MEET THE GROWER
From Collector to Anthurium Hybridiser
What began as a fascination with rare plants has grown into years of hands-on experience collecting, growing and hybridising Anthuriums.
Today, Peaceful Plants is dedicated almost entirely to Anthuriums — from exceptional papillilaminum lines to carefully selected collector hybrids. My collection has been built by sourcing plants and genetics from growers around the world, including Peru, Colombia, Thailand and the USA.
Much of what I know has come from experience: years of experimenting, observing, making mistakes, refining my growing methods and learning how different Anthurium genetics respond.
That knowledge now shapes the plants I select, the crosses I create and the Anthuriums I offer through Peaceful Plants.
MY APPROACH
Experience Before Theory
My knowledge of Anthuriums has been built through years of hands-on growing, importing, acclimatising, propagating and experimenting.
I have tested different substrates, nutrition, humidity levels, lighting, airflow and growing methods — and learned just as much from the plants that struggled as the ones that thrived.
That experience has taught me to look beyond generic care advice and understand how individual genetics, root systems and growing conditions influence the way an Anthurium responds.
Today, that practical knowledge guides how I grow, how I select plants, how I acclimatise imports and how I approach every cross I create.
GLOBAL GENETICS
Collector genetics sourced from respected growers around the world.
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE
Years of growing, importing, acclimatising, propagating and experimenting.
SELECTIVE HYBRIDISING
Thoughtful crosses selected for exceptional genetics, form and character.
MY HYBRIDISING PHILOSOPHY
Creating With Intention
For me, hybridising is not simply about crossing two desirable Anthuriums. Every cross begins with the parents — their genetics, provenance, form and the individual characteristics that make them worth breeding with.
I carefully select plants with traits I would like to explore in the next generation, whether that is exceptional form, dark velvet foliage, striking venation, distinctive emergent colour or simply a combination of genetics I believe has exciting potential.
But that is also the beauty of hybridising: genetics are never completely predictable. Every seedling is an individual, and watching those characteristics develop is one of the most fascinating parts of growing Anthuriums.
My aim is not to produce plants simply because the parent names are desirable. I want to create thoughtful crosses with genuine potential — plants that I would be excited to grow and keep in my own collection.
THE COLLECTION
Built From Global Genetics
Over the years, I have built my Anthurium collection by sourcing exceptional plants and genetics from specialist growers around the world. Each addition has been selected not simply for a name, but for the qualities I value as a collector and hybridiser — provenance, form, foliage, venation, colour and breeding potential.
PERU
Rare species & selected genetics
COLOMBIA
Exceptional Anthurium diversity
THAILAND
Collector plants & hybrid genetics
USA
Selected Bloodlines & established collector genetics
Breeding With Intention
My approach to hybridising begins with the parents. I select plants not simply because they are rare or desirable, but because of the individual characteristics I believe are worth carrying forward.
Form, venation, colour, texture, growth habit and provenance all influence the crosses I choose to make.
Some crosses are created to strengthen particular traits. Others explore how two exceptional bloodlines may interact. And sometimes, the most exciting results come from combinations that have never existed before.
Every seedling is different. That unpredictability is part of what makes growing Anthuriums from seed so fascinating.
What I Look For
Form
Leaf shape, proportions and structure that give a plant its distinctive presence.
Venation
Vein structure, contrast and the way venation develops as the leaf matures.
Colour
Emergent colour, mature tones and the depth and character of the foliage.
Texture
Velvet, sheen and surface character that can transform the appearance of a leaf.
Genetics
Provenance and parentage considered alongside the qualities expressed by the individual plant.
Potential
The possibility of combining complementary traits to create something distinctive in the next generation.
Genetics I Choose to Grow With
Papillilaminum
Carlablackiae
BVEP
Collector Hybrids
From My Collection to Yours
Collector Selected
I choose plants and genetics because of the qualities I see in them — not simply because a name happens to be fashionable.
Grown With Experience
Years of growing, importing, propagating and experimenting influence the way I care for and evaluate every Anthurium.
Always Learning
Anthuriums continue to fascinate me. I keep studying species, locality forms, genetics, breeders and botanical history as my collection evolves.
For People Who Are as Fascinated by Anthuriums as I Am.
Whether you are choosing your first rare Anthurium, searching for a particular bloodline or adding something unusual to an established collection, I hope you discover something here that excites you as much as it did me.