I keep my bella, javanica, chinghungensis, lacunosas, engleriana, glabra, finnlaysonii complex types, praetorii, darwinii, davidcummingiana, lobbii, and imperialis on the moist side to varying degrees. I will probably be keeping my polyneura a bit moist too but that is still rooting.

For drier ones, that would be my kerriis, carnosas, and treubiana. I have been keeping my villosa a bit dry too, and these are all doing well.

I suppose, heushkeliana I keep a bit moist as well. My others are more intermediate sort of water when I remember or they look dry. Those would be DS-70, pubycalyx types, shepherdii, andalensis, UT-002, limoniaca, inconspicua, curtisii, obscura, pottsii, pachyclada, australis species, diptera, UT-168, fungii, obovata, diversifolia and diversifolia aff crassipes. Think thatcabout covers my collection, may be forgetting a few.

I live on Eastern washington, tends to be hot in summers and my house is nearly always on the dry side from either external conditions or my heater in the winter.

thx. i'm mainly interested in those that don't want to be moist.

do caudata, wibergiae, and surigaoensis need to be moist?

I do not grow caudata or surigaoensis, at least not yet so I am unsure. I just got a cutting of wibergiae that is rooting, I do plan to at least start it out with more of a dry to intermediate approach.

Caudata thrives in high humidity. Potting media should never go dry, but at the same time, it should not be soggy or drippy. I grow mine semi-hydro on a west facing windowsill in my bathroom, where it gets the humidity it loves from two people showering daily (I shower in the evening, unless I am still at work on-call, hubby showers in the morning).

My wibergiae and surigaoensis are both in 1-1-1 mix of Orchiata bark, perlite and LECA (hydroton), all 1/4 inch. They are watered every 7-10 days, depending on the weather. When I move them indoors for the winter, they are watered every 7 days.

thx all. this was helpful for future purchases or non-purchases.

I've found out that pachyclada, which is one of my faves, hates to be wet. I've had it in and out of intensive care this summer due to sudden rain. It now remains sitting on my sun porch. Those thick, succulent leaves should have been a dead giveaway. But then again, my obovata seems to like the rain. I learn something new every day.

My caudata likes a consistent level of dampness. It's been surprisingly non finicky. Knock wood.