Newsletter 25th February 2026

First published 25th February 2026

Hello everyone, and welcome to a very belated first newsletter of the year!

Again keeping to the format of previous newsletters:

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Item 1: Things of Beauty
Two to start the year with! The first is this Suimen leaf cheekily grinning away.
The second, which is also the Wollongong Botanic Garden feature for this newsletter, references the over one thousand Haworthia spp. collected for more than 40 years by Leo Cady, who was also large in the Australian orchid world. He donated his collection to the Wollongong Botanic Garden, which displays a small portion at a time via regular rotation in their Sir Joseph Banks Glasshouse.

Item 2: A Protocarnivorous Passionfruit
The running theme of these newsletters’ Item 2 has evolved into “different”, and following from Brocchinia reducta in the last newsletter, we have Passiflora foetida, a protocarnivorous Passionfruit!

Item 3: Plants of the Month Since Last Newsletter
Plant of the Month: January 2026
Rabbit’s Foot Fern (Davallia sp.) with Selaginella kraussiana
Available here.

Plant of the Month: February 2026
Common Fig Ficus carica ‘White Genoa’ With or Without 3 L Air-Pot
Available here.

Item 4: Other New Blog Posts Since Last Newsletter
Unfortunately new scams ended the old year:
PSA Concerning Microsoft 365 and Outlook
Scam: Apple Phishing Leveraging Genuine Apple Support Emails and Texts

So a bit of fun to begin the new one:
You Can’t Have Plants if…

Please spread the word:
Paying to Pollute

More crooks:
Rip-Off/Borderline Scam: Online Business Registration

More pollution:
How to Spot AI Images

Pareidolia in action!
Suimen Smiley Leaf

Absoutely delicious:
How to Prepare Homegrown Sugarcane For Chewing

Item 5: Newly-Listed Items
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) in 90 mm Bottomless Pot

Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea) Bare-Rooted-Rhizome Clump

Kaempferia rotunda (Peacock Ginger) in 90 mm Bottomless Pot

Kaempferia rotunda (Peacock Ginger) in 9 L Air-Pot Container