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I am going to get a D.regia in a few months. I have a few questions, though.
1. Does it require dormancy?
2. How much water does it like?
3. And how easy is it to grow?
Thanks,
dewy
What Homer said. Plus, it is hardy to at least 26 degrees F. Sometimes a hard keep. Can be fussy so just do your best. My only regia got to 30 inch leaves, 1 inch wide at its largest leaf width. Then, as fast as it grew to that size, it dwindled, and died. Others also have had better luck raising them than I under the same conditions.
I grow my two D. regia in terrariums indoors. From my short experience with them, they don't seem to like higher temperatures. They're leaf tips turn black when they get too hot. Other than that, the plants have been pretty easy to grow. They're a bit fussy at times but are fun!
Mine have continually been getting bigger. Haven't had any dying back yet and they even got dried out a few weeks ago when I was out of town for a week. I even repotted mine and they didn't seem to mind. I did notice a little shock from just changing their growing environment but they adjusted after a few weeks.
From what I read they will go into dormancy if the conditions are right. So don't give them a chance too. I grow mine in LFS/Perlite mix and use the tray system. They're growing under my indoor 4ft shoplights. I have no idea how they will grow outside, this will be my first spring/summer transitioning them outside.
I find them easy to grow in a well drained mix of sphagnum peat and perlite that I watere from the top. My plants tend to produce numerous root sprouts that can be clipped and repotted.
all i can say is the one i have dont like me. it is continually producing leaves about 2 inches long and thats it. it just dont like me, course the leaves it has are quite healthy looking, they just dont get very long or last more than about a month to 6 weeks.
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