Aloe/Haworthia/Gasteria???
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wanted: haworthias! gasterias, aloes, agave, furcraea!
Comments (2)Hi Chris I've noticed you really want a red banana...I just got a rojo, it's no where near pupping yet, but it may be able to get a few more tho, ill check in that and be in touch! What kinds of succulent lilies do you have?...See MoreFertilizing C & S
Comments (4)You pose a great question but the answers are complicated. I'm not convinced that the N-P-K ratio is that important. What kind of fertilizer are you using - liquid, granular, slow-release? Calcium and magnesium are macronutrients for most subtropical plants, so these need to be provided in the right proportions, along with the other micronutrients. And if your goal is compact, colorful growth, it is better to be very frugal with your fertilizers. High nutrients result in weak growth. For many species, just mixing in some topsoil onto the surface, or just repotting, is enough nutrition by itself. Only vigorous, tropical succulents like Adenium, large Pachypodiums and some pachycaul trees will benefit from additional fertilizer in the growing season. So your list (Adro, Aloe, Stapelia, etc.) are probably better off without anything extra, assuming you repot every few years....See MoreHow do I tell the difference...
Comments (5)Some Haworthia, do have teeth, fine hairs, spots, windows on tips, Gasteria are larger smoother, mostly, leaves with spots. Many good books on the three species. Many of these will color up also with good sun. Haworthia, mostly clumps, some have soft teeth, all colors of leaves in good sun. Leaf will grow to a tip and not rounded on most species. Too many to give you a run down. Aloe can grow into trees, singles, some clump. Aloe flowers are very colorful, red ,yellow, variegated. Some are branched, or spikes, too many species to give you a run down. Howorthia flowers usually white, one or two are pink, with small soft leaves full of water, many you can see through when held up to the sun light. Most can be grown in a small 4" pot all of their life. Either 3-4 have a perfume smell to the flower. Aloe most cannot be grown in small pots, only a few. Gasteria most must have at least a 8" pot, a few can do well in a 4" pot, if you know what you are doing. Mine are all dormant at this time of year, Gasteria and Haworthia, will appreciate some shade this time of year, and they like to be kept cool, they are dormant. They will start to grow new roots when it gets cool here in October. Gasteria have them hanging down, usually red/orange with perhaps yellow on the ends. This information is only added information that might be useful, there are books writen on each of these species. This is meant to be only a brief idea of each species. Norma...See MoreBusted Aloe polyphylla
Comments (15)Soil: 50-50 turface + perlite + slow release fertilizers. I bury the pot in the ground to keep the roots cool. Plant is at an angle to prevent water from pooling in the center. Full sun. Watered daily in the summer. Stays in that spot unprotected except when nights are regularly below freezing (December to March). January and February it sits in my garage - cool, dry, no light. December and March, if there is a prolonged very cold and wet period, I will move it under cover. It needs a wide pot, but the root system is not deep. The absolute most important factor, in my opinion, is that the root zone must be kept cool. A potted plant exposed to typical ambient summer air temperatures (80+ F) will lead to failure unless your climate is cool i.e. Pacific NW. These are alpine plants, not "desert" plants. They like strong sun, cool and damp soil, and good air flow. x...See Morebirdsnblooms
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