Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Alpines => Topic started by: michael z on October 12, 2015, 09:18:58 AM
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Hello,
I'm quite interested in Nassauvia spec. Does anybody have some experience with this genus? I live in Germany zone 6b.
I would be very happy if somebody of you could share their experience.
Regards,
Michael
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Hello Michael, welcome to the forum.
Quite a few members are growing Nassauvia successfully, so I hope you may get some useful advice.
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Nobody any experience?
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I have no experience with them in my garden but I have seen them in the wild (Neuquen, Argentina). They all seem to need very good drainage. You can see the habitat in the pictures:
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Great pictures Hoy,
I wish one day I have the opportunity to visit their natural habitat.
Michael
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I grew some species back in the 70s - didn't do too well. Grew some from seed for a few years also. I gave them fairly standard alpine house treatment but they were short lived.
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I can see on the pictures that the soil is very gravely, but it seems that it is slightly wet.
I have expected that they grow in very dry conditions?
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No, the soil was never wet. I think the important factor is drainage. Although the soil is very gravelly it also contains dust so after a shower it keeps some water.
Here you can see typical habitats:
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Nassauvia glomerulosa
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