We scoured the net for weird and wonderful plants to make your heart skip a beat. Everything from local to exotic, succulent to tropical, there is a list for everyone!
I am taking things up a notch by including both accessible (on the market) and only-for-the-eyes picks. Some are therefore for the connoisseur and can be appreciated from afar in all their glory, whilst others can make it into your pot at home. Enjoy!
Beginners list
To kick it off, we will start with some golden oldies for new plant parents who have spent 2020 finding their feet. The learning curb can be steep, but sometimes success with one plant is all you need to keep smiling.
Here are our picks:
Arrowhead Vine
Syngonium podophyllum
Lipstick Plant 'Japhrolepis'
Aeschynanthus 'Japhrolepis'
Pothos N'Joy
Scindapsus pictus 'N’Joy'
Tillandsia magnusiana
Tillandsia magnusiana
Mini Monstera
Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
Flaming Sword
Lutheria splendens
Monstera Monkey Leaf
Monstera adansonii
Rabbit Foot Fern
Davallia solida var. fejeensis
String of Needles
Ceropegia linearis
Crocodile Fern
Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus'
Aroid & Tropical Houseplants
To kick of the list of lists, we compiled some weird and wonderful tropical plants to satisfy your inner Tarzan/Jane.
- Columnea microcalyx
- Alpinia rugosa
- Manihot grahamii
- Persicaria microcephala ‘Red dragon’
- Amydrium zippelianum
- Anthurium podophyllum
- Microsorum thailandicum
- Tillandsia roezlii
Hoya lovers
Oh yes, you love your Hoya but are wondering what to choose when faced with the long list of unusual names.
Here are our top 10 picks:
- Hoya 'Monette'
- H. spartioides
- H. verstegii
- H. praetorii
- H. hypolasia
- H. inflata
- H. kanyakumariana
- H. paulshirleyi
- H. ranauensis
Orchid lovers
From corrugated leaves to large blooms, 2021 is the best time to experiment with new and wonderful species.
Here are our top 10 picks:
- Paphiopedilum 'Hung Sheng Eagle'
- Angraecum distichum
- Lockhartia lunifera
- Acianthera prolifera
- Goodyera pubescens
- Trisetella hoeijerii
- Pleurothalllis melanopoda
- Pleurothallis truncata
- Dendrobium lichenastrum
- Lepanthes calodictyon
Succulent lovers
It is always hard to single out a handful of plants, but here is a list you might not have come across before.
- Ceropegia buchananii
- Lithops otzeniana
- Larryleachia marlothii formerly Lavrania
- Tridentea gemmiflora
- Euphorbia greenwayi
- Anelsonia eurycarpa
- Euphorbia suzannae-marnierae
- Tanquana prismatica
Cacti lovers
Spikey wonders with a twist…Be it strange geometric patterns or fabulous blooms, this list has it all:
- Frailea chiquitana
- Tephrocactus bonnieae
- Eriosyce glabrescens
- Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum
- Rebutia canigueralii
- Aztekium ritteri
- Rebutia heliosa
- Pelecyphora aselliformis
- Mammillaria luethyi
Bulb lovers
South Africa is home to a staggering amount of bulbs. Why not join the Indigenous Bulb Association of South Africa and swap some beautiful indigenous bulbs?
- Albuca concordiana
- Gethyllis villosa
- Ammocharis tinneana
- Clivia Gunston x Star Green
- Lachenalia comptonii
- Lachenalia suaveolens
- Moraea atropunctata
