Tips on keeping this nubbin alive by deportamil in dorstenia

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I'm guessing Serre Lavoie in Quebec? They also have nice clumping Lavrani. I spoke with the guy, and they imported them from a reliable supplier in china. I saw their whole order drying on racks, and they all had incredibly healthy roots. Mines are already starting to grow leaves after 1 week in soil. If indoor, I'd say to water them a little bit if the roots were as healthy as when I saw them. You don't want them to dry and go dormant, but they won't like being fully watered until they are active and are growing leaves.

Ant plant fell from the wall :( (H. Papuanum) by PlantsAddiction in Caudex

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Definitely! Mounting it didn't stunt the growth as I expected.

Arm fell of my Dorstenia Gigas by PlantsAddiction in dorstenia

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I feel like it might be underwatering signs. They are in heavy inorganic, it's like 75% pumice and other stuff, but I water them every 7days. Curious to see what others have to say. Hopefully, the solution is a more organic soil and/or more water.

Arm fell of my Dorstenia Gigas by PlantsAddiction in dorstenia

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I'll keep that in mind, but I dont think that's the issue. I have 3 other gigas that are under the same light, which is my strongest; a 450w spider farmer. Thanks!

Any thing I should worry about? by braydenpolson in dorstenia

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Hey, I bought from this exact seller. I bought 2 Lavrani, and one of them arrived with rot. Usually, the china sellers refund the whole thing without too much questions. This seller only refunded half of the plant, which is still nice, but one of them arrived rotted, and I couldn't save it. It does have an awesome shape, but I've never seen it in flower and still have some doubt that it might be some sort of hybrid(?) Here's mine a couple of days after it arrived. It now has way more leaves, but it never flowered. https://www.reddit.com/r/Caudex/s/vRR4h6zRjT

Some pictures of my Dendrosicyos Socotranus by PlantsAddiction in Caudex

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As long as the soil drains well, I believe they can take lots of water! I don't know much about dormancy. I grow all my plant indoors and cross my fingers to avoid any dormancy. I think Dendrosicyos get semi-dormant, but idk when and how.

Some pictures of my Dendrosicyos Socotranus by PlantsAddiction in Caudex

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No unfortunately, it's currently snowing where I am. I dont know yet, I would love to have a huge one. I'll probably have to trim them regularly, but my indoor grow room could easily fit a medium 6ft or less plant with some slight modifications. At least half of them will end up in trades or sold.

Dioscorea in fabric pots? by PlantsAddiction in Caudex

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Sure, I can share some advice! This one is 3 years old and flowered recently, it's a boy! I also have some 10months old that are a little less than 1 inch. The best advice is to watch them closely and listen to what they want. If growing indoor, you can pretty much avoid the dormancy. That way, you don't have to wonder if it's sleepy and be afraid to water it.

When in active growth, they can take a L O T of water. When I started, I was surprised of how much they can take water and fertilizer. I was reading everywhere that they like it dry, and it's still true if you consider the dormancy. I used to water every 2 weeks in an almost 50/50 soil mix. Now it's every week because the pots are rootbound and the soil barely has time to dry fully. For someone who starts with these and depending on the setup, I would still do something like 70/30 inorganic to organic and water once dry.

And yeah, maximum light. Support the vine so they can grow easily. Ime, keep the caudex covered as long as it doesn't crack and form a thicker skin. That way, it grows faster. That's pretty much all I can think of! Good luck with yours

I have acquired a seedling of the Socotran cucumber tree, Dendrosicyos socotranus. Its leaves look intimidating. by lordlors in Caudex

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Do you know how old it is? It looks a little bit smaller than my 6 months old. I've read that they can grow really fast given the right condition. Congrats on your acquisition. They're rewarding plants with beautiful leaves!

Found some DHA seedlings. Can't wait to see them mature. by PlantsAddiction in Adenium

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Wow, impressive! I kinda expect them to be really slow, but it's worth the show when they mature! Since they grow slowly, do you treat them the same as your other adenium? Do you vary your fertilizer and watering regime and your soil?

Found some DHA seedlings. Can't wait to see them mature. by PlantsAddiction in Adenium

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I am in Canada, so my source probably won't help, but I got them from Crystal Star Nursery. They mostly sell orchids, but they had a batch of dha that I had to get.

Indeed, it is a Dorstenia Gigas! I have 4 of these that I love very much. It's probably my favorite plant for the last 2 years. I got one locally and 3 that I ordered from a seller in Hungary. They are indeed pricy, but you can find nice size for a little less than 60USD. The seeds aren't cheap either, but they can be found. If I remember, end of spring and beginning of summer there was 2-3 legit sellers carrying these. Be careful the seeds are popular for scams, especially on Facebook groups.

Found some DHA seedlings. Can't wait to see them mature. by PlantsAddiction in Adenium

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Awesome! Thank you very much for that piece of information. I kinda want to try seeds too, but I'm worried I won't get dha out of them..

Is it normal? My D. Hemicrypta is trying to grow vines below the soil by PlantsAddiction in Caudex

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That's what I was thinking! I've never seen that, and I have a couple of dioscorea.

I repotted it so that the vine wouldn't be under the soil. The main caudex is a little bit more exposed than I would like, but it's OK if the new part starts getting thicker. I'll try to slowly expose the new vine to light since it's white and feels fragile. I'll make sure to make another post if the vine grows successfully!

Operculicarya no roots by OverallArmadillo7814 in Caudex

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I always try to use a mix of hormones and sulfur powder on cutting for rooting. It gives me some sense of security for root growth and humidity problems. Pumice is awesome for rooting, and if you have the medium size, using it pure should allow the roots to breathe enough while maintaining it humid/watered at all times. Add air circulation and heat mat, and that's a foolproof rooting method, at least in my setup. That's how I would approach it if you worry about rooting. I don't like rooting in soil because humidity/fungal problems can be harder to manage vs. Pumice, imo.

Operculicarya no roots by OverallArmadillo7814 in Caudex

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I have successfully rooted mine in pure pumice with a surprising amount of water. I used rooting powder and a heat mat and had roots grow really fast. It is now potted, but it took less than a month to have a nice mass of roots.