Acro Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Hello! I just joined and this is my first post here. Can you suggest any good books on the care of ant plants (Myrmecophytes)? Also, what are some good sources for ant plants in the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Hi Acro, Welcome to the forum. I will tackle the "sources in the USA" question. From another of your posts I see you already know about Black Jungle. I think they have a new supplier because they had more species of ant-plants for sale recently than ever before. Here are some other US sources lifted from one of Derrick's posts: "USA. Hoya, Tillandsia and more. http://www.bobsmoleys.com/hoya.html USA. Rubiaceae, Bromeliaceae, asclepiads. A source of new introductions to the USA. http://www.tropiflora.com/ USA. Dischidia, Lecanopteris, Hydnophytum, Myrmecodia, Pachycentria, Tillandsia. http://www.blackjung...riumsupply.com/ USA. (Hawaii) Green Plant Research. Primarily asclepiads. http://www.rare-hoyas.com/ USA. Myrmecodia. http://www.andysorchids.com/" And a few more from me: Charles Alford at rareferns.com offers Rubiaceous ant-plants and Lecanopteris ant-ferns. The American eBay has a constant supply of ant-plants and Lecanopteris ant-ferns for sale in the warmer months of the year. And I will have occasional offerings, mainly of seeds, on my website: franksantplants.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Thanks Frank! I am trying to trade for ant plants on this forum and on a few other plant forums. But if I can't make a trade then I will have to start saving up and buy some. I've grown a variety of plants and ant plants are rather expensive for a small plant. Why is that? Do they take a long time to grow or are they just very rare? Or is there another reason? Thanks Derrick! I just sent Australian succulents a message, hopefully they can ship that book to the USA. And I am about to PM Frank about your DVD book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 This is not only about books but about an enormous volume of further reading in various sources, many online. There is no facility here for recording large single articles; therefore, my list of myrmecophyte related references which is about 8 A4 pages long, has been copied to the files section of: https://www.facebook.com/groups/myrmecophytes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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