Mystacidium capense

[SlipperFan]

I wonder if this will ever get as big and floriferous as some I've seen on the internet...

 

[JeanLux]

A jewel nevertheless !!!! Jean

 

[labskaus]

Lovely!

 

[NYEric]

Nice, I have to remember to look for one of these.

 

[SlipperFan]

Nice, I have to remember to look for one of these.

I have two -- do you want one? It's also mounted and in bloom right now.

 

[cnycharles]

I have two -- do you want one? It's also mounted and in bloom right now.

That might be a nice trade plant



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[jjkOC]

Cute falling stars!

 

[Ozpaph]

very nice.

 

[Jaljala]

Very nice ! I too wonder how old the plants we see online are because these plants grow so slowly... thankfully them bloom while still very small!

 

[NYEric]

I have two -- do you want one? It's also mounted and in bloom right now.

Is it one of the fragrant ones?

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap: Looks like it's off to a good start!

 

[Dane]

They mainly stay small as i've observed in the surrounding forests... growing on the twigs of trees near a river or stream.... they can get numerous spikes and produce new "shoots". I've seen many with hundreds of flowers carring a fragerance of a night of sweet perfume.

Feel free to ask me any questions about them, i've been observing and growing them for quite some time

 

[Stone]

They mainly stay small as i've observed in the surrounding forests... growing on the twigs of trees near a river or stream.... they can get numerous spikes and produce new "shoots". I've seen many with hundreds of flowers carring a fragerance of a night of sweet perfume.

Feel free to ask me any questions about them, i've been observing and growing them for quite some time

Thanks Dane!
Do they grow in shade?
How cold does it get in habitat?
Is there a dry season?

Nice plant Dot.

 

[SlipperFan]

Is it one of the fragrant ones?

I didn't notice a fragrance when I photographed it. But it may be fragrant at night???

 

[Dane]

Thanks Dane!
Do they grow in shade?
How cold does it get in habitat?
Is there a dry season?

Nice plant Dot.

They grow in the shade under shrubs about 60%...
About to 5C and rarely to 2C... the cold doesn't really seem to harm them, they just drop their leaves and then they grow back..... They have really small leaves when grown in high lighting.

Their dry season is in winter, but it isn't really important to get them to flower..... they normally flower yearly once mature.

 

[Dane]

I didn't notice a fragrance when I photographed it. But it may be fragrant at night???

Yes, mainly of a night... as you walk through the forests you can smell their sweet fragerance before you actually see the flowers.... They are polinated by the South African hawlk moth which is attracted to their fragerence and white blossoms

 

[SlipperFan]

Yes, mainly of a night... as you walk through the forests you can smell their sweet fragerance before you actually see the flowers.... They are polinated by the South African halk moth which is attracted to their fragerence and white blossoms

Thanks, Dane.

 

[Jaljala]

Great information, thank!

 

[Evergreen]

Dot, it is a very nice one! Next year it will reward you with more blooms
Dane, thanks for the info, it should be amazing to see them growing in their habitat!

 

[SlipperFan]

I happened to be in the greenhouse at dusk, and it is indeed fragrant! Sweetly fragrant.