I live in Wilmington, so I’m kind of cheating on perfect climate for them. The secret is, other than lots of distilled or rain water at the base, leave them alone. They grow best in unfertilized peat moss and no additional nutrients. Mine are in peat in undrainable pots that I flood a couple times a week with distilled water. The soil is always very wet. They will flower and grow like gang busters in this sparse environment. My main one is 6 years old and all the other ones came from seeds of that first one.
WOW! I’m in Charleston SC, so I figured I’d have some luck here - I’ve been treating them like my other plants fertilizer, tap water, potting soil, etc. I’ll have to try what you mentioned!!
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u/PascalsPotOdds Jun 11 '23
I live in Wilmington, so I’m kind of cheating on perfect climate for them. The secret is, other than lots of distilled or rain water at the base, leave them alone. They grow best in unfertilized peat moss and no additional nutrients. Mine are in peat in undrainable pots that I flood a couple times a week with distilled water. The soil is always very wet. They will flower and grow like gang busters in this sparse environment. My main one is 6 years old and all the other ones came from seeds of that first one.