With all the problems with posting, I'm not sure if it came through so I'm trying again. If it's a double post...please forgive me :-)))

So, I bought this little beauty from Komoriya back in 2017 and I planted it in my "typical" free draining mix that everyone else is planted in and sure enough, it started to rot and my heart sunk. I was able to peel away the rotted tissue and by the time I was done, I had thumbnail sized bulb and and an even smaller offset but I was determined to save them. After the cleaning, dusting with sulfer and rooting hormone, I potted it in a mix of half pumice and half free draining mix. I was so surprised to see that it started to come back to life, then I started thinking "Maybe these variegated hippies like the new mix better"? Now I have a bunch of variegated little ones coming along and I'm seriously thinking of using this new mix on them exclusively. Has anyone else had this "revelation" with their variegated hippies?

Click on the picture for a better shot of the growing medium.