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Pilea microphylla - Rockweed
Pilea microphylla also commonly known as rockweed, artillery plant, gunpowder plant is actually considered as a weeds and rarely cultivated. They are easily found along drainside or mossy areas.This...
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Alocasia Odora - Night-scented lily
This particular plant more likely looking like an elephant ear plant is the most common one you will ever find growing everywhere like a wild plant. This one may be considered like a weed and may be...
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Pilea involucrata - Friendship Plant
I have been searching for the ID and found it may be mislabeled asPilea involucrata - Friendship Plant.There is another similar looking one appears to be like Coleus looking with big foliage formation...
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Pilea spruceana ‘Norfolk’ - Angel Wings
This one has similar appearance of another pilea (Pilea involucrata - Friendship Plant) but of a different coloration.There is another one appears to be like Coleus looking with big foliage formation...
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Different Types of Pilea - Names & Images
Unlike other species of the same genus -I find pilea intriguing uniquely different from each other.Surprisingly they are so different that you might had known that they are of the same species.I had...
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Alocasia macrorrhizos - Giant Taro
This particular plant more likely looking like an upright elephant ear plant is the most common one you will ever find growing everywhere like a wild plant. This one may be considered like a weed and...
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Alocasia reginula 'Black Velvet'
In comparison to all the Alocasia species listed, this particular one is considered a Jewel.It is not a hardy plant and may easily succumb and rot away if overwatered - the succulent features of these...
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Alocasia Melo (Alocasia rugosa)
In comparison to all the Alocasia species listed, this particular one is considered a Jewel Alocasia - similar to Black Velvet variety.It is not a hardy plant and may easily succumb and rot away if...
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Alocasia Reversa
This particular one is considered a Jewel Alocasia.Strangely it is known as Alocasia Reversa - supposed having a reversed coloration where the leaves should be in appearance reversed with "Black Velvet...
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Alocasia Sinuata
This is known as a Jewel Alocasia.At this point, the only thing that is unique is the slight variation and the uniqueness of different coloration and texture and foliage formation - the variation is...
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Alocasia Micholitziana 'Frydek'
Alocasia Micholitziana 'Frydek' is commonly known as Green Velvet Alocasia and more famously known as Alocasia Frydek.It has similar apperance of a Jewel Alocasia and almost similarly with African Mask...
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Alocasia infernalis 'Black magic'
This one has the appearance of another Colocasia "Black Magic" and more accurately with the mettalic sheen of "Black Ripple" but it is actually mistaken for a Colocasia species which is really a Jewel...
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Maranta arundinacea variegata
Maranta arundinacea 'Variegata' is a rhizomatous perennial plant commonly known as Arrowrootwhich produce a white cruchy edible rhizome.This belong to the Marantaceae family commonly known as a prayer...
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Hoya Carnosa (Red) - Care & Cultivation
Hoya carnosa also known as the Indian Rope Plant or Wax plant, is an Asclepiad species of flowering plant of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.It is one of the many species of Hoya that are native to...
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Hoya Carnosa (Variegated) - Care & Cultivation
I find in comparison to the green counterpart, the variegated types are much more sensitive and can easily die away - I had to try few times to really figure out why this particular one died on me.The...
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Different Types of Hoya - Names & Images
Here are the list Hoya plants- specifically the ones which I had managed to cultivate and grow in my garden.Do click on their names to get to the link to get into more detailed informationon their Care...
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Dumbcane - Dieffenbachia Puerto Rico Variegated
I find currently that most gardeners and plant enthusiast seemed to fancy calling the plants by using their botanic name instead of the common household plant name.The name "dumbcane" is slowly fading...
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Dumbcane - Dieffenbachia maculata Rudolph Roehrs
It seemed that there is some ID discrepancies here as I'm still wondering if it is still "Rudolph" or a D. maculata. I notice that even the spelling is also changed. (Rudolf Roehrs)Botanic names are...
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Dumbcane - Dieffenbachia 'Tropical Tiki'
Just like most Dieffenbachia hybrids names - they all look similar and have slight variations.This could be Dieffenbachia 'Tropical Tiki' or Dieffenbachia Memoria corsii.Dieffenbachia Memoria corsii...
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Dumbcane - Dieffenbachia amoena 'Tropic Snow'
Appearance:These are the common types easily available in many nurseries and often freely showcased as indoor plants in many places. Often too, I find these pruned and thrown off and new offshoots...
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