Non-Aroid question

From: RAYMOMATTLA at cs.com on 2004.01.04 at 23:52:46(10982) I was wondering if anyone was growing any of the shingling Ficus species other than F. pumila? Or for that matter, any other shinglers OTHER than ones from Araceae or Marcgraviaceae? Thanks for any help.. Michael Mattlage

From: Jonathan Ertelt jonathan.ertelt at vanderbilt.edu> on 2004.01.05 at 04:03:43(10983) At 6:52 PM -0500 1/4/04, RAYMOMATTLA@cs.com wrote: I was wondering if anyone was growing any of the shingling Ficus species other than F. pumila? Or for that matter, any other shinglers OTHER than ones from Araceae or Marcgraviaceae? Thanks for any help.. Michael Mattlage The only ones I can think of are a couple of species of Dischidia, and perhaps a few ferns where the rhizomes are somewhat overlapping, providing a home for ants, though the fronds still stick out. I'd be interested in hearing what other plants exhibit this shingle type growth habit. There may be a couple of Begonia species, but the leaves aren't appressed to the substrate the way theu are in these others. +More Jonathan

From: Adam Black epiphyte1 at earthlink.net> on 2004.01.05 at 12:58:16(10984) Jonathan Ertelt wrote: The only ones I can think of are a couple of species of Dischidia, and perhaps a few ferns where the rhizomes are somewhat overlapping, providing a home for ants, though the fronds still stick out. Another Asclepiad, Hoya imbricata, grows as a "shingle plant" . There may be other species of Hoya as well that have this growth form as well. Anyone know of any? Do some of the flat leaved epiphytic cacti count as shingle plants? From some pictures in habitat, I have seen some cactus species that grow tightly against trunks and branches of trees, different from how they are typically grown in cultivation. Adam Black

From: "Ron" ronlene at bellsouth.net> on 2004.01.05 at 13:29:56(10985) As an Aroid, does Monstera dubia fit as a shingling aroid? Ron Kessler -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Jonathan Ertelt +More Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 11:04 PM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Non-Aroid question At 6:52 PM -0500 1/4/04, RAYMOMATTLA@cs.com wrote: >I was wondering if anyone was growing any of the shingling Ficus species >other than F. pumila? Or for that matter, any other shinglers OTHER than ones >from Araceae or Marcgraviaceae? Thanks for any help.. Michael Mattlage The only ones I can think of are a couple of species of Dischidia, and perhaps a few ferns where the rhizomes are somewhat overlapping, providing a home for ants, though the fronds still stick out. I'd be interested in hearing what other plants exhibit this shingle type growth habit. There may be a couple of Begonia species, but the leaves aren't appressed to the substrate the way theu are in these others. Jonathan

From: Thomas.Croat at mobot.org on 2004.01.05 at 16:54:04(10987) Monstera dubia is a member of section Marcgraviopsis and is definitely a "shingler" in the juvenile phaze. Tom Croat +More -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:30 AM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Non-Aroid question As an Aroid, does Monstera dubia fit as a shingling aroid? Ron Kessler -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Jonathan Ertelt Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 11:04 PM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Non-Aroid question At 6:52 PM -0500 1/4/04, RAYMOMATTLA@cs.com wrote: >I was wondering if anyone was growing any of the shingling Ficus species >other than F. pumila? Or for that matter, any other shinglers OTHER than ones >from Araceae or Marcgraviaceae? Thanks for any help.. Michael Mattlage The only ones I can think of are a couple of species of Dischidia, and perhaps a few ferns where the rhizomes are somewhat overlapping, providing a home for ants, though the fronds still stick out. I'd be interested in hearing what other plants exhibit this shingle type growth habit. There may be a couple of Begonia species, but the leaves aren't appressed to the substrate the way theu are in these others. Jonathan

From: piaba piabinha at yahoo.com> on 2004.01.05 at 17:11:32(10988) Selenicereus wittii, from the amazon, which was depicted by margaret mee. this is actually the only cactus in the world that spends part of the year submerged by the floodwaters. apparently not easy to cultivate and only a few bot. gardens in the world keep it. +More tsuh yang --- Adam Black wrote: > Anyone know of any? Do some of the flat leaved > epiphytic cacti count as > shingle plants? From some pictures in habitat, I > have seen some cactus > species that grow tightly against trunks and > branches of trees, > different from how they are typically grown in > cultivation. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

From: "Clarence Hammer" chammer at cfl.rr.com> on 2004.01.06 at 05:27:27(10991) Hi Michael. I have a Dischidia that is obviously a shingle plant, have lost the name, but has round cupped leaves about an inch across. Russ

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