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Schismatoglottis roseospatha

zozo

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Hi Roy, maybe i should.. :) It's indeed what i like to do.. But ok, some difficult plants i can get the point why nurseries pass on it. But this one?? It's beautifull, it's easy, it's an epiphyte (of which we just have to little imho). So very versatile lovely plant.. I found references of hobbyists requiring this plant in 2004.. And yet still it's a rarety to find..

So i guess their must be a clue and i just can't imagine there's no demand for this beauty once launched in the trade. Maybe it's just me.. Dunno..

Just wondering if somebody has an idea why.. :) What's wrong with it??
 
schismatoglottis roseospatha has a very similar look to some of the Lagenandra species - ex. Lagenandra thwaitesii. These are not that rare in trade.
Grown emerse, Schismatoglottis roseospatha have quite long leaves - usually emersed leaves are considerably smaller, though.
It's defenitely a nice plant (most plants are IMO ;) ), but potential in trade is not bigger than Lagenandra's, I think.....and those were never selling much.
 
Mick.Dk said:
schismatoglottis roseospatha has a very similar look to some of the Lagenandra species - ex. Lagenandra thwaitesii. These are not that rare in trade.
Grown emerse, Schismatoglottis roseospatha have quite long leaves - usually emersed leaves are considerably smaller, though.
It's defenitely a nice plant (most plants are IMO ;) ), but potential in trade is not bigger than Lagenandra's, I think.....and those were never selling much.
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Indeed looks very simular, also with some crypts it has rather a striking resemblance after all it's a Araceae.. But indeed that could be a very good point not to take it in for trade, because there are already Araceaes enough doing the job. Well give's me again something to hunt for and keeps me off the streets.. :woot:
 
Think of the rarity of Bucephalandra 5 years ago and how common they are now. I think it's simply a matter of time. Personally I have some S. roseospatha 'Gunung Hose Kapit' which I bought from Alan at theaquatank.com, and I'm sure Vasteq has a few varieties as well. They are indeed nice plants however aquascaping-wise they're quite small and tend to be creeping. I can't seem to find one that produces a nice vertical rosette, which makes them seem kind of bare as it would take a lot of plant mass to produce any sense of bushiness. S. roseospatha 'Gunung Hose Kapit' in particular acts almost like a (very slow) carpeting plant, particularly as most leaves are not larger than 3 cm! This has led to me taking cuttings and placing them in the substrate just to see what kind of effect I could create with them. No doubt in 20 years time I'll have something interesting to report!
 
Indeed Finn, i just a minute ago talked to someone else growing it.. He says this plant is so slow a Bucephalandra grows compared like a race car.. :rolleyes: He gave away a cutting yesterday and i have to wait a few months and then he maybe can spare a cutting again.. :shifty: But as Flowgrow already states it's known in the aquarist hobby from the 1970's, but in a way never got popular enough to gain some respect. (impatiend spoiled brats :rage:)
 
Must be too slow growing for commercial use.
 
I think they look realy nice.. :) If you want to have them, i wouldn't think twice, depending on the expenses of course..
 
If i look at the similar threads topic bellow.. I kinda :nailbiting: already... :lol:
 
oviparous said:
Dennerle has it in their catalogue, should be available "soon". ;)
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Thanks, funny i looked there yesterday, not for this plant and didn't probably ran through the whole alphabet.. But as far as i know, if it's in their catalog it's alrady available for order if yet not in the LFS dennerle dealer. I give them a call firts thing monday morning.. :) The also have a new small fern in the collection i want to have.. Crepidomanes cf. malabaricum
 
what's the import laws there? In australia, this would not be possible without a prison sentence.
 
Technically all you should require is a phytosanitary certificate which requires a quarantine period and about 30 quid, this would need to be sought in the country of origin.

Luckily for the UK plant collectors though our screening system is so poor that not having the paperwork hardly ever seems to be a problem.

In fact South east Asia has been dominating the specialist tropical plants market precisely because they don't ever pay for one, allowing them to undercut the market harshly. In many cases to the detriment of UK nurseries.



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