Pretty Popa Pumilio Girl

While the new acquisitions remain in questionable status, I thought I'd post a nice photo of one of the Popa girls. I found tads in the water for this trio earlier today.

Microcosm 2013

My fantastic fiance outdid himself once again when he sent me to this year's Microcosm event as an early birthday gift.

The lectures were fascinating and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting, and talking to, so many like minded hobbyists. Thank you to Steve Waldron and Darcy Barry for driving me to Balboa Park on Saturday and of course to long-time friend Steve Sotelo for rides, food, and generally keeping me entertained outside of the conference. The fried pickles and beignets at Craft and Commerce were truly phenomenal.

Porto Visto - The hotel where we stayed

My room

 

Amazing temps while I was there

Of course I had to bring home a few trip souvenirs and my bounty included the following:

Plants from Black Jungle

- Piper Crocatum

- Ficus villosa

- Noid epiphytic fern

- Several bromeliads

Orchids from Andy's Orchids

- Dryadella Albicans

- Pleurothallis Peroniacephala

- Pleurothallis Dodsonii

- Pleurothallis Diminuta

- Scaphosepalum Medinae

- Liparis Caespitosa

- Bulbophyllum Alagense

- Moss with noid epiphytic fern

Shopping at the booth for Andy's Orchids

Ceramic hides/breeding sites from Ron Skylstad. I call them Ron Pods

Oophaga Pumilio Bastimentos from Adam Butt

Oophaga Sylvatica Paru from Ruprecht Wiedemeyer

 

Blooms in the Viv

I love using flowers as part of my viv plans. There's something about the viv that seems so alive when the plants not only grow, but transform with bursts of color throughout the year. Many of my plants are currently blooming. These are a few of my past and present favorites.

Begonia Prismatocarpa 

Begonia Prismatocarpa

Haraella Retrocalla

Epidendrum Porpax

Dendrobium Indivism

Trias Intermedia

Pennywort

African Violet

Monocostus Uniflorus

M.U. - I love the spiral growth habit of this plant!

Aerangis Luteo Alba

Kingianum Deliciosum