How do you grow Cyrtosperma Johnstonii?
How do you grow Cyrtosperma Johnstonii?
Native to the Solomon Islands this rare and exotic plant grows in damp swamp like areas that stay very warm. So keep the plants in a warm greenhouse with regular watering or in tray with heated water. I have found in the past the plants can grow in cooler greenhouses if the water temps is warm.
What is Cyrtosperma johnstonii?
Cyrtosperma johnstonii is the most commonly cultivated species for ponds. Due to its large size, Cyrtosperma is not suitable for aquariums, and it is most commonly found as a tropical pond plant in botanical gardens.
What does Mammillaria johnstonii look like?
Cactography 7 1926. Description: Mammillaria johnstonii is large for the genus, usually solitary but occasionally clustering basally, eventually 15 to 20 cm high. Flowers white to pale pink to cream, with pink to brownish midveins, to 20 mm in diameter.
How did EJ johnstonei get to the islands?
E. johnstonei is often introduced as a stowaway via trade amongst the islands and outcompetes local frog species in tougher environments, therefore increasing its own population distribution. Intensive monitoring is needed of each island with E. johnstonei and native species to see if the former is responsible for the decline of the latter.
How did Okapia johnstoni get its name?
Okapia johnstoni was first described as Equus johnstoni by English zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater in 1901. The generic name Okapia derives either from the Mbuba name okapi or the related Lese Karo name o’api, while the specific name (johnstoni) is in recognition of Johnston, who first acquired an okapi specimen for science from the Ituri Forest.
What does Cyrtosperma johnstonii look like?
“A flush of new leaves on this more than 20-year-old Cyrtosperma johnstonii, a semi-aquatic tropical aroid which looks like a pre-historic type of Alocasia. It has prickly reddish pink stems and large lobed leaves which are green with blood red veining.
