For some years I havehad a Cyrtosperma johnstonii growing just outside my concrete pond, which isabove ground level by 18 inches (45 cm.) It used to be grown in anotherpond, with roots totally submerged in water. Here it is in permanentlydamp soil and the soil is a very heavy, intractable clay loam, so it would notseem that it needs to be in moss, although that might provide the ultimate/optimumof conditions.
In the attached photoyou can see the Cyrtosperma with a Typhonodourum lindleyi behind it, in thesame soil, and a Musa ornate to the right of it.
John.
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Jeremy, I believe the Atlanta Botanical Gardens grew avery large C. johnstonii in what looked like (if I can remember right) a largerock bowl with just moss as the growing medium. Probably keep very moistbut not too wet. Just another suggestion. I wouldnt totallysubmerge the roots though...
Thanks,
Michael Mattlage
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