{"product_id":"scaphochlamys-scintillans-ooi","title":"Scaphochlamys Scintillans 'Ooi'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScaphochlamys scintillans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOoi 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eScaphochlamys scintillans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil and Substrate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eScaphochlamys scintillans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eneeds a substrate that retains consistent moisture while still allowing some drainage and air around the roots. Our\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/jungle-mix-tropical-houseplant-potting-mix\"\u003eJungle Mix\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovides a good base, blended with additional perlite and a small amount of sphagnum moss for the extra humidity retention this species appreciates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"GrowTropicals","offers":[{"title":"10.5cm","offer_id":57218151350655,"sku":"SCAPSCIN105","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/growtropicals-3.jpg?v=1774528630","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/scaphochlamys-scintillans-ooi","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}