Hi Tim, Thanks a lot - sounds like a real oddball of oddballs! I didn't order it based on attractiveness, however I have no idea what to expect - I'm only familiar with the more usual ones that are available in commerce. Thank you for the planting suggestions - I think I'll start with an orchid bark base with some (dirt) mixed in for good measure? Or would a moss base be better? How about lighting? My guess is subdued / indirect light? Thanks again! On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Tim Chapman <tim@gingerwoodnursery.com>wrote: > They can be grown in a very well drained soil in pots or something similar > to an orchid mix but with some added organic material. It's best to allow > their aerial roots to be exposed. > > There are several epiphytic Hedychium spp, unfortunately H muluense is far > from the most attractive. They are in their own sub genus/clade , > genetically distinct from the rest of the genus. They form large aerial > roots that grip to trees or wrap around smaller saplings. A few are > deciduous but the majority are evergreen. All are tropical in nature, > unlike many of those found in the Himalayas and it's foothills that often > experience varying degrees of cold weather at times. > > It's not available anywhere, but to see the best of the epiphytes, image > search Hedychium bordelonianum! > > Tim Chapman > > > > > Anyone grow this one ? Apparently it's an epiphyte - How does that even > > work, if it's a tuberous / rhizomatous plant ? I have one coming - what > > should I do with it? Mount it ??? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >