Xerophyta retinervis
Leo A. Martin (Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:17:03 PDT)
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:18:36 -0500
From: Justin Smith
Has anyone tried growing Xerophyta retinervis? I found on the internet
some old PBS forum notes about this plant but not much information.
I have grown this plant for the past 3 years and find it totally amazing
and very hard to kill. Anyone else grow them?
Hello Justin,
How did you get plants? I got seeds to sprout many times but they never
grew. They just sat there for months to a year, tiny, until I forgot to
water.
I was told some related Brazilian Vellozia species are in cultivation at
Bonn. The Vellozia I saw in Brazil and Madagascar grew either on rocks in
shallow detritus mats or in shallow sand over rocks.
Leo Martin
Phoenix Arizona USA