Episode 238: Dendrobium orchids and more with Kevin Wigley

I visit orchid grower Kevin Wigley to find out more about this fascinating family, including Dendrobiums, Coelogyne and Psychopsis.

Flowering houseplantsJane PerroneSeptember 30, 2022Dendrobiums, orchidsComment

Episode 234: flowering houseplants

I talk to Lisa Eldred Steinkopf aka The Houseplant Guru about flowering houseplants and celebrate her new book Bloom

Flowering houseplantsJane PerroneSeptember 2, 2022Gesneriads, Episcia, Phalaenopsis, Hippeastrum, StreptocarpusComment

Episode 225: Sinningia

I’m joined by plant geneticist and molecular biologist David Zaitlin to talk about this fascinating genus, with a focus on florist Gloxinia and Sinningia leucotricha.

Flowering houseplantsJane PerroneJune 3, 2022Gesneriads, SinningiaComment

Episode 202: jewel orchids

I talk all things jewel orchid with London-based grower Reshma Lobo aka @uglyplanting, plus I answer a question about combination planting in expanded clay pebbles.

Episode 197: tiny plants with Leslie Halleck

I talk to horticulturist Leslie Halleck about her new book Tiny Plants, and answer a question about a colourful Tradescantia.

Growing under glass, Flowering houseplantsJane PerroneOctober 1, 2021Tradescantia, sundews, carnivorous plants, GesneriadsComment

Episode 181: moth orchid rescue with Terry Richardson

Terry Richardson aka The Black Thumb joins me to answer all your orchid rescue questions: plus I answer a question about plants that can hold their own in a loft space.

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