Re: [Aroid-l] Piptospatha

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at googlemail.com> on 2009.12.29 at 09:44:55(20416) Hi Devin, Good news and bad news. Piptospatha species are easy to grow in a well-drained but constantly wet medium. We have six species in cultivation here in Sarawak: elongata, grabowskii, impolita, ridleyi, perakensis & viridistigma. We grow them in shallow clay plans and cut-down perforated water-lily baskets, with a mineral-soil sand mix (1:3) and a moss-and-perlite (1-1) mix with equal ease. They require constant humidity, medium shade (75% of our natural light) and a minimum temperature of 20C nighttime rising to a max of 36C day time. The bad news is that virtually all species except P. ridleyi are not in commercial cultivation. When I was living in the UK P. ridleyi occasionally turned up (unnamed) in aquarist shops. It is immediately recognizable by the leaves splashed pale green on a dark green background. Very best Peter +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of dbiggs@xantusidesign.net Sent: Tuesday, 29 December, 2009 4:15 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Piptospatha I think I'm in love! Does anybody have any experience with any Piptospatha species? Are there any US sources for them at all. I have looked around some, but found nothing. I wonder if they are difficult to grow(?). Cheers and thanks, Devin Biggs _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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