Something you don't see every day - Cryptopus paniculatus

[tnyr5]

Let me preemptively answer a few questions:
1. Andy's
2. Hot and humid as hell
3. Yes, it's a pain in the ass

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers!!

 

[GuRu]

Tony, never seen such a flower before ........and you forgot to answer the question of its origin pre-emtively......but we have search engines......Madagascar.

 

[Ozpaph]

or what the plant looks like; intriguing.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Why 3? Because of 2?

 

[tnyr5]

It's an incredibly sensitive plant that can dehydrate and die in a matter of hours. Just shipping it priority overnight made it lose half its roots. #Cryptothallis lol

 

[tomp]

I like it! Thanks for sharing it. I would have species like that if I we willing to do the heat.

 

[abax]

Triffids are lose!!! This probably the most interesting flower I've ever seen.

 

[tnyr5]

I'll take a pic of the whole plant tomorrow. Sang for a funeral this morning, then found out another friend died as well. Not a great day.

 

[BrucherT]

I'll take a pic of the whole plant tomorrow. Sang for a funeral this morning, then found out another friend died as well. Not a great day.

Oh no. So very sorry for your losses. Never enough time for loving. Be kind to you.

 

[tnyr5]

Here you are, whole plant on its perch.

 

[Linus_Cello]

What do you do to keep it warm?

 

[tnyr5]

My growspace is in the basement, 6mil plastic attached to 2x4 framing, 1in thick foam insulation between the boards, lit by 400w metal halides, and there's a little space heater fan in there.

 

[JayeL]

I love this genus - but I have found them (elatus and dissectus) to be really "twig" epiphytes. As it is warm enough in Durban, I set them free in a couple of azalea bushes where they rambled from twig to twig. I have never had success in the greenhouse or when placed on a "branch" or even on the truck of a tree fern.

PS - Make sure you have your glasses on when you prune your azalea ;-) I managed to decapitate a few.

JL

 

[NYEric]

My condolences for your loss. I am jealous of the plant.

 

[tnyr5]

I love this genus - but I have found them (elatus and dissectus) to be really "twig" epiphytes. As it is warm enough in Durban, I set them free in a couple of azalea bushes where they rambled from twig to twig. I have never had success in the greenhouse or when placed on a "branch" or even on the truck of a tree fern.

PS - Make sure you have your glasses on when you prune your azalea ;-) I managed to decapitate a few.

JL

I'd do evil things for a dissectus!

 

[naoki]

Very nice, Tony! I've tried a couple times without any success.