C. thwaitesii spathe

C. thwaitesii finally flowered after 10 years of cultivation... Can see how bad my skill is… Still, better late than never…

Another dream, cryptocoryne dream

I was tired and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found myself in the forest again, walking down a valley to a stream.

I was searching again, for another dream cryptocoryne.

There were many aroids around, some possibly lagenandra (?), but no cryptocorynes.

I reached the upper stream portion where the water became shallower but clearer.

Suddenly...

Again, before I could start to search for the spathes, these horrific images appeared.

I woke up in cold sweat. The images below, ever so vivid, are still very clear in my mind....