I had to hike some 2 miles out of the woods with some mighty chunks of tuffa rock. As it turns out, I only needed a fraction of what I brought out.
The plant in the photo was a hibernacula in the fridge 3 weeks ago. The growth rate is amazing in this species, and the flowering seems prolific. This plant is actually from one of the larger gemmae associated with the hibernacula. The main plant has 3 scapes up and flowering and 2 more visable in the center!
The gemmae was planted in a bit of marl sand set into the pores of the tuffa rock, and the whole placed in good light in a small dish of rain water.The tuffa wicks the water to the roots, and viola! there is a mini ecosystem.
The plant in the photo was a hibernacula in the fridge 3 weeks ago. The growth rate is amazing in this species, and the flowering seems prolific. This plant is actually from one of the larger gemmae associated with the hibernacula. The main plant has 3 scapes up and flowering and 2 more visable in the center!
The gemmae was planted in a bit of marl sand set into the pores of the tuffa rock, and the whole placed in good light in a small dish of rain water.The tuffa wicks the water to the roots, and viola! there is a mini ecosystem.