in reading about rooting gessie stems as in lipstick plant it mentions...Nautilocalyx
what is this?
what is a Nautilocalyx
RainGazer
Feb 06, 2006
Here's a link http://www.gesneriads.ca/genchrys.htm to gesneriads.ca that shows pics. Maybe that will help you a bit, cause I'm clueless. I've never heard the term.
A member of the gesneriad family sometimes called the "guppy plant", it has pouched flowers that look like "candy corn". Same care as for violets, but will tolerate more light and less water.
http://www.gesneriads.ca/nautilo6.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/nautiloc.htm
http://www.jcn.net/patspets/NAUTIL.HTM
http://www.robsviolet.com/nematanthus.htm
Some nautilocalyx have lovely foliage - kinda like episcia. (Not to be confused with Nematanthus which has the pouched flowers.)
More technical info on the genus: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriaceae/genera/nautilocalyx.htm
Generally, they like warm and humid.
ah..well i'm learning things while watching the super bowl....thanks eveyrone..i will reck
ah they have them at marie selby botanical gardens in sarasota...hmmm
so not what we care calling the yellow fish plant...hmmmmmmm again...learning
well they certainly look like a episcia...very nice...thanks all for the sites
Yes Rob's sells them . I'm watching he Super Bowl too :))
Sorry Bob I put a link in of Nematanthus :((
Keyrings link needs to go into Sticky please :))
The picture from Dale Martin and others are correct Bob :))
I put the oe link above has a few for sale they also sell
other kinds of gesneriads
http://www.jcn1.com/patspets/INDEX1.HTM
love this one
http://www.gesneriads.ca/nautilo7.htm
yep good links for the sticky
Alli your links were fine but the "guppy plant" reference was off.
My link is in the sticky - look for taxonomy. So many links there, it's tough to find.
Personally, I think episcias have a neater growth habit.
Yes I agree picture of Dale Martins reminds me some of my Episcia fimbriata 'Blue Heaven'.
http://www.gesneriads.ca/episc32.htm
http://www.gesneriads.ca/alphabet.htm#E
The Gesneraid Web Reference has always been my favorite Bob where these pictures are coming from ! It is in our sticky :))
http://www.gesneriads.ca/alphabet.htm#E
they are both in the gessie sticky already. Key sent them a while ago. (one under History and Taxonomy, then once there you can find Nautilocalyx and many many others) the other is under Misc. Propagation and Culture Links, (last one)
these may be catagorized wrong, so y'all let me know if you think they should go under another heading. I haven't spend as much time following the gessie links as I need to.
everything looks good to me..it is much appreciated