On 31 Mar 2005 07:21:21 -0800 in Myrmecodia wrote:
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After stumbling across these while in the NC mountains I've
been tempted to try growing them in my yard (Central NC).
I found Carson E. Whitlow's culture sheet for them
http://www.vengers.com/culture/cpgclt01.htm
and was wondering if anyone else had tips on growing them outdoors
and for good companion plants.

The main trick is actually finding a nursery that sells them.

Found a place in NC that supposedly sells them.

They seem to do reasonably well in a peat/perlite/silica sand mix.
I've had better luck with large tubs and mini-bogs rather than small
pots. I don't think they would like typical flower beds or our
central NC clay. Give them full sun and keep moist. Good companions
include other bog orchids (Calopogon, Pogonia, etc), Polygala lutea,
Sarracenia, Drosera, and Dionaea muscipula. Rhexia species have
pretty flowers but tend to choke out the other plants in the bog.

The thought was to build a bog garden as outlined on Tony Avent's
site. But the tub approach would mean I don't have to double
check where the septic field is before starting.
How big of a tub would you suggest?

Oh yeah, and watch out for squirrels. The tree rats will dig them up
and eat the tuberoids.

Nick


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Chris Dukes
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