Worsleya Procera seedling growth

kuang huang via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:53:03 PDT
Hi Mike, mine is growing in cooler weather in Southern California, and blooming around Sept. I have some mature ones on the ground with 100%pumice and also in the pots. Mostly I use tape water and the plants only get morning  and noon sun, and they are happy. The old leaves will eventually turn yellowish and soft to touch , and that is the time I remove, it is normal process. I am not sure about temp sensitive, the only thing I am worry is during raining season plants on the ground , sit in water for few days 
due to bad drainage. Other than few meals bugs, I have not spent much time on Worsleya
From Irvine , Ca

Andy
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On Friday, November 5, 2021, 7:10 AM, Mike via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

I have some Worsleya Procera seedlings  growing in the following conditions

Germination mid January
4c4 black plastic seedling tray
Seedlings sit in a black plastic nursery tray.
Soil mix  1/2 pumice 1/2 dg  with some ground coco fiber to retain some
moisture
Sit on a south facing balcony  nothing  blocks the sun all day
R/O water that has 1/4 strength fertllizer they are drenched and water is
collected for other plants when tray drains.

In addition I live about 1 mile from the bay and ocean and we had a warm.
But not hot summer

All seeds  germinated and did well until May when warm weather return to
the area.  They seemed to be stunted then a leaf would die, but a new one
replaced it,  so I was worried a bit.

Now The weather has cooled and the Worsleya have  grown tremendously the
past six weeks.

I Worsleya this temperature sensitive? I’m curious as I see them growing so
well in cities like Sydney which has a similar climate to SanDiego for the
most part?

Along the way I repotted one, its leaves roots coloring were all normal no
bugs no fungus or disease.
Potted the seedling back up
returned it to group.

Am I missing something or are these plants that sensitive to warm soil? Is
this a characteristic that goes away with age?

Do your WP also exhibit this growth pattern?  Spring/ Fall growth summer
they slow way down?

Any insight on soil temps and your experiences growing Worsleya  would be
great.


Mike
San Diego
Where the early Fall rains seem to have ceased..
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