tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316026130091618176.post2611956614849829043..comments2023-08-15T10:30:25.441-05:00Comments on Nature Assassin: 10 Plants for 2010, Part DeuxNature Assassinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951932729955216912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316026130091618176.post-78723760727000268762010-11-28T12:34:34.976-06:002010-11-28T12:34:34.976-06:00Looking for a pic of Paph. Starr Beam is how I fou...Looking for a pic of Paph. Starr Beam is how I found your posting. Where did you get your seedling?hansenkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816641135421727581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316026130091618176.post-86039912821729950092010-01-10T10:51:13.277-06:002010-01-10T10:51:13.277-06:00That's fantastic! I wish my Neo would live for...That's fantastic! I wish my Neo would live forever, so it's good to know that it hangs on and produces pups for a while. I'd be thrilled to get even one pup out of it!<br /><br />The soil is an interesting point too... neos, I've read, have pretty skimpy roots for terrestrial plants, so finding a medium with good drainage but still plenty of "traction" for those little roots would be a challenge. I hope your mix does the trick!Nature Assassinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951932729955216912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316026130091618176.post-73823349255012768842010-01-09T14:15:58.791-06:002010-01-09T14:15:58.791-06:00It has not been my experience that Vriesea splende...It has not been my experience that <i>Vriesea splendens</i> produces multiple pups after flowering. I think I met <i>one</i> plant that made two pups, and all the others have only produced one. They're still delightful plants, though.<br /><br /><i>Neoregelia</i>s, on the other hand, will produce at least two, and if you remove the pups once they're decently-sized, the parent will keep producing more. (I think my 'Gazpacho' looks like it's going to make it to nine pups, of which seven survive, before it finally kicks.) I've had trouble getting pups to root, but I think that was more about my soil mix being too heavy: experiments with a mix that's mostly unchopped sphagnum moss and composted bark have been more successful so far.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.com