Scaphochlamys scintillans Ooi is one of the rarer and more visually distinctive plants in cultivation. A member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), it is a compact, rhizomatous herb that grows no taller than 18 cm and produces broad, dark green leaves with a remarkable satin-like iridescence: in the right light, the leaf surface appears to glitter. Two feathered bands of refractive silver-grey run the length of each leaf, creating a pattern unique to this species. It is a plant for collectors who appreciate the genuinely unusual. Nothing else looks quite like it.
Origins
Scaphochlamys scintillans was only recently described to science as a new species, collected from lowland forest in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, at approximately 95 metres above sea level. It grows in the understorey on red-yellow soils over shales, in warm, humid, deeply shaded conditions.
Soil and Substrate
Scaphochlamys scintillans needs a substrate that retains consistent moisture while still allowing some drainage and air around the roots. Our Jungle Mix provides a good base, blended with additional perlite and a small amount of sphagnum moss for the extra humidity retention this species appreciates.
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