The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari..

Hopefully will give my b. listada a protective dormitory in its formative years.. It appears that the hours of exposure to morning and afternoon soon will not be excessive. 

My  Wardian case. The moisture has already steamed up the sides, great experiment. I drew a thin line of glue around all seems. It tightened  the case up significantly. Wardian case in S Florida.. too much moisture?

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1. cubic foot potting soil (rich in peat, bark, coir, etc.) used about 3/4 of the bag.

2. 8 quarts of perlite

3. 7lb worm castings

4. Ok, you have a light mix that is oooh so rich and snuggly with worm shite.

5. In a  wall planter (Home Depot) lined with coconut fur.

6. Fill bottom of planter about 2-3" small stone top with weed blocker allow free flow of water while holding in soil.

7. 2" planting mix, lay in small potted plants, fill in around these.

8. Rhizomes next pat down, fill around and over with light layer.

9. Cuttings, break above node dust with root tone I like them to be fairly long with poke them in 2" or so.

10. Water in.

11. Hang in a protected nook a little sun and a little air to keep water from sitting on the leave.. especially the hairy leaves of the b. listada. I will bring out slowly to final spot in 2 or so weeks. The final spot will get 2-3 late afternoon sun.

Plants:

b. listada
b. cubensis
b. u402
b. Selph's Mahogany
Some hanging thingy that looks like maiden hair fern:

Very humid and warm, these b's love it.

The summer solstice will  be here soon.

However... some b. listada and b. cubensis arrived in the mail from Taylor's Greenhouses, nicely packed, healthy plants. Reasonably priced. What's wrong with that? Nothing.



Temporarily stuffed together in a moss pot-- b. listada and cubensis, two species. As per the growers they'll remain in original pots for at least 2 weeks from reception. They will be planted in a free-flowing humus perlite bed.