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I need some informations about this ant plant.

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

I bought recently this Ugly... :D . I have found that it practically has litle roots. I put it in a bigger pot with some of it's original coconut fiber and I added some scoria and pumice.
I thought it was an African succulent.

It is in fact a Myrmecodia ? What kind?

Any care tips?

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Thank you in advance.

Cristian

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  • 8 years ago

    Without leaves and flowers it's difficult to tell which species it might be. But it does look like a species of Myrmecodia. There are a number of genus of Ant Plants which come from South East Asia and Australia. Naturally they grow up in trees so generally they can be grown like epiphytic orchids. But they're not very common in cultivation so they're not often available and information about them tends to be a bit scant.

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