Hi Jeff, I have posted that one before, Haworthia pygmaea f. crystallina, to the best of my knowledge, but this is the first time it's been outdoors for any length of time...At least it tanned, and did not burn, unlike some of its less fortunate brethren in my care lately. Nice Aloe flower stalk, nice to see the genuine A. vera. Veritas! Christopher

Lauraeli, hi! I've been researching this plant for years. That's the closest name I or anyone I've asked over the years can supply for it. I've asked here on NTP in a discussion I bump back to life about once a year, here in HP periodically, and on the NTP section of other forums, including Dav that which can't be named (which seems to have more international users.) It's definitely diff from C. repens, I have both and there are many diffs between them, primarily those blooms which would never go unnoticed by any owner of this plant. They stick out from the plant several inches, noticeable from a distance. When the blooms finish, the flower stems are discarded. This plant has lighter green leaves that are thicker and more pointed, not purple on back, farther nodes, fatter/thicker reddish stems. Very hard to research because a significant number of reputable sources show pics of this plant and call it C. repens. The name C. cordifolia can't be confirmed via pictures (the last time I did a 'round of searches, in the fall) but if one deciphers a written key, (which I solicited help with in NTP but got no responses and muddled through alone,) this plant most closely matches C. cordifolia over other choices. There are many Callisias described in a key that can't be visually confirmed so I am not 100% sure, and I'm not well versed in botanical anatomy jargon. I've written to professors from various .edu sites asking for help/clarification, but none of those willing to write back had anything helpful to say, one would not admit they are 2 diff plants, one agreed they were different but never wrote back again with a name for the other plant. From these discussions, it was suggested that possibly this plant is C. repens and the other one always sold under that name as a house plant is some other, unnamed plant. Glasshouse Works said they couldn't confirm a name, but agreed they are 2 diff plants. Maddening! Always welcome new input! What do you think? (Or anyone else reading this?)

Thanks! I planted a lot more ferns and have more pics? Can anyone help identify these? One of them is a log fern but I don't know which one is. Fern 1: Fern 2: I'm pretty sure this is an Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)Just want a confirmation :) Fern 3: I think this is defiantly a sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis). It looks the least "fern-like" than all the ferns I planted IMHO. Fern 4: I think this is a lady fern (Athyrium felix-femina). It was purchased from Home Depot or Lowes. I forget which. Fern 5: From research I think this is a Japanese Painted fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum). It looks wonderful. I hope it grows in as it only has a few fronds. Fern 6: I know this is a Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). I just thought I would post a few pics of my new clumps. Fern 7: I'm not sure what this is. I love the shiny fronds! It has hairy (not really hair) on its stem (I'm sure it's not really a stem). Fern 8: Not sure what this is either. Fern 9: This is also a no ID fern. It is by far the largest. Very tall. Fern 10: This is a Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron). It has grown a little bit since I planted it. Here are a few pics of all the ferns. I can't wait until they grow in next year! Thanks all! T.J.

Here is a picture of it spontaneously sending out cuttings: This picture should have been rotated 90 degrees to the right by me. Anyhoo, you can see... it throws little bits of itself onto the ground. So hopeful? Btw this is also called turtle vine and chain plant. I imagine it would do okay wrapped in a wet paper towel and sent through the mail? If anyone wants some, message me and I guess, send postage? Actually I could just divide it too... come to think of it, in all this time I have never looked at its roots.