Den peguanum watering tips
Den peguanum is a fascinating tiny mini, but it requires some discipline to grow a nice plant.
Here's some background on watering issues. I had some old film photos I had taken over 20 years ago, but about 8 years ago I wanted to take some digital photos. Den peguanum blooms during our rainy "winter" season, so I brought a community pot from our nursery into my office to photograph it out of the rain.
I took photos indoors, then just left the cp on top of a filing cabinet. The pbulbs had no leaves, just the flowers. Out of curiosity, I left the cp to see how long the flowers would last. With the new buds opening up, the whole blooming sequence lasted several weeks.
After blooming, the bare leafless pbulbs are like dormant bulbs. So I ignored them, thinking I would take them out later for potting up. THREE months later, with not a drop of water, with only office lights in an air conditioned room ... the bare pbulbs started to put out new shoots.
My point here is that proper growing media & watering practices are crucial. The fine roots are mainly for clinging to some sort of support. The plants need very good drainage, even during their growing season & no water during their post bloom dormant season. The tiny pbulbs on young or older plants are very susceptible to rot from overwatering.
A little discipline required, but the blooms are rewarding.
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