By Genus

# Cloud forest terrarium

The terrarium houses about 75 of the currently-alive species (around 90 accessions counting clonal lines) — sourced from cloud forests and highland habitats worldwide. Despite different continents and evolutionary lineages, these plants thrive together because their native habitats share functionally identical climates: cool temperatures, persistent fog, high humidity, never dry. The remaining ~200 alive accessions live outdoors (Sarracenia, Dionaea, hardy orchids, aquatics), on the fog shelves (Vanda, Cephalotus, botanical Phalaenopsis etc.), or on windowsills (Tillandsia and friends).

The highest survival rates (~100% over 3+ years) sit in Heliamphora, highland Nepenthes, and Dracula. Losses cluster around species needing a dry rest period or warmer nights than the terrarium provides.

# Full collection

Over 400 acquisitions across 88 genera total, spread across four distinct spaces:

• The highland cabinet — the cloud-forest residents: Heliamphora, Dracula, highland Nepenthes, Sophronitis, Oxyglossum-section Dendrobium, Utricularia sect. Orchidioides, miniature Pleurothallidinae.
• The balcony (outdoor, year-round) — temperate carnivores that need full sun and winter dormancy: Sarracenia, Dionaea, Aldrovanda, Nymphaea, hardy terrestrial orchids (Calopogon, Habenaria, Spiranthes, Pogonia).
• The fog shelves (living room — ultrasonic misters on a hysteresis RH loop around 80 %, driven by a second Raspberry Pi reading BME280 + SHT35 and switching Tapo P100 plugs) — warm-intermediate species that need high humidity but not cool nights: Vanda coerulescens, Neostylis Lou Sneary, Darwinara Charm ‘Blue Moon’, most Mexican Pinguicula, Cephalotus, the botanical Phalaenopsis, Angraecum didieri, Bulbophyllum makoyanum. See the fog shelves.
• Windowsills and other indoor spots — the dry-tolerant / very forgiving: Tillandsia (~53 species and cultivars), the remaining Bulbophyllum, one Cattleya, one Oncidium, one Maxillaria, and the non-highland Dendrobium (‘Berry Oda’, ‘Betty Goto’ f. coerulea, speciosum).

The pages below drill into each genus with live acquisition data, sources, prices, and photos.