Exclusive Access Inside Florida's Most Exotic Private Jungle Garden

Welcome back for Part 2 with the legendary collector Roger Castells! After our deep-dive interview, Roger gives us an exclusive, two-hour tour of his stunning quarter-acre property: a million-dollar estate that is home to a jaw-dropping $500,000 rare plant collection! Join us as we explore every corner of this private, man made jungle. We start at the mesmerizing Wet Wall and move through his rare tree nursery, including exotic species from the South Pacific Islands. Get an up close look at some of the world's most sought after Aroids, rare palms, and one-of-a-kind hybrids. Highlights of the Tour: • The massive Sabinaria magnifica aka the Butterfly Palm • Unusual hybrids like Alocasia ‘New Guinea Gold’ x frydeck • The surprise reveal of a mature philodendron atabapoense • Roger’s extensive Variegated Palm Collection • Stunning specimens like Thaumatophyllum ‘Chumley’, Monstera ‘Devil Monster’, Anthurium diabloense, and the massive Codiaeum Dreadlocks. •insane variegated anthurium and hybrids you didn’t think were possible This is more than a garden tour; it's a look at years of dedication, unique growing hacks, and natural experiments. Don't miss the INSANE Madagascar Tree, epiphytic cycad and Anthuriums in his Hidden Cove. Watch Part 1: The Roger Castells Interview: [Interview here: https://youtu.be/zmxHJTUn1sA?si=qvjgozpSLlCYRhIP] Roger’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daddycastells Roger’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rogger.castells Roger’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@CasaJunglaDIY?si=s8YBDLV94RExLISz Daughter’s tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@virgoviews Ashley’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atlplantroom Get Updates: https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbyGISAOPN44T9u/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 meet Roger’s 00:00:50 Wet Wall & Front Entrance Garden 00:05:06 Rare Trees from South Pacific Islands 00:08:23 Sabinaria magnifica Butterfly Palm 00:12:21 Alocasia’Nee Guinea Gold’ x frydeck 00:16:56 Anthurium & Homemade Rock Pot 00:22:02 THAT’S AN ATABAPOENSE?! 00:24:31 Colorful Colocasia Garden 00:30:48 Roger’s 1st Philodendron 00:31:37 Variegated Palm Collection 00:35:08 Plants Around the Oak 00:38:49 Syzygium & Thaumatophyllum Chumley 00:44:13 Massive Underrated Anthurium 00:48:00 Roger’s Natural Experiments 00:50:58 Day 2 00:56:22 Codiaeum Dreadlocks 00:59:02 First Expansion: East Garden 01:05:04 INSANE Madagascar Tree?! 01:08:14 Anthuriums 01:17:38 Underrated Philodendron 01:26:29 Trees I’ve Never Heard of 01:31:28 The Island & Deck 01:36:48 new Thaumatophyllum hybrid 01:48:07 Roger’s Tree Separation Hack 01:52:49 Codiaeum variegatum ‘Big Pink’ 02:00:00 Acclimation Bins 02:04:45 epiphytic cycad 02:06:51 Hidden Cove Anthurium 02:26:48 Spiral Gingers & Schismatoglottis 02:32:32 Back of the island 02:40:42 Aroids on the Oak 02:42:41 West Garden 02:47:44 Joey Palm, Philos & Flat Ferns 02:47:43 desert island Some trees: Lorito tree, variegated pinwheel, Gustavia, ouratea theophrasta, variegated ficus religiosa, trevesia palmasta, Atractocarpus bracteatus, Osmocylon novoguineemse, phyllarthron cauliflorum syzygium jiewhoei, syzygium West Sumatra, jacaranda, clavija, saraca indica Palms: Sabrinaria magnifica (aka butterfly palm), renda hybrids, variegated fishtail palm, variegated Christmas palm, variegated fox tail palm, pinanga veitchii, johannesteijemannia altifrons Other plants: Thaumatophyllum ‘Chumley’, philodendron sp Brazil, anthurium willfordii, anthurium waroqueanum hybrids, variegated monkey tail cactus, sectoral variegated philodendron giganteum, variegated anthurium subsignatum, monstera Devil monster, anthurium diabloense, Thaumatophyllum Stenolobum narrow form, Thaumatophyllum African fantasy, variegated oxalis, Homalomena sp Java, polyscias guilfoylei, monstera bulbasaur, Codiaeum variegatum ‘Big Pink’, dioon mejiae, philodendron corsinianum, philodendron Jennifer, philodendron brown Billie, colocasia grasshopper, colocasia Scarab soul, colocasia lava Lisa, asplenium phillipinensis, alocasia serendipity, philodendron emerald king, philodendron emerald ice, anthurium brownii, philodendron orange Congo variegated, anthurium dark star, Adelonema, Zamia psuedoparasitica, monstera deliciosa electrolyte, alocasia simpo, alocasia Yucatán princess, anthurium hoffmanii blood moon, Message Me! https://tr.ee/N3RrMy