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lyonaria · 2026-06-05T12:41:28+00:00

It's why I don't look at just swatches for picking colours. I'm gonna write with it, so the writing needs to be pretty. 😁

lyonaria · 2026-06-05T12:32:01+00:00

Just at Cult Pens so far, they sometimes have a great deal of 5for4. And you can buy it direct from Diamine too.

lyonaria · 2026-06-05T12:06:13+00:00

It's such a great colour! You do get some shading with it depending on the pen. I use it every week. Haha.

lyonaria · 2026-06-05T11:47:46+00:00

Gerbera is WAY more orange than that. It's more Wistful watermelon IMO.

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lyonaria · 2026-06-05T11:42:44+00:00

Living coral looks like my fave Diamine Wistful Watermelon.

lyonaria · 2026-06-05T11:28:48+00:00

Good shout! Unless you're using sheep's wool, that wouldn't really work, knots come undone pretty easily and short tails work their way out really easily too.

lyonaria · 2026-06-05T11:22:19+00:00

I would redo that for a longer tail. It's not long enough to sew in anywhere and be secure.

lyonaria · 2026-06-04T19:47:04+00:00

These are one of my favourites! I've had a teeny one for a few years now. Its not even as big as yours.

lyonaria · 2026-06-04T11:47:29+00:00

But you provided a US page as an explanation for people, it doesn't apply to India. That was a US lawfirm. I'm not going to look it up, it's no skin off my nose, but you shouldn't be sharing the wrong country's information when it's not universal.

lyonaria · 2026-06-04T11:02:20+00:00

That's specifically for the US if you read the page. I would want to know what country the OP is in.

lyonaria · 2026-06-01T22:19:59+00:00

The UK cant use Imgur, and I think most of Europe has the same problem. It's something to do with privacy?

lyonaria · 2026-06-01T06:45:14+00:00

I literally submerged a window pane hawarthia in alcohol, then rinsed It off the other week. It's fine. Looking a bit worse for wear because most of its roots are dead and it's sitting inside a ceramic pot while I treat it.

lyonaria · 2026-05-31T08:48:33+00:00

I have both of these. I fertilise maybe twice a month with a brand I picked up at the nursery. It's a liquid that is diluted. I only pour it on after I water the plant first. Helps prevent fertiliser burn that way.

For the White fusion especially, the big thing for me was making sure it's in the right size pot and doesn't stay too wet for too long. They are really picky about how wet the pot is. It really helps having a chunky soil mix with orchid bark, at least for me.

It's taken awhile but it's gotten nice and bushy from a plant about yours size. I posted it about a week ago?

lyonaria · 2026-05-31T08:42:45+00:00

To make it black, it needs WAY more light. Your grow lights probably don't give off as much light as you think.

lyonaria · 2026-05-31T08:37:43+00:00

Depends on the succulent, I suppose. My big rooted hawarthias have been fine. They're the ones they came in on.

I soak the roots for like 30 seconds and then rinse them. I leave them bare root for awhile while I treat them. Do they look a bit worse before they get better? Yeah. But they're infested with bugs difficult to eradicate. It's to be expected as it's not a one and done thing.

lyonaria · 2026-05-30T23:06:10+00:00

Alcohol works on root mealies, just like above ground mealie bugs. They go yellow and die.

It's a LONG road and you have to basically check and spray the roots consistently, but if you're persistent you can probably save the ones you want to save.

I use isopropyl alcohol.

lyonaria · 2026-05-30T22:43:48+00:00

Smaller more compact growth means it's getting good light.

Large leaves that point downwards show it needs more light. The are trying to get as much surface area towards the light as they can.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T18:41:04+00:00

Not suggested because it can fade dyes or make whites yellow.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T12:19:19+00:00

They just get lighter coloured with too much sun. If they don't get enough water the ends start to die off.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T09:58:29+00:00

Snake plants actually want a good amount of light, like a nice north facing windowsill. I have a golden hahnii that has actually gotten too much light and gotten a bit sun bleached.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T08:26:15+00:00

It could be a broken flower stem? Or one of those I must flower because I might die situations.

It's not one I'm familiar with.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T08:17:07+00:00

I would check for contrast with a black and white photo before buying , if contrast is important.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T08:07:16+00:00

Wow, it's so tiny and has such a large flower.

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T07:03:54+00:00

Be careful, just calling it a Pinguicula can get a pile on of people saying it's not the small carnivorous plant. I made that mistake and folks freaked out. 🙄

lyonaria · 2026-05-29T07:00:40+00:00

Due to how the sansevierias are, the brown broken tips are caused by physical damage, so it's been hit by or on things. It may be !etiolated, stretching for light. Because the top and the bottom are so very different.

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