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Title: Why I should spend more time in the alpine house
Post by: Graeme on October 19, 2015, 06:23:34 PM: don't cram dionysia's too close to other pots ::) - rotate pots regularly :-[

any ideas how to get it back into shape? does it need a haircut and a bigger pot

It did flower well this spring - but seem to have grown a bit since then

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Title: Re: Why I should spend more time in the alpine house
Post by: Ian Y on October 23, 2015, 08:02:36 PM: A bigger pot and some carefully placed well selected rocks will get rid of the dead patches and give you a great exhibit for grown for natural effect.
Title: Re: Why I should spend more time in the alpine house
Post by: Graeme on October 23, 2015, 08:24:14 PM: thanks Ian - I will get it repotted - I have some chunky bits of slate

I seem to turn my back for 5 minutes and it gets a dead patch
Title: Re: Why I should spend more time in the alpine house
Post by: Maggi Young on October 23, 2015, 08:44:07 PM: Always amazes me just how fast some plants can pop their clogs! :( :'(
Title: Re: Why I should spend more time in the alpine house
Post by: Graeme on October 23, 2015, 09:03:33 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on October 23, 2015, 08:44:07 PM
Always amazes me just how fast some plants can pop their clogs! :( :'(
Dionysia seem to be in a class of their own in that respect with me - every time I get a big plant something seems to happen to it
Title: Re: Why I should spend more time in the alpine house
Post by: monocotman on October 25, 2015, 09:53:22 AM: Graeme/Maggi,
I would add cyps into the mix if you're looking for plants with a death wish.
Lost 12 this summer and I can usually grow them reasonably well,
David