I have sown one last year because it is impossible to get a plant overhere. The germination went very well, i bought two seeds, one moulded away and the other one made a sprout. It is in my greenhouse climbing along some trellis, it's about 3,5 meter long and i just gave it a light pruning to keep it against the wall.
So far it is growing nicely, i also keep it moist, it's in orchid bark because i was afraid i might overwater it in regular compost. It get's the same food as my orchids, Akerne's rain mix. My new leaves start life in a dark purple tone, the they go light green and finally and up dark green. Oh, and i spray it like hell because mites seem to love the leaves as their home....
This will be the plants beginning of the second growing season so i have to wait and see what is going to happen with my Strongylodon, but so far, so good, fingers crossed!!
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