Re: Urospatha and Montrichardia

From: "Craig M. Allen" cm_allen at yahoo.com> on 1999.11.15 at 19:31:12(3840) We have Montrichardia arborescens on display at Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, Florida 33156. 305-667-1651. It is in the pond at the Windows to the Tropics Conservatory. In the summer we occasionally move some to out door ponds.Recently I sent some propagations to the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago. It probably isn't on display just yet, but they needed some for their electric eel exhibit. Eels breed in the root mass of this species. Craig +More --- Piabinha@aol.com wrote: > at the california academy of sciences in SF, i bought a nice calendar with > illustrations by margaret mee. one of the pictures is of Urospatha > sagittifolia (?), i believe. > > also, in the spring, i was in rio de janeiro, where i saw Montrichardia grown > > at the sitio burle-marx. > > does anyone grow any of these aquatics? > > tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA > > ===== Craig M. Allen Conservatory Manager 'Windows to the Tropics' Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, Florida 33156 Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 FAX 305-661-8953 email: cm_allen@yahoo.com Web site: http://www.ftg.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

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