𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮 M.L.Soares & Mayo
Native to Northern Brazil and Bolivia (1)
魚骨蔓綠絨

曾經嘅流行，能夠經歷時間嘅沉澱，歷久彌新，及後於若干年後仍然可見於受眾視線上，可謂於廟堂上佔一席位，或道被擺上神枱，當奉為經典之一。

十年後如果仲有植仔，大概都要改名做植佬，而植佬要揀五棵植物擺屋企嘅話，講真白龜我唔肯定有無份，魚骨蔓綠絨我都幾肯定走唔甩。賣點唔單止係魚骨天線咁嘅葉，重有每塊新葉由一枝螢光筆尺寸嘅新芽慢慢unfold同unroll嘅過程，就好似睇緊SpaceX嘅Falcon9飛到去LEO再慢慢放個人造衛星出蒞，然後嗰隻人造衛星就會自己將幾十塊太陽能板伸長、攤開、最後將自己對啱光照嘅角度，從此日出而作日入而息，直到自己重返大氣層，或者重返地面，化作春泥更護花。自己屋企可以做到最接近satellite deployment嘅場面，P. tortum應該係幾好嘅選擇。

又講遠咗，講返養護，主要係都幾大路。淋水太密會爛根，一旦爛根都唔易recover，所需時間算係蔓綠絨入面比較長嘅一個品種，所以真係唔好俾佢爛根，我哋真係等到佢乾透先會再淋透，無論10cm定22cm盆。22cm盆差唔多一個月淋一次水。分株成功率好高，只係所需嘅時間都好耐，而且幼苗嘅生長同成株比基本上係竹蜻蜓同火箭嘅分別，所以3棵細魚骨絕對抵唔上一棵3倍尺寸嘅大魚骨。簡單蒞講，我係唔建議分株，換句話講，咁易clone到嘅點會係經典。如果你問，點解我又會有魚骨嘅分株賣？因為我唔小心整斷咗自己棵十幾葉嘅魚骨，塊塊葉都成尺長。

Anything popular that can withstand the test of time, worth a place on the altar after years of sedimentation, goes timeless.

If I’m to pick 5 species to decorate my apartment for the next decade, I ain’t sure Monstera albo would be a concrete choice, but 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮 is definitely what I’d like to live with. If you have ever watched SpaceX broadcast of any Falcon Heavy followed by satellite deployment after entering LEO, gently releasing the payload, then the satellite has its solar panels unfold, facing them towards the sun before they work day after night until reentrance. This is basically how tortum has its new leaf deployed and decayed.

On care, root rotting is possible and tortum can take longer recovery time from root rot comparing with other Philos, it has high success rate of propagating with stem cut, just that it take really long time, could be up to a year (don’t believe me? Wanna bet?) if your cut has no leaf. So don’t cut your tortum unless it’s smashed accidentally, like mine.

(1) Plants of the World Online by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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