Repotting Tecophilaea
Jane McGary (Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:16:14 PDT)

Rodger asked,

The type form and var. leichtlinii seem to have done well and formed

In my experience, violacea is markedly less hardy than the typical T.
cyanocrocus. I don't think there is any important difference between ssp.
cyanocrocus and ssp. leichtlinii; judging from the description of the
rediscovered wild populations, they are just color variants, the latter
having more white in the throat.

I grow mine in a mix with a lot of pumice (including fines), which is what
they would have in the wild; it provides ample iron and potassium.

Jane McGary