are quite popular with tropical gardeners and collectors of offbeat plants.

Pinstripes, zigzags and bad hair days in magueys.

An overview of snake handling by the K’iche’ in the Guatemalan Altiplano

The history (natural and otherwise) of one of the greatest of all orchids.

Disocacti and their Kissin’ Cousins