The Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden

She Revives!

W00t w00t!

Accidental Addition

A rather impromptu trip to the local nursery (I was thinking to get a variegated pothos and a maidenhair to experiment in semi-hydroponics.) got me some free stuff. 

Peperomia prostrata aka Strings of Turtles. This is something that I never considered buying because there's no appeal. But there were a couple of strands on the floor so why not? Maybe I can sell or swap. Why are the stems not red though? And I also cut 2 cuttings to propagate in water as a safety net.

Philodendron pedatum babies. They just arrived that the staff were shifting them that some babies popped out, so why not. 

Lastly, a broken Epipremnum aureum (Pothos) NJoy which I cut into 3 separate cuttings.

 While browsing, I noticed this very attractive Asplenium nidus (very likely a Campio, Champion's Bird's Nest Fern?) and no I didn't get it. Also I didn't get the pothos and maidenhair fern. I just got myself some transparent orchid pots.

New Growth

I did not expect Peperomia hovaria leaf to root so quickly, it is a pleasant surprise to see one of them is.

Ok, one sprout is growing underwater for pussy willow.

More growth on MV.

I teased another new leaf out and this time it revealed the tip/growth point. These 3 leaves are gonna be so ugly.

A bok choy head that I saved because it looks so interesting and I'm trying to make a bang for the buck.

Tulips are in season, yippie.

Etc Etc Etc

I made a new macramé for Gus the cactus leaf fern (for whatever reason, this one is very masculine to me, thus a male name) and planning to hang Dundee the crocodile fern next to it, I just need to look for the right macramé pattern for it.

Well, well, well, look who's leafing again.

Rainbow carrots have germinated -  I was a little doubtful as the seeds were a little old.

Ali's root gets longer and it appears she might grew a couple of new ones. It also appears she has another node which I'm wondering if I should cut and propagate when it's more stable since the variegation is not as prominent and also as a safety.

Cute LWS flowers.

 The sprout of Stephania was very likely burnt as I left it open under the sun the other day and the other is just rotting I sliced it half trying to salvage it.

(Long-stemmed) Red roses from husband on Valentine's Day. They wilt so quickly!

A decapitated daffodil from the yard. Am I going to see blooms at all??

I planted some garlics that sprouted the other day just for the heck of it.

White onion that has sprouted grew beautiful roots but the bulb is rotting. I'm keeping this for the greens as it sprouted.

I chopped the larger leaves because it just looked so messy.

New acquisition: Philodendron gloriosum. Currently in Malaysia.

No Winter Break

I've just realised that I didn't show the new unfurled leaf of Squami. The colour has darkened as days passed.

I finally teased the leaves out from the flap/sleeve/sheath/balde/help? using a tweezer. The new leaves would take ages to unfurl and looks like they are misshapen.

Just take a look at Michelle (P. hederaceum Micans) being so happy growing so many and has started to vine/trail/creep.

The flower of Little White Soldiers has changed. Now maybe this is why it is called Little White Soldiers, I was wondering why was it called 'white' when the spots of the leaf is dark. 

Maranta leuconara Fascinator, Fiona, is one happy girl too. She's sprouting two more new leaves.

Passive Aggressive

For a while, I have been thinking about converting my plants to passive hydroponics or also known as semi-hydroponics. Geoppertia kegeljanji Network, Nani, is looking pretty ridiculous ever since I combined both together so I decided to detach them and took this chance to convert them to passive hydroponics. 

Look, the size of both just differ so much.

Meanwhile, I'm starting to germinate some edibles - mainly carrots. Bok choy and some beans are next.