This is a ‘staple’ Marcgravia in the terrarium, due to its fast growth habit and ease of keeping. The leaves on this species stay between .5-1 inch in the immature state (rare to get mature foliage in a terrarium). It is bright green with slightly yellow new growth.
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Marcgravia rectiflora has been in cultivation for over a decade, long before the ‘Marcgravia wave’ hit. It is native to Cuba and perhaps the easiest Marcgravia to grow. It is tolerant of a wide range of conditions and grows very quickly over a background or piece of wood.
Categories: Blog, Plant Photo Library • Tags: Marcgravia, rectiflora, Shingler, vine
This charming little Marcgravia is a smaller species, capable of producing larger leaves in terrarium conditions but most often keeping the 1/4 leaves. Foliage is a nice scalloped shape with purple new growth. As the plant matures, it will take on a purple-green.
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This striking Sonerila has recently become available out of SE Asia. I will add more information when I have more experience with it. For the first few weeks after import, it was especially sensitive and went completely limp a few times. After heavy soaking of the sphagnum, it rebounded and now seems more stable.
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This tank is about a year old now, and houses over 50 species of plants. It stands 36Lx18Wx26T and has zoomed cork tiles on three sides. The substrate is a mix of turface and red infield conditioner in no specific ratios. The primary purpose of this tank is to give shingling species room to grow vertically. Marcgravias and many others do ok on sphagnum, but their growth is so much faster and more robust when climbing a wood surface. Species […]
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This Marcgravia is faster growing species from Ecuador with a pink stem and pretty red and yellow new growth. The stem is lined with white.
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This Melastome popped up in a tank of Ecuadorian Marcgravias and grew from seed. It’s about 2 years old now and stands 4″ tall. The leaves are broad but not very sturdy. After a year of growth, it was looking great, but then gradually the older leaves began to brown and rot off. With some monthly dilute fertilizer, it has bounced back and is growing again. On a few occasions I have tried importing Melastomes from Ecuador, they have done […]
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This medium sized Marcgravia was imported with the name ‘scalloped’ and so far has stayed true to that name. The leaves stay around 1/3-1/2 inch in the terrarium.
Categories: Blog, Plant Photo Library • Tags: Ecuador, Marcgravia, scalloped, South America
