Looks great. Next on my list. What is the deep black brom in photo one?

Hi Stan,

It is Werauhia sanguinolenta Rubra, a worthwhile plant to have.

Cheers,

Rick

Great pics Rick! Such nice specimens. Let me know if you have a spare Peter Tristram to sell. Been trying to get one for ages. I spoke with him at the last Brom show in sydney but he didn't bring any with him. I got a great Fairy Dust off him though. Let me know if you want one of these pups of this mystery one. I can send up one in spring. Do you think wrapping up pots in heshin (sp?) would keep them warmer for more root growth in winter? I have 2 of the Werauhia and they are awesome. Only small at the moment but doubled in size in 6months. They prefer shade right?

Hi Tim,

I don't have a spare Alc imperialis Peter Tristram, I am overdue to visit a mate who sells Alcs cheaply he would have one, I'll let you know if I plan to visit him.

I wouldn't mind one of your pups, I'm sure I could find something to send you back.

Another method of striking Broms is to get a polystyrene broccoli box, half fill it with water, cut @2inch holes in the lid and place pups in the hole above the water level, this method would probably work if you had somewhere warm and couldn't wait until Spring, I generally find that pups don't do much if pulled off in Winter.

I think Werauhia sanguinolenta grows better in bright filtered light, mine will burn in full sunlight but goes a nice reddy black with morning or afternoon sun, it tends to go greeny black in low light.

Rick

Thanks mate. I'll send one up in spring. Thanks for the styrofoam box idea. When you put the pups in the leaf axis are they unrooted? Some have water in so I assume don't put them in those leaf axis. Sorry for all the questions. I'm new to Alcants. I'm pretty good with the other brom types but new to Alcants. A mate who loves them with be thrilled with all this info. Thanks for the tip with the Werauhias. I got them with no roots as quite small pups but they are doing well. . In spring I'll plant them under a decidous Cedar Tree. It's look like your surrounded by Eucalyptus maculata's? Very nice trees. It's funny how some ppl are dead against fertilising broms and some all for it. It's the last time I'll bring it up at another brom meeting lol. The only ones I don't fert now are the Neo minis to keep their compact shape. I tend to fert when potting up and leave the rest to Mother Nature with the falling debris.

Thanks bud

Tim

ps, send ur address to

timoneile@hotmail.com and I'll post a pup up in Spring.

Nice broms. Are they hardy in Brisbane? can you just grow them on trees there?

Hi Dave,

They grow very well in Brisbane.

I haven't tried mounting them but I expect they would grow alright; natively a lot of them grow on rock inselbergs so I expect a tree would be similar, I have mounted Vrieseas and other Tillandsoides and they tend to do well on trees.

Cheers,

Rick

Is it very humid there? About how much rain do you get each year? Do you have a wet/dry season?