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Myrmecodia

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by KellyW, Feb 28, 2023.

  1. Feb 28, 2023 #1
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Any of you growing Myrmecodia (ant plant)? I purchased 2 of them from Andy’s several years ago. I have them mounted on cork bark and treat them like an orchid.

    They have grown, flowered and produced seed. Below are some seedlings growing on my window sill. They are really easy. Just place seeds on the surface of moist sphagnum moss, enclose in a plastic bag, place on a sunny window sill and wait.

    The flowers and seeds remind me of dwarf mistletoe…ugly! But fun.

    For scale, they are in a 2” pot.

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  2. Feb 28, 2023 #2
    DPfarr

    DPfarr Well-Known Member

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    57E2F312-B793-4D82-BED3-11EFFEEAAFC5.jpeg 32C0D71C-7893-47DE-B4EF-54EBD839B157.jpeg Sure do!
    Couple different clones of Hydnophytum formicarum, Myrmecodia solomonensis, Myrmecodia platytyrea variety antoinii and Mossman Gorge, Myrmecodia tuberosa ‘Dahlii’, and Myrmephytum sp Yellow Fruit Philippines.

    Let me know if I can send you some Kelly!
     
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  3. Feb 28, 2023 #3
    Lil Duck

    Lil Duck 4 Ducks in a Trenchcoat

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    I don’t own any however several Hydnophytum (a related genus that I personally find more attractive) species are on my (ever growing) wishlist.
     
  4. Feb 28, 2023 #4
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Daniel, you have a nice collection. Congratulations.
    The ones I got from Andy were labeled as sp. but I suspect they are beccarii

    The little ones in the foreground of photo 2, are those Myrmecodia?

    I’ll PM you.
     
  5. Mar 2, 2023 #5
    DPfarr

    DPfarr Well-Known Member

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  6. Mar 2, 2023 #6
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Thanks Daniel.
     
  7. Mar 4, 2023 #7
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    J E Jaime Escobedo

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    I have 4 or 5 species I got from Tropiflora and trades. Great source for epiphytes and tropicals.
     
  8. Mar 4, 2023 #8
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    J E Jaime Escobedo

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    Gorgeous plants, nice platyceriums.
     
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