Philodendron erubescens - different varieties

A climber.

Variegated leaf, possibly Painted Lady. I nearly lost this one when we moved but is coming on again nicely now.

Another cultivar but lost the tag a couple of years ago and can't remember the name at the moment. A self header.

Philodendron Rojo Congo

"Rojo Congo" is a self header that provides a bit of colour in the garden.

Philodendron hastatum

This philodendron has a long silver blue leaf. It seems too be a quick grower and produces several flowers at a time.

Philodendron scandens

Philodendron scandens is also known as the Heart Leaf Philodendron. This philodendron is one of those "easy to care for" indoor or patio plants. They do very well and will grow for years in a hanging basket or climbing on a totem though plant the Heart Leaf Philodendron in the garden and let them climb and it is like a whole different plant. As the plant climbs and matures, the leaves increase in size until they reach 30cm or more long! Really gives a tropical feel to the garden.

These first three photos are of a young Philodendron scandens that we had growing in the garden at our previous house. The first two pictures are close ups of the leaves and new growth which has a reddish colour. In the third picture, even though it is still only young, you can see the leaves starting to get larger as it climbs... still grow larger though! The other plant in the tree is an Oncidium Orchid - Dancing Lady.

These photos below are the golden leaf form - Philodendron scandens aureum. It isn't quite as common as the green form though starting to be seen around more. Like the green form it does as well inside in pots or outside in the garden. It is a lovely contrast in the garden and brightens a darker corner. New growth also gets the reddish colouring.

The two photos below were taken by me when visiting the Ginger Factory at Yandina, Qld last year and show a large Golden Heart Leaf Philodendron growing up a tree. You can see how the plant starts out with small leaves which get bigger as the plant grows.

Cordylines

Many of our cordylines are still only young and small so not showing their full colours yet. These photos where taken before we moved and we weren't leaving any behind so now the plants are in pots!

Shortly after we moved I pruned the cordylines to bush them up so hopefully in spring they will be looking better.

Most of the cordylines are named varieties though some are unknowns. A couple seem to have two different names and I'm not sure which is the correct one so have put both names on.

Leaf of Volcano or New Guinea Angusta

Volcano or New Guinea Angusta

Flower of Unknown 004

Unknown 004

Unknown 003

Leaf of Unknown 002

Unknown 002

Unknown 001

Tangelo

Rooster Tails

Pink Rose

Negra

Margaret Storey

Kahlia Beauty or Kaui

Hawaiian Sunrise

Dolly

Circus

Cameroon

Aussie Ballerina

Amandas Blush

Dracaena surculosa punctulata "Sierra Leone"

We bought this plant many years ago from a wholesale nursery but haven't seen one in a nursery since. It is a lovely, delicate looking plant with many long thin stems and unusual markings, like little yellow rings and spots, on the shiny, dark green leaves. Even though it looks delicate, it is actually tough and easy to grow. This plant was kept in a pot and neglected for many years until finally we took pity on it and planted it in the ground. (Many of our pot plants were neglected when the kids were small... just never enough hours in the day.) We have since split it up and taken cuttings from the plant quite a few times, and now have several growing in pots... looked after a bit better now!

For the first time this year (April, May 2010), the plant has flowered!! I think the flower buds look like something one would hang on a Christmas tree!

Finally, after several long weeks, the flowers opened. They aren't big and gaudy but like delicate little stars which look much better on the plant than how they look in the photos... just couldn't seem to get a good picture! The flowers have a light scent.

Anthuriums - foliage types

This one is a red form with dark red new growth. Older growth stays a red colour for a long time before slowly turning dark green. The leaves are typical heart-shape, andreanum type and so far have reached nearly 30cm long. It hasn't flowered for me yet so don't know what the flower is like.

Anthurium bonplandii - a birds nest type with red new growth.

A couple more birds nest types. I'm not sure of the names as yet and have to wait until they seed to be sure of an accurate ID. The first one has a long, narrow purple inflorescence. The second one has a large exposed root system. The plants have grown since these photos were taken and will take more updated photos soon.

Inflorescence of above anthurium.

We do have more anthuriums, both grown for flowers and foliage types, but they either haven't flowered yet to take photos of or I just haven't taken any photos of them! I'll add more photos as I take them.