spathe of C. lingua from Mr Teo's farm

I went to Mr Teo's farm recently and saw a fibre tank full of C. lingua growing emersed in a mixture of soil and chicken poo.

 

 

 

I had seen C. lingua spathe in the nature previously when I visited Sarawak but the spathe was not opened yet then. Therefore I took the opportunity this time round to take photographs of the blooming C. lingua spathes I found in the farm.

 

 

 

 

My experience is that it is not easy to grow C. lingua emersed in my cultivation tank but look at these healthy specimens grown by Mr Teo in his farm exposed to the environment!

C. lingua 'Sibu'

We were lucky to find this patch of C. lingua under a wooden bridge near to Sibu in Sarawak. They were growing along the banks of one of the tributaries of Rajang river.

We managed to find a few spathes but unforunately, they were all not opened yet.

The pH of the river was around 7 and the base was muddy clay?