Monstera,Etc

04/28/2026

Our Big Plant Expo VIP giveaway plant found its new home! 🌿💗

We gave away this fairly large Philodendron billietiae to one of the VIP winners, and she was absolutely lovely — but I didn’t catch her name.

If you know her, please tag her in the comments so we can congratulate her properly!

Thank you again to everyone who stopped by the Monstera Etc. tent. 💚

04/27/2026

Charleston, you were amazing. 🌿✨

We had such a great weekend at the Big Plant Expo! The show was packed, the energy was incredible, and it was so fun seeing so many plant people, vendors, sponsors, collectors, and new friends all in one place.

Huge thank you to our hosts, the organizers, fellow sponsors, vendors, and everyone who stopped by the Monstera Etc. booth. We had a wonderful show, did very well, and genuinely enjoyed every minute of it.

It looked like a lot of vendors had an incredible weekend too — some even sold out — which is always exciting to see in this community.

Thank you, Charleston. We appreciate you! 💚

04/18/2026

I was planning to bring this Anthurium Circus Peanuts to the expo… but after seeing it today, I changed my mind.

Nearly 30-inch foliage, an inflorescence tucked beneath the canopy, and fresh growth already emerging. Some plants are simply too established, too special, and too happy where they are to disturb.

This one stays home.

04/14/2026

Sometimes genetics don’t read the way you expect.

This is Anthurium kunayalense #4 × Anthurium besseae aff. (Rory Antolak)—and at first glance, you’d swear there’s Anthurium luxurians in the lineage.

That same deeply textured presence.
That rich, matte velvet surface that seems to glow under grow lights.

But there is no luxurians in this cross.

That’s what makes it so compelling—how phenotype can closely mimic familiar species without sharing their genetics. Anthurium breeding has a way of blurring those visual lines in unexpected ways.

Even more surprising—this one had been hiding in plain sight. Tucked behind other plants all winter, quietly sizing up without any attention.

Rediscovered today… and immediately promoted to the top shelf of the grow tent, where it can stay in the humidity it clearly prefers.

The Kuna influence is not something I’m willing to test outside controlled conditions.

And honestly—it earned its spotlight.

PlantGenetics

04/13/2026

Anthurium ‘Tim’s Black’

Acquired through the International Aroid Society (2024) dinner auction, and grown into a specimen that fully lives up to its name.

Elongated, ruffled, velvet foliage with emergents that emerge nearly black—retaining a depth and saturation rarely seen in Anthurium as they mature.

This is what defines a true collector plant:
stable dark expression, refined form, and proven performance over time.

04/13/2026

Unicorn plant 🦄

Anthurium rotolanteum — rooted clone, freshly separated from my mother plant.

This is a rooted, flowering-size division from a mature specimen.

These are rarely, if ever, released at this stage.
A true collector piece.

Available at the
📍 Booth S3

Serious inquiries welcome.

04/08/2026

I usually let the plants do the talking… 🌿
…but I wanted to pop in personally and remind everyone that Monstera Etc. is a Silver Sponsor of The BIG Plant Expo 2026 and I’ll be there with some of my best inventory of the year.

📍 Find my booth near the Influencer Stage
🗓️ April 25–26, 2026
📌 Charleston Convention Center | North Charleston, SC

🎟️ Tickets are still available — use code ME10 for a discount at checkout.

Come say hello, shop rare plants, and see what I’ve been growing for this event 👀

04/08/2026

🌿 The vendor lineup for The BIG Plant Expo 2026 is absolutely stacked — and I’m honored to be among them as a Silver Sponsor / featured vendor for this year’s event.

If you’ve been waiting for one of the biggest rare plant events in the Southeast, this is it.
Come shop incredible vendors from across the country, meet fellow collectors, and see what everyone is bringing to Charleston for this year’s Enchanted Forest Edition ✨

📍 Charleston Convention Center
North Charleston, SC
🗓️ April 25–26, 2026

🎟️ Tickets are still available now — use code ME10 for a discount on your purchase.

Come see me at Monstera Etc. and shop some of my best inventory of the year 🌿

04/03/2026

04/01/2026

Added some new skills to the resume. 3D printing all my planty things with my new Bambu Labs P2S w/AMS and learning TinkerCAD!