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Apr 22, 2021 4:51 PM CST
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Hey guys, long time lurker first time poster.
I got this guy a week and a half ago, and he's sitting in a spot that gets a bit of direct morning light and then bright indirect for the rest of the day. Is it too much light? Soil is moist and humidity high otherwise.


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Apr 22, 2021 5:10 PM CST
Name: Gina
Florida (Zone 9a)
Tropical plant collector 40 years
Aroids Region: Florida Tropicals
No its not too much light but your soil mix looks dry
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Apr 22, 2021 5:13 PM CST
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Gina1960 said:No its not too much light but your soil mix looks dry


I watered it on Monday and it is still moist when I put my finger into it. It is an aroid mix so keeps airy but moist.
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Apr 23, 2021 6:59 AM CST
Name: Gina
Florida (Zone 9a)
Tropical plant collector 40 years
Aroids Region: Florida Tropicals
I use a similar mix. But all my verrucosums are planted directly into the ground, which here is just sand because its Florida LOL. Drains like a colander. My verrucosums take the equivalent of full sun in my greenhouse. Verrucosum is a climber, a positive phototroph. It climbs toward more light, and its leaves get bigger as it climbs. If it is not provided with a support to climb up, the leaves will get smaller. It doesn;t look particularly droopy to me, its probably still recovering to its change in scenery and conditions. These are a few of mine. The last photo of course isn;t a verrucosum LOL its to illustrate how bright the light is in there. Its bright enough to bloom a fully terete Vandaceous orchid called Vanda Miss Joachim, which requires full sun to bloom
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Apr 23, 2021 7:29 AM CST
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Gina1960 said:I use a similar mix. But all my verrucosums are planted directly into the ground, which here is just sand because its Florida LOL. Drains like a colander. My verrucosums take the equivalent of full sun in my greenhouse. Verrucosum is a climber, a positive phototroph. It climbs toward more light, and its leaves get bigger as it climbs. If it is not provided with a support to climb up, the leaves will get smaller. It doesn;t look particularly droopy to me, its probably still recovering to its change in scenery and conditions. These are a few of mine. The last photo of course isn;t a verrucosum LOL its to illustrate how bright the light is in there. Its bright enough to bloom a fully terete Vandaceous orchid called Vanda Miss Joachim, which requires full sun to bloom
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Wow your plants look incredible!!
Thank you so much for your help, I am hoping it will bounce back soon. It did get a little more droopy overnight so I gave each leaf a stick and tied it with the green plant tape.
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Apr 23, 2021 8:51 AM CST
Name: Gina
Florida (Zone 9a)
Tropical plant collector 40 years
Aroids Region: Florida Tropicals
My plants are very old. I have what is referred to as the 'Standard Form' which was the form being grown in the early to mid-2000's. With all the variants of verrucosum around now, the Standard has become uncommon. I started with one plant and propagated it and have it growing now in 6-7 places in my greenhouse
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Apr 23, 2021 10:19 AM CST
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Gina1960 said:My plants are very old. I have what is referred to as the 'Standard Form' which was the form being grown in the early to mid-2000's. With all the variants of verrucosum around now, the Standard has become uncommon. I started with one plant and propagated it and have it growing now in 6-7 places in my greenhouse


This is my dream LOL a beautiful greenhouse with lots of rare plants.
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