Nice, I like the non-backlit photo because the colors Pop! Hmmmm, after seeing a photo of parvis growing in rocks I mut a delenatii in a mix with a lot of diatomite and its doing well.
Hi Eric, they like a LOT of water.
That's really a nice one Rick. Flat, full and nice dorsal as well.
Hi Eric, they like a LOT of water.
Lance's book recommends a dry winter rest, does anyone rest to that degree? I need to try something different, I can grow seedlings, but I can kill adults & they don't bloom for me.I've rotted roots on this species in the past with less dense mixes than what these guys are presently in.
This present mix is still the original mix they came in from Matt Gore a few years ago. It seems like a 50/50 mix of fafra (potting compound) and hydroton balls. The first year or so the two I got from Matt held their own, but were lack lustre. I restrained water to keep the mix from staying too wet. When I started the magnesium supplementation these plants came alive with larger than ever new leaves, and additional growths. The leaf coloring became much more distinct too.
I'm still fairly restrictive with the pot watering (heavy only 1x a week), but more generous with light foliar misting (maybe every day during warm times). They are adding about 2 new growths a season now.
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