OOAK (One of a Kind) Container Gardens, in Jungle Log format! I'd like to share with you some interesting combinations of groups of epiphytic plants that like similar conditions, to make a dramatic, top to bottom "jungle-esque" display of vibrant, textural greenery.
*update* The fern has cute new fronds since this photo!
This is a cork slab hosting a mixed planting of Peperomia rotundifolia (string of turtles) and Chrysothemis pulchella. These both seem satisfied with this arrangement. There is also a young fern. You may have seen this peperomia in the garden center in pots of dirt, but they are far easier to maintain on a mount, which is their preferred way to live!
Specs:
- PLANTS
- Peperomia rotundifolia pilosior (aka Peperomia prostrata, "string of turtles" - an epiphyte easier to grow on a slab than it is in a pot!)
- Chrysothemis pulchella (tuber-forming gesneriad with yellow flowers in red bract)
- Microsorum diversifolium (Kangaroo Paw Fern)
- Container
- Cork slab
- Recommended care
- Light - Low, as for phalaenopsis - 1-2h early morning sun or your preferred artificial light
- Water when dries out by spraying or passing water over the top - depending on your conditions, season, etc., every 1-2 days, but its okay to skip some days if you go away for the weekend! They'll be fine.
- TIP: Excellent choice for a greenhouse cabinet, which will decrease watering frequency and make for busy plants.
- TIP: Hang the mount, or, if you need to lay it, use a surface like a slatted cup rack so there is air circulation under the cork. This will extend the life of the mount.
- Maintenance: Take cuttings of the Peperomia periodically to maintain size, or, affix the entire mount to another cork slab to give it more room to grow. You may eventually want to prune the fern as well.
You will get the exact mount shown.
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All plants are wrapped carefully and shipped via USPS priority mail. Plant may be shipped bare root at my discretion. Safe arrival of buds and flowers not guaranteed.
Alaska shipments at your own risk.
We are not currently shipping to Hawaii.