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Maze Plant (Ant Plant) - Hydnophytum papuanum (4" pot)
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Wednesday Plant Drop
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Each Wednesday we drop a new, rarer plant that we've grown out larger than our typical starter plant size. This week, we have 30 Maze Plants.
The Maze Plant, AKA the “ant plant”, is an epiphytic rainforest species from Papua New Guinea known for its swollen, sculptural caudex filled with natural chambers that ants use for shelter, helping protect the plant in the wild. Above the bulbous base, it grows smooth stems with glossy oval leaves and small white flowers that become orange berries. It prefers bright, filtered light and a very well-draining, bark-like mix similar to orchid substrate. Slow-growing and striking, Hydnophytum papuanum is prized for its living maze-like form and unusual ant partnership—yet it does perfectly well indoors without ants.
- Average mature height: 1-2 feet tall, caudex reaches 10-inch diameter
- Light: Bright, indirect
- Soil: Moist but not soggy. Allow top inch to dry out before rewatering
- Zones: 10-12
Previous Wednesday Plant Drops have featured:
| Date Dropped | Plant | Days to Sell Out |
| 1/7 | Maze Plant | |
| 12/31 | Pond Apple (3/4-Gallon) | X |
| 12/24 | Chemlali Olive (18-month-old) | 7 |
| 12/17 | Pink Nono Banana | 5 |
| 12/10 | Bay Rum Tree (3/4-Gallon) | 1 |
| 12/3 | Ice Cream Bean (3/4-Pint) | 1 |
| 11/26 | Thai Constellation (1-pint) | 7 |
| 11/19 | Louis Philippe Rose | X |
| 11/12 | Rollinia Deliciosa | 2 |
| 11/5 | Feijoa (1-gallon) | 2 |
| 10/29 | Vincent Kiwi (4-gallon) | 7 |
| 10/22 | White Dragon Fruit | 7 |
| 10/15 | Tropic Beauty Peach | 7 |
| 10/8 | Coffea arabica (4-gallon) | 1 |
| 10/1 | 2-Pack, Macadamia Trees | 4 |
| 9/24 | Cassia Trees | 7 |
| 9/17 | Nepenthes Alata | 7 |
| 9/10 | Sugar Apple | 7 |
| 9/3 | African Imbe Mangosteen | 2 |
| 8/27 | Cashew Tree | 6 |
| 8/20 | FL Butterfly Orchids | 5 |
| 8/13 | Mountain Soursop | 3 |
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Your plants are packed with the utmost care, but shipping can be stressful on the little guys.
That's why you have 30 days from the arrival date to experiment with them. If they don't bounce back, you're eligible for a refund.
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Wellspring Gardens is the starter plant, AKA “baby plant” shop. We just get you started, so you get all the credit for raising your plants under your green thumb.
How tall are baby plants?
We aim to ship your plants when they’re 3-8” tall, though we often ship them taller than that.
What determines whether I get a 3-, 6-, or even 18-inch-tall plant?
The exact size of the plant we send you is variable on the time of year and how long we've been growing it out.
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