Gymnostachys anceps...an unlikely Aroid

[Jonathan]

Richard's Anthurium thread sent me down an Aroid rabbit hole where I discovered I had an Aroid species hiding in plain sight in the greenhouse. In fact it turns out that I have the entire monotypic genus, ie Gymnostachys anceps.

It's a pretty weird plant for an Aroid, looking more like a sedge or Dianella sp. Grows from southern NSW to north Queensland in rainforest and forest margins. Common name is Setlers Flax due to the apparently very fibrous leaves.

I'd been wondering whether it was viviparous, as it looks to almost have small plants on the inflorescence, the pic below from the ANBG website seems to show that it is, so I might give that a go. 

Probably not a species that's going to set the indoor plant market on fire any time soon, but an interesting curio that I'll be happy to give a place to in my garden.

[happypalms]

And I thought I was weird, that’s a classic aroid! If you want to try an anthurium try vietchi. Quite cool tolerant surprisingly, don’t believe all the hype about vietchi being tender and fussy they are easy to grow. 

[Jonathan]

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

And I thought I was weird, that’s a classic aroid! If you want to try an anthurium try vietchi. Quite cool tolerant surprisingly, don’t believe all the hype about vietchi being tender and fussy they are easy to grow. 

You are weird, for sure, 😆 

Your idea of tender is probably a few degrees north of mine, I suspect!

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Jonathan said:

You are weird, for sure, 😆 

Your idea of tender is probably a few degrees north of mine, I suspect!

So your short of a few sandwiches for a full picnic as well. I would gladly send you down a vietchi, just to get that picnic basket full🤪