KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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I've always admired the epiphytic clubmosses of southeast Asia, and recently got a few to satisfy my curiosity. Since I grow staghorn ferns pretty well, I felt these guys ought to have a chance here too. Winter will be a test though. I know I'll have to keep them above freezing and on the dry side - tough to do without a greenhouse.
The most stunning species is this Huperzia goebellii, the so called blue lycopodium. The foliage looks rather stiff, but in fact is quite supple. Probably the species with the longest foliage - as you can see it is nearly as long as me (I'm 171 cm).
A much smaller plant is this Philippine species, H. salvinioides. Top to bottom it is just about 30 cm.
And finally the common one, H. squarrosa. This is supposed to be the most tolerant and easy to grow species.
Being epiphytes from wet forests, they like a moist compost, but with perfect drainage. High humidity is also preferred and bright light, but no sun. They've been planted into plastic pots with the bottoms cut out with the plant suspending below. This allows the stems to hang naturally without the possibility of breakage during windstorms and also allows for easy watering from above. I hope they like their new home.
The most stunning species is this Huperzia goebellii, the so called blue lycopodium. The foliage looks rather stiff, but in fact is quite supple. Probably the species with the longest foliage - as you can see it is nearly as long as me (I'm 171 cm).
A much smaller plant is this Philippine species, H. salvinioides. Top to bottom it is just about 30 cm.
And finally the common one, H. squarrosa. This is supposed to be the most tolerant and easy to grow species.
Being epiphytes from wet forests, they like a moist compost, but with perfect drainage. High humidity is also preferred and bright light, but no sun. They've been planted into plastic pots with the bottoms cut out with the plant suspending below. This allows the stems to hang naturally without the possibility of breakage during windstorms and also allows for easy watering from above. I hope they like their new home.
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