Growing Kava (Piper methysticum)
After growing Kava for the best part of 20 years (and out of its natural climatic range), I've settled on a few things that are…
New Psychotria hybrids
Last summer I had the chance to cross pollinate some different Psychotria viridis varieties with our Nexus hybrid. Several of them took and the fruit…
Galbulimima baccata Info
Galbulimima baccata (syn. belgraveana) is a beautiful rainforest tree used by tribes in Papua New Guinea with Homalomena spp. to make an intoxicating tea,…
Grafting Tabernanthe iboga (Iboga, Ibogaine Plant)
Tabernanthe iboga is a member of the Apocynaceae family. Many species in this family, such as Frangipani, Oleander or Allamanda are considered poisonous due to…
New Psychotria hybrid 2015
In our quest to increase the number of cultivars of Psychotria viridis we've been conducting some controlled cross pollinations; several worked successfully including the one…
Duboisia hopwoodii x myoporoides hybridisation
I haven't read of these 2 species hybridising before, there is the well known D. myoporoides x leichhardtii hybrids used for scopolamine production in Australia…
Tabernanthe iboga seed germination
I recently acquired seeds of Tabernanthe iboga directly from Africa, of the long fruited variety, what they call in the region 'male' iboga. The round…
Duboisia hybrid leaf comparison
Below is a picture of 3 Duboisia leaves, on the left, Duboisia myoporoides, D. hopwoodii X myoporoides in the centre and D. hopwoodii on the…
Vanuatu – plants and kava n stuff
My partner and I visited Vanuatu in June this year for a holiday and some exploring. We visited 3 islands, Espiritu Santo, Efate and Tanna.We…
Ross River Fever
I contracted Ross River Fever (RRF,) also called Ross River Virus, in early March (the virus takes 3-11 days to show) this year and thought…