Wow, you made it to tropical heaven from the frozen tundra! Enjoy the environment, it was 19 degrees F this morning in Wilmington Delaware!

I have grown streps here in CT in a greenhouse where temps reached 95-105 during the summer months with success. The humidity was 70-80%. The key to growing them is not to let them dry too much and there is air movement.

My greenhouse was in direct sun so I shaded it with a tarp year round. If you continue to grow them in semi filtered sunlight they should be fine as long as they do not receive too much sun during the hottest part of the day. I always top water my streps.

Dave

@gerris2 - That is exactly why I relocated!

@davioletman - Thank you for your input! I will go forward with great faith they will thrive. I'm planning to build a new larger plant shelf (they are growing quickly) backed with sun shade material to protect from the strong sun from the west. I have always top watered also, but will try a few with wicks to see how they do if I'm away for too many days at a time. Humidity should be around what you have, and plenty of air flow. Mahalo!

Lucky Maui_Jen -

I read the recommendation to "double-pot" streps - get the bigger clay pot - and put the strep pot in this clay pot with empty space between the pots filled with some kind of absorbent material - like sphagnum moss- and keep this absorbent material wet- the evaporation through the clay pot pores will keep the inner pot cooler and streptocarpus plant - happier.

I.

Thank you Irina! I ordered a few of the Oyama pots the other day, so I can experiment with several different methods. I appreciate your information! Brilliant! I'm adding it to my notebook.

Yes- I had major trouble growing Columnea citrina - probably the same issue - needs it cooler and more humid - and I was advised to wrap a root ball in a sphagnum moss - and pot it like this - and it sure grows better.

I.