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Date: 14 Jun 2025

From berry to beast: how Black Dragons are born

Anthurium Black Dragon seedlings from berry to beast: how Black Dragons are born

From berry to beast: how Black Dragons are born
  • 🐉 Baby dragons have hatched! Anthurium Black Dragon from our earlier video has been busy... and now we have baby dragons!
  • 🐉 Each bright red berry holds a single seed, and the seeds sprout easily - usually in just 2 to 3 weeks. The seedlings start off slow, but here's the exciting part: some come out variegated, with white, purple, or even pink coloring!
  • 🐉 No two are alike, and that's what makes Black Dragons some of the most unique houseplants out there. Everyone needs at least one in their jungle!


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Date: 14 Jun 2025

Botanical oddball - an alien ribbon plant with a sense of humor

Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern, Tapeworm Ribbonbush

🐸 Botanical oddball - an alien ribbon plant with a sense of humor

  • 🐍 Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern, Tapeworm Ribbonbush that we mentioned earlier - this leafless wonder grows long, flat, jointed stems that look like green ribbons or, yes, tapeworms. But here's the twist: it also produces charming little flowers that surprise anyone expecting nothing but weird stems!
  • 🐍 Low-maintenance and high-impact, it thrives indoors or out, in bright shade to partial sun.
  • 🐍 The flowers are real! Tiny, greenish-white to pink blooms appear along the joints - subtle but fascinating.
  • 🐍 Conversation piece? 100%. Whether in a pot or in the ground, people will ask what it is - and you’ll love telling them.
  • 🐍 If you like your plants with a sense of humor and mystery, this one is for you.


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Date: 13 Jun 2025

Watercolor-pink Crystal Desert Rose

Adenium Ploysai

Adenium Ploysai

Adenium Ploysai

Adenium Ploysai

Adenium Ploysai

Adenium Ploysai

🌸 Watercolor-pink Crystal Desert Rose



📸 Photo of Adenium Ploysai for the previous post 👆

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Date: 13 Jun 2025

Gemstone of the Desert Roses

Adenium Ploysai

Adenium Ploysai

🌸 Gemstone of the Desert Roses

  • 🌸 Adenium Ploysai - is named after the Thai phrase for "clear gemstone". Its soft white petals with watercolor-pink edges bloom like a crystal rose at dawn!
  • 🌸 Ploysai features lovely creamy pink petals with soft yellow tones blending around the edges. The flower's layers create a full and elegant appearance, with a gentle gradient effect that adds to its charm. A graceful and vibrant bloom, perfect for brightening up your garden!
  • 🌸 See photos of the actual Adenium Ploysai in next post 👇


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Date: 12 Jun 2025

How to make bonsai with Shaving Brush Tree

Shaving Brush Tree bonsai - Pseudobombax ellipticum

Shaving Brush Tree bonsai - Pseudobombax ellipticum

Shaving Brush Tree bonsai - Pseudobombax ellipticum

Shaving Brush Tree bonsai - Pseudobombax ellipticum

Shaving Brush Tree bonsai - Pseudobombax ellipticum

Shaving Brush Tree bonsai - Pseudobombax ellipticum

How to make bonsai with Shaving Brush Tree



Creating a bonsai from a Shaving Brush Tree Pseudobombax ellipticum is a fun and rewarding project. This unusual plant, with its fat trunk and wild, pom-pom-like flowers, makes one of the most eye-catching bonsai you can grow. It's not your typical bonsai tree - it's a conversation piece that looks like something from a fantasy world! With a little patience, it becomes a living sculpture that blooms with flair.
  • Start with young plant with a fat trunk (caudex) and interesting shape.
  • Use shallow pot with fast-draining cactus mix.
  • Prune branches to create structure and shape.
  • Trim roots gently when repotting every 2-3 years.
  • Water well during growing season, keep almost dry in winter.
  • Give full sun to keep compact and encourage blooms.
  • Fertilize lightly: with slow release plant food in spring-summer or year around with liquid fertilizer like Sunshine Boosters.
  • Be patient - bonsai is a slow grower but worth it for the amazing flowers.


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