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01/09/2026

My Anthurium Circus Peanuts has officially outgrown the shelf and has been moved to the floor as it pushes a new emergent leaf. It may be difficult to appreciate the scale on video, but this leaf is already roughly the size of my face—and it is only a few days old.

The previous leaf, visible below, measured over 27 inches in length and took nearly a month to fully unfurl. The mature mother plant produces leaves several feet long and wide, so this growth pattern is expected, though still impressive.

Now that the plant is front & center, I plan to document this unfurling more carefully. As much as I hesitate to do so, I may also need to transition this specimen to ambient conditions. It has simply become too large for the grow tent.




01/05/2026

Anthurium ‘Justin’ 🌿

This is Anthurium ‘Justin’, a named hybrid from Silver Krome Gardens, one of Florida’s long-established anthurium nurseries. The plant is widely understood to be named for Justin Shuman, following the common nursery practice of honoring individuals involved in hybrid selection rather than formal species publication.

What stands out immediately is the foliage. New leaves emerge in deep bronze to chocolate tones with prominent warm copper veining. The blade is elongated with a distinctly wide, open sinus rather than a true cordate shape, giving the plant a more refined, architectural look. As the leaf hardens, it develops a subtle velvety texture that adds depth without heavy gloss.

01/04/2026

I don’t usually jump on trends… but this one hit close to home. 😂

Spent the weekend leveling up all three grow tents and my IKEA cabinets by adding Alexa-enabled Amazon Basics 6-outlet surge protectors (Black Friday win 🖤).

Now my lights turn on and off automatically, right on schedule—one less manual task in an already massive plant collection.

Quiet systems. Happy plants. Fewer mistakes.

alexaenabled

01/04/2026

My Anthurium Circus Peanuts officially outgrew its bench and just earned a spot on the greenhouse floor 🌿

For anyone wondering what a “Circus Peanut” actually is: this is a rare Anthurium cultivar named for its thick, sculpted petioles and bumpy, knobby textures. The smell of the inflorescence reminded early growers of those old-school orange circus peanut candies. The name stuck—and so did the hype.

This plant traces back to elite South American genetics, and it’s notoriously slow-growing, which is part of why mature specimens are so scarce. Most you see for sale are small juveniles. When you let one size up like this, the leaves get heavier, the structure gets wilder, and the character really shows.

It’s still considered a high-value collector plant because of its rarity, difficulty to source, and the fact that it simply doesn’t mass-produce well. Big plants = years of patience. And yes… that’s why it’s now living on my greenhouse floor.

01/02/2026

Anthurium Prince of Darkness × Amelia’s Delight
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Purchased as a tiny seedling in January 2024 and now finally expressing true adult traits. Dark olive-black velvet foliage with vivid coral veination, developing into a dense, clumping growth habit after a slow and hard-earned recovery.

Paired with Crazy Train as a nod to the Prince of Darkness parentage—and in quiet tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.





12/28/2025

I took a job out of town and we’ve slowly been moving plants, but the rental only has so much indoor space during winter months. Watering, when you have a collection this big, is daunting without a hose. So about half of my plants are still here, under the watch of my non-planty hubby. They all need trims, fertilizer, a repot, and pest control, but they’re alive…most of them, anyway.🤷‍♀️

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas, Planty friends, from our house to yours!

12/10/2025

HU King of Spades x Zara F4

12/07/2025

Here’s one of my two mature Anthurium kunyalense—both pure species and close to flowering again, which allows for true in-species breeding rather than making more hybrids.

I grow mine in a very loose aroid mix with consistently moist roots, never sopping wet, and under very high humidity. There isn’t much species-specific guidance published on this one, so I rely on stable moisture, humidity, and patience.

Named after Denis Rotolante, this rare Colombian/Ecuadorian aroid features thick, bullate leaves up to 31 cm long × 22 c...
06/27/2025

Named after Denis Rotolante, this rare Colombian/Ecuadorian aroid features thick, bullate leaves up to 31 cm long × 22 cm wide, with a subtly glossy, pebbled surface. A sculptural standout in any collection.

🪴 Origin: Cultivated at Silver Krome Gardens since the 1990s
🧬 Growth: Upright, semi-epiphytic; can reach 60 cm tall
💧 Care: High humidity, dappled light, fast-draining medium
⚠️ Propagation: Rarely sets seed; division preferred
🌱 Status: Highly collectible; limited availability

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