Mar 3, 2023
Progress is being made!
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Progress is being made!
And the orchids not in bloom! My actual specimens on the left, examples of the blooms on the right.
Trisetella hoeijeri - the blooms on these guys are SO COOL
Haraella odorata
Cirrhopetalum thaiorum, one of the larger orchids I purchased today
Angraecum distichum
Cirrhopetalum tigridum, the largest orchid I bought today except for maybe the Maxillaria variabilis!
I still want at least one Restrepia, I desperately want Phymatidium tillandsoides, and I have fallen profoundly in love with Ionopsis utricularioides, but I have most of what I wanted!
I got a new job! As such, I am rewarding myself with a treat, because I did unpleasant things like Talk To Strangers About My Accomplishments, and Update My Resume, and Make Phone Calls.
But WHAT should my treat be?
What special treat should I get myself?
Mystery Terrarium Plant Box - for my frog vivarium!
Mystery Orchid Box - very TINY orchids, also for frog vivarium!
Mani/Pedi - unrelated to frogs
Manzanita branches + tank for my next project (pygmy chameleons!!!!)
Nice piece of jewelry
Other (put in tags!)
Part of my orchid haul from the flower and garden show!!!
Maxillaria variabilis
Chiloschista sweelimii - this one has no leaves, just photosynthetic roots!!!
Mediocalcar decoratum, yes that is an orchid!
Masdevallia crassicaudis
Macodes sanderiana 'Gold Dust'
Not pictured, the 6 orchids I purchased not in bloom, plus peacock selaginella, Alsobia dianthiflora, and Episcia 'Emerald Velvet '. I am extremely pleased!
My misting system is up and running!!! (Except I haven't programmed the timer yet.) This took a while because it involved getting the RO system up and running so I could have essentially distilled water for my babies, but success has been achieved!
This plant is SO lovely it's actually offensive.
Sonerila sp. "Super Spot" aka "Green Spot".
Absolutely torn between a pair of Ranitomeya imitator frogs for my vivarium and a small group of Epipedobates anthonyi.
Ranitomeya imitator:
Absolutely STUNNING little jewels
Extremely tiny even by poison dart frog standards! I consider this a significant plus
Territorial, so I can only house 2, a breeding pair
Egg feeders, where the females deposit sterile eggs for the developing tadpoles to eat - EXTREMELY cool behavior
Potentially very shy, part of the reason they're not recommended as a beginner species
Epipedobates anthonyi:
Less brightly colored, but still pretty!
Larger (relatively speaking)
I could keep a small group of 5 or so!
Breeds readily - but no egg feeding
Males perch up high to call, easy to observe!
Recommended as a starter species!
PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS TUMBLR FRIENDS
I think these are my bromeliad choices! From left to right, we have 'Polly Hall', 'Wee Willy', and 'Marble Throat'. The goal was some coherency in terms of color, but still mixing things up, and all should be appropriately sized for a vivarium!