Normally, I try to stay with plants with same requirements... but sometimes I try some which are a little bit deviant to my growing conditions... if I manage to get them happy, then I try another one... which does not mean, I do not get weak from time to time and end up with something I not even know how to water LOL
e.g.- Once ago, in one of my weak momemnts, I bought a very nice Masdevallia hybrids... itdied within one month and then Masdevallias were history for me... some months later, I met someone who has a great collection of Masdevallias, and suggested me to try Masdevallia strobellii... nice success, the plant is alive, and happy and has bloomed... now I am trying two more with similar requirementes: Masd. lilacina and Masd. lamprotyria, as well as Masd. mejiana which likes it warmer than the others..
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