Mr. Klampe

My friend Lee!

A Beavers fan!

A real estate broker!

A plant daddy fan!

A view inside of the research greenhouse....

Well cleaning went pretty well and below is a look inside......
No bugs.....not many plants either....
That should make it easier for everyone.....especially me....
It will fill up fast though....

Stay Clear of Hopper!

The sticker attached to the dumpster says “Stay Clear of Hopper”.
We’re hoppin’ through all the research house this week to clear the benches for summer maintenance.
Save one, Toss one, Save one, Toss two.
Won’t have to worry about disease and pests on these beauties anymore!

Happy 30th Anniversary Mosaic Mom....!!!!!

I am one of the lucky ones....
Knowing and loving Mosiac Mom is a blessing....ever day....
Ever day there is something fun happening.....

30 years is not very long.....such a shame.....
Of course the first 30 is the fastest.....
At least I am getting slower.....
I hope the clock does too.....as I don't want this to end....

Why I Like to Hate Racoons..........

Mosaic Mom grows a great crop of pineapples every year. This year the racoons have taken a liking to her good work. They have destroyed 6 beauties so far (see photo below). The latest raid was last night. Not sure what to do other than build new doors for the pineapple house. Maybe I should call a trapper in but that can get messy.
At least, as of this morning, there are still some great pineapples left but I guess the racoons are well aware of that too. It just never ends.

New Aglaonema Selected for testing.....

Had a couple of nurseryman in the research house last week and we selected a new aglaonema for propagation and testing....I only had one 8-inch pot of it so today I divided it into 12 pots. Hopefully by Xmas I can recut it and get going on the research we need to complete before eventual release (2 years from now).
It has extremely dark blackish leaves highlighted by a silver venation running along the lateral leaf veins. It should be awsome. It is not good to show the plant at this time (don't want to start the patent clock ticking) so instead here are a couple of photos of the reasearch greenhouse.

Here is a link to Breeding Dieffenbachia and Aglaonema



Below is a bench of Aglaonema hybrids from which the new one was selected.

Three Cheers for "Plants are the Strangest People".

I finally checked into the "Plants are the Strangest People" BLOG today and was quite impressed by all the information.
There was a nice dissertation on the genus Aglaonema....one of my favorite aroid genera. If you are interested in breeding techniques for Aglaonema I have recently published them, along with detailed microscopic photos, in the IFAS EDIS publication.

Here is the link: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP382 ...

It's Hot but the Dieffenbachia Love it......

I am dying from the heat but the Dieffenbachia in my research greenhouse seem to be quite happy today - must be nice to be an "aroid" this time of year....

Ornamental Outlook Magazine

Ornamental Outlook Magazine has published an article about my 6 new foliage plant hybrids. It ain't sand fleas, but go take a look at some pretty plant babies...Click here to transport to Ornamental Outlook.

Bonzai..........some baby ones....

Bonzai...Bonzai...Bonzai

Not sure what this plant is.....other than pretty.....
Here is a Syngonium podophylum 'White Butterfly' - a common tropical housepant.

Bonzai Week...continued.....

Below is a Lantana bonzai......not like the ones in our field......
and, here is a Ficus benjamina trained as a clump........

I always thought that type of bonzaa was really pretty.....