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Post by yctan118 on Oct 8, 2007 10:46:18 GMT 8
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Post by artificialive on Oct 8, 2007 12:28:33 GMT 8
Hi yctan118, its an N. Mirabilis  |
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Post by kltower on Oct 8, 2007 12:43:07 GMT 8
Yes, it is a mirablis.
The red leaves are caused by exposure to sunlight. Generally, the more sun, the redder it gets. But two plants exposed to the same amount of sunlight, may not get the same redness - just like us get tan differently under the sun.
Choong
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Post by funkychips on Oct 8, 2007 20:24:26 GMT 8
One of my mirabilis plant with green pitchers. Under 50% shade they look like this:  |
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Post by yctan118 on Oct 8, 2007 23:40:53 GMT 8
guys... thanks so much for the info... may I ask the culture to grow this plant?
Currently I am mixing Peat Moss with spag moss (90% Peat and 10% Spag).
Sun light 50:50
if this little thing can take so much sun light, I will chase her to stand outside my orchid rack lor (evil grin)... I want to produce that reddish leaf...
Can I give same treatment to other hot growing Nep to produce red leaf?
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Post by Robert on Oct 9, 2007 7:21:42 GMT 8
Can I give same treatment to other hot growing Nep to produce red leaf? I had seen many lowlander species and hybrids produce red leaves on exposed area in the wild, not necessary red but burn leaves which makes the plant ugly. |
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Post by hongrui on Oct 9, 2007 9:26:51 GMT 8
Can I give same treatment to other hot growing Nep to produce red leaf? N. bellii and N. 'Viking' may produce sun-tanned leaves if you grow them under full sun. but like what robert said, other lowlanders like raff & amp tend to get red spots (sun-burnt) leaves. |
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Post by yctan118 on Oct 9, 2007 10:35:45 GMT 8
Rober, Hongrui,
Thanks for the info.
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Post by rainforestguy on Oct 10, 2007 6:49:29 GMT 8
Yctan,
I would plant the mirabilis in a more open mixture, perhaps peat moss, perlite or sand/gravel chips and any other form of organic matter (orchid bark, rice hulls, etc.)
It loves a lot of water and if you're in a dry area, they would love a saucer of water under the pot on root bound plants!
M
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