Myrmecodia beccari DJC Cairns, Qld. Australia VIPP 6-24-19 A silver plant that we

A silver plant that we acquired from Selby Gardens as Hechtia argentia

it has yellow flowers on a perennial bloom spike

A very leafy and of course stiff and wickedly spiny rosette with leaves that taper to a long

The creamy-white variegation is central on the deep green leaves

but has wide

Myrmecodia beccari DJC Cairns, Qld. Australia VIPP 6-24-19 A silver plant that weAn Australian ant plant with a swollen, tuberous base and thick branches bearing oblong leathery leaves. The tuber is spiny and has openings to inside chambers that, in nature, house ants. These ants have a symbiotic relationship with the plant and in exchange for housing, leave nutrients inside the chambers and provide a measure of protection against predators. However, these ants do not occur in cultivated plants. White flowers are borne in cavities