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Where to get a n. rowanae ?
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They are not in TC that I know of. A few seedlings were released as well as some larger plants floating around from cuttings. Propagating from cuttings is excruciating slow.
I am working on some cuttings from the few seedlings I have. I opted to just get a few seedlings rather than invest alot on a bunch of seedlings that would have had a $$$ pricetag (Trent was pretty darn close on his estimate).
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I am working on some cuttings from the few seedlings I have. I opted to just get a few seedlings rather than invest alot on a bunch of seedlings that would have had a $$$ pricetag (Trent was pretty darn close on his estimate).
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N. rowanae was rediscovered by a guy called Rod Kruger, who has just set up the Captive Exotics website. Rod grows a number of rowanae variants, as well as a huge number of Australian mirabilis variants. It is quite a sight to many huge rowanae plants in one greenhouse.
This species is showing a few cultivational differences to Australian mirabilis. I've been experimenting with some plants Rod sent me, and I've discovered that this species can be quite temperamental.
From Rod's experience, he notes the following traits. Firstly, it does not grow easily from cuttings. Cuttings start to shoot, then often die several months later, sometimes 75% of cuttings can fail. Secondly, they often don't flower every year, but every 2 to 3 years, which makes obtaining seed more of a challenge than usual.
From my experiences, I note the following. Seedlings travel well, but cuttings don't unless they're very well established. Further, rowanae does not appreciate cool day temperatures. It will happily cope with cold nights provided the days get very warm, but if you have cool days, the mortality rate is high. I've found this plant touchier than bicalcarata when it comes to cold weather.
I would recommend this species to growers who have a heated lowland set-up. If you can't provide it with constant heat, I would recommend against it to avoid heartache.
Some of the Australian mirabilis variants are also really spectacular, but I've found them much easier to grow.
This species is showing a few cultivational differences to Australian mirabilis. I've been experimenting with some plants Rod sent me, and I've discovered that this species can be quite temperamental.
From Rod's experience, he notes the following traits. Firstly, it does not grow easily from cuttings. Cuttings start to shoot, then often die several months later, sometimes 75% of cuttings can fail. Secondly, they often don't flower every year, but every 2 to 3 years, which makes obtaining seed more of a challenge than usual.
From my experiences, I note the following. Seedlings travel well, but cuttings don't unless they're very well established. Further, rowanae does not appreciate cool day temperatures. It will happily cope with cold nights provided the days get very warm, but if you have cool days, the mortality rate is high. I've found this plant touchier than bicalcarata when it comes to cold weather.
I would recommend this species to growers who have a heated lowland set-up. If you can't provide it with constant heat, I would recommend against it to avoid heartache.
Some of the Australian mirabilis variants are also really spectacular, but I've found them much easier to grow.
It shouldn't be long until it's more commonly available outside Australia. It is in culture at the moment, so that will facilitate things, although that will only be one variant, and there are heaps of different variants. The other thing I'd note is that standard rowanae gets very, very large - you need plenty of space for it to look its best, especially as the tendrils can be really long and look fantastic hanging down.
