1st thaianum

[merc]

this will be my 1st ever thaianum bloom. i‘ve managed to kill 3 of 7 with only 1 living long enough to bloom so this is a big deal for me.

 

[tnyr5]

Congrats! I do hope it's a good one.

 

[merc]

still waiting on thaianum. bellatulum fma album decided to bloom while i wait. greyi and s. gratix have been partying it up in the background.

 

[okiesarah]

Lovely blooms! I'm glad to see your plants doing well in the aircone pots, as that's what I've been putting mine in.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Love the bellbum!!

 

[merc]

Love the bellbum!!

clever! love it!

 

[merc]

it's proportions are a little wonky but i still love it. it's ridiculously tiny!

 

[Just1more]

Wow, Gorgeous I really need one of those!

 

[GuRu]

Your P. bellatulum album is great. I tried to grow them .... but unfortunately so far without success.

 

[merc]

Your P. bellatulum album is great. I tried to grow them .... but unfortunately so far without success.

i fell in love with bellatulums when i first started this hobby. i killed 2 or 3 bellatulums before i got one to bloom size. this is going to sound awful but the more i neglected them the better off they were and out of no where i got a few to bloom.

 

[dmcmkl]

Hi merc. I agree with GuRu, beautiful P. bellatulum album. I too have tried growing them with not much success. Could you possibly share some of your cultural knowledge around this plant?

 

[GuRu]

i fell in love with bellatulums when i first started this hobby. i killed 2 or 3 bellatulums before i got one to bloom size. this is going to sound awful but the more i neglected them the better off they were and out of no where i got a few to bloom.

I have grown some Brachies successful even P. bellatulum ... but I wasn't successful with P. bellatulum album.

 

[merc]

Could you possibly share some of your cultural knowledge around this plant?

being that bellatulums weren't cheap i overly stressed over them. i repotted frequently, watered frequently, examined the plant frequently for fungus and bugs. i had a few die on me and always noticed the leaves on the dying bellatulums were less succulent than my other brachys. flimsy leaves means weak roots so i started reading up on how to get big fat fuzzy roots. i added kelpmax, k-lite and the probiotic supplements from firstrays to my arsenal and stopped messing with the plants so much. i also added a bunch of cpu case fans to my shelves to help get the air flowing. i water every 7-10 days and let nature do it's thing.

 

[merc]

also worth noting the bellatum var album was sourced from exotic plant company arrived with succulent leaves and a healthy root system.

 

[Ozpaph]

love the bella

 

[Djthomp28]

Lovely bellatulum. Mine is in spike for the first time. Hopefully it makes it.

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing. Love the bellatulum.