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Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 17:20
| New to site and growing plants....So I acquired a small Orthophytum Saxicola (at least that was what it was labeled as) from a sale at my local botanical garden. I have had it in the same small plastic pot that it came in. The guy I purchased it from told me to give it all the sun I could but water it more frequently than i would a cactus. I would say that my plant does not get as much sun as it probably should and that I water it about every 2 weeks. I have had it for about a month and a half and the tips of the plant are starting to turn brown and curl in. It also started to get some brown spots on it. What do I need to do differently to keep this guy alive? water more? transplant? more sun?
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- Posted by hotdiggetydam (My Page) on Thu, Oct 25, 12 at 18:21
| Brown tips means..not enough water yellow tips means...too much water |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 12 at 5:29
| The name "saxicola" means rock dwelling/growing, so naturally it's roots are probably in moss/lichen on rock. Usually that is out in the sun, but probably in a more humid climate with higher rainfall. As mentioned, the symptoms are lack of water. |
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| Thanx dewds |
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