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Old 07-13-2014, 10:48 AM
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This little guy grows in a glass ball. The biggest issue I have with growing him is if the leaves grow outside of the front openning of the ball they burn, besides that this plant has been relatively low maintenance.
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Old 07-13-2014, 10:30 PM
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Cool, such a cutie!
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WOW! That is really nice...pretty flowers w/the bonus of great looking leaves. NICE!
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Cool, such a cutie!
Thank you, Rosie!!!

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WOW! That is really nice...pretty flowers w/the bonus of great looking leaves. NICE!
Thanks, Katrina! I grow this one for its leaves; they remind me of a turtle's shell.
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Low maintenance for you....but I find it hard to bloom these kind of minis....maybe my environment is too hot for them....
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Low maintenance for you....but I find it hard to bloom these kind of minis....maybe my environment is too hot for them....
It gets very hot in my solarium some days. I have found the key is they should get their sun during the coolest part of the day, the humidity needs to be high (they are mounted, but I set them in a pot that is sitting in water inside of the glass ball) and they should be in shade during the hottest parts of the day. I had a leaf that was growing outside the shaded part of the ball and it literally fried on a warm day. Thankfully, there wasn't damage to any other part of the plant.
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Awesome, I love Lepanthes plants, and it is really the best way how to grow them, in the glass orbs etc. Nice healthy plant!
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