Aurélien Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 Hello all, Today I take some pictures of the collection of ant-plants in cultivation at Nancy BG (as I promise about 1 year ago). Hydnophytiinae : Hydnophytum cf. moseleyanum Myrmecodia platytyrea subsp. ? Myrmecodia cf. tuberosa 'muelleri' Some Hydnophytiinae recently mounted in cork. I put it several weeks at horizontal to ensure a good rooting. I hang them when they begin a new growth.
Aurélien Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Posted February 4, 2015 Ant-associated Tillandsia : T. intermedia http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/483404P1130011.jpg Ant-associated orchids (two species of Myrmecophila): http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/910993P1130007.jpg Lecanopteris and Dischidia: http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/348631P1130015.jpg Lecanopteris on barks: http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/430555P1130016.jpg Microgramma megalophylla http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/296827P1130018.jpg Dischidia cf. cleistantha (received as D. platyphylla) http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/177761P1130020.jpg Non-epiphytic ant-plants: http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/514088P1130014.jpg Tococa guianensis http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/347064P1130019.jpg
Guest Frank Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 Thanks Aurelien for posting the great photos. You certainly seem to have a significant amount of space and resources dedicated to ant-plants! Congratulations. I read in your introduction that you have about 80 taxa of Rubiaceous ant-plants at Nancy. Never having visited the European gardens how does your ant-plant collection fit in - in comparison to the other European gardens? i guess my perception is that Leiden is the "mother ship" for Rubiaceous ant-plants there. I have seen some photos that suggest Kew and Bonn may be displaying significant ant-plants - is that true?. Can you lay out for us what other gardens in Europe are big into ant-plants along with Nancy and Leiden? Thanks, Frank
jeff Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 merci AURELIEN maybe one day I would visit it all jean françois
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