By Genus

# Cloud forest terrarium

The terrarium houses most of the currently-alive collection — 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 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 380 acquisitions across 89 genera total, spread across three 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).
• Around the house (indoor, not in the cabinet) — plants that live at intermediate conditions on windowsills and bright spots: Tillandsia (~53 species and cultivars), most Bulbophyllum, one Cattleya, one Oncidium, one Maxillaria, most Phalaenopsis, 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.