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Eucodenia Cathy dying

3 months ago

hi, I live in vienna. I plant it on 16.06.2022. Both are approx 5 cm long till now, Should have grown taller? Cathy is dying. Adele is fragile. Yellow leaves. My soil is normal soil, perlite, coco pellets, vermiculite, Peat Moss. I kept it more dry and watered below, not on top. It is on windowsill in living room. 19 degree- 22 degree celsius. Sun from morning till 5 o clock.

what am I doing wrong, shall I give destiled water? I give rain water. Shall I try normal water? Whats the problem with my plant :..(? my kohlerias also grow slowly. Sometimes they die when they are very small. They become lax, and die.

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intwilight z6a KS
3 months ago
I don't grow these and hope someone comes along BUT:

- Eucodenia has the same care as achimenes, and they are seasonal! So they go dormant for winter. Reduce (but do not completely stop) watering while dormant and resume regular watering when new growth comes up in spring.

- light - most gesneriads want bright but indirect / filtered light. I do not know how the sun falls on the window you are keeping them in? If rays are coming through directly to land on the plants, put up a sheer curtain. This is what I have done - my windows are all south-facing. My mother's house has a large shaded north window and she does not need a curtain.

- water - don't use distilled water for plants. I usually use my regular tap water that has sat overnight to come to the same temperature as the room. Rainwater should be fine *unless* your city/area has a lot of pollution. I also do not think it is necessary to water from the bottom, but many people do.
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Su Seven
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3 months ago
thank you so much. I have direct sunlight from 2 p.m till 5 p.m. Not very long, and sun is also not very strong. Windows have foil stick to prevent too much sun. I actually dont understand this plants. They want bright light but not direct sunshine or the rays.

But I do have dark-winged fungus gnats, trying to get rid of them. Though most kohleria do well also the new sprouted ones.

I did changed the soil now. Do you think soil can be too strong? mother has them in normal soil you get in flower shops. They do so well, although this soil is very compact and not airy at all.

I use normal soil mix it with perlite, vermiculite, coco peat, peat moss, quartz sand, bark for orchids, Have not used any fertilizers. Is this to nutricious for young plants?
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intwilight z6a KS
3 months ago
In nature, many gesneriads are on the forest floor. They have trees between them and sun, it is filtered not direct. So you want a sheer light curtain.

Lots of people grow gesneriads in a mix of perlite, vermiculite, and peat moss (equal parts of each). If you want to use the flower shop soil, I would only add vermiculite and perlite. You probably shouldn't fertilize for a while if you've just repotted. Also read the package to see if the flower shop soil has added fertilizer.
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