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Hi Slizarus,
Well, the portions I'm sending out don't have floweres currently...My experience tells me they need the right conditions to flower prolifically. I think you can induce flowering in livida by flooding it. If you're using the tray method, use a deep tray and top water until the water is only about 1/2" below the surface. I'm not sure, it might have been the lighting, but I think this is what got mine to flower like mad two years ago.
EVERYONE:
I've received a couple of inquiries from overseas about getting portions. Now, if your country allows you to import this plant, I have to problem sending it to you. HOWEVER: make sure it's worth the shipping cost. This is a $3 plant, if that. REALLY common.
U. livida is a very good beginner plant. I recently started growing this plant myself. From a portion about the size of a nickle, I have a 4" square pot full and it is now flowering. Something interesting about this plant is that the flower stalk will take root and start a new plant where each flower was attached.
Well, I PMed Casper with this, but instead of PMing it to everyone...here ya go on planting:
Plant it so that the green "leaves" (I put quotes becuase they're not really leaves, they're called "Photosynthetic stolons"....leaves is easier!) are still above the surface, but the white thread like parts ("roots"...again, not really roots) are under the substrate. Pete/perlite sounds fine....livida will grow anywhere.
To add to this, sand in your mix is fine, LFS is fine....I think livida might grow in a sponge, given the chance. I just might try this, actually .... hmmmm
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