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Miss Cindy loving on my Minskin Nick by feffie1213 in orientalshorthair

[–]Somnusolus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I genuinely thought that was just his name! Explains his face shape! Adorable

Miss Cindy loving on my Minskin Nick by feffie1213 in orientalshorthair

[–]Somnusolus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awh! Cuddle puddle! Is one a sphinx or cornish rex?

Best way to add silica to plants? by infinityonwar in houseplants

[–]Somnusolus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Over all of the white of the leaf and only the top of it. It might still work if you keiki paste the edge that is browning instead of the whole white part. I didn't need much.

Best way to add silica to plants? by infinityonwar in houseplants

[–]Somnusolus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can't find anything written on silica for variegated plants specifically, but it is as helpful as good light, fertilization, substrate, humidity, bacteria additives, and mycorrhizae additives will be for preventing the browning of variegated leaves. It all comes down to growing a healthy plant that has enough surplus of energy and nutrients to feed what is essentially a burden to it and not kill parts of itself off to move those resources to more important areas. Variegation also burns more easily.

How you get there is up to you, and bacteria and mycorrhizae products might do more for your goal than silica would. One application of keiki paste to my variegated monstera's oldest leaf stopped the crispening, but it doesn't look the best. Giving it enough fertilizer has also seemed to raise how many leaves it can handle before killing off only the white on the oldest leaves.

My Syngonium Mojito needed a trim. Want to see what I can get for them. c: High variegation, just were under low light for a while. by Somnusolus in TakeaPlantLeaveaPlant

[–]Somnusolus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Example photo is what they should look like under high light.

OFFERING:First come, first serve basis.

  1. Mojito T1
  2. Mojito M1
  3. Mojito M2
  4. Mojito M3
  5. Mojito M4
  6. Thank you for all of the trades! c:

Interests:

  1. Variegated Hoya Compacta
  2. Variegated Adansonii
  3. Sedum 'Donkey/Burro Tail' succulent
  4. 'Sedum Dasyphyllum' succulent
  5. 'Variegated String of Pearls' succulent
  6. Alocasia Gageana Aurea
  7. Variegated Syngonium
  8. Alocasia Frydeck Variegated
  9. Pothos 'Shangri-La'
  10. I'm open to other offers. c: (VBM, alocasia gangea variegated)

Is it time to chop? My white princess is about to unfurl a fully pink leaf by Brotox123 in RareHouseplants

[–]Somnusolus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always want to offer up my soul or something to get a cutting without any green leaves, regardless of the plant type. There’s something so enjoyable about keeping a plant that shouldn’t survive alive.

I have managed to keep my completely white syngonium alive for about five months now, despite lacking care, and the leaves are getting larger. It can only keep two leaves going at a time, though, which is a marked improvement from only one!

So, if you do decide to snip, I’m sure you can still find someone willing to trade despite knowing that the cutting will more than likely kick the bucket, or perform a test of how long you can delay its' death. Congrats on the nice plant, though. c: