Re: Rhaphidophora sp. at Fairchild Tropical Garden where can I get


OK, everyone after all this talking and pics of this plant with the white
lines in the leaves, Where can I get one from? I gota  have one,  Anyone
know where I can order one from?
thanks for any help
jeff
anoka, minn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Honeycutt" <jhoneycutt@uswest.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" <aroid-l@mobot.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: Rhaphidophora sp. at Fairchild Tropical Garden


> At 07:51 PM 6/16/2000 -0500, Craig wrote:
>
>
> >At Fairchild Tropical Garden this plant is now growing in the epiphyte
room
> >of the Conservatory.
>
> >  Many visitors have commented that the leaves look
> >painted on to the wall.
>
> The poor pictures that I posted did not do this strange and exotic plant
> justice. I admit to not knowing a thing about "Shingle" plants, but I have
> never seen such odd looking leaves.  Leaves painted on the wall IS a good
> description!!
>
> It looked to me like they were growing up a stucco wall.  They were very
> thin, very flat; as flat as they could be against the wall.  I doubt that
I
> could slide a piece of paper between the leaves and the wall, or between
> leaves.
>
> Perhaps you might have some better pictures to post than I.....
>
> Here is the link to the snapshots that I posted earlier:
>
> Vine photo (close up) #1:
> http://www.users.uswest.net/~jhoneycutt/child1b.jpg
> Vine photo (close up) #2:
> http://www.users.uswest.net/~jhoneycutt/child2b.jpg
> Vine photo (small, very young leaves) #3:
> http://www.users.uswest.net/~jhoneycutt/child3b.jpg
> Here is the ID tag at Fairchild:
> http://www.users.uswest.net/~jhoneycutt/child4a.jpg
>
> And here is the link to the photo that Geoffrey posted:
>
> http://members.aol.com/Geoffaroid/artwork/Rhaphidophora.jpg
>
> jack in Oregon
>
>
>
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