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Rare and Unusual

Alocasia sarian Alocasia sarian

Alocasia sarian is a remarkable aroid with large arrowhead shaped leaves, white veins and a slight velvet feel to the leaves. The stems are stripped.

Alocasia Sarian can grow fast in warm ... $8.00

Amorphophallus atroviridis Amorphophallus atroviridis
Amorphophallus atroviridis is a smaller growing Amorphophallus. This plant has nice size white/ pink inflorescence, some have shown to have more pink than others. Some of the inflorescence have a spiral effect to the top portion of the spadix. ... $24.00
Anthurium besseae Anthurium besseae
Anthurium besseae is a small species similar looking to Anthurium crystallinum. The leaves are dark green and velvet to the tough with silver veins. It stays much smaller than other species and largest leaves are usually under 1 foot. My mature plant us ... $23.00
Anthurium clarinervium Anthurium clarinervium
Anthurium clarinervium is a spectacular species and a must for any Anthurium grower. This plant is found in the tropical jungles of Mexico. It has dark green velvet foliage in the shape of a heart. The foliage gets between 6 inches to 12 inches long. ... $12.00
Anthurium Sp (Joe Wright) Anthurium Sp (Joe Wright)
Anthurium Sp (Joe Wright) is a seedling that friend and plant collector Joe Wright discovered years ago. He sent me photos of the plant and some of it's unusual traits. It is a birdsnest form with long narrow leaves usually 2 feet tall and 3 to 5 inches w ... $19.00
Anthurium Sp birdsnest red vein Anthurium Sp birdsnest red vein
Anthurium Sp birdsnest red vein this was also another plant found and grown by late friend and plant collector Joe Wright. It is a thin leaf birdsnest Anthurium usually growing to 1 foot or so with new leaves that have a light pink to red midvein. I have ... $18.00
Anthurium SP Climber Anthurium SP Climber
Anthurium Willdenowii is smaller in size than most Anthuriums this species slowly climbs as a epiphyte with paddle shaped foliage and small ... $16.00
Anthurium spectabile Anthurium spectabile
Anthurium spectabile is one of the best pendulate foliage plants I have seen. The leaves are green and usually 4 inches to 1 foot wide and can grow to over 8 feet long. It is usually found growing as an epiphyte in trees with it's huge leaves hanging down ... $19.00
Anthurium veitchii Anthurium veitchii
To me, Anthurium veitchii is one of the most amazing foliage plants in the world. The rippled leaves get 4 to 6 feet long and 6 to 8 inches wide. It can grow in a lose soil mix or as a epiphyte. The flowers are have a white spadix but is mostly grown for ... $9.00
Billbergia pyramidalis 'Kyoto Billbergia pyramidalis 'Kyoto
Billbergia pyramidalis 'Kyoto a beautiful Billbergia with emerald green leaves and a white margin along the edges. The flowers look like a large torch and are pink to red in color and have blue tips on ... $19.00
Colocasia Gigantea (Thailand Giant) Colocasia Gigantea (Thailand Giant)
Colocasia Gigantea (Giant Thailand Strain) is a monster plant extremely fast growing. Producing huge leaves 4 to 6 feet long and 3 to 5 feet wide. I have seen photos of mature plan ... $9.00
Costus guanaiensis Costus guanaiensis
Costus guanaiensis is an odd species of ginger found in South America. We got our seeds collected out of Ecuador. The stems swell up like large bamboo stems with pink u ... $12.00
Curcuma Scarlet Fever Curcuma Scarlet Fever
Curcuma Scarlet Fever is one of the most dramatic Curcuma hybrids I have seen. The plant grows to 2 to 4 feet tall with large green spear shaped leaves. The main attraction is the bright red stems and red mid-vein down the leaves. The flowers ar ... $8.00
Dracontium prancei (Silver Shadows) Dracontium prancei (Silver Shadows)
Dracontium prancei (Silver Shadows) is a rare species to begin with. This selected form produces very odd and interesting silver markings on the foliage with age. As the leaf gets larger the inside portion ... $18.00
Ensete glaucum 'Snow Banana' Ensete glaucum 'Snow Banana'
This Banana relative is found growing in Asia from India to Papua New Guinea. Commonly called the Snow Banana Ensete glaucum can with stand some cold temps and has be reported to over winter in zone 8 and zone 7b if prot ... $9.00
Epipremnum giganteum Epipremnum giganteum
Epipremnum giganteum a large growing aroid with long paddle like leaves. It is a very interesting species with no veins showing on the top of the leaf very slick and dark green. Leaves are held in a fan shape at the top of the growth tip. Plants are sold ... $24.00
Ficus villosa Ficus villosa
Ficus villosa is a rare and hard to find Ficus species from Asia. It has green leaves with hairs all over new leaves are usually red to bronze in color. Leaves are heart shaped and point downward. It is one of the few species of Ficus that shingle as it g ... $48.00
Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii
Hoffmannia ghiesbreghtii a very odd plant with dark velvet reflective leaves. Each leaf has a brown to black coloration with small ripples. The petioles are square and it reminds and the flowers are small and pink held un ... $9.00
Impatiens repens Impatiens repens
Impatiens repens also known as the Golden Dragon Impatiens is considered rare.Impatiens repens which originated in ... $7.00
Lepismium houlletianum Lepismium houlletianum
Lepismium houlletianum is a epiphytic jungle cactus. Very similar to Rhipsalis. The foliage is long and jagged along the edge. Not thorns so it makes for a great hanging pot plant or terrarium plant. Flowers are white to almost clear and from along the ed ... $7.00
Marcgravia sp Marcgravia sp
Marcgravia sp is a climbing crawling vine to epiphyte that starts off with small slender leaves that shingle as it climbs to the surface it is attached to. Once it reaches mature size the leaves hang back off the surface and looks a bit more like a ... $39.00
Monstera friedrichsthalii Monstera friedrichsthalii
Monstera friedrichsthalii also known as the Swiss Cheese plant due to the fact each leaf has a lot of holes in them. Leaves grow to around 8 inches to 1 foot long if allowed to climb they will stay smaller if hanging or crawling.
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Monstera lechleriana Monstera lechleriana
Monstera lechleriana we believe ... $14.00
Musa 'Mekong Giant' Musa 'Mekong Giant'
Musa 'Mekong Giant' is a giant growing cold hardy banana from Yunnan China. The plant can grow in idea conditions to 40 feet tall or more. The pesudostem (trunk) will get a dark pink to purple color with age. I have over ... $12.00
Musa Siam Ruby Musa Siam Ruby
Musa Siam Ruby is a beautiful new banana that has deep red leaves with small spots of lime yellow. Siam Ruby can grow to over 9 feet tall. It is an eye catching plant in any tropical displays. The trunks are red which contrast well with other lighter c ... $12.00
Musa Thai Black Musa Thai Black
Musa Thai Black is a tall grower, reaching up to 25 feet in warm climates. The foliage is a dark green often covered in a light white powdery substance. We have found the foliage to be tougher than most Musa species and less likely to split. The leaves ... $9.00
Nematanthus Champagne Nematanthus Champagne
Nematanthus Champagne is a hanging epiphytic gesneriad with dark green glossy leaves and red to maroon undersides. Leaves grow to 2 inches wide and long and oval shaped. Flowers are orange tubular flowers with a green base. They hang down from the plant o ... $7.00
Pellionia repens Pellionia repens
Pellionia repens is an easy to grow plant with oval shaped leaves that are green in the center and brown around the edges. The plant grows like a vine and can shingle up a wall if damp or humid enough. The flowers are bro ... $7.00
Philodendron camposportoanum Philodendron camposportoanum
Philodendron camposportoanum is a small growing philo which has some unique abilities. When the plant is juvenile it will produce dark velvety small leaves. As it climbs the leaves change dramatically into a heart shape with long back lobes. As the plant ... $9.00
Philodendron Ceylon Philodendron Ceylon
Philodendron Ceylon is a hybrid, from Thailand, with paddle shaped leaves with no back lobes. The foliage is a bright yellow with yellow -pink petioles. The leaves grow form 5 inches to 9 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide. ... $18.00
Philodendron glaziovii or Philodendron loefgrenii Philodendron glaziovii or Philodendron loefgrenii
We believe this to be Philodendron glaziovii or Philodendron loefgrenii. It looks to fit the description very well. I will be sending any future flowers to a botanist to confirm the ID. The leaves are long around 1 foot and narrow paddle shaped. As the pl ... $22.00
Philodendron golden erubescens Philodendron golden erubescens
Philodendron golden erubescens true form. Many people have miss IDed plants as this odd hybrid. It was almost lost to the trade it seems in the last few years. Due to cold winters in Florida and fewer collectors keeping the rare things alive. I was able t ... $42.00
Philodendron inaequilaterum Philodendron inaequilaterum
Philodendron inaequilaterum is a collected species with thin strap like leaves 1 inch wide and around 4 to 5 inches long. This plant has a blue gray color si ... $18.00
Philodendron Majesty Philodendron Majesty
Philodendron Majesty is one of the few really dark leaf Philodendron hybrids around. It is a climber and produces very dark leaves in bright light. The leaves are hastate and a bit sharp and narrow. Usually 8 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide. As the lea ... $26.00
Philodendron Melanochrysum X Verricosum Philodendron Melanochrysum X Verricosum
Philodendron Melanochrysum X Verricosum is a hybrid that was done by Keith Henderson. It involves two of what I believe to be some of the most beautiful Philodendrons in the whole groups. Philo Melanochrysum is a beautiful species with long dark velvet le ... $32.00
Philodendron orthophyllum 67429 Philodendron orthophyllum 67429
Philodendron orthophyllum 67429 is unique and rarely offered non-climbing species. This plant crawls along the ground producing large paddle like leaves that can be held 1 to 3 feet in the air. This plant is found native ... $18.00
Philodendron pictum Philodendron pictum
Philodendron pictum has stunning colorful, silver blotched leaves that grow to 1 foot long when growing on a totem. In 2008 this Philodendron won best of show. The collector of the plant told me that they saw the plants leav ... $14.00
Philodendron quercifolium Philodendron quercifolium
Philodendron quercifolium is a unusual philodendron species with very narrow segmented leaves. One of the more unusual leaves you may find. As the plants mature the leaves tend to be more segmented foliage usually getting over 1 foot long and 8 inches wid ... $24.00
Philodendron Rising Sun Philodendron Rising Sun
Philodendron Rising Sun was named by Brian’s Botanicals years ago. It was sent to us from a botanical garden in Japan as an unknown hybrid. It is a large grower and has some of the brightest yellow leaves of any Philodendron we have grown. The leaves ... $20.00
Philodendron Strawberry Shake Philodendron Strawberry Shake
Philodendron Strawberry Shake is a variegated hybrid Philo with large blotches of light yellow. New leaves are dark maroon and with age fade to a dark green. The variegation runs through this and causes orange and pinks to show up. Giving you more of a qu ... $32.00
Philodendron subhastatum Philodendron subhastatum
Philodendron subhastatum is a species with green long leaves. The leaves get 2 feet in length and 4 to 6 inches wide. Even thought the plant does not have a lot of color, it is a nice grower and can make a show once grown up a totem. ... $28.00
Philodendron Sucres Slim Philodendron Sucres Slim
Philodendron "Sucre’s Slim” is a small odd philodendron. It is still unclear exactly what it is. The plant first came to me by renowned plant collector John Banta. His plant originated out of Brazil by a man named Dimitri Sucre in Rio in 19 ... $22.00
Philodendron superbum Philodendron superbum
Philodendron superbum was known, for a long time as a form of Santa Leopoldina. Later this plant was commonly called Santa Leopoldina species 2. Then it was given its correct species name of Superbum. ... $27.00
Philodendron tenue Philodendron tenue
Philodendron tenue is a beautiful rarely offered Philodendron species with amazing leaves. The foliage is hastate and elongated with a rippled effect down it. Similar visually to Anthurium veitchii. It is a climber and likes warm humid conditions. The lea ... $26.00
Philodendron tuxtlanum (Red Queen) Philodendron tuxtlanum (Red Queen)
Philodendron tuxtlanum (Red Queen) is a selected seedling we chose and named out of around 1 thousand seedlings. The leaves are green and long just like the regular species. The main difference and attraction is the under side of the leaf, which is a dark ... $32.00
Philodendron Whipple Way Philodendron Whipple Way
Philodendron Whipple Way was introduced by to plant collectors in California Dick and Ralph named after the street they live on. The plant is one of the most dramatically variegated plants I have seen. If grown in bright light or full sun the plant will b ... $42.00
Philodendron Xanadu Gold Philodendron Xanadu Gold
Philodendron Xanadu Gold is a bright yellow form of this highly used landscape philo. The leaves are a lime yellow with red mid veins. Grows to around 2 maybe 3 feet tall with medium to small pinnate leaves. Plants will slowly form a trunk with age. A gre ... $22.00
Pseuderanthemum 'Stainless Steel' Pseuderanthemum 'Stainless Steel'
Pseuderanthemum 'Stainless Steel' a very unusual tropical shrub like plant. I have grown this one in the greenhouse for a few years. It was given to me by a good friend and collector who acquired the plant while in Thailand. It has woody stems with light ... $12.00
Rhaphidophora hayi Rhaphidophora hayi
Rhaphidophora hayi is a shingling aroid from tropical Asia, closely related to Monsteras and Philodendrons. Rhaphidophora hayi is very unusual unlike most aroids the leaves do not morph into something larger as it matures ... $16.00
Rhaphidophora hookeri Rhaphidophora hookeri
Rhaphidophora hookeri looks to be the correct name for this plant. I got it under the name Stenospermation but was later ID as Rhaphidophora hookeri. The leaves are paddle shaped usually 1 foot long to 5 inches wide with rippled veins down the leaves. The ... $26.00
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Rhaphidophora_tetrasperma is a small growing Monstera look alike. It is from Asia and is commonly misidentified. As the plant grows it produces small heat shaped leaves with large slits. It is a climber and is fairly easy to grow provided warm con ... $18.00
Sanchezia speciosa 'Tahitian Breeze Sanchezia speciosa 'Tahitian Breeze
Sanchezia speciosa 'Tahitian Breeze this beautiful plant can really grab the eye in any garden. A tropical shrub from the lowlands of tropical South and Central America. The flowers are yellow and tubular held out on spik ... $12.00
Sauromatum venosum Sauromatum venosum
Sauromatum venosum is a shade loving aroid with large leaves similar to a Amorphophallus or Arisaema. The petioles light green with dark spots and in early spring it will usually flower a tall dark flower around 1 to 2 feet tall. The inside of the spath i ... $8.00
Spathicarpa hastifolia Spathicarpa hastifolia
Spathicarpa hastifolia is an unusual aroid growing only 8 inches or so tall with hastate leaves. This plant produces small tubers and can go dormant if needed in winter. The flowers are very odd with an open spath and a fused spadix attached to the spath. ... $12.00
Spathicarpa sagittifolia Spathicarpa sagittifolia
Spathicarpa sagittifolia a small growing tuberous aroid with arrowhead shaped leaves and odd flowers held above the plant up to 1 foot. Spath is fused to the spadix very odd and unusual for an aroid. Rarely offered limited.
... $12.00
Spathiphyllum (Domino) Spathiphyllum (Domino)
Spathiphyllum (Domino) a variegated form of the common peace lily. This tough and easy to grow plant has blotches of white all over each leaf. White flowers once mature. Plants are grown in 4 inch pots.
... $12.00
Steudnera colocaiaefolia Steudnera colocaiaefolia
Steudnera colocaiaefolia is a great plant but rarely grown or even found in botanical gardens. Growing 1 to 2 feet tall this Colocasia look alike has green round heart shaped leaves usually 1 leaf per tuber. The flowers a ... $12.00
Syngonium steyermarkii Syngonium steyermarkii
Syngonium steyermarkii is one of the more attractive and interesting Syngoniums I have seen. A few years ago I had no idea it existed but a good friend of mine had one plant and had started propagating it. I was fortunate enough to get one of his plants a ... $22.00
Tradescantia fluminensis Variegata Tradescantia fluminensis Variegata
Tradescantia fluminensis Variegata a really odd variegated plant. It tends to hang or crawl as it grows out. The leaves can be mostly white as the plants grow out.
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Typhonium roxburghii Typhonium roxburghii
Typhonium roxburghii is a small growing aroid with hastate green leaves 2 to 3 inches long and wide. The flower is quite large for this plant around 6 inches tall and a dark red to maroon color. The smell is very odd. I would comp ... $8.00
Xanthosoma Albo Marginata (Micky Mouse) Xanthosoma Albo Marginata (Micky Mouse)
Xanthosoma Albo Marginata (Micky Mouse) is thought to be a mutation of a species. Most think it is a form of atrovirens or even a possible hybrid. The leaves are never identical most are streaked with large blotches of white on dark blue green leaves. One ... $10.00
Xanthosoma Lime Zinger (mafaffa aurea) Xanthosoma Lime Zinger (mafaffa aurea)
Xanthosoma Lime Zinger (mafaffa aurea) is a large growing Xanthosoma with lime yellow leaves. Grow in full sun to part shade. Plants can reach up to 8 feet tall in tropical climates expect 3 to 6 feet in northern areas. A great plant to contrast with othe ... $8.00